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by Ignacio Lago

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Though I’m not part of the group, I still feel proud
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by Sona Golder — Reposted by: Ignacio Lago, Santiago Lago Peñas

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It's official! Check out the new International Center for Decentralization and Governance, an interdisciplinary initiative for the study of decentralization, governance, and federalism. Wish I could attend the conference on Asymmetric Decentralization in Santiago de Compostela in early November...
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Santiago Lago-Peñas @santiagolagop.bsky.social · 17d
We are thrilled to announce the launch of IDEAGOV - International Center for Decentralization and Governance. Further information at ideagov.eu
Home | IDEAGOV
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by Ignacio Lago

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Love being a part of this:
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We are thrilled to announce the launch of IDEAGOV - International Center for Decentralization and Governance. Further information at ideagov.eu
Home | IDEAGOV
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Home | IDEAGOV
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by Ignacio Lago — Reposted by: Santiago Lago Peñas

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@sonagolder.bsky.social @rdassonneville.bsky.social @pberamendi.bsky.social
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Santiago Lago-Peñas @santiagolagop.bsky.social · 17d
We are thrilled to announce the launch of IDEAGOV - International Center for Decentralization and Governance. Further information at ideagov.eu
Home | IDEAGOV
ideagov.eu
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by Santiago Lago Peñas — Reposted by: Ignacio Lago, Ruth Dassonneville, Sona Golder , and 2 more

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We are thrilled to announce the launch of IDEAGOV - International Center for Decentralization and Governance. Further information at ideagov.eu
Home | IDEAGOV
ideagov.eu
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Reposted by: Ignacio Lago

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💻 Drawing on over 75 years of data, @rickvanwell.bsky.social of @ecprsgpp.bsky.social explains that when deciding how to behave in parliament, 📊 opposition parties make strategic trade-offs between winning votes, entering government and influencing policy.
👉 bit.ly/3Vtw6WX
Why opposition parties sometimes help governments pass laws
Opposition parties are expected to challenge the government, but they do not simply oppose for opposition's sake. Drawing on over 75 years of data, Rick van Well explains that when deciding how to beh...
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by Duncan McDonnell — Reposted by: Ignacio Lago, Ruth Dassonneville, Efrén O. Pérez , and 3 more

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3-year, full-time post-doc position with my ‪@griffith.edu.au‬ friend & colleague, Ferran Martinez i Coma.

Ferran is one of the key people who has made our department the top comparative politics research cluster in Australia.

Please apply, share, etc.

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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Grade 1
Company Description: Every institution values excellence. What matters most is why. Griffith was created to be a different type of university. You’ll find we’re about leading research, academic excel...
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by Ignacio Lago

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Does anyone know where the 2026 ECPR General Conference will be held?

Reposted by: Ignacio Lago, Stefan Rahmstorf, Peter Thorne

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Incredible growth in the scale of devastating Iberian Peninsula #wildfires through mid-August reflected in #CopernicusAtmosphere GFAS estimated fire emissions with Spain reaching it's highest annual total of past 23 years (& Portugal's since 2017) @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social @ecmwf.int #IIFF
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by Ignacio Lago

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Enhorabuena!
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by Ignacio Lago

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Me ha gustado mucho este artículo:
elpais.com/opinion/2025...
Por la gloria de Moscoso
El ministro ofreció a los funcionarios tiempo por dinero un año que el IPC subió un 12%. No solo no hubo huelgas, sino que casi lo sacan en andas
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by Ignacio Lago

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Quite similar to Spain, according to the latest CIS survey
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by Ignacio Lago

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Congrats and thank you!
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Reposted by: Ignacio Lago, Lucas Leemann, Christian Rauh

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🚨 Newest Comparative Political Data Set released!🚨

Updated until 2023

Available here 👉cpds-data.org/data

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@uniluzern.bsky.social
@ipz.bsky.social
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Reposted by: Ignacio Lago

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Comença el Tour de França, una de les competicions més esperades!
@ignaciolago.bsky.social explica per què uns països brillen en esports individuals i altres en equips: desenvolupament econòmic, població i cultures col·lectivistes són clau per a l’èxit en equip.
➡️ https://ja.cat/gy4YD
#RecercaUPF
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by Ignacio Lago

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No. Don’t worry, I’m saving my best drama for BJPS. Stay tuned
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by Ignacio Lago

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Got two peer review invitations from the same journal within 18 minutes — for two different papers. Either I’m in demand, or someone hit 'send' a bit too fast. 😅
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Reposted by: Ignacio Lago, M Josep

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🚨 Call for papers

📢 VIII Jornada de Comportament i Opinió Pública de Catalunya / 8th Catalan Political Behavior & Public Opinion Workshop

📅 6 de novembre de 2025 / November 6, 2025 at
@IBEI

📩 Deadline: 4 de juliol / July 4.

Submission: 🔗 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

👇
VIII Jornada de Comportament i Opinió Pública de Catalunya
IBEI, 6th of November 2025 Submission form
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by Ignacio Lago

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Els països amb una estructura de govern més descentralitzada tenen uns nivells de felicitat més alts
Una recerca amb la participació de la UPF analitza l'impacte de la descentralització del poder polític i econòmic en els nivells de felicitat al món.
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by Ignacio Lago

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www.lavanguardia.com/sociedad/202...
Los países poblados y ricos ganan más medallas olímpicas en deportes de equipo
MADRID, 15 (SERVIMEDIA) Los países con mayor población y desarrollados económicamente tienen más probabilidades de ganar medallas en los deportes de equipo en los Juegos...
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by Ignacio Lago

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Congrats, Sofía! Your record of publications is terrific!!!
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by Ignacio Lago

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Per què alguns països destaquen en els esports individuals i altres en els d’equip als Jocs Olímpics?
Una recerca amb la participació d’Ignacio Lago, catedràtic de Ciència Política de la UPF, examina les darreres tres edicions dels Jocs Olímpics d’estiu i conclou que els països amb més població i més ...
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by Ignacio Lago

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El gran Carles Castro ha escrito este artículo en La Vanguardia sobre la felicidad y la descentralizacion del poder a partir de mi paper con @nuriabosch.bsky.social, @crisdegispert.bsky.social y Maite Vilalta:
¿Las autonomías nos hacen más felices? www.lavanguardia.com/politica/202...
¿Las autonomías nos hacen más felices?
La búsqueda de la felicidad es un derecho inalienable. Figura incluso en la declaración de independencia de los Estados Unidos. Por ello, este país organizó “sus
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by Ignacio Lago

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congrats!
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by Ignacio Lago

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Enhorabuena! Es un estupendo artículo
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by Ignacio Lago

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So, decentralization ≠ bureaucracy — it could be a path to better well-being.
Happier countries aren't just richer — they often govern closer to the people.
Gràcies to the amazing team: Cristina, Núria, and Maite 😉
#Decentralization #Happiness #PublicPolicy #Publius #PoliticalScience
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by Ignacio Lago

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Why transfers over taxes?
Because when citizens don’t feel the cost directly, the benefits of local services shine through more clearly. Call it fiscal illusion — and yes, it’s real.
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by Ignacio Lago

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Answer: Yes — but it depends on how it’s funded.
Subcentral governments that spend more tend to boost happiness, especially when that spending is financed by transfers, not local taxes.
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by Ignacio Lago

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Most research on happiness focuses on wealthy Western countries. We went global 🌍
Using data from the World Happiness Report (2019–2022), we ask:
💡 Does giving more power (and money) to local governments make people happier?
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by Ignacio Lago

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Happiness is officially decentralized now! 🎉🗺️
Check out my new article with @nuriabosch.bsky.social, Cristina de Gispert and Maite Vilalta in Publius @philiprocco.bsky.social , where we link decentralization to happiness across 131 countries:
🔗 academic.oup.com/publius/adva...
Decentralizing happiness
Abstract. This article investigates the impact of decentralization of political and economic power on happiness levels globally. We make two contributions
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