Reposted by Damjan TomicBarcelona Network of Political Science (BANPS) @bcnpolisci.bsky.social · 05/10/2026🎓 Un nou doctor a la UAB amb una excel·lent tesi doctoral i una gran defensa! 🎉 Enhorabona per aquesta gran fita, Damjan @damjantomic.bsky.social! @politiquesuab.bsky.social @dec-gr.bsky.social 073 0
Damjan Tomic @damjantomic.bsky.social · 06/10/2026🎉 Happy to share that I recently defended my PhD dissertation in political science @uab.cat! 🙏 Big thanks to my committee members Natasha Wunsch, @jurado.bsky.social & Christina Zuber; my supervisors, @ehernandez.bsky.social & @gricoc.bsky.social; and @dec-gr.bsky.social for an amazing experience! 141 0
Reposted by Damjan TomicDEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 08/09/2026📢 Esta semana varios miembros del DEC estarán presentando su trabajo y coordinando y discutiendo en varios paneles del XVIII Congreso AECPA 📍 Granada, 9–11 de septiembre. Aquí dónde y cuándo encontrarnos: 134 0
Reposted by Damjan TomicRubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Despite the heat and last-minute surprises, it has been a pleasure to organise and host this fantastic workshop together with @damjantomic.bsky.social! 041 0
Reposted by Damjan TomicDEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 18/02/2026📝Escriben en @piedrasdepapel.bsky.social @damjantomic.bsky.social @sergiferrer.bsky.social Enrique Prada y @ehernandez.bsky.social sobre su investigación publicada en @cpsjournal.bsky.social. ¿Aceptan igual la democracia los ganadores y perdedores de elecciones? www.eldiario.es/piedrasdepap...eldiario.es¿Aceptan igual la democracia quienes ganan y quienes pierden las elecciones?El aumento de la polarización y de opciones políticas autoritarias podría generar una brecha en el compromiso democrático entre ganadores y perdedores electorales. No obstante, datos de elecciones rec... 174 0
Reposted by Damjan TomicGefjon Off @gefjonoff.bsky.social · 16/02/2026New publication in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social! Who perceives feminism as a threat, and why do a lot of women perceive feminism as threatening? With @evaanduiza.bsky.social, we explore these questions in the context of Spain. We find: ⬇️ doi.org/10.1017/S174...doi.orgPerceptions of Feminism as a Threat | Politics & Gender | Cambridge CorePerceptions of Feminism as a Threat 311142 0
Reposted by Damjan TomicRubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Sobre lo de Extremadura, Aragón, Castilla y León... ¿Tiene el resentimiento rural un fundamento real? Sí, las dificultades para acceder a servicios esenciales. Escribo en @agendapublica.es sobre los resultados de mi última investigación 👇 @dec-gr.bsky.social agendapublica.es/noticia/2068...agendapublica.esSin médico, sin escuela, sin autopista, así surge el resentimiento ruralLas "opciones políticas antisistema, populistas y de derecha radical" suelen recibir "más apoyos" electorales en "entornos rurales", observa el investigador Rubén García del Horno. Tratando de buscar ... 154 0
Reposted by Damjan TomicRubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · 03/02/2026🎉 Really happy to see my first single-authored article published in @politicalgeography.bsky.social ! It analyses how inequalities in access to basic services (healthcare, education, roads, and internet coverage) affect levels of rural resentment 👇 [1/5] www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...sciencedirect.comThere is nothing here! Unequal access to services and rural resentment in SpainThe rural-urban divide in political attitudes and behaviour has gained increasing attention in recent years. One of the key unresolved debates in this… 45323 0
Damjan Tomic @damjantomic.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Thus, while we find that satisfaction with democracy is notably shaped by winner-loser dynamics, especially when polarization is high, the impact of those dynamics on support for core democratic principles is limited. 010 0
Damjan Tomic @damjantomic.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Using a comparative study of 35 elections and two quasi-experimental case studies, we find that while differences between winners and losers in their support for norms of restraint and consent are substantively small compared to several benchmarks, even in highly polarized contexts. 100 0
Damjan Tomic @damjantomic.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Given recent events, in this paper we analyze how winning and losing elections, along with affective polarization, shapes citizens’ support for norms of democratic restraint and consent. 100 0
Damjan Tomic @damjantomic.bsky.social · 29/01/2026🎉 We're excited to share that "Winners’ Restraint or Affective Majoritarianism? Elections, Polarization and Political Support," co-authored with @sergiferrer.bsky.social, Enrique Prada and @ehernandez.bsky.social, is now published in CPS! You can access it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comSage Journals: Discover world-class researchSubscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher. 2177 0
Reposted by Damjan TomicToni Rodon @tonirodon.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Among all the democratic principles, free elections are the principle that individuals value the most. Citizens are firmly committed to elections, as they are not willing to forgo this principle even when compensated with high increases in income ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.comThe value of liberal democracy: Assessing citizens' commitment to democratic principlesRecent studies suggest that citizens are unlikely to trade off free elections for other desirable outcomes, such as economic growth. However, while free elections are central to democracies, today de... 0154 0
Reposted by Damjan TomicSergi Ferrer @sergiferrer.bsky.social · 28/04/2025You can access it here: ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....ejpr.onlinelibrary.wiley.comThe value of liberal democracy: Assessing citizens' commitment to democratic principlesRecent studies suggest that citizens are unlikely to trade off free elections for other desirable outcomes, such as economic growth. However, while free elections are central to democracies, today de... 054 0
Reposted by Damjan TomicSergi Ferrer @sergiferrer.bsky.social · 28/04/2025🎉🎉 Excited to share that our paper "The Value of Liberal Democracy: Assessing Citizens’ Commitment to Democratic Principles", co-authored with @ehernandez.bsky.social, Enrique Prada and Damjan Tomic, is now published in the European Journal of Political Research!🎉 34615 0
