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Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Great to see @inigoaldama.bsky.social PhD research being published together with @drdonoghue.bsky.social in Territory, Politics, Governance: doi.org/10.1080/2162... @ucdspswsj.bsky.social @ucdsocscilaw.bsky.social @ucddublin.bsky.social @politiquesuab.bsky.social

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‘Building a social project’? The welfare preferences of minority nationalist parties

Iñigo Aldama & Matthew Donoghue

Cite this article https://doi.org/10.1080/21622671.2026.2677563
ABSTRACT

Minority nationalist parties increasingly govern welfare domains, yet little is known about how they form welfare preferences. The rescaling of authority to regional levels has compelled them to craft welfare discourses aligned with their communities’ interests, but how and why they develop such stances remains an open question. Integrating insights from time-series cross-section (TSCS) regression and election manifesto analysis of the Scottish National Party (SNP) and the Basque Nationalist Party (Euzko Alderdi Jeltzalea-Partido Nacionalista Vasco, EAJ-PNV), we systematically examine how welfare preferences evolve over time. We conclude that a combination of socio-economic factors, regional authority devolution and party competition determine whether they treat welfare as an instrument of nation-building or fiscal contention.

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Iñigo Aldama @inigoaldama.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I'm immensely glad to share that my article with Matthew Donoghue @drdonoghue.bsky.social has just been published in Territory, Politics Governance! @rsa-tpg.bsky.social 🎉 Our findings transform how we think about minority nationalism and the welfare state 🧵 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Mrs. Betty Bowers @mrsbettybowers.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Christian Nationalism is a Cult of Convenience

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Iñigo Aldama @inigoaldama.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

⏳Only two weeks left to apply for the 3rd Early Career Workshop in Comparative Social and Public Policy! Make sure to send us your abstract to join us in Barcelona at @igopbcn.bsky.social to discuss new contributions to the field in a supportive environment: forms.gle/jAR1mwx3o9th...

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Whocounts @whocounts.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Ya estamos en la #REPS2025 en @unirioja.bsky.social donde mañana presentaremos nuestro artículo "Excluidos?" sobre el aumento en la pobreza en hogares unipersonales y sus determinantes sociales, económicos y políticos.

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Iñigo Aldama @inigoaldama.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Excited to be back at the School of Social Policy, Social Work and Social Justice @ucdspswsj.bsky.social. Tomorrow I’ll be presenting some first results from the @whocounts.bsky.social project as part of their 10th anniversary seminar series — come along if you can!

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Whocounts @whocounts.bsky.social · 29/08/2025

What a week for the project at #ESPAnet2025 where we presented some preliminary findings and much more. Great discussions on welfare states, access to social rights & welfare experiences — thanks to all who engaged with our papers!

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Gabriel Zucman @gabrielzucman.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

A long long time ago, in a far away galaxy... the US used to tax the rich

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Whocounts @whocounts.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

📉 Did you know? EU official statistics exclude individuals not living in private households. Ranging between 1% and 5% they represent a non-negligible proportion of the population, compromising the accuracy of poverty estimates. Invisible in data = invisible in policy.

Proportion of the population living in non-private households.

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Iñigo Aldama @inigoaldama.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Trump is suggesting a hike in the tax rate for the wealthiest. The fact that in four years Biden didn't even think about it tells a lot about the motives behind the rise of the extreme right in the West.

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Whocounts @whocounts.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

👋 Welcome to WHOCOUNTS — a new research project tackling a big question: Who is left out of poverty data in Europe, and why does that matter? We’re here to change how poverty is seen, counted, and understood. #WHOCOUNTS #Poverty #EUSILC

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Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

We are launching our special issue on Large Families: The Forgotten Poverty Risk and Policy Relevance next week 14 May 15.30 IST / 16.30 CET / 10.30 EDT. /w @meganacurran.bsky.social @katchzhen.bsky.social #largefam In-person & online registration: www.eventbrite.ie/e/special-is...

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Manuel Aguilar Hendrickson @hendrix-bcn.eurosky.social · 25/02/2025

Los menores de 18 siguen siendo los peor situados a pesar de la mejora. Los mayores de 65 no vieron reducida su pobreza en la recesión. Se estabilizó hasta iniciar un descenso a partir de 2018.

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Iñigo Aldama @inigoaldama.bsky.social · 10/01/2025

Decision-making in communitarian institutions remains biased by dogmatic beliefs. This recent study suggests that the handling of inflation by the BCE has (again) harmed Southern and Eastern European households the most: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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The rise and fall of inflation in the Euro Area (2021-2024): A heterodox perspective

Over the period of 2021–2024, inflation has resurged and then retreated in most industrialized countries. Economists were divided into two main camps:…

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Karlo Basta @karlobasta.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Congratulations Dr. Aldama!

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Iñigo Aldama @inigoaldama.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I am thrilled to announce that I have successfully passed my viva! These four years have been quite a journey that has come to an end today on a sweet note. Thanks to everyone that has played a part in this adventure, specially to my supervisors @drdonoghue.bsky.social, @drkoeppe.bsky.social.

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Stephan Köppe @drkoeppe.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Thanks to @lifbi.bsky.social for hosting a very pleasant and constructive NEPS conference 2024. Thanks to all participants for very valuable feedback. Megan, @inigoaldama.bsky.social & I will incoporate it for the next iteration

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