Martín Portos

Just finished reviewing the final proofs of my forthcoming book on #techworkers. It sheds light on the high-paid professionals in the tech industry. The book is coming out open-access with @mitpress.bsky.social this December. Very excited about it!

This is the kind of article APSR used to be famous for. The ones that make your brain explode, that challenge you, confuse you, test your patience, and make you smarter by making you realize your limitations. Well done Erica Simmons and @nickrushsmith.bsky.social‬ 👏

Notable post-tenure publishing differences across fields. One thing that distinguishes these are authorship norms, e.g. in some lab fields, co-authorship reflects status more than work

A guiding framework to help learners write more analytically by focusing on the Description, Analysis and Interpretation stages of the research process (GReDAI) www.raulpacheco.org/2025/07/a-gu...

Have you been told your writing is good description but poor analysis? This post is for you.

#RPVSky

🚨New article w/ @eborbath.bsky.social & Swen Hutter
Protest and the rise of left-nationalist challengers: evidence from Germany
📔 Social Movement Studies
🔗 doi.org/10.1080/1474...
In 2022, Germany faced a cost-of-living crisis.
Many expected a “Hot Autumn” of mass protest—but it never happened. Why?

New publication in @sociologicalsci.bsky.social with Delia Baldassarri. We show that in the US, social relationships remain politically heterogeneous, and that heterogeneous close ties and acquaintances lower partisan animosity through distinct mechanisms. A thread on the main findings:

“Since 1900, average life span in US has increased by more than 30 years.” Of that, ”25 years attributed to public health.” By @pagankennedy.bsky.social. Gift link: www.nytimes.com/2018/03/09/o...

Great timing for our new publication on how the Hungarian opposition reacts to democratic backsliding, after this weekend's huge #BudapestPride2025 march!

We study the strategic choices of the United for Hungary coalition in the 2022 elections.

🧵with link and takeaways👇

La noche en 24 horas - 02/07/25 Emisión del programa La noche en 24h titulado La noche en 24 horas - 02/07/25. Todos los contenidos de TVE los tienes aquí, en RTVE Play

No os perdáis a nuestra compañera Hania Faydi en La Noche en 24 h de @rtvecom.bsky.social de los minutos 0:31:45 a 1:01:17 hablando de #BDS, de las demandas a los gobiernos para poner fin a la complicidad con el genocidio, a #StopArmasConIsrael:

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#PalestinaLibre

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1/6 How resilient are liberal democracies when faced with extremist violence? @andreafelicetti.bsky.social and I have just published an article in @psrjournal.bsky.social‪ examining the discursive effects of the 2018 Macerata attack in Italy

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This @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social video is absolutely INCREDIBLE. The numbers he cites, the strategy and results they produced — it’s the future. When have you heard *any* campaign talk about this, ever? (Video split in 2 to fit in Bluesky’s limits)

A green divide? Climate policy support and its rural geography in Europe Opposition to the green transition is often attributed to the direct costs of climate policies, with particularly vulnerable individuals perceived as more resistant. While recent studies suggest ru...

Excited to share that my first single-authored article is now published in @wepsocial.bsky.social!

In light of the current backlash to climate policy, I explore the (rural) geography of support for climate policies in Europe.

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Does democratic satisfaction drive voter turnout, or does voting increase dem. satisfaction? Using 7 election panels, Lukas Linek, @jrovny.bsky.social, @skvrnami.bsky.social, and I find that—unlike in the West—both mechanisms may operate in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). 1/n @eui-sps.bsky.social

A U.S. map titled "Number of Districts on Strike by State, 2007–2018." States are shaded according to the number of districts that experienced teacher strikes. Red indicates the highest count (76–90), found in states like North Carolina and Washington. Orange and yellow indicate intermediate strike counts, while white or light gray represents states with no strikes. A color legend on the right explains the shading scale.

A line graph titled "Event Study Analysis of the Effects of Teacher Strikes on the Probability of Airing an Education Ad." The y-axis shows "Strike Effect on Probability of Airing an Ad" ranging from -0.1 to 0.3. The x-axis is labeled "Months Pre/Post Strike" ranging from -10 to 10. A vertical line at month 0 marks the strike event. The solid black line shows a flat or slightly negative effect before the strike, then a sharp upward trend post-strike, reaching around 0.17 by month 9. Dotted lines represent confidence intervals widening over time.

A dot-and-error-bar plot titled "Effects of Strikes by Month Leading up to an Election." The y-axis ranges from -0.1 to 0.3, showing the strike effect on the probability of airing an education ad. The x-axis spans from December to November, labeled "Months Prior to Election." Red dots indicate the estimated effects per month with vertical error bars showing uncertainty. Effects grow notably larger in September, October, and November, peaking in October with a value near 0.2.

Two side-by-side event study line graphs titled "Event Study Analysis of the Effects of Teacher Strikes on Education Finance." Panel A: Expenditures shows total current expenditures per pupil in 2016 dollars from -3 to +4 years pre/post strike. The graph shows a rise in expenditures starting after the strike, peaking around year 3. Panel B: Revenues shows a similar structure with total revenues per pupil. Revenues increase notably after the strike, with the largest gains appearing 2 to 4 years after the event. Both graphs include confidence intervals as dotted lines.

Do strikes work? Looking at “teacher strikes from 2007-2018” study finds “strikes more than double probability congressional candidates air education ads… and shape support for ed funding, resulting in $600+ increases in district revenues and expenditures per pupil.” jhr.uwpress.org/content/earl...

We just finished this map from our sample of participants in the #NoKings day of action (survey closed yesterday). I'm still marinating on the data but thought I'd share it now. Toplines coming soon...⌛

I have completely missed the drama behind this but this report by @catherinedevries.bsky.social @simonhix.bsky.social and @sarahobolt.bsky.social is very instructive: I had no idea EPSA was tied to a for-profit company and membership fees went to its 3 shareholders(!)
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Is there a growing gender divide among young adults in regard to ideological left–right self-placement? Evidence from 32 European countries Abstract. Growing gender differences in political ideology among young people are a major concern because of their potential long-term societal implication

Paper on the ideology gender gap with Eurobarometer data from @gesis.org by @nennstielr.bsky.social and
@hudde.bsky.social . Most interesting finding: while young women are becoming more left-wing in 11 countries, in 5 of them young men are also becoming more right-wing (DK, FI, SE, FR and LT)

Like School Shootings, Political Violence Is Becoming Almost Routine

I am wondering why Lisa Leher from the @nytimes.com did not discuss the data that suggests political violence in the US in the current era mostly comes from the right. Seems like a strange fact to ignore. 1/ www.nytimes.com/2025/06/14/u...

"No Kings Day" protests turn out millions Our unofficial estimate is that around 4 million people attended a protest event yesterday. Anti-Trump resistance is outpacing 2017.

Based on crowd-sourced records of No Kings Day event turnout, and extrapolating for the cities where we don't have data yet, it looks like roughly 4-6 million people protested Trump across the U.S. yesterday. That's nearly 2% of the U.S. pop!

Mobilized anti-Trump resistance is exceeding 2017 levels

Grande, Vi! Enhorabuena :)

🚨🚨🚨🚨 EOI / talent attraction program in Madrid!

The Dept. of Social Sciences @ UC3M is looking to sponsor candidates for the César Nombela Program. Successful candidates get a job with us & great work conditions for 5 y (more below).

To express interest, complete form (by 06/24)
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A line chart with a blue line showing a large growth of protest events from Jan 20 - May 31, 2025, and a green line showing the relatively modest growth of protest events during the same period in 2017.

My team and I at the Crowd Counting Consortium (@djpressman@bsky.social, Soha Hammam, & Chris Shay) have a new piece out: wagingnonviolence.org/2025/06/amer.... In it, we show that through May 2025, the size and scale of anti-Trump protests have dwarfed those in 2017. 🧵

CBSM Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Article Award goes to Tomás Gold
‪@tomasgold.bsky.social‬ and Ann Mische @amische.bsky.social‬ for “Channeling Anti-partisan Contention: Field Structures and Partisan Strategies in a Global Protest Wave (2008-2016).” Congratulations!

How hard is it to find a date when you vote radical right? Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte and Alberto López Ortega explore what our dating choices reveal about democracy. While liberal circles assume radical-right supporters are socially shunned, experimental eviden...

"So, is it really that hard to find a date when you vote radical right? The answer, unsettlingly, is no. But for democracy’s sake, maybe it should be."

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A short piece with my current professional boyfriend @bertous.bsky.social in the @ecprtheloop.bsky.social

@rescop.bsky.social @bdsmovement.bsky.social @palestinesm.bsky.social @palestinestudies.bsky.social

Our article "‘Free Palestine!’: protesting Israel’s war on Gaza in Italy and Spain" was just accepted at @sespjournal.bsky.social

So then Elon goes "Kill the Bill!" and Trump goes "Elon has TDS!" so Elon goes "I'm the reason Trump won!" so Trump goes "we waste billions on Elon!" so Elon goes "Epstein!" and a corpulent flunkie goes "Deport Elon!" and Elon goes "Impeach!"

And THAT'S why women are too emotional to be President.

Me in Black, standing in Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library's auditorium.

Officially in my Rogue Radical Professor era.

Let's GOOOOOO.

Program of the Lecture Series "Civil Society and Political Conflict" at the WZB, 2025.

📣 "Contentious Politics in Catalonia"

Join us June 20, 2pm @wzb.bsky.social

Book launch "Organizing for Independence" by @hajogu.bsky.social (WZB)

Discussion: @laiabalcells.bsky.social (Georgetown) on aff. polariz. & nat. conflicts

Info & registration (on site/Zoom) www.wzb.eu/de/veranstal...

Data collection is underway with the hosts for the 1000+ events scheduled across the US for the #NoKings day of action. If you're organizing an event, please fill out the survey when asked: our findings will only be as good as the data we collect 💪 @indivisible.org @sarahdohl.bsky.social