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Luis Cornago Bonal

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Doctoral candidate in Politics at the University of Oxford. Mainly social science research, big picture stuff, and songs.

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Luis Cornago Bonal @luiscornagob.bsky.social · Oct 10

1/ Excited to share a new working paper with
@fraraffaelli.bsky.social, supported by More in Common.

We explore how political identities (e.g., partisan and Brexit) shape workers’ willingness to collaborate with teammates in the UK.

Link: osf.io/preprints/os...

🧵with findings 👇:

OSF

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David Attewell @davidattewell6.bsky.social · 2d

@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:

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Pavithra Suryanarayan @pavisuri.bsky.social · Aug 23

What “variety of capitalism” is this? Asking for a very jaded and tired political economist.

The New York Times @nytimes.com · Aug 22

Breaking News: Intel, the troubled chipmaker, agreed to sell the U.S. government a 10% stake in its business worth $8.9 billion.

Intel Agrees to Sell U.S. a 10% Stake in Its Business

The deal is among the largest government interventions in a U.S. company since the rescue of the auto industry after the 2008 financial crisis.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 19

While earlier research suggested the gender pay gap was largely driven by course choices, as men and women took different subjects, the data indicated that men were more likely to prioritise a lucrative career and earn more than women even with identical degrees (3/3) www.ft.com/content/cb0e...

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 19

Male graduates are quick to earn more than their female peers, according to Financial Times analysis of official data, with a median annual salary of £34,700 five years after leaving university, 14.1% above the £30,400 figure for women (2/3) www.ft.com/content/cb0e...

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · Aug 19

Female graduates in the UK fall behind men from the very start of their careers, even when they have taken the same courses, and are out-earned after studying more than four-fifths of university subjects (1/3) www.ft.com/content/cb0e...

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Zia Weise @ziaweise.bsky.social · Aug 19

This is mostly due to Spain having had a horrific week (Spain-only data below)

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Luis Cornago Bonal @luiscornagob.bsky.social · Aug 14

Is low turnout undermining growth? open.substack.com/pub/samf/p/i...

Is low turnout undermining growth?

A reminder that you can read Lawrence’s post on the Tump-Putin summit here, his next post will look at the outcome.

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · Aug 9

Lovely lunch Michael Sheen by @sarahhemm.bsky.social:

Actor Michael Sheen: ‘You have to make something happen’

The ‘not-for-profit’ star on putting his own money into projects, creating a new national theatre for Wales — and what he learnt from Nye Bevan

www.ft.com

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Our World in Data @ourworldindata.org · Aug 6

Homophobic attitudes have fallen in Western Europe and the United States

A graph illustrating the decline in negative views of homosexuality across several wealthy countries from 1984 to 2022. The title states that “Negative views of homosexuality have dropped in Western Europe and the US”

The countries are the United States, Spain, Great Britain, Sweden, and the Netherlands. Each line shows the percentage of respondents in each country who believe that homosexuality is rarely or never justifiable, represented by scores of 1 to 4 on a scale from 1 to 10.

In 1984, the United States had the highest percentage at 75%, followed by Spain at 70%, Great Britain at 61%, Sweden at 48%, and the Netherlands at 34%. By 2022, the percentages had decreased significantly: the United States to 28%, Spain to 19%, Great Britain to 15%, Sweden to 9%, and the Netherlands to 6%.

The data source is listed as Integrated Values Surveys (2024). The chart is CC BY Our World in Data.

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Kiko Llaneras @kikollan.llaneras.es · Jul 30

🔥 ¿Aire acondicionado de ricos y pobres?

El 75-85% de los hogares ricos lo tiene; pero solo el 40-55% de los pobres.

Una brecha que reduce tu productividad e impide que los niños aprendan. Y que mata. Aquí los datos 👇

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John Holbein @johnholbein1.bsky.social · Aug 4

Assistant professors teach courses that are closer to the knowledge frontier than tenured faculty.

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Paul Hünermund @p-hunermund.com · Aug 4

Academia is basically a collection of people who got lucky early on and mistook it for genius. doi.org/10.1073/pnas...

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Alberto López Ortega @bertous.bsky.social · Aug 4

📝Why has a Bukele-style far-right party emerged in Spain—even though VOX already exists?

In our new paper, @javierpadilla.bsky.social, @canalejoalvaro.bsky.social and I explain the unexpected rise of SALF ("Let the Party Be Over") in the 2024 EP elections:

journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....

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Sage Journals: Discover world-class research

Subscription and open access journals from Sage, the world's leading independent academic publisher.

journals.sagepub.com

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Aug 1

The European Political Science Society is now accepting paper & panel proposals for its annual conference!

📢 Call for Papers: EPSS 2026 – Belfast 
🗓️ June 18–20, 2026 
📍 ICC Belfast 
📬 Deadline: Nov 7, 2025

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Christian Odendahl @codendahl.bsky.social · Aug 1

Small data point on the greenlash.

For the first time, EVs get net positive approval ratings in this long-running survey by an insurance firm in Germany.

The young and those who drive a lot (!) are most in favour of EVs, the latter have highest "switch rate" of 6.1%.

www.huk.de/fahrzeuge/ra...

E-Barometer: Die Studie über Elektroautos

Neuer Erkenntnisse zur Entwicklung und Akzeptanz der Elektromobilität in Deutschland ➤ Jetzt informieren!

www.huk.de

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Luis Cornago Bonal @luiscornagob.bsky.social · Aug 1

Coinbase, one of the first (crypto) companies that banned talking about politics at work, going full into anti-system politics in the UK. www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0bm...

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Leonardo Carella @leonardocarella.bsky.social · Jul 31

One by one, the EU is surrendering all the arguments for its continued existence. Economic leverage? Made a mockery by Trump's trade war. Free movement? Currently suspended in 11 countries. Normative power? We fund lagers in Libya. Single market? Effectively an illusion. Rule of law? See: Hungary.

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Delia Zollinger @dpzollinger.bsky.social · Jul 29

Even in times of sociocultural conflict, a progressive left electorate is more averse to sociocultural *and* socioeconomic inequalities than (far) right voters.

New paper with @siljahausermann.bsky.social Palmtag @tabouchadi.bsky.social @stefwalter.bsky.social Berkinshaw
tinyurl.com/d42wyb79

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · Jul 19

Been a busy year in the data mines.📊 Just published my mid-year roundup: 29 data visualizations on the state of US democracy, tracking everything from judicial resistance to billionaire influence to why Dems have a mobilization crisis, not a moderation problem.

All charts free to use:

On Data and Democracy (Mid-Year Roundup): Charting the Assault on American Democracy and A Path Forward

A narrative of a democracy in the balance, told through 29 data visualizations.

open.substack.com

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British Journal of Sociology @bjsociology.bsky.social · Jul 15

This research note details the analyses of European Social Survey (ESS) data, spanning 32 countries and over 120,000 respondents, revealing substantial variation in the association between field of study and anti-immigrant prejudice.

#EarlyView in #BJS ➡️ buff.ly/NmxkmlS

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Luis Cornago Bonal @luiscornagob.bsky.social · Jul 13

Western Europe keeps setting new heat records as fastest-warming continent. on.ft.com/3IkdA03

Western Europe keeps setting new heat records as fastest-warming continent

Record June takes average warming for region to 2.8C above 1991-2020 levels

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Jim Waterson @jim.londoncentric.media · Jul 1

I’m hiring a reporter for London Centric, looking for someone smart who can use a phone, knock on doors and wants to cause trouble. Don’t care if you’ve got qualifications, just want evidence of caring about news. Initial six month contract, pay above national rates. www.londoncentric.media/p/jobs

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Steffen Mau @steffenmau.bsky.social · May 23

Skytte prize winners speak out www.ft.com/content/939b...

Letter: Prize-winning political scientists speak out

From Francis Fukuyama and others

www.ft.com

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EPSS @epssnet.bsky.social · Jun 29

📣 Mark your calendars: The first-ever EPSS Conference will be held in Belfast, 18–20 June 2026

Organized under our new not-for-profit model.

➡️ epssnet.org/belfast-2026/

More details soon, so watch this space.

See you all in Belfast! 🇬🇧☘️

Belfast 2026 – EPSS

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Adam Bonica @adambonica.bsky.social · Jun 29

If turnout in the NY Democratic congressional primaries looks anything like this, Hakeem Jeffries will go the way of Eric Cantor.

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