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Carol Galais @galais.bsky.social · 8d

📢 Convocatòria oberta! Busquem un Tècnic especialista de Suport a la Recerca per al projecte europeu TaCT-FoRSED, finançat per
@EU_H2020
, sobre conspiracions i democràcia.

ℹ️ Informació: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Sol·licituds: seleccio.uab.cat

e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya

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Carol Galais @galais.bsky.social · 7d

📢 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...

e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya

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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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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Jul 5

📄 Read the full paper here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1lNZgxRaZn...

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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Jul 5

2️⃣ When primed some stereotypical traits emerge: rural communities are associated with nature and a relaxed lifestyle, while urban ones are linked to stress and individualism

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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Jul 5

Our findings show:

1️⃣ Rural–urban identities surface only marginally when not prompted directly. Identities based on age, ideology, and education are more salient in spontaneous responses.

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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Jul 5

🧑‍💻 Using open-ended survey responses from a representative sample in Spain (N=1359), we apply AI-based text analysis to explore how individuals describe the groups they identify with.

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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Jul 5

The resurgence of the rural–urban divide in political attitudes is often interpreted through the lens of social identity.
❓But do rural and urban identities shape how citizens see themselves—or are they just reflections of deeper, more salient identities?

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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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Polity, Journal of Political Science @polityalsberuf.bsky.social · Apr 8

Check out the Guest Editors' Note from our April Issue, written by @johnkenny.bsky.social , @sofiabrei.bsky.social , and Michael S. Lewis-Beck. It is available here: www.journals.uchicago.edu/toc/pol/curr...

Polity | Vol 57, No 2

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Daniel Balinhas @daniel-balinhas.bsky.social · Mar 17

📢 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...

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

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Simon Lübke @simonluebke.bsky.social · Mar 5

📚 New articles on authenticity!
Honored to be part of this special issue edited by @johnkenny.bsky.social, @sofiabrei.bsky.social & M. Lewis-Beck in @polityalsberuf.bsky.social. 👇

🔗 doi.org/10.1086/734727 with Dennis Steffan
🔗 doi.org/10.1086/734726 with Haye Stein & @inesengelmann.bsky.social

John Kenny @johnkenny.bsky.social · Feb 26

The articles from the forthcoming SI on Political Authenticity - edited by myself, @sofiabrei.bsky.social & Michael Lewis-Beck - at @polityalsberuf.bsky.social are now online. In the introduction (doi.org/10.1086/734784) we set out its contribution and summarise each article 1/12

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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Mar 4

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Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI) @ibei.org · Mar 4

✏️ The Authentic A**hole: Candidate Consistency, Causality, and the Vote

Check the article by @sofiabrei.bsky.social, IBEI; John Kenny, @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social; @jaclarner.bsky.social, @cardiffuni.bsky.social; Dieter Stiers, KU Leuven; & Michael S. Lewis-Beck, University of Iowa.

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John Kenny @johnkenny.bsky.social · Feb 26

The articles from the forthcoming SI on Political Authenticity - edited by myself, @sofiabrei.bsky.social & Michael Lewis-Beck - at @polityalsberuf.bsky.social are now online. In the introduction (doi.org/10.1086/734784) we set out its contribution and summarise each article 1/12

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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Feb 11

Gràcies Luis!

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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Feb 11

These findings suggest that mild electoral punishment for corruption might occur when voters are unaware of private gains from malfeasance or when those gains aren't visible by election day. Read more open access here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

Too Crooked to be Good? Trade-offs in the Electoral Punishment of Malfeasance and Corruption | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core

Too Crooked to be Good? Trade-offs in the Electoral Punishment of Malfeasance and Corruption - Volume 17 Issue 1

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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Feb 11

We also dig deeper into the mechanisms at play. Punishment for malfeasance stems from the loss of trust caused by unlawful decisions, which outweighs any perception of increased efficiency.

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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Feb 11

Our results show that voters prefer politicians who follow the law. However, they are more likely to overlook legal violations that benefit the community—as long as there’s no private gain for the politician (i.e., no corruption involved).

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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Feb 11

We explored this with a fun survey experiment where respondents faced a dilemma:
Should a mayor solve a catastrophe quickly using a shady method or stick to legal procedures, delaying the resolution?

a woman says " this is such a dilemma , whatever am i gonna do "

ALT: a woman says " this is such a dilemma , whatever am i gonna do "

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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Feb 11

While elections are meant to hold politicians accountable, we often see corrupt politicians reelected. One explanation? Voters might prioritize competence over integrity.

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Sofia Breitenstein @sofiabrei.bsky.social · Feb 11

In the new issue of EPSR you can find our paper "Too Crooked to be Good? Trade-offs in the Electoral Punishment of Malfeasance and Corruption," co-authored with
@ehernandez.bsky.social

Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Feb 11

NEW ISSUE -

European Political Science Review - Volume 17 - Issue 1 - cup.org/4hFOlBK

w/ papers by @dpzollinger.bsky.social, @sofiabrei.bsky.social, @lwestheuser.bsky.social, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @dschraff.bsky.social, @ehernandez.bsky.social, & more

#OpenAccess cc @ecpr.bsky.social

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Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Feb 11

NEW ISSUE -

European Political Science Review - Volume 17 - Issue 1 - cup.org/4hFOlBK

w/ papers by @dpzollinger.bsky.social, @sofiabrei.bsky.social, @lwestheuser.bsky.social, @rmichaelalvarez.bsky.social, @dschraff.bsky.social, @ehernandez.bsky.social, & more

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Leire Rincón @leirerincon.bsky.social · Jan 31

🚨 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

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