On a more personal note, this paper was a really hard nut to crack! It took a long time to mature, and not without some distress. I'm glad I stuck with it (or, rather, abandoned it only temporarily) as I'm genuinely happy with how it turned out. Grateful for the feedback I got along the way. (5/5)

How do I do this? I conducted a fine-grained pledge-based analysis of the coalition agreement - first, comparing it with party manifestos and, then, tracing the fulfilment of those pledges that originated from Podemos (a nightmarish exercise I do not recommend to anyone 🫢). (4/5)

Second, it argues its influence is most visible in socio-economic fields (housing, labour market reform) while pledges related to the ‘populist core business’ of corruption & democratic reform were muss less consequential - confirming that 'host ideology' matters more than populism. (3/5)

First, this paper shows that - contrary to the ‘failure-in-government’ thesis - Podemos secured a relevant share of policy commitments, roughly consistent with coalition pay-off theories and proportional bargaining expectations. (2/5)

Left populism in office: the policy record of Podemos in Spain Though left-wing populism has lived an ephemeral life in Southern Europe, we know surprisingly little about its policy record in office. Widely considered one of the main faces of left-wing populis...

Very happy to share this OPEN-ACCESS article on 'left populism in office', examining Podemos' policy impact while in a coalition government in Spain (2020-2023) 👇

Very short summary below (1/5):

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

Late, but swift: the restructuring of Portugal’s political space in the May 2025 general election Long considered a beacon of stability, Portugal has recently undergone a swift political reconfiguration. The 2025 general election, in particular, marks a potential critical juncture in the transf...

With Portugal's local election results in the news, good time to read the new, open access article on the May general elections in which the radical right Chega became the 2nd largest parliamentary party. By @marianasmendes.bsky.social in @sespjournal.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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