Pedro Manuel Bellón
@pedromaaa.bsky.social
Sociologist and PolSci | PhD Candidate IGOP-UAB | Work and Family
🆕📢 New publication alert! Our article is now out in Social Policy & Administration.
W/Dani M. Marinova
🌐Paternity leave, motherhood penalty and Spanish reform
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
W/Dani M. Marinova
🌐Paternity leave, motherhood penalty and Spanish reform
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Paternity Leave and the Motherhood Penalty: How Within‐Couple Inequality–Conditions Policy Impact
Motherhood-related labour market penalties remain a major driver of the gender employment gap. Father-specific paternity leave is often promoted as a policy tool to support maternal employment, yet e...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🆕📢 New publication alert! Our article is now out in Social Policy & Administration.
W/Dani M. Marinova
🌐Paternity leave, motherhood penalty and Spanish reform
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
W/Dani M. Marinova
🌐Paternity leave, motherhood penalty and Spanish reform
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
We are pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts for the 3rd Early Career Workshop on Comparative Social and Public Policy (COSPPO) is now open. It will take place on 23–24 April 2026 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and is organised by @igopbcn.bsky.social
Form: acortar.link/6A6JjZ
Form: acortar.link/6A6JjZ
October 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
We are pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts for the 3rd Early Career Workshop on Comparative Social and Public Policy (COSPPO) is now open. It will take place on 23–24 April 2026 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and is organised by @igopbcn.bsky.social
Form: acortar.link/6A6JjZ
Form: acortar.link/6A6JjZ
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📢 Call open!
We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher for the EU-funded project TaCT-FoRSED, which studies how conspiracy theories affect democratic attitudes.
ℹ️ Info: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Application: seleccio.uab.cat/seleccio/log...
We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher for the EU-funded project TaCT-FoRSED, which studies how conspiracy theories affect democratic attitudes.
ℹ️ Info: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Application: seleccio.uab.cat/seleccio/log...
e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya
e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya
tauler.seu-e.cat
October 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
📢 Call open!
We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher for the EU-funded project TaCT-FoRSED, which studies how conspiracy theories affect democratic attitudes.
ℹ️ Info: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Application: seleccio.uab.cat/seleccio/log...
We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher for the EU-funded project TaCT-FoRSED, which studies how conspiracy theories affect democratic attitudes.
ℹ️ Info: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Application: seleccio.uab.cat/seleccio/log...
Reposted by Pedro Manuel Bellón
From the research group @dec-gr.bsky.social, we are glad to share our new Scientific Data article presenting the release of the first 12 waves of the Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (POLAT).
rdcu.be/eIkms
rdcu.be/eIkms
The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)
Scientific Data - The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)
rdcu.be
September 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
From the research group @dec-gr.bsky.social, we are glad to share our new Scientific Data article presenting the release of the first 12 waves of the Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (POLAT).
rdcu.be/eIkms
rdcu.be/eIkms
Reposted by Pedro Manuel Bellón
We have a new paper out with @gricoc.bsky.social in @jwpp.bsky.social (this time I swear I am going to post the right link): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sexism and the Gender Gap in Support for the Radical Right
Using 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 ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We have a new paper out with @gricoc.bsky.social in @jwpp.bsky.social (this time I swear I am going to post the right link): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Pedro Manuel Bellón
A raíz de nuestro paper en @sespjournal.bsky.social con @galais.bsky.social escribimos en @ctxt.es sobre el inesperado efecto de la tristeza en el voto a la ultraderecha y sobre el papel no tan movilizador de otras emociones.
ctxt.es/es/20250901/...
ctxt.es/es/20250901/...
La tristeza como valor democrático contra la ultraderecha
Frente a la ira, el recurso principal en la evolución de Vox, la tristeza desactiva el impulso de castigo. Las autoras del estudio también sostienen que se ha sobreestimado el papel ‘revolucionario’ d...
ctxt.es
September 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A raíz de nuestro paper en @sespjournal.bsky.social con @galais.bsky.social escribimos en @ctxt.es sobre el inesperado efecto de la tristeza en el voto a la ultraderecha y sobre el papel no tan movilizador de otras emociones.
ctxt.es/es/20250901/...
ctxt.es/es/20250901/...
Reposted by Pedro Manuel Bellón
🧲 We are hiring!
✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social
🏁 4-year FPI contract
🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English
📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to [email protected]
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc3epmv2
✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social
🏁 4-year FPI contract
🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English
📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to [email protected]
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc3epmv2
Call for expressions of interest for a PhD scholarship within the project GPOL – Democracy, Elections and Citizenship
tinyurl.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🧲 We are hiring!
✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social
🏁 4-year FPI contract
🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English
📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to [email protected]
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc3epmv2
✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social
🏁 4-year FPI contract
🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English
📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to [email protected]
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc3epmv2
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🚨My first published article together with @galais.bsky.social is out:
“Beyond fear and anger: the demobilizing role of sadness in far right voting in Spain”
In this article we address the emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain.
🧵What do we find?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Beyond fear and anger: the demobilizing role of sadness in far right voting in Spain”
In this article we address the emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain.
🧵What do we find?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Beyond anger and fear: the demobilizing role of sadness in far-right voting in Spain
This study investigates emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain, offering a case study of far-right support. It addresses prior research’s narrow focus on anger and fear, and its tendenc...
www.tandfonline.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🚨My first published article together with @galais.bsky.social is out:
“Beyond fear and anger: the demobilizing role of sadness in far right voting in Spain”
In this article we address the emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain.
🧵What do we find?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Beyond fear and anger: the demobilizing role of sadness in far right voting in Spain”
In this article we address the emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain.
🧵What do we find?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by Pedro Manuel Bellón
Some good news: my second thesis article is out in Journal of Social Policy! 🎉 @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social
I explore how Spain adopted a minimum income scheme in 2020 - despite polarized politics. The twist? (Left) parties, unions, and territorial politics matter.
It's open access:
I explore how Spain adopted a minimum income scheme in 2020 - despite polarized politics. The twist? (Left) parties, unions, and territorial politics matter.
It's open access:
The politics of minimum income reform in Spain: explaining unexpected and consensual path departure | Journal of Social Policy | Cambridge Core
The politics of minimum income reform in Spain: explaining unexpected and consensual path departure
www.cambridge.org
April 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Some good news: my second thesis article is out in Journal of Social Policy! 🎉 @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social
I explore how Spain adopted a minimum income scheme in 2020 - despite polarized politics. The twist? (Left) parties, unions, and territorial politics matter.
It's open access:
I explore how Spain adopted a minimum income scheme in 2020 - despite polarized politics. The twist? (Left) parties, unions, and territorial politics matter.
It's open access:
Last day at the 10th International Conference of Community, Work and Family where I had the opportunity of presenting two ongoing papers. Many thanks for this thrilling experience and congratulations to the organizing committee for the event.
March 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Last day at the 10th International Conference of Community, Work and Family where I had the opportunity of presenting two ongoing papers. Many thanks for this thrilling experience and congratulations to the organizing committee for the event.
Reposted by Pedro Manuel Bellón
📢Next Friday 28th I will present my paper on how life transitions associated with caregiving and gender roles influence populist attitudes.
Registration here: uiowa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Registration here: uiowa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
📢Next Friday 28th I will present my paper on how life transitions associated with caregiving and gender roles influence populist attitudes.
Registration here: uiowa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Registration here: uiowa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Reposted by Pedro Manuel Bellón
📢 New paper by @galais.bsky.social
& me on Affective Polarization (AP)! Analyzing short-term changes in AP with panel data, we show that Spain’s COVID-19 de-escalation policies lowered AP, with effects mediated by perceptions of elite ideological divides. academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...
& me on Affective Polarization (AP)! Analyzing short-term changes in AP with panel data, we show that Spain’s COVID-19 de-escalation policies lowered AP, with effects mediated by perceptions of elite ideological divides. academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...
Affective Polarization in the Face of Crisis: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and De-Escalation Policies in Spain
Abstract. Prior research on affective polarization (AP) has often overlooked short-term variations due to external shocks and crises, which have significan
academic.oup.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
📢 New paper by @galais.bsky.social
& me on Affective Polarization (AP)! Analyzing short-term changes in AP with panel data, we show that Spain’s COVID-19 de-escalation policies lowered AP, with effects mediated by perceptions of elite ideological divides. academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...
& me on Affective Polarization (AP)! Analyzing short-term changes in AP with panel data, we show that Spain’s COVID-19 de-escalation policies lowered AP, with effects mediated by perceptions of elite ideological divides. academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...
📢Difusión pls!
🧑🎓Investigación UAB
Si eres padre (♂️) de niños menores de 5 años, queremos conocer tu experiencia sobre conciliación laboral y familiar.
🗓️ 1 hora | 🌐 Virtual | 🤝 Voluntario
💬 Grupos de discusión
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¡Gracias! 🙌
🧑🎓Investigación UAB
Si eres padre (♂️) de niños menores de 5 años, queremos conocer tu experiencia sobre conciliación laboral y familiar.
🗓️ 1 hora | 🌐 Virtual | 🤝 Voluntario
💬 Grupos de discusión
👉 Inscríbete: forms.office.com/e/gNUEF0aFRC
¡Gracias! 🙌
Microsoft Forms
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March 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
📢Difusión pls!
🧑🎓Investigación UAB
Si eres padre (♂️) de niños menores de 5 años, queremos conocer tu experiencia sobre conciliación laboral y familiar.
🗓️ 1 hora | 🌐 Virtual | 🤝 Voluntario
💬 Grupos de discusión
👉 Inscríbete: forms.office.com/e/gNUEF0aFRC
¡Gracias! 🙌
🧑🎓Investigación UAB
Si eres padre (♂️) de niños menores de 5 años, queremos conocer tu experiencia sobre conciliación laboral y familiar.
🗓️ 1 hora | 🌐 Virtual | 🤝 Voluntario
💬 Grupos de discusión
👉 Inscríbete: forms.office.com/e/gNUEF0aFRC
¡Gracias! 🙌
A few weeks ago I wrote some somewhat intuitive but somewhat random hypotheses. Now I have the results and they follow my predictions to the letter.
Wizard or sociologist? 😅🔮
Wizard or sociologist? 😅🔮
March 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
A few weeks ago I wrote some somewhat intuitive but somewhat random hypotheses. Now I have the results and they follow my predictions to the letter.
Wizard or sociologist? 😅🔮
Wizard or sociologist? 😅🔮
Reposted by Pedro Manuel Bellón
🚨 New article alert! 🚨
Thrilled to share our latest open-access article in Politics & Gender: “Beyond Likes: The Role of Influencers in Promoting Views about Feminism and Anti-Feminism in Spain”, w/ @martafraile.bsky.social and @pzuluaga.bsky.social . 📢
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🧵👇 Thread
Thrilled to share our latest open-access article in Politics & Gender: “Beyond Likes: The Role of Influencers in Promoting Views about Feminism and Anti-Feminism in Spain”, w/ @martafraile.bsky.social and @pzuluaga.bsky.social . 📢
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🧵👇 Thread
Beyond Likes: The Role of Influencers in Promoting Views about Feminism and Anti-feminism in Spain | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Beyond Likes: The Role of Influencers in Promoting Views about Feminism and Anti-feminism in Spain
www.cambridge.org
March 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🚨 New article alert! 🚨
Thrilled to share our latest open-access article in Politics & Gender: “Beyond Likes: The Role of Influencers in Promoting Views about Feminism and Anti-Feminism in Spain”, w/ @martafraile.bsky.social and @pzuluaga.bsky.social . 📢
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🧵👇 Thread
Thrilled to share our latest open-access article in Politics & Gender: “Beyond Likes: The Role of Influencers in Promoting Views about Feminism and Anti-Feminism in Spain”, w/ @martafraile.bsky.social and @pzuluaga.bsky.social . 📢
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🧵👇 Thread
Excited to have arrived at KU Leuven for my research visit with the Centre for Sociological Research, ReSPOND group! Looking forward to engaging in meaningful discussions and collaborations.
February 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Excited to have arrived at KU Leuven for my research visit with the Centre for Sociological Research, ReSPOND group! Looking forward to engaging in meaningful discussions and collaborations.
Reposted by Pedro Manuel Bellón
🚨 RA Job alert! 🚨
I'm looking for a part-time RA (6 months) to join my project on gender-based violence at UAB. 📊 The RA will develop a unique dataset on GBV indicators in Spain💡
🌍 Remote-friendly
💰 Competitive salary
➡️Full details about the position can be found here: www.leirerincon.com/project
I'm looking for a part-time RA (6 months) to join my project on gender-based violence at UAB. 📊 The RA will develop a unique dataset on GBV indicators in Spain💡
🌍 Remote-friendly
💰 Competitive salary
➡️Full details about the position can be found here: www.leirerincon.com/project
January 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🚨 RA Job alert! 🚨
I'm looking for a part-time RA (6 months) to join my project on gender-based violence at UAB. 📊 The RA will develop a unique dataset on GBV indicators in Spain💡
🌍 Remote-friendly
💰 Competitive salary
➡️Full details about the position can be found here: www.leirerincon.com/project
I'm looking for a part-time RA (6 months) to join my project on gender-based violence at UAB. 📊 The RA will develop a unique dataset on GBV indicators in Spain💡
🌍 Remote-friendly
💰 Competitive salary
➡️Full details about the position can be found here: www.leirerincon.com/project
Hey there! Bluesky account for academic stuff 👨💻📑🤓
January 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Hey there! Bluesky account for academic stuff 👨💻📑🤓