Reposted by DECBarcelona Network of Political Science (BANPS) @bcnpolisci.bsky.social · 23/09/2026🎉 Save the date! The XV Workshop on Empirical Political Science is confirmed! 🗓️ 11 December 2026 📍 Universitat Pompeu Fabra @politiquesupf.bsky.social 🔔 Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more details 👉🏻 tuit.cat/8kP1u 032
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 21/09/2026🎓We're thrilled to welcome a new Doctor to the department. Last Friday our fellow @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social defended his thesis "The Politics of Rural Discontent: Lessons from Spain." Congratulations on an outstanding thesis defence and an inspiring piece of research. 0102
Reposted by DECMarc Guinjoan @mguinjoan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026🔎 We're looking for someone with a background in Political Science or related & genuine interest in climate politics and quantitative methods. 📊 You'll work directly with this unique panel dataset, help design survey experiments, and join the @dec-gr.bsky.social. webs.uab.cat/grdec/webs.uab.catDemocracy, Elections and Citizenship – With your help, we study the political engagement of citizens in contemporary democracies. 111
Reposted by DECAlina Vranceanu @alinavranceanu.bsky.social · 17/09/2026📢 Call for expressions of interest for a 4-years PhD position within my research project ‘Minority rights in an age of immigration: democracy, deservingness and elite influences’. ⏳ Deadline: 9 October. Questions welcome! 0710
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Our fellow @mguinjoan.bsky.social and @tonirodon.bsky.social present the first version of the ATTCLIMATE panel dataset. ➡️ 4 waves of panel survey data (2023–2025) on citizens' attitudes toward climate change and support for mitigation policies. 🔗 attclimate.netattclimate.netATTClimate / ATTClimpols 131
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 15/09/2026🚨 Publication Alert Our fellow @aleferna.bsky.social publishes this paper coauthored with @klaramueller.bsky.social in @electoralstudies.bsky.social "How snap election calls shape vote intention uncertainty" lnkd.in/eSZsMk-5lnkd.inLinkedInThis link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn 022
Reposted by DECRubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I couldn’t have asked for a better conference to close my predoctoral journey than #AECPA2026 in beautiful Granada! A pleasure to co-organise 'The Politics of Place' (w/ @asanchezgarcia.es @aldeleon.bsky.social @juanperezrajo.bsky.social) and spend time with colleagues from @dec-gr.bsky.social! 051
DEC @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
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 28/07/2026🚨 Publication Alert Our fellow @mguinjoan.bsky.social publishes in @wepsocial.bsky.social "Public support for climate policies: costs, redistribution, and ideological divides". Co-authored with @tonirodon.bsky.social and @joelardiaca.bsky.social. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comPublic support for climate policies: costs, redistribution, and ideological dividesSecuring public support for climate policies remains a major challenge. Citizens’ perceptions of the costs, benefits, and distributive consequences of these policies are key factors shaping their a... 092
Reposted by DECMarc Guinjoan @mguinjoan.bsky.social · 28/07/2026🚨 Publication alert! Why is it so hard to win public support for concrete climate policies, even when there's broad consensus that action is needed? New paper with @tonirodon.bsky.social and @joelardiaca.bsky.social in @wepsocial.bsky.social 🧵� @politiquesuab.bsky.social @politiquesupf.bsky.socialtandfonline.comPublic support for climate policies: costs, redistribution, and ideological dividesSecuring public support for climate policies remains a major challenge. Citizens’ perceptions of the costs, benefits, and distributive consequences of these policies are key factors shaping their a... 1134
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 20/07/2026📢Tomorrow we have the last seminar of this academic year: Marzia Oceno (Florida International University) will present Feminism’s Political Paradox: Sources and Consequences of Americans’ Feminist and Non-Feminist Identities" 📍Sala de Juntes 🕐13:00 Join us! 000
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 13/07/2026📝Last week we held a workshop to reflect on the future of our research group and discuss strategic priorities. It was a great opportunity to share ideas, think together, and explore the direction we want to take in the coming years. Thanks to everyone for the enthusiasm and participation. 0117
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 09/07/2026🚨New publication alert: "De-penalizing Motherhood? Paternity Leave and the Redistribution of Workplace Bias" By @petroleuse-sbd.bsky.social and Gabriela de Carvalho. academic.oup.com/sp/advance-a...academic.oup.comDe-penalizing Motherhood? Paternity Leave and the Redistribution of Workplace BiasAbstract. Paternity leave policies aim to increase men’s caregiving and reduce employer biases against women. Yet fathers’ greater visibility as caregivers 052
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Our DEC fellows @jessmcnab.bsky.social and Gabriel Biering presenting their ongoing work in the 14th edition of Barcelona PhD Workshop in Empirical Political Science. 032
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 03/07/2026🎓We are delighted to host the 14th edition of the Barcelona PhD Workshop at the UAB. A full day where PhD candidates present ongoing work, exchange ideas, and strengthen our research community. For more information, you can consult the workshop page: sites.google.com/view/barcelo... 020
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 15/05/2026🚨 @eupoplink.bsky.social lanza una gran encuesta sobre el futuro de Europa para todos los países miembros y candidatos a entrar en la UE. Respóndela en el siguiente enlace: get.epoll.eu/index.php/48... @juanperezrajo.bsky.social @gricoc.bsky.social 075
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 04/05/2026🎉Congratulations to our fellow @ehernandez.bsky.social on receiving the 2025 National Research Award “Clara Campoamor” in the area of Law and Economic & Social Sciences. www.ciencia.gob.es/Noticias/202...ciencia.gob.esDiana Morant, en los Premios Nacionales de Investigación 2025: “Sois mucho más que genios, sois trabajadores y trabajadoras de las ideas, sostenidos por la tarea de mejorar la vida de todas y todos no...Diana Morant, en los Premios Nacionales de Investigación 2025: “Sois mucho más que genios, sois trabajadores y trabajadoras de las ideas, sostenidos por la tarea de mejorar la vida de todas y todos no... 072
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 17/04/2026📢Open call for applications. DEC welcomes expressions of interest for the 2026 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships. Applicants interested in developing a proposal with us are encouraged to get in touch before 15 May. More information ⬇️ marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post...marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.euPostdoctoral FellowshipsThe information provided on this page is a summary of the main rules and requirements for Postdoctoral Fellowships (PFs) and who can apply for them. 1109
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 25/03/2026🎤 Professor Ian Shapiro’s lecture was a great success today. A full room, an engaging talk, and a lively discussion around “Angry Populist Politics: Why Is It Happening and What to Do About It.” Many thanks to Professor Shapiro and to everyone who joined us. A fantastic session for our faculty. 041
Reposted by DECMarta Vallvé @martavallve.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Having officially finished my PhD, I can say that one of the best things of this journey was being part of the @dec-gr.bsky.social. Thank you so much for everything! 081
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 24/03/2026📢 We’re delighted to welcome Professor Ian Shapiro to our faculty tomorrow for a public lecture titled: “Angry Populist Politics: Why Is It Happening and What to Do About It” 📍 Sala d'Actes d'Econòmiques/Polítiques 🕐 12:00 (Wednesday 25th March) 040
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 24/03/2026🎓We’re thrilled to welcome a new Doctor to the department. Congratulations to @martavallve.bsky.social for an outstanding thesis defence and an inspiring piece of research. 081
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 12/03/2026🚨CALL for papers AECPA 2026. 📍Granada: 9 al 11 de septiembre de 2026. Algunos de los grupos de trabajo coordinados por miembros del DEC (🧶) 176
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 26/02/2026📢Next seminar: Next Tuesday (3rd March), Luca Bernardi (@lbernardi.bsky.social) from the University of Liverpool will present his work "Public Perceptions of Politicians with Mental Health Problems in the UK" 📍Sala de Juntes 🕐13:00 Join us! 022
DEC @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
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 18/02/2026📝Artículo de @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social en @agendapublica.es que recoge los resultados de su investigación sobre el resentimiento rural. 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 ... 143
Reposted by DECRubén 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
Reposted by DECGefjon 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 311042
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 18/02/2026🚨New publication alert: "Perceptions of feminism as a threat" by @evaanduiza.bsky.social and @gefjonoff.bsky.social in @politicsgenderj.bsky.social. www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgPerceptions of Feminism as a Threat | Politics & Gender | Cambridge CorePerceptions of Feminism as a Threat 011
Reposted by DECRuth Dassonneville @rdassonneville.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Much looking forward to giving a talk @dec-gr.bsky.social next week! 👇 0141
Reposted by DECBarcelona Network of Political Science (BANPS) @bcnpolisci.bsky.social · 16/02/2026📢 DEC Seminar | Feb 17, 13:00 @dec-gr.bsky.social 🎤 Ruth Dassonneville (Leuven/Montréal) @rdassonneville.bsky.social presents 📄 The Dimensionality of Party Competition as Seen by Citizens 📍Fac. Ciències Polítiques i Sociologia, UAB, Sala de Juntes @politiquesuab.bsky.social shorturl.at/vzVA2shorturl.atSeminars – Democracy, Elections and Citizenship 062
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 13/02/2026📢Next seminar: Next Tuesday (17th February) @rdassonneville.bsky.social (@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social) will present "Rural Sympathy rather than In- and Out-Group Dynamics: How Voters Respond to Place-Based" co-authored with Richard Nadeau. 📍Sala de Juntes 🕐13:00 Join us! 052
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 04/02/2026📢New publication alert: "Welfare by design: Public responses to the distribution of old-age pensions" by @petroleuse-sbd.bsky.social and Timothy Hellwig in @ejprjournal.bsky.social www.cambridge.org/core/journal...cambridge.orgWelfare by design: Public responses to the distribution of old-age pensions | European Journal of Political Research | Cambridge CoreWelfare by design: Public responses to the distribution of old-age pensions 020
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 03/02/2026📢 New publication alert: “There is nothing here! Unequal access to services and rural resentment in Spain” by @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social in @politicalgeography.bsky.social 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… 061
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 30/01/2026📢 New publication alert : "Winners' Restraint or Affective Majoritarianism? Elections, Polarization and Political Support" by @damjantomic.bsky.social @sergiferrer.bsky.social, Enrique Prada and @ehernandez.bsky.social , in @cpsjournal.bsky.social. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...journals.sagepub.comWinners’ Restraint or Affective Majoritarianism? Elections, Polarization and Political Support - Damjan Tomic, Sergi Ferrer, Enrique Prada, Enrique Hernández, 2026Research on the impact of elections on attitudes toward democracy has focused primarily on satisfaction with democracy. Building on this, we analyze how winning... 091
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 19/01/2026📢Next seminar: Tomorrow Delia Dumitrescu (Heidelberg University) presents"How does War Look Like on the European Mainstream Media Facebook? A Large N Comparison on Media Facebook Posts on Ukraine and Gaza in 24 European Countries in Spring 2024" 🕐 13:00 📍Sala de Juntes @politiquesuab.bsky.social 051
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 12/01/2026📢 First seminar of the year : Tomorrow (Jan 13) @javierpadilla.bsky.social (CUNY) will present “When Authoritarians Embrace Democracy :The Hidden Hand of Pre-Existing Oligarchies in Brazil’s Transition” 🕐 13:00 📍Sala de Juntes @politiquesuab.bsky.social Join us! 042
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 07/01/2026📢 Nuevo artículo en @elpais.com que recoge el artículo publicado por @petroleuse-sbd.bsky.social y @pedromaaa.bsky.social elpais.com/economia/202...elpais.comLas interrupciones en el empleo de las mujeres persisten pese a la equiparación de las bajas paternales con las maternalesSolo las madres que ganan lo mismo que sus parejas se benefician de la mayor implicación de los hombres en el cuidado de los hijos 103
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 22/12/2025📢 New publication alert: “Paternity Leave and the Motherhood Penalty: How Within-Couple Inequality Conditions Policy Impact” by @petroleuse-sbd.bsky.social & @pedromaaa.bsky.social in Social Policy and Administration. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/... 162
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 17/12/2025📢 New publication alert: "The losers of ecological transitions: rural and urban support for green policies in Spain" by @martavallve.bsky.social & @evaanduiza.bsky.social in @environmentalpol.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... 085
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 09/12/2025📢 Last seminar of the year : Today Laurie Beaudonnet (Université de Montréal) will present “Radical Right Populists at our Table. Unpolitics in the Council of the EU and the Case of Gender+ Equality” 🕐 13:00 📍Sala de Juntes (@politiquesuab.bsky.social) Join us! 020
Reposted by DECBarcelona Network of Political Science (BANPS) @bcnpolisci.bsky.social · 09/12/2025🗓️ El JCPOP és demà! Consulta el programa 👉 sites.google.com/view/jcpop Esperem veure’t a @ibei.org i @politiquesupf.bsky.social 🎉 @upf.edusites.google.comJCPOP25Dates a tenir en compte Call for papers: 4 de juny de 2025 Data límit per presentar proposta: 4 de juliol de 2025 Comunicació de l'acceptació de la ponència: 15 de juliol de 2025 Termini per confirmar... 042
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 02/12/2025Do not miss today's seminar: Kimmo Grönlund (Åbo Akademi University) will present "Does the Mode of Deliberation Make a Difference?” 🕐 13:00 📍 Sala de Juntes (@politiquesuab.bsky.social ) Join us! 010
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 16/10/2025Next seminar: Next Tuesday (21st October) @atiradocastro.bsky.social from @ipp-csic.bsky.social will present “Trending Voices: How Mainstream Influencers Shape Public Opinion on Gender Equality" 📍Sala de Juntes 🕐 13:00 Join us! 011
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 02/10/2025🎉 Huge congrats to @ehernandez.bsky.social for winning the 2025 National Research Award for Young Researchers in Social Sciences! 🏆✨ Thrilled and proud to celebrate your achievement! 070
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 02/10/2025📢 New job alert! @galais.bsky.social & @mguinjoan.bsky.social are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher for the EU-funded project TaCT-ForSED, which studies how conspiracy theories affect democratic attitudes. ⬇️ Here is all the information to apply: 021
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 29/09/2025📢Next seminar: Tomorrow (29th of September) Ana Sofía Cardenal will present “Trusting the Label? The Role of Partisanship and Labeling Source in News Credibility Cues”, co-authored with Albert Martínez, Silvia Majó-Vázquez, @sofiabrei.bsky.social and Albert Batlle. 📍Sala de Juntes 🕐13:00 000
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 26/09/2025📢New publication alert: “Beyond fear and anger: the demobilizing role of sadness in far right voting in Spain” by @galais.bsky.social and @ruizhdezmaria.bsky.social in @sespjournal.bsky.social 010
Reposted by DECigopbcn.bsky.social @igopbcn.bsky.social · 22/09/2025Full room to listen to Cecília Josefsson (Uppsala University, Sweden) in the joint DEC-IGOP seminar “Speaking of Women: Tracing the Evolution of Women’s Rights Norms in UN General Debate Speeches”. 041
DEC @dec-gr.bsky.social · 25/09/2025📢New publication alert: "Sexism and the Gender Gap in Support for the Radical Right" by @evaanduiza.bsky.social and @gricoc.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comSexism and the Gender Gap in Support for the Radical RightUsing survey data from Spain we show that the gender gap in the probability of voting for the radical-right party Vox is mainly due to men having higher levels of modern sexism than women. We find ... 031
