Francisca Castro
@fcastrog.bsky.social
Visiting professor at @uc3m.es
Intrastate conflict, social movements, and political violence.
https://francisca-castro.com/
Intrastate conflict, social movements, and political violence.
https://francisca-castro.com/
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
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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February 12, 2026 at 1:40 PM
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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🧵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...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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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February 5, 2026 at 1:57 PM
🧵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...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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☀️☀️ 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.
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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
February 5, 2026 at 11:35 AM
☀️☀️ 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
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
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...
February 5, 2026 at 10:54 AM
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...
The paper should be open access soon but in the meantime you can find it here francisca-castro.com/research/art...
January 6, 2026 at 1:33 PM
The paper should be open access soon but in the meantime you can find it here francisca-castro.com/research/art...
Started the year with an R&R and the publication of my first PhD paper 🥳
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mobilization.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...
mobilization.kglmeridian.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:32 PM
Started the year with an R&R and the publication of my first PhD paper 🥳
mobilization.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...
mobilization.kglmeridian.com/view/journal...
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📢 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
A joint effort by several Madrilean research institutions, MESS brings together top work in empirical social sciences. #MESS2025 #SocialScience
October 16, 2025 at 10:59 AM
📢 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
A joint effort by several Madrilean research institutions, MESS brings together top work in empirical social sciences. #MESS2025 #SocialScience
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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.
October 14, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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.
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...
Jan Tinbergen European Peace Science Conference | European Peace Scientists
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October 9, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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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I am very excited that Fragile Lives 2025 is about to start at @humboldtuni.bsky.social!
The programme is at zerohunger.de/fragile-live...
The programme is at zerohunger.de/fragile-live...
September 30, 2025 at 6:19 AM
I am very excited that Fragile Lives 2025 is about to start at @humboldtuni.bsky.social!
The programme is at zerohunger.de/fragile-live...
The programme is at zerohunger.de/fragile-live...
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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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@jesperlindqvist.bsky.social, @professormpersson.bsky.social, W.Schakel & A.Sundell look at 🗳️ voters’ policy preferences often misalign with what they get in practice with the study showing how this “electoral connection” gap contributes to unequal outcomes
#OA
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@jesperlindqvist.bsky.social, @professormpersson.bsky.social, W.Schakel & A.Sundell look at 🗳️ voters’ policy preferences often misalign with what they get in practice with the study showing how this “electoral connection” gap contributes to unequal outcomes
#OA
🔗
Poor choices? Examining the electoral connection behind unequal policy representation
JESPER LINDQVIST, MIKAEL PERSSON, WOUTER SCHAKEL, ANDERS SUNDELL
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September 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
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.
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).
September 21, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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).
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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September 21, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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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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
Happy to meet during the conference, so please reach out!
@apsa.bsky.social
September 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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
Happy to meet during the conference, so please reach out!
@apsa.bsky.social
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...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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
www.theguardian.com
August 17, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...
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
June 30, 2025 at 9:20 AM
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
Reception with the best view award
June 25, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Reception with the best view award
Second day at #NEPS2025! Just presented some ongoing work with @isdcberlin.bsky.social colleagues on political polarization in Kyrgyzstan.
June 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Second day at #NEPS2025! Just presented some ongoing work with @isdcberlin.bsky.social colleagues on political polarization in Kyrgyzstan.
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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!
June 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
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!
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.
June 9, 2025 at 6:21 AM
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.
Visiting another country during an electoral campaign is always an interesting experience.
May 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Visiting another country during an electoral campaign is always an interesting experience.
it’s so amazing to have this summer school back, cannot recommend enough that PhD female students apply!
🚨 Join us for the next edition Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Bremen 🚨
Open to PhD students and early career scholars Fully-funded places available for applicants, deadline 1st of May 📅 summerschoolwpm.org
Open to PhD students and early career scholars Fully-funded places available for applicants, deadline 1st of May 📅 summerschoolwpm.org
April 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
it’s so amazing to have this summer school back, cannot recommend enough that PhD female students apply!
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📣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
#callforpapers #Berlin #HiCN #FragileLives @isdcberlin.bsky.social
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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April 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
📣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
#callforpapers #Berlin #HiCN #FragileLives @isdcberlin.bsky.social
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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 ⬇️🧵
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 ⬇️🧵
April 3, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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 ⬇️🧵
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 ⬇️🧵