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Alejandro Tirado Castro

@atiradocastro.bsky.social

Postdoctoral Researcher Juan de la Cierva @ipp-csic.bsky.social | PhD in Social Sciences | ✏️ I write about democracy, political inequalities and gender. #Andalucia

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Next seminar: Next Tuesday (21st October) @atiradocastro.bsky.social from @ipp-csic.bsky.social will present “Trending Voices: How Mainstream Influencers Shape Public Opinion on Gender Equality"

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Join us!

16.10.2025 08:41 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Our new postdoctoral fellow @nerealidad.bsky.social, working on the INTERFACED international project led by @ggalbacete.bsky.social, has just received the Juan Linz Award from @cepcgob.bsky.social for her newly minted dissertation!

06.10.2025 08:56 — 👍 14    🔁 5    💬 2    📌 0

💫📣Call for collaborators!

Are you attending #ECPG2026 in Newcastle? I'm am organizing a panel on social media, influencers, & the manosphere, and their intersections with gender, feminism, & sexism.

✏️ If you are working on this topic, I’d love to hear from you! DMs open or contact me by mail.

30.09.2025 06:28 — 👍 2    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

@ecprgender.bsky.social
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30.09.2025 06:38 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

💫📣Call for collaborators!

Are you attending #ECPG2026 in Newcastle? I'm am organizing a panel on social media, influencers, & the manosphere, and their intersections with gender, feminism, & sexism.

✏️ If you are working on this topic, I’d love to hear from you! DMs open or contact me by mail.

30.09.2025 06:28 — 👍 2    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0
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LGBTIQ+, Sexuality, Queer and Trans Studies, Policies and Politics European Consortium for Political Research

💫📣 #ECPG2026 Call for Papers and Panels is open!! Join our LGBTIQ+, Sexuality, Queer and Trans Studies, Policies and Politics Section 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇵🇸: mobilizations, trans/intersex politics, anti-gender movements, links to racism/colonialism, migration, geopolitics & affect/resistance.
ecpr.eu/Events/Event....

25.09.2025 07:54 — 👍 17    🔁 14    💬 1    📌 1
Call for Expressions of Interest: Programa de atracción de talento investigador “César Nombela” | Instituto de Políticas y Bienes Públicos Convocatoria de Expresiones de Interés: Programa de atracción de talento investigador “César Nombela”. 31 de julio de 2025 fecha límite para enviar expresiones de Interés. 13:00 (hora de Madrid, Españ...

@ipp-csic.bsky.social
is accepting Expressions of Interest for the Programa de Atracción de Talento César Nombela. More information here: ipp.csic.es/es/article/c...

07.07.2025 15:51 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Opportunity beckons: the anti-gender movement at the European Parliament The European Parliament (EP) is commonly viewed as the most progressive institution of the European Union (EU), given its historic promotion of gender equality and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans...

✨📣 Very happy that our article with @martijnmos.bsky.social "Opportunity beckons: the anti-gender movement at the European Parliament" is out @ifjpglobal.bsky.social. You can find it open access here: www.tandfonline.com/eprint/NNB93...

16.06.2025 08:47 — 👍 11    🔁 6    💬 1    📌 2
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2 PhD positions in Electoral behavior 2 PhD positions to research how social group memberships become connected to vote choices

I'm recruiting 2 PhD researchers to work with me on a project studying how social groups influence vote choices!

Info on the position and how to apply 👉 www.kuleuven.be/personeel/jo...

Please share with interested students who would like to move to beautiful Leuven!

03.06.2025 07:35 — 👍 79    🔁 91    💬 1    📌 3

If you're thinking about learning spatial analysis with R, this course is for you -and not just because I'm teaching it ;). Highly recomended!

29.05.2025 13:18 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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El antifeminismo de los ‘influencers’ Muchos creadores de contenidos para las redes están contribuyendo a promover una visión hostil hacia la igualdad de género

Comparto esta Tribuna donde resumo parte de los resultados de la investigación que estamos haciendo en el @ipp-csic.bsky.social con @atiradocastro.bsky.social y @pzuluaga.bsky.social sobre los contenidos antifeministas de los influencers generalistas en España elpais.com/opinion/2025...

12.05.2025 06:05 — 👍 12    🔁 7    💬 1    📌 0

Hey GenderSky and PoliSky!

The ERC project @gendersuccess.bsky.social is hiring!

Interested in gender & representation and skilled in survey methods?

Join us for a 2-year research position — great conditions, exciting project, fantastic team of colleagues!!

Feel free to DM me for more info 🚀

22.04.2025 07:02 — 👍 31    🔁 27    💬 0    📌 1

¡Ya están disponibles las nuevas becas #JAE_Intro del CSIC!

📢 Si te interesa investigar sobre las nuevas brechas ideológicas entre los jóvenes, actitudes sobre el género, y redes sociales, ofrezco una plaza remunerada para trabajar sobre estos temas.

👉 Link: sede.csic.gob.es/tramites/pro...

10.04.2025 13:27 — 👍 3    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Master in Social Sciences | UC3M Master in Social Sciences - Universidad Carlos III de Madrid - UC3M

⏰⏳ Final days to apply!

📢 Don’t miss the chance to apply for one of the 4 full scholarships for the Master in Social Sciences (IC3JM - UC3M)!

🗓 Deadline: March 31, 2025

🔗 Apply now: www.uc3m.es/master/socia...

Please share with anyone who might be interested!

26.03.2025 08:30 — 👍 9    🔁 8    💬 0    📌 4
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Mejor que os lo expliquen el investigador e investigadora que han realizado el estudio: Alejandro Tirado y Berta Caihuelas.

18.03.2025 11:45 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Totalmente de acuerdo =)

18.03.2025 11:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

¡Has dado en el clavo con otro punto!

Aunque no podemos demostrarlo con los datos en el artículo, nuestra hipótesis de por qué se escucha menos a las mujeres reside precisamente en la falta de organización/asociación y falta de contacto con políticos de las mujeres frente a la de los hombres.

18.03.2025 11:28 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Stunning 🎥 summary (Spanish 🇪🇸 with 🇬🇧 subtitles) of @atiradocastro.bsky.social & @bcaihuelas.bsky.social's EJPG research on the gender gap in the responsiveness of political elites

doi.org/10.1332/2515...

@bupjournals.bsky.social

17.03.2025 11:46 — 👍 9    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 0

Muchas gracias tío! 👌

17.03.2025 11:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
📢 ¿Los políticos responden menos a las mujeres? Un estudio revela la verdad
YouTube video by UC3M 📢 ¿Los políticos responden menos a las mujeres? Un estudio revela la verdad

📢 ¿Escuchan los políticos menos las demandas de las mujeres que las de las hombres?

🏛️ Por desgracia, sí. Cuanto mayores sean las discrepancias entre mujeres y hombres, menor atención prestan los políticos a las mujeres.

@bcaihuelas.bsky.social @divulgauc3m.bsky.social

youtu.be/qEyGuMNfLK4?...

17.03.2025 10:32 — 👍 18    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 3

Gracias ❤️

17.03.2025 10:08 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
Research article: "Beyond Likes: The Role of Influencers in Promoting Views about Feminism and Anti-feminism in Spain" by Marta Fraile, Alejandro Tirado Castro & Paula Zuluaga.
Abstract begins: This study explores the role of influencers in shaping public opinion about feminism in Spain, a country where gender equality and feminist discourse have gained relevant public prominence. Although the figure of the influencer may appear novel, the process of opinion formation mirrors that which has historically prevailed for celebrities in traditional media. However, the inherent characteristics of social media endow influencers with even greater tools of persuasion. We test this argument by collecting a representative survey of the Spanish population and analyzing posts and videos from influencers’ profiles, employing manual content analysis.

Research article: "Beyond Likes: The Role of Influencers in Promoting Views about Feminism and Anti-feminism in Spain" by Marta Fraile, Alejandro Tirado Castro & Paula Zuluaga. Abstract begins: This study explores the role of influencers in shaping public opinion about feminism in Spain, a country where gender equality and feminist discourse have gained relevant public prominence. Although the figure of the influencer may appear novel, the process of opinion formation mirrors that which has historically prevailed for celebrities in traditional media. However, the inherent characteristics of social media endow influencers with even greater tools of persuasion. We test this argument by collecting a representative survey of the Spanish population and analyzing posts and videos from influencers’ profiles, employing manual content analysis.

📣 Out on #FirstView 📣

In their new article "Beyond Likes" @martafraile.bsky.social, @atiradocastro.bsky.social &
@pzuluaga.bsky.social utilize a national survey and media content analysis to understand the role of social media influencers in shaping public opinion in 🇪🇸.
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13.03.2025 17:48 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Time’s Up? How Temporal Maps of Climate Change Shape Climate Action - Ioana Sendroiu, Amalia Álvarez-Benjumea, Fabian Winter, 2025 We track how temporal mappings of climate change relate to individuals’ actions to address the climate crisis. We consider multiple aspects of temporal maps and...

Thrilled that our article with Ioana Sendroiu and Fabian Winter is now online in the American Sociological Review!

We study how climate actions are shaped by beliefs about the past, present, and future—and expectations about others' concern about climate.

journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

13.03.2025 09:34 — 👍 39    🔁 12    💬 2    📌 1
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‼️ Hiring‼️ -- 10 days to deadline!

Two postdoctoral positions in my ERC Consolidator in Madrid.

Application deadline: February 28
Job ad & details: tinyurl.com/3dwm96kb

Come and join me and my team in sunny Madrid for 5 years of intensive research and lots of publications, traveling, and fun!

18.02.2025 15:20 — 👍 6    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

En el @ipp-csic.bsky.social hacemos investigación sobre temas de actualidad! En este artículo, en open access mostramos el poder de persuasión de los influencers para crear opinión pública sobre temas de igualdad de género/feminismo en España.

04.03.2025 15:57 — 👍 10    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0

cc @politicsgenderj.bsky.social

04.03.2025 11:04 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Beyond Likes: The Role of Influencers in Promoting Views about Feminism and Anti-feminism in Spain | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core Beyond Likes: The Role of Influencers in Promoting Views about Feminism and Anti-feminism in Spain

📊 You can read the full article (Open Access) 👉

www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

04.03.2025 09:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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4️⃣ Most importantly, women show stronger resistance to anti-feminist influencers. 🚺

04.03.2025 09:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

3️⃣ Our findings show that people exposed to feminist influencers (sporadically discuss topics related to gender equality) show stronger feminist attitudes. While those following anti-feminist influencers lean toward anti-feminism - an effect that remains strong even after self-selection. ♀️

04.03.2025 09:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

2️⃣ Influencers act as trusted sources, making political ideas accessible even to disengaged audiences. Our study reflects the new global media landscape, suggesting mainstream influencers play a key role in shaping social debates—especially on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, and YouTube.

04.03.2025 09:59 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

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