Hugo Ferrinho Lopes
@hferrinholopes.bsky.social
Lecturer at Iscte-IUL & @uminho.bsky.social 🎓
I study how political parties adapt, endure, and fracture under grassroots and youth wing pressure — and how it affects party change, behavior and representation. 🗳️🔄🏛️
🔗 https://hugoferrinholopes.github.io/
I study how political parties adapt, endure, and fracture under grassroots and youth wing pressure — and how it affects party change, behavior and representation. 🗳️🔄🏛️
🔗 https://hugoferrinholopes.github.io/
But past ties leave traces: switchers from the left feel warmer toward left parties/leaders and colder toward the right; ex-right switchers show the reverse.
December 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
But past ties leave traces: switchers from the left feel warmer toward left parties/leaders and colder toward the right; ex-right switchers show the reverse.
Yet this does not appear to threaten intra-party cohesion. Switchers and first-timers look more alike than different on left-right and core PRR attitudes. When differences do show up, they mostly reflect where switchers came from (left vs. right), rather than switching per se.
December 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Yet this does not appear to threaten intra-party cohesion. Switchers and first-timers look more alike than different on left-right and core PRR attitudes. When differences do show up, they mostly reflect where switchers came from (left vs. right), rather than switching per se.
About 1 in 4 Chega members are switchers (~25%). Most came from the right (82.4%), especially PSD and CDS-PP. A non-trivial minority came from the left (17.6%).
December 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
About 1 in 4 Chega members are switchers (~25%). Most came from the right (82.4%), especially PSD and CDS-PP. A non-trivial minority came from the left (17.6%).
While mainstream parties have been losing members for decades, populist radical right (PRR) parties keep expanding their grassroots. Is that growth driven mostly by political “newcomers,” or also by former members of other parties? And do these groups differ on core PRR traits?
December 17, 2025 at 11:13 PM
While mainstream parties have been losing members for decades, populist radical right (PRR) parties keep expanding their grassroots. Is that growth driven mostly by political “newcomers,” or also by former members of other parties? And do these groups differ on core PRR traits?
This is super interesting: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
December 8, 2025 at 12:34 PM
This is super interesting: www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/...
Excited to be in Gothenburg this week. Very grateful to
@annkristinkolln.bsky.social for the invitation.
@annkristinkolln.bsky.social for the invitation.
December 2, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Excited to be in Gothenburg this week. Very grateful to
@annkristinkolln.bsky.social for the invitation.
@annkristinkolln.bsky.social for the invitation.
I may be wrong – and I’m by no means defending APSR – but I do think a similar decision was made in this case. Not sure, though. In any case, the editors should publish the two pieces simultaneously.
November 29, 2025 at 6:17 PM
I may be wrong – and I’m by no means defending APSR – but I do think a similar decision was made in this case. Not sure, though. In any case, the editors should publish the two pieces simultaneously.
This debate brought me back to a great replication course I took in 2023 with @simonhix.bsky.social at @eui-eu.bsky.social. I’m learning a lot from both sides. Critique is welcome -- what we should avoid is turning disagreements into attacks on authors.
November 29, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This debate brought me back to a great replication course I took in 2023 with @simonhix.bsky.social at @eui-eu.bsky.social. I’m learning a lot from both sides. Critique is welcome -- what we should avoid is turning disagreements into attacks on authors.
Fueled by coffee, lifted by friends: PhD done ✅🎓
October 1, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Fueled by coffee, lifted by friends: PhD done ✅🎓
Next Monday. Details here: scienzepolitiche.luiss.it/research-sem...
June 13, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Next Monday. Details here: scienzepolitiche.luiss.it/research-sem...
I’m the one thanking you! Pleased to see my name in the EJPR for the first time alongside yours and this team! 🥳 Since I’m out of wine, I’ll raise a toast with the last little treat I brought back from Italy! 🍋 Obrigado, Duncan!
February 7, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I’m the one thanking you! Pleased to see my name in the EJPR for the first time alongside yours and this team! 🥳 Since I’m out of wine, I’ll raise a toast with the last little treat I brought back from Italy! 🍋 Obrigado, Duncan!
"Do Politicians Listen to Youth Wings?" by @henrikseeberg.bsky.social is one of the recent works I’ve most enjoyed reading, and it’s now available at @thejop.bsky.social!
January 10, 2025 at 9:36 AM
"Do Politicians Listen to Youth Wings?" by @henrikseeberg.bsky.social is one of the recent works I’ve most enjoyed reading, and it’s now available at @thejop.bsky.social!
Today was my last day at the @eui-eu.bsky.social. I’ve been so happy here and will always be grateful to @simonhix.bsky.social for his kindness and to everyone who welcomed me with open hearts.
December 13, 2024 at 8:56 PM
Today was my last day at the @eui-eu.bsky.social. I’ve been so happy here and will always be grateful to @simonhix.bsky.social for his kindness and to everyone who welcomed me with open hearts.
This book chapter, where Lea Heyne and I delve into the comparative method in political science, is now available (in Portuguese) here: almedina.net/manual-de-me... 😊
April 3, 2024 at 3:11 PM
This book chapter, where Lea Heyne and I delve into the comparative method in political science, is now available (in Portuguese) here: almedina.net/manual-de-me... 😊
Happy that our article is now available online
at the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. Marco Lisi and I delve into the reasons why party members vote for a different party at the ballot box.
The manuscript is available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
at the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. Marco Lisi and I delve into the reasons why party members vote for a different party at the ballot box.
The manuscript is available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
December 22, 2023 at 3:11 PM
Happy that our article is now available online
at the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. Marco Lisi and I delve into the reasons why party members vote for a different party at the ballot box.
The manuscript is available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
at the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. Marco Lisi and I delve into the reasons why party members vote for a different party at the ballot box.
The manuscript is available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
New book chapter! 📘
José Santana-Pereira, Susana Rogeiro Nina and I examine campaign strategies in the 2021 PT pres election. We focus on professionalization, digitalization, and candidate competition. Part of an edited volume by André Freire et al.
🔗 www.mundossociais.com/livro/da-aus...
polisky
José Santana-Pereira, Susana Rogeiro Nina and I examine campaign strategies in the 2021 PT pres election. We focus on professionalization, digitalization, and candidate competition. Part of an edited volume by André Freire et al.
🔗 www.mundossociais.com/livro/da-aus...
polisky
November 10, 2023 at 1:54 PM
New book chapter! 📘
José Santana-Pereira, Susana Rogeiro Nina and I examine campaign strategies in the 2021 PT pres election. We focus on professionalization, digitalization, and candidate competition. Part of an edited volume by André Freire et al.
🔗 www.mundossociais.com/livro/da-aus...
polisky
José Santana-Pereira, Susana Rogeiro Nina and I examine campaign strategies in the 2021 PT pres election. We focus on professionalization, digitalization, and candidate competition. Part of an edited volume by André Freire et al.
🔗 www.mundossociais.com/livro/da-aus...
polisky
🎉 Happy that this article has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties.
🔗 www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dpeje...
#polisky #behavioursky #academicsky
🔗 www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dpeje...
#polisky #behavioursky #academicsky
November 3, 2023 at 8:59 PM
🎉 Happy that this article has been accepted for publication in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties.
🔗 www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dpeje...
#polisky #behavioursky #academicsky
🔗 www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dpeje...
#polisky #behavioursky #academicsky
Today is my first day as a visiting PhD student at the European University Instite. I am looking forward to meet new people. If you are around and up for a coffee, drop me a message. ☕
October 2, 2023 at 10:01 AM
Today is my first day as a visiting PhD student at the European University Instite. I am looking forward to meet new people. If you are around and up for a coffee, drop me a message. ☕