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Sven Hegewald @svenhegewald.bsky.social · 7d

Just out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social 🚨
Together with @dschraff.bsky.social, I ask: Is the urban–rural divide in Europe affectively polarised?
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Is the Urban-Rural Divide Affectively Polarised? Comparative Evidence from Nine European Countries - Sven Hegewald, Dominik Schraff, 2025

Recent studies in the United States and Europe have documented a growing divergence in voting behaviour and political attitudes between cities and the countrysi...

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Rubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · 6d

Un motiu més per celebrar el privilegi de poder comptar amb ell com a co-supervisor de la meva tesi! Enhorabona, @ehernandez.bsky.social !!! 🎉

Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona @uab.cat · 7d

🏆 El professor de la #UAB Enrique Hernández, Premi Nacional de Recerca per a Joves 2025

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Enrique Hernández, Premi Nacional de Recerca per a Joves 2025 29 set. 2025 null Bluesky Compartir a Facebook Compartir per WhatsApp Compartir per e-mail Enrique Hernández Pérez, professor del Departament de Ciència Política i de Dret Públic de la UAB, ha estat distingit pel Ministeri de Ciènc...

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Rubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · 6d

Great opportunity! @galais.bsky.social and @mguinjoan.bsky.social are hiring. Apply and join the @dec-gr.bsky.social 🤓

Carol Galais @galais.bsky.social · 6d

📢 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...

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e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya

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Roberto Pannico @robpannico.bsky.social · 9d

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).

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The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)

Scientific Data - The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)

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Rural Spatial Justice @ruralspatialj.bsky.social · 14d

Join our team: We're recruiting 2 x 3-year post doc researchers for the Rural-Spatial-Justice project at Aberystwyth, to undertake fieldwork on rural discontent & support for disruptive politics in the UK, Europe & USA. Closing date: 19 Oct. Details: jobs.aber.ac.uk/en/vacancy/p...

Aberystwyth University - : Post-Doctoral Research Associate (Rural-Spatial-Justice) (5874)

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Eva Anduiza @evaanduiza.bsky.social · 14d

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 ...

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Rubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · 17d

Mis admiradas @ruizhdezmaria.bsky.social @galais.bsky.social hablan de la relación entre las emociones negativas y el voto a Vox

"La tristeza no solo desactiva el impulso de castigo, sino que también puede abrir espacio para respuestas más reflexivas, prosociales y solidarias"

CTXT @ctxt.es · 18d

👉Vox ha sabido movilizar emociones negativas para afianzar su base de apoyo. Sus discursos se caracterizan por apelar al miedo al inmigrante, al resentimiento hacia las élites y a la indignación ante los cambios culturales

Estupendo análisis de Carolina Galais y María Ruiz🖊️
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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...

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Eva Anduiza @evaanduiza.bsky.social · 21d

🧲 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]
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Call for expressions of interest for a PhD scholarship within the project GPOL – Democracy, Elections and Citizenship

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Twan Huijsmans @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social · 23d

I'm very honored to have received the Frances Rosenbluth Best Paper Prize for the best paper published in @cpsjournal.bsky.social in 2024, together with Jonathan Rodden.

Many thanks to the Editorial Board for appreciating our study!

Here is the paper:

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The Great Global Divider? A Comparison of Urban-Rural Partisan Polarization in Western Democracies - Twan Huijsmans, Jonathan Rodden, 2025

This study is the first to measure urban-rural electoral divides in a way that facilitates comparisons beyond majoritarian democracies of the UK and North Ameri...

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María Ruiz @ruizhdezmaria.bsky.social · Sep 2

🚨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?

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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...

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Rubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · Aug 14

Finally I would like to say that this is a very special paper! We started working on it as the 3 PhD students of the #RUDE project. Working and learning together with @alinazumbrunn.bsky.social and @antonialang.bsky.social‬ has been one of the greatest experiences during the project! ✨

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Rubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · Aug 14

This paper brings together and expands insights from different disciplines and connect them to the PS literature on the R/U divide: we should delve into this kind of questions if we want to better understand this phenomenon! The whole paper is here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Where does place-based identity come from? The role of place experience

In recent times, there has been an upsurge in research on the rural-urban divide. A consensus is emerging within the academic community, recognizing t…

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Rubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · Aug 14

We analysed survey data from more than 13,000 individuals living in both rural and urban areas of Germany, Great Britain, Spain and Switzerland and found that there are some general patterns (in both rural and urban places and in all the countries) and some specific ones

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Rubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · Aug 14

Once we knew that place-based identity is a key element when understanding the R/U divide in political attitudes, we asked ourselves: where does this identity come from? how do experiences within the place both in the past and the present shape identity? (2/5)

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Rubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · Aug 14

‼️Our new paper with magnificent colleagues @alinazumbrunn.bsky.social @antonialang.bsky.social‬ on how place experience shapes place-based (rural/urban) identity is now out at the Journal of Rural Studies!

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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:

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Alina Zumbrunn @alinazumbrunn.bsky.social · Jul 18

Does prepaid postage on ballot return envelopes increase voter turnout? In our new paper in @electoralstudies.bsky.social @pierre-lue.bsky.social and I analyse all Swiss municipalities (2005 to 2023) and find that the increase in turnout lags several years behind and depends on the municipal context

Pierre Lüssi @pierre-lue.bsky.social · Jul 18

🚨Thread zu Portokosten und Stimmbeteiligung

Der Effekt von vorfrankierten Stimmcouverts auf die #Stimmbeteiligung sorgt gerade auf lokaler Ebene immer wieder für politische Diskussionen.
In unserem Artikel zeigen @alinazumbrunn.bsky.social und ich, dass die Situation komplexer ist, als gedacht

Karte zum System der Vorfrankierung in den Gemeinden bis 2005 bis 2024

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Rubén García del Horno @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social · Jul 22

Tot un fitxatge! Enhorabona! 🙌

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Léonie de Jonge @leoniedejonge.bsky.social · Jul 10

Very important read by @timbale.bsky.social on the strange (and dangerous) trend among news commentators and media practitioners to use the term "hard right" to categorize far-right parties and politicians. Don't. It sanitizes and normalizes them.

The Loop @ecprtheloop.bsky.social · Jul 10

Far-right parties are doing well – so it’s important that we see them for what they are. Yet, in the UK, the label ‘hard right’ is catching on. Why is debateable. But, argues, @timbale.bsky.social, this misdescription sanitises far-right parties, and we should push back against it
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Why we need to halt ‘hard right’ in its tracks

Far-right parties are doing well – so it’s important that we see them for what they are. Yet, in the UK, the label ‘hard right’ is catching on. Why is debateable. But, argues Tim Bale, it’s a misdescr...

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Toni Rodon @tonirodon.bsky.social · Jul 7

🚨New article🔥

Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes, at @electoralstudies.bsky.social with @sofiabrei.bsky.social @griambau.bsky.social @arodilla.bsky.social

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Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes

The resurgence of the rural–urban divide as a factor shaping political attitudes has gained increasing attention in both public and academic discourse…

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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Jul 5

📢 Publication alert:
Our paper "Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes" - with @tonirodon.bsky.social, @griambau.bsky.social, ‬ and Andreu Rodilla - is now out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social.

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Gefjon Off @gefjonoff.bsky.social · Jul 2

Our Element is out! 🎉

Why do authoritarian-leaning leaders target women’s and LGBTQ+ rights? Is there a systematic pattern that reaches beyond individual country cases, and how is this reflected in people’s attitudes and societal norms?

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