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Francisca Castro

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Visiting professor at @uc3m.es Intrastate conflict, social movements, and political violence. francisca-castro.com

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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Had a great time visiting @cunef.bsky.social for the first time to present at the Dept. of Social Sciences seminar. Thanks to @kkrakows.bsky.social for the invitation!
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Instituto Juan Linz @institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
🚨 Madrid people, mark your calendars: the permanent seminar of the Instituto Juan Linz is back! We have a great series of speakers from across the social sciences this year. First talk this Friday with @llschenoni.bsky.social Here is the program for this Fall:
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Looking forward to participate at the APSG fall series! I had a productive summer forced by the Madrid 37°C weather and finished a new version of the manuscript I'll be presenting francisca-castro.com/research/wor...
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
The secret to productivity is having cats waking you up at 5am and being unable to fall back asleep so you just start working on a manuscript out of boredom.
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Amalie Nilsen @amalienilsen.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Excited to see this paper from my PhD published in @jpeaceresearch.bsky.social Drawing on original experimental evidence from Poland, I examine whether protests over a deeply entrenched issue, namely abortion, induce polarization, not only ideologically but also affectively doi.org/10.1093/jopr...
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Jesse Acevedo @profejacevedo.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
My paper "Exodus and vote: Mass emigration and voter turnout in Honduras" is out in Electoral Studies doi.org/10.1016/j.el...
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 17/07/2026
Thrilled 2 share this co-authored article in Humanities and Social Sciences Communications w/ @jenny-oser.bsky.social & @ashoshan.bsky.social where we trace the evolution of scholarship at the intersection of social media and social movements in the age of datafication www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Social movements and social media: the evolution of scholarship in the age of datafication - Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications - Social movements and social media: the evolution of scholarship in the age of datafication
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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
This kind of thing at Substack (including their Nazi problem and trans hate problem) are why my newsletter is at Ghost.org and always has been. Andrew Tate is a spectacularly vile human being accused of numerous violent crimes against women and hugely corrosive for young male minds.
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Instituto Juan Linz @institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
💼 Oportunidad de empleo en la @uc3m.es Los grupos EPIC y ESPO, con apoyo del IJL, buscan un/a Gestor/a de Apoyo a la Investigación. 🔹 Contrato indefinido (inicio en agosto) 🔹 Jornada completa 🔹 2.025€ brutos/mes ⏳ Solicitudes hasta: 30/6/2026 Detalles aquí: aplicaciones.uc3m.es/atenea/publi...
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
I know teaching evals tend to penalize women and POC (www.cambridge.org/core/journal...) as well as methods courses (link.springer.com/article/10.1...), so I'm letting myself be pretty happy about the congratulatory letter I just got for my teaching evals this semester 🥳.
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
UC3M crew at #EPSS2026!
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Excited to be in Belfast for the first time for #EPSS. Tomorrow, I’ll be presenting at two panels. One at 9am on citizens' evaluation of political representatives, and the second at 3.20pm on climate and security. Looking forward to connecting with old friends and meeting new colleagues!
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Instituto Juan Linz @institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
💐 💐💐 Great to celebrate the creation of the Instituto with so many old and new friends from Madrid, Spain, and the world last week. Here are some photos! Stay tuned for more events in the coming academic year. We already have a great line-up for next year´s permanent seminar.
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Werner Krause @krausewe.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
New paper out in the @thejop.bsky.social (w/ @christinagahn.bsky.social) Do opinion polls shape election results? Using both cross-national data and a survey experiment, the answer we find is yes - though it depends on how we communicate polling results. www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/...
Image showing the abstract of the paper "Self-Fulfilling Prophecies at the Voting Booth" by Werner Krause and Christina Gahn, published in the Journal of Politics. The abstract describes a quasi-experimental study across 25 countries finding that parties polling just below electoral thresholds are approximately 45 percentage points less likely to clear them, and that this effect diminishes when voters are informed about polling uncertainty.
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
Next week I'll be traveling to the UK to present some ongoing work at @uniofreading.bsky.social on the relationship of memory sites and far-right vote in Chile. I just uploaded the WP here, comments are welcome :-) francisca-castro.com/research/wor...
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Sebastián Lavezzolo @lavezzolo.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Join us for the UC3M Summer Course... "Amenazas, desafíos y resiliencia democrática" Deep dive into polarization, far-right, and AI with top experts. 📍 June 29 - July 3 / Madrid - Puerta de Toledo 🗣️ English Info & registration 👇 cursosverano.uc3m.es/cursos-de-ve...
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Explaining this research in detail next time I have to teach quant methods to reluctant undergrads who don't want to learn statistics cddrl-impactoelectoral.com
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Simon Chauchard @simonchauchard.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Please join us for this!
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Instituto Juan Linz @institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
🚨 In less than 1 month (JUNE 10-12), the Instituto Juan Linz will hold its inaugural conference at the UC3M Puerta de Toledo campus ! Program here: docs.google.com/document/d/1... Details and highlights to follow 1/n
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
Disclosing the use of cats for writing my paper
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Lennart Schürmann @lennartschuermann.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
❗Confrontational tactics like street blockades and food attacks on art hurt activists' image, but not their cause. 📄 New paper out in Political Behavior (@polbehavior.bsky.social) w/ @dasalgon.bsky.social @sophiahunger.bsky.social & @swenhutter.bsky.social. 🧵1/7
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Really happy that our paper with @profejacevedo.bsky.social , "The Mobilizing Potential of Mass Emigration: Experimental Evidence from Honduras" received its final acceptance at the Journal of Politics 🎉 . You can check the accepted version here francisca-castro.com/research/art...
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Instituto Juan Linz @institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
📢 Funding opportunity for a top MA in Social Sciences (UC3M – IJL) 🏛️ Rigorous training, strong methods, and a direct path to top PhD programs • 3 full scholarships (Deadline: April 30) • 3 tuition grants (Deadline: May 31) Apply for full scholarships and tuition grants 👇 ijlinz.es/en/postgradu...
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
New paper out in IJPOR! 🎉 We study how cues from political elites and close friends shape policy preferences using a survey experiment. Trump cues move opinions even after his first term ended, but friend cues can backfire. 📄 academic.oup.com/ijpor/article/38/1/edaf066/8472064
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External Cues and Policy Preferences: Rethinking the Drivers of Policy Positions
Abstract. At a time when the influence of external cues on opinion formation is gaining attention due to their relevance for preference formation, this res
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Jesper Lindqvist @jesperlindqvist.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
🧵I am happy to announce a new article in Political Behavior @polbehavior.bsky.social, “Are the Politically Active Better Represented?”, co-authored with @jenny-oser.bsky.social, @rdassonneville.bsky.social, @professormpersson.bsky.social, and Anders Sundell. link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Are the Politically Active Better Represented? - Political Behavior
Political participation is considered an important path for people to influence politics. However, whether those who participate actually see more of their preferred policies implemented remains an op...
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Instituto Juan Linz @institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
☀️☀️ Exciting news in Madrid! We are VERY happy to officially announce the creation of the Instituto Juan Linz (aka “IJL”). ijlinz.es The IJL ("Juan Linz Institute" in English) is dedicated to cutting-edge research and teaching in political science, sociology, economic history and more. thread 1/12
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
We recently got some seed funding to expand this project a little further. You can read about it here www.mvbz.fu-berlin.de/news/seed-mo...
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
The paper should be open access soon but in the meantime you can find it here francisca-castro.com/research/art...
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Started the year with an R&R and the publication of my first PhD paper 🥳 mobilization.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...
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Instituto Juan Linz @institute-juanlinz.bsky.social · 16/10/2025
📢 Exciting news! The Madrid Empirical Social Sciences Annual Conference (MESS 2025) takes place next week @ieuniversity.bsky.social (October 24-25) A joint effort by several Madrilean research institutions, MESS brings together top work in empirical social sciences. #MESS2025 #SocialScience
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Political Analysis @polanalysis.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Currently in FirstView: In “Balancing Precision and Retention in Experimental Design,” @gustavodiaz.org and Erin Rossiter study how experimental design choices can increase precision when estimating treatment effects. Specifically, they examine block-randomized and pre-post designs.
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
The call for the 2026 Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference is now open and we're hosting it in Berlin! Please submit your abstracts by December 31st www.europeanpeacescientists.org/jan-tinberge...
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Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference | European Peace Scientists
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Tilman Brück @tilmanbrueck.bsky.social · 30/09/2025
I am very excited that Fragile Lives 2025 is about to start at @humboldtuni.bsky.social! The programme is at zerohunger.de/fragile-live...
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Jesper Lindqvist @jesperlindqvist.bsky.social · 24/09/2025
Happy to see our study out! Our main takeaway is that while poor voters vote less often, are less ideologically aligned with their preferred party, and see their preferred party less often in government - voting still does not seem to explain unequal representation.
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
I felt bad for never having been to Peru before, having lived so close by. But I can confirm that Peruvian food is indisputably the best cuisine in the world (I will not accept any arguments on this matter).
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 21/09/2025
A few weeks ago I arrived from fieldwork in Peru, where I was collecting archival data on the internal armed conflict. Today I finally have a new version of this paper examining how the conflict affected and continues to affect the success of female politicians francisca-castro.com/research/wor...
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Elena Leuschner @elenaleuschner.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Somehow, it's already time for #APSA2025! Presenting the newest version of my paper w @jenny-oser.bsky.social + @jesperlindqvist.bsky.social on political participation and politicians' perceptions of public opinion. Happy to meet during the conference, so please reach out! @apsa.bsky.social
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 17/08/2025
Today is election day in Bolivia! I've been closely following the country since the start of my PhD and honestly this could be one of the most consequential elections the country has ever faced. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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Bolivians go to polls in election that could end 20 years of socialism
Rightwing candidates lead polling ahead of fragmented left amid country’s worst economic crisis in four decades
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 21/07/2025
We're hiring a junior researcher at @isdcberlin.bsky.social! isdc.org/work-with-us...
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Work with us: Junior Researcher (f/m/d) – ISDC
ISDC – International Security and Development Center is a non-profit academic institute based in Berlin, Germany. We conduct research to improve lives and livel
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
these past few days between EPSA and Madrid’s ~36°C and then coming back to Berlin to vote for Chile’s presidential primaries have been really fun but now I’m tireddd
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
Reception with the best view award
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Second day at #NEPS2025! Just presented some ongoing work with @isdcberlin.bsky.social colleagues on political polarization in Kyrgyzstan.
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Anna Marie Obermeier @amobermeier.bsky.social · 10/06/2025
Do you work on gender and peacebuilding broadly defined (including everything from ceasefires to transitional justice)? I’m looking for pitches to contribute to a special issue, especially interested in quantitative research by scholars outside of Europe/US/Canada. Email/DM me!
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 09/06/2025
In Helsinki for the UNU-WIDER conference where I’ll present @isdcberlin.bsky.social work on the long term impacts of conflict on Syrian refugees in Jordan.
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 14/05/2025
Visiting another country during an electoral campaign is always an interesting experience.
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Francisca Castro @fcastrog.bsky.social · 14/04/2025
it’s so amazing to have this summer school back, cannot recommend enough that PhD female students apply!
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Tilman Brück @tilmanbrueck.bsky.social · 04/04/2025
📣The Call for Papers and Sessions of the 2nd international expert conference Fragile Lives on 30 September and 1 October 2025 at Humboldt-University of Berlin in Germany is about to close. 1/6 #callforpapers #Berlin #HiCN #FragileLives @isdcberlin.bsky.social
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Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2025 HiCN Workshop – HiCN
30 September - 1 October 2025 Berlin, Germany Every year, Fragile Lives convenes international experts from academia, policy, and practice on the use of rigorou
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Cornelius Erfort @cornelius-erfort.bsky.social · 03/04/2025
How do parties tailor their campaign ads to women? 🗳️👩 Excited to share that my paper on how parties adapt their ads is out now at @thejop.bsky.social! 📖 Read it here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/... A quick breakdown of the findings ⬇️🧵
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British Journal of Political Science @bjpols.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
NEW - Ignoring Women’s Performance: A Survey Experiment on Policy Implementation in Argentina - cup.org/4clGHLw - @gustavodiaz.org, @viroliveros.bsky.social, Rebecca Weitz-Shapiro & Matthew S. Winters #OpenAccess
BJPolS abstract discussing the potential influence of a politician's gender on voter expectations and perceptions in Argentina, focusing on responses from an online survey experiment about a hypothetical city mayor.
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CSAE @oxfordcsae.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2025 HiCN Workshop 📆30 September – 1 October 2025 Fragile Lives 2025 & the 21st HiCN Annual Workshop will review the role of gender & institutions in the formation, functioning & impacts of fragility, insecurity, conflict & emergency.
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Call for Papers: Fragile Lives 2025 HiCN Workshop – ISDC
30 September - 1 October 2025 Berlin, Germany Every year, Fragile Lives convenes international experts from academia, policy, and practice on the use of rigorou
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