@canalejoalvaro
Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Lucerne. PhD from the European University Institute. Interested in elections, democratic attitudes and digitalization politics. More on https://acanalejo.github.io/
🔥 POSTDOC POSITIONS ON CHILDREN'S POLITICAL SOCIALIZATION 🔥
Wanna understand young people's beliefs about political leadership, politics, and power? Then this is your chance! I'm looking for two 2-year postdocs to join my ERC-funded research project @au.dk
international.au.dk/about/profil...
🆕 But are they learning? 🧑🎓
@lcjacobs89.bsky.social, @jokematthieu.bsky.social & Stefaan Walgrave use a randomised experiment in Belgium to see whether VAAs are improving young people's political literacy, aligning #Policy and choice, and even equalising ideological knowledge
buff.ly/doPYaEK
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After nearly a decade measuring American public support for political violence, @nathankalmoe.bsky.social and I have published a somewhat comprehensive guide to measuring these attitudes. This includes historical comparisons and responses to common critiques. doi.org/10.1093/poq/...
📢 New article 🌟
👥 @anjaneundorf.bsky.social , @sirianned.bsky.social (ISV), @kristianvsf.bsky.social, @aykutozturk.bsky.social
👉 Elections Without Constraints? The Appeal of Electoral Autocracy Across the World
📗 Open Access in British Journal of Political Science
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/S000...
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🚨 TADA Speaker Series Spring 2026 schedule is here! 🚨
We've assembled a fantastic lineup of researchers exploring the future of survey research in the age of LLMs.
Mar 18 - May 27, online at 17:00 CEST. Join us!
More info & signup: tada.cool
New working paper!
I examine whether exposure to local unemployment during adolescence shapes immigration attitudes in adulthood, focusing on the long-term imprint of early economic insecurity
doi.org/10.31235/osf...
Sore losers? 😓
@katharinalawall.bsky.social, @katerinamichalaki.bsky.social & @mtsakiris.bsky.social use survey experiments after major U.S. elections to test whether reminding people of a party's loss, and their reactions to it 🤬, makes them more or less supportable 📣
📢 JOB ALERT! Fully funded 3-year PhD in Climate & Comparative Politics at @sciencespo-cee.bsky.social. Starting in September.
The project is on the political consequences of climate policies in carbon-intensive communities across Europe.
🗓 Deadline: May 17
www.sciencespo.fr/centre-etude...
All is well, very glad for you! Hope we coincide soon!!
Amazing!! Huge congrats, Vicente :)
May be of interest to @bertous.bsky.social @javierpadilla.bsky.social @ariray.bsky.social
Interested in spending a few days in Granada (8–11 Sept) and working on political science research using Andalusia as a case study? 🌞🏛️
This panel, which I’m co-organizing with @atiradocastro.bsky.social at the Spanish Political Science Association, is for you! 📚
Apply!! ✨
My brother wanted a London pub crawl. The result? My new Substack post: "Britain Lost 14,000 Third Places. They were Called Pubs. Is Your Local Next?" How private equity reshaped the local, which pubs are most at risk and most importantly what to do about it.
open.substack.com/pub/laurenle...
Lost autonomy events, that is, sudden transformative shocks symbolizing a loss of autonomy for minorities, can be profoundly disruptive, eliciting pro-secessionist backlashes www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
🎓 Thinking about a research career in Social Sciences?
Our program offers rigorous methodological training, close mentoring, and an international research environment — ideal preparation for competitive PhD programs.
🌍 Join our academic community in Madrid. Apply now!
www.uc3m.es/master/socia...
🚨📄 New paper (conditional accepted at @thejop.bsky.social):
We test whether social desirability bias actually distorts answers in online surveys.
Short version:
It mostly doesn’t.
w. @timallinger.bsky.social @kristianvsf.bsky.social @morganlcj.bsky.social
URL: osf.io/preprints/os...
Map showing tens of thousands of protests across the US between Trump's inauguration last year and January 31, 2026.
The volume & geographic distribution of protest nationwide during year 1 of Trump's second term was extraordinary.
New article and special issue!
Just out in Comparative Political Studies: “Countering Illiberalism in Liberal Democracies: Information, Legacies, Temporalities", the intro to a special issue on countering illiberalism in liberal democracies.
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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New paper out in the @thejop.bsky.social with @rafaelahlskog.bsky.social & @grahn.bsky.social
Your neighbours shape your politics — but can living near people like *cause* higher turnout?
We studied 20,000+ queer individuals across the entire Swedish population to find out
doi.org/10.1086/740816
Apply and join us in this incredible city 🏛️✨
Abstracts due March 31 ⏳📅
More info: lnkd.in/e--6QPiS
Interested in democratic attitudes, democratic support, and backsliding? 📊🗳️
At the Spanish Political Science Association (AECPA) 2026 conference in Granada 🇪🇸🌞 (Sept 2026), I’m co-coordinating the panel “Support for Democracy & Democratic Backsliding” with @sergiferrer.bsky.social and Enrique Prada.
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🚨New publication! Thrilled to finally see this paper out in @psrm.bsky.social 🎉
📊I study how gender shapes coalition preferences among politicians. Turns out mayors prefer forming governments with women-led parties, perceiving them as better communicators and more competent governors.
🚨Job alert 🚨
I have an opening for a postdoc in my team at @ipz.bsky.social in the area of digital democracy starting Sep 1, 2026.
If you are working on the impact of the digital transformation on politics, please apply by 🗓️ Mar 1, 2026.
📤 Please share widely!
www.ipz.uzh.ch/de/ueber-uns...
Great to see "The Way Back After Backsliding: Public Opinion and the Restoration of Democracy" with @robbwiller.bsky.social and @m-b-petersen.bsky.social out in @cpsjournal.bsky.social
journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...
💻 Who actually wants “digitalisation”?
Alexander Kuo, @retobuergisser.bsky.social, @ainagallego.bsky.social, @siljahausermann.bsky.social survey five EU countries and find a clear mainstream-populist divide in support for digitalisation policies 👇
🔗 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
⏳ 5 days left to apply!
4-year PhD position @stawi-univie.bsky.social @univie.ac.at
in a collegial & supportive department.
Focus: representation, party competition, political behavior, political institutions, political economy, or related.
Deadline: 28 Jan 26
jobs.univie.ac.at/job/Universi...
Huge congrats again Mathilde!! So glad to hear that TT is confirmed :)
Arrancamos el nuevo año con una entrada de @damjantomic.bsky.social, @sergiferrer.bsky.social, Enrique Prada y @ehernandez.bsky.social.
Muestran que, contrario a lo que podíamos esperar, los ciudadanos siguen bastante comprometidos con las reglas democráticas.
www.eldiario.es/piedrasdepap...