Sofia Breitenstein

🗓️ Nova data JCPOP: 10 de desembre 2025 (IBEI/UPF).

Si no plou molt, el dia 10 tindrà lloc la propera edició de la Jornada de Comportament Polític i Opinió Pública de Catalunya.

▶️Ja la podeu marcar al calendari! @ibei.org @politiquesupf.bsky.social

⚠️ Update: Following @upf.edu 's guidance on today’s weather conditions, all #JCPOP sessions are cancelled for today.

😔 We are truly sorry for the disruption and will share rescheduling details as soon as possible. Stay safe, and thank you for your understanding.

👋Benvinguts/des al Barcelona Network of Political Science.

▶️Som aquí amb objectiu fomentar la recerca, enfortir els vincles entre institucions i donar suport als investigadors joves i als estudiants en el desenvolupament de les seves carreres de recerca.

👋Welcome to the Barcelona Network of Political Science.

▶️We are here to promote research, strengthen ties between institutions, and support young researchers and students in developing their research careers.

📢 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

📢 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...

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 ...

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....

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

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

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.

🧑‍💻 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.

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?

📢 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.

Polity | Vol 57, No 2

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...

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

📢 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...

📚 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

@dieterstiers.bsky.social

@johnkenny.bsky.social

✏️ 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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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

Gràcies Luis!

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...

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.

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).

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 "

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?

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

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

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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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🚨 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

Deadline today to the Barcelona DEC Workshop on Political Behavior