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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

How 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!

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Escribo en El País a favor de la inclusión de las personas no binarias en las listas electorales. Explico por qué el supuesto conflicto con los derechos de las mujeres es tramposo, y cómo el diseño electoral puede garantizar el avance de la representación de mujeres y personas no binarias. 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

The Muslim penalty is nearly double among nativists (8pp) compared to non-nativists (4pp). This means that even non-nativists show this bias. The rejection of Muslim-associated proposals isn't limited to the usual suspects. (8/11)

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Key findings on what drives policy support: 📌 Proposals from Muslim-associated organizations receive a ~5pp penalty—across all policy types (progressive AND conservative) 📌 In-group norms matter most: when told 80% of nationals support a policy, individual support jumps 13pp vs. 20% support

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

We test this with a novel AI-powered visual conjoint experiment in the Netherlands 🇳🇱 and Germany 🇩🇪 (N=2,527). Respondents chose between hypothetical education reform proposals from civic actors, with randomized identity cues. Example of task: (5/11)

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Far-right leaders invoke liberal values (women’s, LGBTQ+ and environmental rights) to justify anti-immigration stances, while eroding those values at home. Think Elon Musk's sudden concern for women's rights, but only when *Muslim* men are perpetrators. (2/11)

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

New publication with @turnbulldugarte.com in @psrm.bsky.social! 🧵 We study whether citizens’ liberal values are selective: do people support policies based on who promotes them? Short answer: Yes, and it's driven by ethnic out-group disidentification. (1/11) 👇 doi.org/10.1017/psrm...

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Friday’s workshop was a joy to host. ☺️ We brought together researchers and activists to talk about LGBTQ+ criminalization, discrimination at work and in parenting, dating bias, and how the far right weaponizes LGBTQ issues. Grateful to everyone involved and to VU's VICES for the support. 🏳️‍🌈

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

¿Y las mujeres? Aunque suelen ser más selectivas al hacer swipe, no discriminan a votantes de Vox más que los hombres. Es decir: la polarización ideológica entre chicas y chicos de la que tanto se habla... no se traduce en sus decisiones románticas.

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Más de 2.000 personas en España y Reino Unido evaluaron 20.000 perfiles de citas generados con IA. Cada perfil variaba aleatoriamente en profesión, aficiones y partido político (incluido Vox). Queríamos ver cómo afecta eso a la atracción. 🧪💘

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Acabamos de publicar un estudio en @thejop.bsky.social usando perfiles tipo Tinder en 🇬🇧 y 🇪🇸 para analizar cómo las identidades políticas afectan a nuestras decisiones románticas. ¿El hallazgo? Los votantes del PP prefieren salir con alguien de Vox mucho antes que con alguien del PSOE. 👀

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Ok, I must admit we didn’t expect this…

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Muy contento de haber participado en este artículo de la inteligentísima @nlopeztrujillo.bsky.social. www.newtral.es/reaccion-ant...

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

A caveat to this finding: while certain initial anti-trans actions may be popular in the US context, it's the issue voters have disapproved of Trump on the most so far. pro.morningconsult.com/trackers/don...

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Another way to look at the fall of the Greens. Look at how they have been replaced by Linke as the party of the female youth:

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

Women vote less for the far-right in virtually all elections. *BUT* the narrative that far-right growth is driven primarily by men—while women move in the opposite direction—doesn’t seem to hold true (once again, recall the US and UK).

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

This stereotype isn't just held by far-right voters—it’s widespread, including among politically liberal citizens. Also, there are no differences between LGBTQ+ and cisheterosexuals. All stereotype Muslims to the same degree.

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Instead of asking directly (which triggers social desirability bias), we used a double-list experiment—a method that reveals implicit beliefs by randomizing whether a sensitive item (Muslims as a threat) appears in one of two lists. The results?

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

A majority of citizens stereotype Muslims as inherently homophobic. Our new paper (w/ @turnbulldugarte.com & @michaelhunklinger.bsky.social) shows this across four countries 🇺🇸🇬🇧🇩🇪🇳🇱, published in @bjpols.bsky.social. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Anti-racist protests reduced AfD vote shares in both the 2021 German Election and the 2024 European Election. While the Greens gained in 2021, *they didn’t in 2024*—likely due to their shift towards anti-immigration policies in government. Important implications for progressive parties. More: 👇

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 18/12/2024

"Boys who report feeling seen as “very feminine” are 3.5 times more likely to be bullied than their “very masculine” peers. By contrast, girls’ rates are roughly constant across the gender expression spectrum." Truly fascinating study by @joeljm.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Happy about what is (conditionally) coming with my dear friend @blancobosco.bsky.social. 🥰 In this new paper for @poqjournal.bsky.social we show that people aren't that 'sexually modern' in sexually modern contexts as many may think. Stay tuned for the full story!

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Excited to present my ongoing research agenda on selective (il)liberalism this Wednesday at 1 PM, hosted by @bupolisci.bsky.social. The talk features collaborations with @turnbulldugarte.bsky.social, @laiabalcells.bsky.social & Ethan vanderWilden. If in Boston/BU area, happy to engage!

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 30/11/2024

Medios y periodistas españoles: ¿por qué blanqueáis la transfobia llamándolas “feministas clásicas”? Hablamos de un grupo que sigue letra a letra la misma política sexual que Trump.

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

We also know directionally that LGBTQ+ voters shifted even more towards D. www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-...

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

WHAT!!!!! 😍😍😍😍 I'm absolutely melting over those two cuties, Jamie and Romy, Sasha's little cousins. And here's Sasha with her partner in crime, Tyler!

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

I tried 'restoring' Sasha as the little mermaid. She had mixed feelings to say the least...

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Algo alarmante que ha pasado desapercibido del último barómetro del CEO (2024-2): El consenso transversal de que "en las cosas importantes" los inmigrantes son diferentes a la población nativa. Las ideas de extrema derecha suelen calar y ser el antecedente del voto a la extrema derecha.

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Good question! It’s three clicks within your X settings: help.x.com/en/safety-an....

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Post a picture you took (no description **other than alt text**) to bring some zen to the timeline

This is a happy dog in Provincetown’s beach during Spooky Bear weekend 2024. There is a beautiful sunset with organise and purple notes.

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 16/09/2024

New pictures. 🥰 Credits: Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 04/09/2024

Excited to present my new research on citizen backlash to LGBTQ+ diplomacy at #APSA2024! Honored to share the panel with brilliant scholars I admire like @kvelasco.bsky.social, @callahummel.bsky.social, @payoub.bsky.social, Siddhartha Baral and Julie Mureau. Join us Friday at 8 am! 🌈

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · 09/10/2023

I am very exciting of this: my first time giving a keynote. 😬 Title is "Not so liberal: identity and political values" and of course I will talk about my joint work with @turnbulldugarte.bsky.social, @michaelhunklinger.bsky.social, and @agusbb99.bsky.social.

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