The five junior researchers from the Political and Social Sciences Department from UPF.

Participants of the 17th EGN 2026 listening to the ooening keynote, held by professor Chiara Milan from the Scuola Normale Superiore.

🏁 Kicking off for the 17th European Graduate Network Conference (26-27, March) with the UPF Delegation. 5 junior researchers from the Department will present their original research in front of top leader universities. 📄 www.sns.it/it/evento/17...

Merci, Rubén! 🥰

Moltes gràcies per venir, Maria 🫶🏻🫶🏻

🎓 Una nova doctora amb una excel·lent tesi doctoral i una gran defensa!

🎉 L'enhorabona per aquesta gran fita, @irenerodriguez.bsky.social!

Thesis defended!🎓🎉
Very grateful for the excellent committee I had with me today, @kgattermann.bsky.social, @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social and Albert Falcó-Gimeno, and their thoughtful and generous feedback. And as always, forever grateful to @tonirodon.bsky.social for being the best supervisor.

27/02/2026 Irene Rodríguez's PhD Thesis Defence - PhD Programme in Political and Social Sciences - UPF

🎓 PhD Thesis Defence | Feb 27, 11:00

🎤 Irene Rodríguez @irenerodriguez.bsky.social (UPF) defends her thesis
📜 Crisis, Competition, and Campaigning: Citizens and Parties in 21st Century Politics

📍Campus Ciutadella, UPF, Sala Paco Fernández Buey @politiquesupf.bsky.social
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Well... Apparently this is happening in three days. If you're in Barcelona and feel like hearing a bit about political behaviour, see you Friday at 11.00 am at UPF 🎉

Good morning from Berlin.

Starting the final workshop of the COVIDEU project, a wonderful close to an inspiring journey. Grateful to have collaborated with such brilliant colleagues @heikekluever.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social (1/2)

Our article with @tonirodon.bsky.social about the 2023 Spanish general election is currently free access, check it out here ⬇️

1/6 📢 Just as Germany announces it will begin turning back asylum seekers at its borders (starting May 6), our new article in European Journal of Political Research is out:

🧵👇 “Closed borders, closed minds?”

doi.org/10.1111/1475...

#BorderPolitics #EUPolitics #Schengen #COVID19 #EJPR

🗳️Did serving as polling officers impact women's future political engagement?

📹Following our recent @bjpols.bsky.social, we present a new way of disseminating findings: a storytelling! htmlpreview.github.io?https://gith @pauvallprat.bsky.social @politiquesupf.bsky.social

A teaser👇

Very happy to see this out! Together with Abel Escribà-Folch @politiquesupf.bsky.social @ibei.org we explore whether foreign aid and FDI have opposing effects on dictators' personalism levels 🧵👇

🚨 New paper out at @jeppjournal.bsky.social. We show a growing youth gender gap in far-right support, driven by young men.

3 key findings in 🧵⬇️

w/ @zachdickson.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social @tonirodon.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/1350...

BJPolS abstract of a scholarly article discussing the impact of the EU's response to COVID-19 on public support, compared to non-EU countries, with a case study on the UK's vaccine program.

NEW -

Benchmarking pandemic response: How the UK’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout impacted diffuse and specific support for the EU - cup.org/425D2O7

- @irenerodriguez.bsky.social, @tonirodon.bsky.social, @aslunn.bsky.social, @lisaherbig.bsky.social, @heikekluever.bsky.social & @theresakuhn.bsky.social

5️⃣ Implications? The EU's ability to deliver results relative to other nations can shape policy support. Benchmarking matters for public perception. 📉
Check out the full paper (open access) at: doi.org/10.1017/S000...

4️⃣ This suggests that short-term performance comparisons matter, but they don't necessarily shake deeper commitments to European integration. 🌍🔍

3️⃣ Our findings? Specific policy support for the EU dropped after the UK's vaccine rollout. However, diffuse support for the EU (general allegiance to the project) remained stable.⚖️

2️⃣ Using an Unexpected Event during Surveys Design (UESD), we analysed Eurobarometer data collected when the UK began vaccinations. This allowed us to measure shifts in public opinion around the time of the vaccine rollout.📊⏳

1️⃣The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in 2020 was a perfect test case. The UK, outside the EU, administered vaccines weeks before EU countries. Did this affect popular support for the EU? 💉🇬🇧

🇪🇺Does performance benchmarking impact EU support? W/ @tonirodon.bsky.social @aslunn.bsky.social @lisaherbig.bsky.social @heikekluever.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social we explore how people compare EU performance to non-EU countries & adjust their attitudes accordingly🧵⬇️
📄 doi.org/10.1017/S000...

5️⃣ Implications? The EU’s ability to deliver results relative to other nations can shape policy support. Benchmarking matters for public perception. 🏆📉
Check out the full paper at: doi.org/10.1017/S000...

3️⃣ Our findings? Specific policy support for the EU dropped after the UK’s vaccine rollout. However, diffuse support for the EU (general allegiance to the project) remained stable. ⚖️

2️⃣ Using an Unexpected Event during Surveys Design (UESD), we analyzed Eurobarometer data collected when the UK began vaccinations. This allowed us to measure shifts in public opinion around the time of the vaccine rollout. 📊⏳

1️⃣ The COVID-19 vaccine rollout in 2020 was a perfect test case. The UK, outside the EU, administered vaccines weeks before EU countries. Did this affect popular support for the EU? 💉🇬🇧

🚨Vols unir-te a un projecte de recerca sobre actituds envers les polítiques climàtiques?

➡️Des d'ATTCLIMATE busquem un tècnic de recerca. Interessats/des selection.uoc.edu/web/offersjo...

🌐 Web del projecte attclimate.net @mguinjoan.bsky.social @upf.edu @uocuniversitat.bsky.social

🗓9 de febrer.

📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
‘A bitter victory and a sweet defeat’. @tonirodon.bsky.social and @irenerodriguez.bsky.social analyse the July 2023 election in Spain www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Figure: Vote transfers in a) Madrid b) Barcelona c) Almería d) Soria 👇

🚨New article, with the brilliant @irenerodriguez.bsky.social , at @sespjournal.bsky.social on the 2023 Spanish general election 🗳️

▶️ If you want to know more about strategic coordination, electoral system, and differential mobilisation www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....