Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 29/09/2026Muchas ganas de hablar mañana de esta investigación con @malugatto.bsky.social en el CSIC. ☺️ 020
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaInstituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos @ipp-csic.bsky.social · 25/09/2026📢 ¡El próximo miércoles arrancamos! @bertous.bsky.social inaugura el 30 de septiembre la temporada de otoño de nuestro Seminario permanente. Seis ponentes y seis investigaciones nos esperan hasta diciembre. 👇 Consulta toda la programación 064
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaAlberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Super excited about this. See you next week in Madrid! 083
Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Super excited about this. See you next week in Madrid! 083
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaAlberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 01/09/2026How do race and queerness jointly shape mass politics? @mfroman.bsky.social and I take up this question in new work I’ll present at @apsa.bsky.social, examining whether their associations with partisanship, ideology, and vote choice accumulate or partially substitute for one another. Friday at 8! 2124
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaStuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 01/09/2026The Rainbow Vote now has a cover & publication date. www.therainbowvote.com 🗳️🏳️🌈 Please consider pre-ordering, or asking your institution’s library to pre-order! Insufferable self-promotion to follow but I am dutifully celebrating every milestone along the way to publication day in February 😎 25612
Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 01/09/2026How do race and queerness jointly shape mass politics? @mfroman.bsky.social and I take up this question in new work I’ll present at @apsa.bsky.social, examining whether their associations with partisanship, ideology, and vote choice accumulate or partially substitute for one another. Friday at 8! 2124
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaPavlos Vasilopoulos @pavlosvas1.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Job ad- Assistant Professorship in Political Science at The University of Gothenburg web103.reachmee.com/ext/I005/103...web103.reachmee.comAssistant Professor in Political Science, one or moreThe Department of Political Science is an international academic environment that welcomes students, researchers and 0711
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaMichal Grahn @grahn.bsky.social · 01/09/2026Excited to present work with @payoub.bsky.social at APSA in Boston. We study a real-world disinformation event in which a Swedish far-right organization abused the visual identity of Swedish LGBTQ+ civil-society organizations to make it appear as though they support the legalization of paedophilia. 1157
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaPeter Luca Versteegen @versteegenluca.bsky.social · 31/08/2026🚨🚨 New publication: 🚨🚨 Does affective polarization (AP) change citizens’ willingness to support democratic norms or participate? 🧵1/10 Full paper here: link.springer.com/article/10.1...link.springer.comCool Citizens? How Affectively Unpolarized Citizens View and Participate in Democracy - Political BehaviorDoes affective polarization change how citizens view and participate in democracy? We posit that the answer to this crucial question depends on how affectively unpolarized citizens view and participat... 34026
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaAnti-Fascism and Far Right @ffrafaction.bsky.social · 24/08/2026“This paper examines how the far-right engages in an epistemic struggle to lay claim to the ‘science’ of race and gender, simultaneously attacking and co-opting scientific authority to legitimise white supremacy and patriarchy” (Open Access) www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comIs the Far-Right Anti-Science? Hierarchies, Metapolitics and Struggles for Epistemic AuthorityThe right-wing actors are widely described as being anti-science. However, while the far-right often rejects science outright when it conflicts with their ideological, economic, or cultural priorit... 02416
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaErick Padilla @erickpadilla.bsky.social · 18/08/2026New paper with @canalejoalvaro.bsky.social in EJPR: Does the "winner-loser gap" in democratic attitudes also apply to politicians? We extend some previous insights from recent literature on the topic by looking at 27 elections across 15 European countries. 🧵 buff.ly/UarD6eCbuff.lyThe winner–loser gap in democratic attitudes among politicians: Individual and collective outcomes | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge CoreThe winner–loser gap in democratic attitudes among politicians: Individual and collective outcomes 2114
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 23/08/2026A good moment to recommend Angela Saini‘s Superior, which traces back the history of “race science” and shows the institutions that sustain this pseudo-research until today. These pursuits have nothing in common with the principles of academic inquiry www.angelasaini.co.uk/superiorangelasaini.co.ukAngela Saini | Award-winning Science Journalist and AuthorThe website of British independent science journalist, author and broadcaster, Angela Saini. Her most recent book is Superior: The Return of Race Science. 424189
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Actually, one more - I feel like I should say this directly, so here goes. In the 90s and 00s, the groups I remember pursuing this strategy (hyperpublicize mugshots, Black crime statistics, etc) were Stormfront, the Klan, etc. Now it's the New York Times and the Telegraph. That is the story here. 4147071087
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaOlúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò @olufemiotaiwo.bsky.social · 16/08/2026Over the last few days I've watched highly politically engaged, educated people who are otherwise clear and careful thinkers attempting to litigate the obvious facts of the matter with respect to the late Arday's obvious layers of misconduct, taking their turn wheeling the horse into the gates. 11/ 102008176
Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 14/08/2026I just hope some people don’t now pretend to be surprised. I’ve seen people openly dismiss concerns about his mental health while continuing to obsessively kick someone when they were already down. I hope this makes us reflect on the values we want to uphold in academia. 040
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Sheri Berman has been pushing this narrative for years. Without presenting any evidence. Ignoring all the evidence to the contrary. That's disappointing from a serious academic. But abusing the CSD attack for this narrative is simply appaling. Not in our name www.persuasion.community/p/germanys-t...persuasion.communityGermany Has Lost the Thread on ImmigrationLast week’s terror attack makes that clear. 010819
Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 28/07/20261/ Happy to share our paper 'Still Instrumentally Inclusive' w/ @turnbulldugarte.com in @apsrjournal.bsky.social. Understanding homonationalism remains important. Recent events (Berlin) have shown how quickly LGBT+ rights can become instrumentalized in debates about immigration and Islam. 23917
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaWill Allen @williamlallen.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Which immigrants do people prefer and why? Many point to skill levels, but @mfreino.bsky.social @isabel-ruiz.bsky.social and I argue people also consider the social value of work immigrants do, even if considered "lower" skilled. Open access in @ejprjournal.bsky.social: doi.org/10.1017/S147... 🧵 24719
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaTarik Abou-Chadi @tabouchadi.bsky.social · 26/07/2026Being queer means being the target of violence. Every queer person knows this. It's deeply engraved in who we are. We live with it every day of our lives. Not because of terrorism but because it is structurally enshrined in our "free" societies. Violence against queer people is not an exception ... 1675194
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaReto Mitteregger @indubioproreto.bsky.social · 27/07/2026New publication out in @epsrjournal.bsky.social! We know young voters vote for different parties and hold different attitudes than older citizens. What we know less about: whether they also care differently about political issues. Using novel experimental survey data, I show: they do! 👇cambridge.org“Nothing else matters?” Salience differences between young and old | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core“Nothing else matters?” Salience differences between young and old 26326
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaJoshua Kertzer @jkertzer.bsky.social · 14/07/2026We typically think of deterrence as cold and calculating. In a new JCR with @uoft-poli-sci.bsky.social's Pomeroy & Rathbun, we explore the psychology of deterrence thinking, showing it relies on intuition instead. When we shoot, we shoot from the hip. 🧵 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... 1258
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaWerner Krause @krausewe.bsky.social · 13/07/2026New working paper w/ @denis-cohen.bsky.social @rantuna.bsky.social & @turnbulldugarte.com! *Does publicly refusing to cooperate with the far right only strengthen it?* A widespread belief says yes. In this paper, we test it based on a natural experiment from Spain. tinyurl.com/5azkfnas [1/6] 114059
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaStuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 28/05/2026An RDiT/UESD on LGBTQ+ politics *and* Princess Diana!? Take my money. 0183
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaStuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 01/06/2026Today marks the beginning of Pride Month 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Here is a graph on why we still need pride. 49440
Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Qué tristeza más grande. Se va mi gran referente de buen académico y un gran amigo online. 070
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaAlessandro Nai @alessandronai.bsky.social · 27/05/2026New piece out at @jepopy.bsky.social with the wonderful @cvargiu.bsky.social & Diego Garzia We use an experiment to test whether musical preferences and political attitudes influence each other. We find effects in both ways! Paper ungated: tinyurl.com/rpau9eyb Open data: osf.io/7vqgn 13717
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaMarcel Roman @mfroman.bsky.social · 27/05/2026🚨NEW PUBLICATION🚨 in Science Advances. We meta-reanalyze 100 conjoint experiments to assess which immigrants citizens prefer around the world. Our evidence reinforces existing findings, identifies novel insights, and provides a basis for future research 1/n www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgWhich immigrants do citizens prefer? A meta-reanalysis of 100 conjoint experimentsMeta-reanalysis of 100 conjoint experiments reveals patterns of similarity and variation in public immigration preferences worldwide. 15828
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaQueer Politics Webinar @queerseminar.bsky.social · 28/05/2026🌈 We're excited to announce our June session! 😯 Join us next Thursday, June 4, to see @urquijo.bsky.social amazing presentation about elite's effects on reducing AIDS stigma. 📆 Mark your calendars! 1176
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaDr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 05/05/2026⁉️Do immigrant candidates get the immigrant vote? Many party strategists assume they do. But do they really? Short answer: Nope. And I have done the research to support this. Read more about why & why this is relevant for the upcoming UK local elections here: www.compas.ox.ac.uk/article/do-i...compas.ox.ac.ukDo immigrant candidates get the immigrant vote? | COMPAS 1105
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaAgustin Blanco @blancobosco.bsky.social · 08/05/2026❗ New paper out in @ispp-pops.bsky.social! 😯 @bertous.bsky.social and I used a conjoint experiment to investigate whether name-based preferences influence adoption decisions. We take Catalonia as the case study, where linguistic boundaries overlap with contested political identities. 2189
Reposted by Alberto López Ortega European Journal of Politics and Gender @ejpgjournal.bsky.social · 05/05/2026We are delighted to present the new editorial team of the @ejpgjournal.bsky.social ! Led by @grahn.bsky.social and @maarja.bsky.social as co-EIC, the six-strong team represents a new generation of gender and politics and LGBTQ+ politics scholars who will take the journal forward from July 2026. 105017
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaAna Catalano Weeks @anacweeks.bsky.social · 20/04/2026If you are headed to the first-ever meeting of EPSS in Belfast, bookmark this schedule & come check out all the excellent research on gender, sexuality, and politics! @turnbulldugarte.com & I had a v tough job narrowing it down… from engagement and ambition to polarization, backlash and more 👇 0224
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaAndrew Geddes @andrewpgeddes.bsky.social · 21/04/2026THIS IS HAPPENING! What Europeans Think about Immigration and Why It Matters James Dennison and Andrew Geddes Oxford University Press, publication date June 25 2026, £30 lnkd.in/dU8dRYuB 2248
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaStuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 27/04/2026Does far-right legislative representation change the descriptive make-up of candidate lists among mainstream parties? Using a RDD with registry data from Sweden, this paper led by @grahn.bsky.social provides an answer doi.org/10.1017/psrm...doi.orgDoes far-right legislative entry affect minority candidate diversity? | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge CoreDoes far-right legislative entry affect minority candidate diversity? 14421
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaVioleta Haas @haasvioleta.bsky.social · 03/04/2026📣 Registration is officially OPEN! Join us in Toulouse this May for our conference on „Borders and Belonging: Migration Challenges and Solutions“ 🗓️ May 5-6, 2026 📍 Toulouse (@iast.fr/ @tse-fr.eu) Check out our program and register here 👇 shorturl.at/fxfqushorturl.atBorders and Belonging: Migration Challenges and Solutions conferenceBorders and Belonging: Migration Challenges and Solutions conference, Toulouse, TSE/IAST Building, May 5–6, 2026. 1146
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaLordo @lordolordor.bsky.social · 02/04/2026Está bien el artículo 32511
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaLeonhard Schmidt @leonhardschmidt.bsky.social · 10/03/2026My first publication is out in @wepsocial.bsky.social , with @lennartschuermann.bsky.social ✨ We analyze how protest increases before different types of elections. We show crucial differences in how civil society and parties prioritize elections in a multilevel system. doi.org/10.1080/0140... 1286
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaLala Muradova @lalamur.bsky.social · 05/03/2026Looking forward to presenting this work on dating, love and politics, co-authored with the fab @bertous.bsky.social at @psapolpsychology.bsky.social online seminar series. 043
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaJay Van Bavel, PhD @jayvanbavel.bsky.social · 17/02/2026This new paper offers practical solutions for pluralistic ignorance (when people assume their opinon is unpopular when many others share it): -in loose cultures, share accurate information -in tight ones, lowering the costs of speaking up can spark social change. www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/... 04017
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaÁlvaro Canalejo-Molero @canalejoalvaro.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Interested in spending a few days in Granada (8–11 Sept) and working on political science research using Andalusia as a case study? 🌞🏛️ This panel, which I’m co-organizing with @atiradocastro.bsky.social at the Spanish Political Science Association, is for you! 📚 Apply!! ✨ 122
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaG Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · 15/02/2026wealth concentration is already 200% as bad at is was in 2020. think about that 281819719
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaDr. Sanne van Oosten @sbvanoosten.bsky.social · 09/02/2026✨✨ Solo-authored article accepted for publication in the European Political Science Review (EPSR) Affinity voting in Europe: The impact of religion, migration background and gender on preferences for in-group politicians Pre-print of accepted version available here: doi.org/10.31235/osf...doi.orgOSF 2366
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaStuart Turnbull-Dugarte @turnbulldugarte.com · 11/02/2026New paper out in the @thejop.bsky.social with @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social & @grahn.bsky.social Your neighbours shape your politics — but can living near people like *cause* higher turnout? We studied 20,000+ queer individuals across the entire Swedish population to find out doi.org/10.1086/740816doi.orgRallied by thy neighbor: how minority spatial concentration increases voter turnout | The Journal of Politics: Vol 0, No ja 23820
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaCurro Peña 🏳️🌈 @currikitaum.bsky.social · 04/02/2026El Gobierno de España habla de prohibir el uso de redes sociales a millones de personas como si eso fuera algo sencillo y “de sentido común”. En la newsletter de hoy, os cuento 10 razones por las que no es una buena idea.open.substack.com10 riesgos de prohibir las redes a los menoresLo que el Gobierno no te cuenta de su nueva medida estrella 22916
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaGuido Corradi @guidobcor.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Que esto pase es gravisimo. Que se investigue y se cuente es más que necesario 👌👇 1117
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaNoemí López Trujillo @nlopeztrujillo.bsky.social · 02/02/2026Hoy al fin se publica una investigación en la que llevo trabajando casi un año Un centro evangélico que recibe dinero público y pacientes del sistema de salud mental público se dedica a convertir a mujeres "problemáticas" en mujeres "decentes". Es MUY GRAVE Va hilo www.newtral.es/centro-vida-... 3812091222
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaQueer Politics Webinar @queerseminar.bsky.social · 30/01/2026👀 Today we are announcing our first call for presentations for 2026! 🌈 We encourage all queer academics, especially PhD students, who study LGBTQ+ politics and want to present their work in a safe space to send their proposals. 📆 The call is open until February 6. 🙌 Feel free to share!docs.google.comQueer Politics Webinar - Call for Presentations🌈 We invite scholars, researchers and PhD students to submit presentation proposals for the upcoming sessions of the Queer Politics Webinar! We welcome contributions that focus on queer/LGBT+ politics... 054
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaQueer Politics Webinar @queerseminar.bsky.social · 29/01/2026🌈 We are very happy to announce the first session of 2026! Next week, on February 5, @angeliawagner.bsky.social and @joannaeveritt.bsky.social will present their amazing work on queer Canadian candidates and social media. 📆 Be sure to join us! 189
Reposted by Alberto López OrtegaAlberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Thrilled to share our new paper with amazing Agus. We show that non-traditional families, especially open and age-gap couples, face substantial prejudice. Even LGB couples encounter bias, highlighting persistent inequalities in societies often seen as tolerant. 01611