Jordi Muñoz

Here I am again to witness my academic funeral.As I did some years ago with my job at Oxford, here I come to advertise my EUI chair. It has been a great job and I am happy to answer Q's. Also, fyi, I am not (yet) leaving the EUI. I do need, however a new name for my chair:suggestions very welcome.

Today we are very happy to have @dominic-rohner.bsky.social (Geneva) giving an IPERG Seminar.

Usual time: 2.30pm. Room 1038

Everyone is welcomed!
@ubeconomics.bsky.social @cpoliticaub.bsky.social @ubmipe.bsky.social @econhistub.bsky.social @economiaempresaub.bsky.social @ub.edu

Senator Merkley is on hour 20 of reading How Democracies Die, mixed w commentary, on u.s. senate floor

#RecercaUB | 📈 La #UniBarcelona inaugura a Economia i Empresa el Centre de Recerca en Institucions, Política i Economia (IPERC).

➡️ En la taula rodona inaugural hi van participar Susan Stokes, Massimo Morelli i @cboix.bsky.social, nou director del centre.

web.ub.edu/web/actualit...

La UB inaugura l’IPERC: diàleg acadèmic internacional per afrontar els reptes de la democràcia Stokes, Morelli i Boix debaten sobre l’estat actual de les democràcies i proposen vies de futur en l’obertura del nou Centre de Recerca en Institucions, Política i Economia.

IPERC at @ub.edu opening roundtable web.ub.edu/web/actualit...

On thursday we present the new Institutions, Politics and Economics Research Center at the University of Barcelona, with a roundtable on the challenges of democracy with Carles Boix (Princeton and UB), Susan Stokes (Chicago) and Massimo Morelli (Bocconi). Everyone is welcome to attend!

Por aquí insisto con este tema. Último barómetro CIS: la vivienda es señalada como el principal problema de España y personal. Este octubre se han alcanzado los niveles de septiembre 2007, el mayor registro de la serie histórica: 37% (principal problema España) y 26,2% (principal problema personal)

🚨 Encara queda una setmana per presentar-se a aquesta plaça d'assistent de recerca en el projecte @tact-forsed.bsky.social.

➡️ Vine a treballar amb la @galais.bsky.social i amb mi en teories de la conspiració i democràcia.
🖥️ Jornada 50%, flexible
📌 @politiquesuab.bsky.social

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Els perills del gir 'demogràfic' del catalanisme Fa un temps que al catalanisme es parla cada cop menys de sobirania i més de "demografia", que en la majoria dels casos és un eufemisme per parlar d'"immigració". En l'univers catalanista s'ha anat fe...

Escric al diari Ara sobre els perills (i les inconsistències) del gir demogràfic del catalanisme www.ara.cat/opinio/peril...

Jordi Muñoz - Calls PhD fellowship in Political Science at the University of Barcelona

We are hiring! We are looking for a prospective PhD student to work at the Department of Political Science of the University of Barcelona and the Institutions, Politics and Economics Research Center in connection to a research project on Backlash. More details here: sites.google.com/view/jordi-m...

🧲 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 gr.dec@uab.cat
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Kilian Jornet, a hiker, holding two poles on a foggy mountainside. A headline reads: "He Wants to Climb Nearly All of America's Tallest Peaks. In a Month." Photo by Nick Danielson

Starting in September, Kilian Jornet will attempt to summit all of the tallest peaks in the contiguous U.S. — a series of 60-plus mountains in Colorado, California and Washington. “I’m interested to see how we can optimize our performance as humans,” he said. nyti.ms/47mPpZl

M’agrada molt que l’1 de setmebre siga dilluns, un any endreçat. Hauria de ser sempre així

Què passa amb els homes joves? El lector una mica informat deu haver sentit a parlar del gir reaccionari dels homes joves, que ja són, de mitjana, el grup que se situa més a la dreta de la nostra societat. Tenen més tendència a vot...

Escric a l’Ara sobre homes joves i backlash www.ara.cat/opinio/passa...

Here is the chart showing the growth of reported protest over time, 2025 vs. 2017, referenced in the piece below.

Un grupo de activistas irrumpe durante la emisión de Gran Hermano en Israel para pedir el fin del exterminio en Gaza
www.eldiario.es/rastreador/g...

Young men, gendered labour market competition, and opposition to gender equality policy across 27 EU countries Recent studies have shown an increasing divide in political values between young men and women, particularly regarding gender equality attitudes. In this study it is argued that this is due in part...

New publication in @wepsocial.bsky.social!

Are young men becoming more conservative?

This debate requires a) more nuance and b) theoretical explanations for often descriptive results. With Amy Alexander and Nicholas Charron, we try addressing both.

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Please share this thread. It is important that political scientists, in Europe and across the world, understand why EPSS exists and why we are encouraging people to attend our inaugural conference, in Belfast next June.

EPSA have announced that they will hold a conference in July 2026.

😵‍💫 We understand that there might be some confusion about EPSS and EPSA.

👉🏽 So we thought we would clarify some things.

A short 🧵

As an Israeli political scientist, I resisted thinking this war was a genocide. Here's what changed my mind The incitement for genocide in the Israeli public sphere is undeniable. So why are so many of us liberal Jews so reluctant?

Israeli political scientist Lihi Ben Shitrit:

"The more I learn about genocide, the more shocked and embarrassed I am by my own ignorance. Once I actively tried to be better informed about genocide, the picture in Gaza became terrifyingly clear."

forward.com/opinion/7598...

Happy to help! jordi.munoz@ub.edu

🧪How did COVID-19 affect citizens’ democratic preferences?

➡️ @cescamat.bsky.social A.Arenas A.Falcó & @jordimunoz.bsky.social find a lasting rise in technocratic preferences and a temporary bump in the willingness to sacrifice civil rights and freedoms www.cambridge.org/core/journal... #FirstView

Congratulations to the MIPE Third Cohort Graduates! 🎉

We’re very proud of each of you and excited to watch your next chapters unfold. The future is bright, and it’s yours for the taking! 🌟

@economiaempresaub.bsky.social @ubeconomics.bsky.social

Israeli Troops Kill Dozens Seeking Food Near Border, Gazan Officials Say

60+ people desperate for food killed by Israel www.nytimes.com/2025/07/20/w...

Our paper on the effects of the pandemic shock on democratic preferences is finally out at @psrm.bsky.social!

Very happy to see this one published at @psrm.bsky.social! This is joint work with @jordimunoz.bsky.social, Andreu Arenas, and Albert Falcó-Gimeno.

Congratulations to our MIPE students on successfully presenting your Master Theses last week! 🎉 Your research tackled highly relevant topics, and the quality of your work was truly impressive!!! @ubeconomics.bsky.social @economiaempresaub.bsky.social

📢 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.

Yesterday we had a great kick-off meeting of the Institutions, Politics and Economics Research Center (IPERC) -such a vibrant community! @ub.edu @cpoliticaub.bsky.social @ubeconomics.bsky.social @econhistub.bsky.social @ubmipe.bsky.social

So happy to see this finally published!