Martín Portos
@mportosg.bsky.social
Senior Assistant Prof, Faculty of Political and Social Sciences @sns.it | PhD from @eui-eu.bsky.social | Social movements, political participation, inequalities
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Martín Portos
@mportosg.bsky.social
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Full article just out! "‘Free Palestine!’: protesting Israel’s war on Gaza in Italy and Spain" @sespjournal.bsky.social, with Donatella della Porta, Laura Mendoza & Federica Stagni www.tandfonline.com/eprint/JCBPC...
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Why women's equal representation increases policy losers’ consent.
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American Journal of Political Science | MPSA Journal | Wiley Online Library
Studies show that procedural fairness in the form of equal representation has the potential to increase decision legitimacy. At the same time, several studies point to potential adverse effects, wher...
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November 14, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Why women's equal representation increases policy losers’ consent.
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Social Science Research invites abstracts for an upcoming special issue on AI and Inequality
Abstracts of 500 words are due by November 17, 2025. Final paper submission deadline is July 31, 2026
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Abstracts of 500 words are due by November 17, 2025. Final paper submission deadline is July 31, 2026
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
November 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Social Science Research invites abstracts for an upcoming special issue on AI and Inequality
Abstracts of 500 words are due by November 17, 2025. Final paper submission deadline is July 31, 2026
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Abstracts of 500 words are due by November 17, 2025. Final paper submission deadline is July 31, 2026
www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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The New York Times quickly sending out Douthat to argue that Mamdani’s victory doesn’t really matter is so predictable it borders on self-parody.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Opinion | Mamdani’s Victory Is Less Significant Than You Think
www.nytimes.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
The New York Times quickly sending out Douthat to argue that Mamdani’s victory doesn’t really matter is so predictable it borders on self-parody.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
Remember, folks: Every time the Right wins an election, it’s an undeniable expression of the will of the people. If a lefty wins, it’s just a blip.
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‼️On Friday, Alberto López on "How Group Affinities Explain the Rise of Conservative Gays"‼️
Join us at 12.30 -- is open to everyone!! 🧐🤗
Join us at 12.30 -- is open to everyone!! 🧐🤗
October 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
‼️On Friday, Alberto López on "How Group Affinities Explain the Rise of Conservative Gays"‼️
Join us at 12.30 -- is open to everyone!! 🧐🤗
Join us at 12.30 -- is open to everyone!! 🧐🤗
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I’m very proud to share a newly published research article co-authored w/
@luigischiavo.bsky.social and Mario Diani, just out in Politics and Governance:
“Shifting Grounds of Collaboration in Changing Contexts: Evolving Environmental Networks in the Basque Country”
🔗 doi.org/10.17645/pag... 🥳🤗
@luigischiavo.bsky.social and Mario Diani, just out in Politics and Governance:
“Shifting Grounds of Collaboration in Changing Contexts: Evolving Environmental Networks in the Basque Country”
🔗 doi.org/10.17645/pag... 🥳🤗
October 23, 2025 at 10:05 AM
I’m very proud to share a newly published research article co-authored w/
@luigischiavo.bsky.social and Mario Diani, just out in Politics and Governance:
“Shifting Grounds of Collaboration in Changing Contexts: Evolving Environmental Networks in the Basque Country”
🔗 doi.org/10.17645/pag... 🥳🤗
@luigischiavo.bsky.social and Mario Diani, just out in Politics and Governance:
“Shifting Grounds of Collaboration in Changing Contexts: Evolving Environmental Networks in the Basque Country”
🔗 doi.org/10.17645/pag... 🥳🤗
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🔔 New paper with @susanszky.bsky.social in Social Science Quarterly: The Effect of Politicization on Protest Participation in Non-Democracies: The Case of Hungary 🔔
We test whether politicization mobilizes or demobilizes partization in an autocratizing context
Paper: doi.org/10.1111/ssqu...
We test whether politicization mobilizes or demobilizes partization in an autocratizing context
Paper: doi.org/10.1111/ssqu...
The Effect of Politicization on Protest Participation in Non‐Democracies: The Case of Hungary
Politicization—the expansion of conflict in the political system—is often assumed to be associated with high levels of participation. Yet, this is not necessarily the case, especially in contexts of.....
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October 23, 2025 at 8:07 AM
🔔 New paper with @susanszky.bsky.social in Social Science Quarterly: The Effect of Politicization on Protest Participation in Non-Democracies: The Case of Hungary 🔔
We test whether politicization mobilizes or demobilizes partization in an autocratizing context
Paper: doi.org/10.1111/ssqu...
We test whether politicization mobilizes or demobilizes partization in an autocratizing context
Paper: doi.org/10.1111/ssqu...
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New article in Social Forces (@sfjournal.bsky.social)! Using the case of racial segregation & discrimination against LGBTQ students at Christian universities, Gabby Gomez & I consider whether & why some orgs discriminate against different groups over time.
Free to read at doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
Free to read at doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
October 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
New article in Social Forces (@sfjournal.bsky.social)! Using the case of racial segregation & discrimination against LGBTQ students at Christian universities, Gabby Gomez & I consider whether & why some orgs discriminate against different groups over time.
Free to read at doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
Free to read at doi.org/10.1093/sf/s...
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2025/2026 here we go... 🚀
Check out our Permanent Seminar Series line-up for the fall! 🍂✨
This year is going to be full of exciting news—stay tuned!
Check out our Permanent Seminar Series line-up for the fall! 🍂✨
This year is going to be full of exciting news—stay tuned!
October 1, 2025 at 8:40 AM
2025/2026 here we go... 🚀
Check out our Permanent Seminar Series line-up for the fall! 🍂✨
This year is going to be full of exciting news—stay tuned!
Check out our Permanent Seminar Series line-up for the fall! 🍂✨
This year is going to be full of exciting news—stay tuned!
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Reveladora entrevista de la BBC a Maria Corina Machado. En 2019 declara que el régimen de Maduro "solo saldrá del poder ante la amenaza creíble, inminente y severa del uso de la fuerza" por estados foráneos en nombre de la responsabilidad de proteger -R2P de la ONU
www.bbc.com/mundo/notici...
www.bbc.com/mundo/notici...
Crisis en Venezuela: "Solo la amenaza inminente y severa del uso de la fuerza sacará a Maduro del poder", entrevista a María Corina Machado - BBC News Mundo
María Corina Machado, durante muchos años una de las caras más reconocibles de la oposición venezolana, niega errores en la estrategia para derrocar a Nicolás Maduro y aboga por una intervención extra...
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October 10, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Reveladora entrevista de la BBC a Maria Corina Machado. En 2019 declara que el régimen de Maduro "solo saldrá del poder ante la amenaza creíble, inminente y severa del uso de la fuerza" por estados foráneos en nombre de la responsabilidad de proteger -R2P de la ONU
www.bbc.com/mundo/notici...
www.bbc.com/mundo/notici...
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@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
October 7, 2025 at 11:28 AM
@dpzollinger.bsky.social and I are thrilled "Cleavage Politics in Western Democracies" is out as an SI at @wepsocial.bsky.social!
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
Its papers explore the foundations of the cleavage pitting new left against radical right parties, and how it compares to the classic cleavages of Lipset & Rokkan:
🧵⬇️
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🌍 Summer School 2025 “War, Peace and the World Order” in Florence: 5 days of dialogue on #conflicts, violence and #peacebuilding, with 50 participants and 20 international guests. Organized by the Scuola Normale Superiore with partners, funded by the MERITA project (PNRR).
October 6, 2025 at 1:49 PM
🌍 Summer School 2025 “War, Peace and the World Order” in Florence: 5 days of dialogue on #conflicts, violence and #peacebuilding, with 50 participants and 20 international guests. Organized by the Scuola Normale Superiore with partners, funded by the MERITA project (PNRR).
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Currently free access in @sespjournal.bsky.social, Donatella della Porta, Laura Mendoza, @mportosg.bsky.social & Federica Stagni explore how evolving political opportunities & the tradition of peace movements affected pro-Palestine campaigns in Italy & Spain. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘Free Palestine!’: protesting Israel’s war on Gaza in Italy and Spain
Amidst the escalation of violence and violations of human rights by the Israeli Defense Forces in Gaza and beyond, protests in solidarity with Palestine have spread across European countries since ...
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October 6, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Currently free access in @sespjournal.bsky.social, Donatella della Porta, Laura Mendoza, @mportosg.bsky.social & Federica Stagni explore how evolving political opportunities & the tradition of peace movements affected pro-Palestine campaigns in Italy & Spain. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Donc je suis tombé sur cet article de @mportosg.bsky.social Donatella della Porta, Laura Mendoza & Federica Stagni qui répond (en partie) en creux à ma question "Pourquoi
en Espagne et en Italie mais pas en France www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
en Espagne et en Italie mais pas en France www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 5, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Donc je suis tombé sur cet article de @mportosg.bsky.social Donatella della Porta, Laura Mendoza & Federica Stagni qui répond (en partie) en creux à ma question "Pourquoi
en Espagne et en Italie mais pas en France www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
en Espagne et en Italie mais pas en France www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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From the research group @dec-gr.bsky.social, we are glad to share our new Scientific Data article presenting the release of the first 12 waves of the Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (POLAT).
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The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)
Scientific Data - The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)
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September 29, 2025 at 4:05 PM
From the research group @dec-gr.bsky.social, we are glad to share our new Scientific Data article presenting the release of the first 12 waves of the Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (POLAT).
rdcu.be/eIkms
rdcu.be/eIkms
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For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte
Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 11:30 AM
For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
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🧵 Who's the most informed about American politics? Very lefty seculars.
My new FREE study @sfjournal.bsky.social finds atheists/agnostics, especially if they are politically sorted, score higher on knowledge of basic civics & current politics than other groups. 1/ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
My new FREE study @sfjournal.bsky.social finds atheists/agnostics, especially if they are politically sorted, score higher on knowledge of basic civics & current politics than other groups. 1/ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
September 24, 2025 at 5:05 PM
🧵 Who's the most informed about American politics? Very lefty seculars.
My new FREE study @sfjournal.bsky.social finds atheists/agnostics, especially if they are politically sorted, score higher on knowledge of basic civics & current politics than other groups. 1/ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
My new FREE study @sfjournal.bsky.social finds atheists/agnostics, especially if they are politically sorted, score higher on knowledge of basic civics & current politics than other groups. 1/ academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
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52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
When autocratization is reversed: episodes of U-Turns since 1900
The world is in a “wave of autocratization.” Yet, recent events in Brazil, the Maldives, and Zambia demonstrate that autocratization can be halted and reversed. This article introduces “U-Turn” as ...
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January 31, 2025 at 7:58 AM
52% of all autocratization episodes become U-Turns, which increases to 73% when focusing on the last 30 years. The vast majority of U-Turns (90%) lead to restored or even improved levels of democracy www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
First #COSMOSTalk of the term this afternoon w/ Alborz Ghandehari @utah.edu. Do join us!
The program for our COSMOS TALKS in the Fall'25 is here. What a stellar lineup!
September 18, 2025 at 8:32 AM
First #COSMOSTalk of the term this afternoon w/ Alborz Ghandehari @utah.edu. Do join us!
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Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...
September 13, 2025 at 2:38 AM
Extremist murders by ideology, 2013 to 2022. www.pbump.net/o/reassessin...
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Come join us @iepolisci.bsky.social!
This dept has one of the healthiest environments I've found in academia.
Plus, everyone does brilliant work and you get to live in a great city with a salary that allows you to enjoy it.
We only work in English, so language is not an issue.
Apply!
This dept has one of the healthiest environments I've found in academia.
Plus, everyone does brilliant work and you get to live in a great city with a salary that allows you to enjoy it.
We only work in English, so language is not an issue.
Apply!
🚨🚨 We’re hiring! 🚨🚨
We have 3 lines open in CP, IR and IPE — all tenure-track.
We offer competitive salaries, a 2:1 teaching load, in a friendly (and fully in English) environment, at one of Europe’s most sought-after cities.
We have 3 lines open in CP, IR and IPE — all tenure-track.
We offer competitive salaries, a 2:1 teaching load, in a friendly (and fully in English) environment, at one of Europe’s most sought-after cities.
September 5, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Come join us @iepolisci.bsky.social!
This dept has one of the healthiest environments I've found in academia.
Plus, everyone does brilliant work and you get to live in a great city with a salary that allows you to enjoy it.
We only work in English, so language is not an issue.
Apply!
This dept has one of the healthiest environments I've found in academia.
Plus, everyone does brilliant work and you get to live in a great city with a salary that allows you to enjoy it.
We only work in English, so language is not an issue.
Apply!
The program for our COSMOS TALKS in the Fall'25 is here. What a stellar lineup!
September 5, 2025 at 11:29 AM
The program for our COSMOS TALKS in the Fall'25 is here. What a stellar lineup!
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🔔 Very happy to see our paper published open access on cleavage theory and civil society! 📖
We have tried to sketch a new research agenda, that I think has a lot of potential.
I very much enjoyed working on this!
Check Alex's thread below 👇 & read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We have tried to sketch a new research agenda, that I think has a lot of potential.
I very much enjoyed working on this!
Check Alex's thread below 👇 & read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
August 28, 2025 at 1:33 PM
🔔 Very happy to see our paper published open access on cleavage theory and civil society! 📖
We have tried to sketch a new research agenda, that I think has a lot of potential.
I very much enjoyed working on this!
Check Alex's thread below 👇 & read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
We have tried to sketch a new research agenda, that I think has a lot of potential.
I very much enjoyed working on this!
Check Alex's thread below 👇 & read the paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Listen: Why Israel’s Gaza hospital strike could constitute multiple war crimes
Listen: Why Israel’s Gaza hospital strike could constitute multiple war crimes
On Monday morning, Israeli forces launched not one, but two strikes on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis. Among the casualties: five journalists and four health workers. How is Israel justifying this latest attack, one that, on many fronts, may amount to a war crime?
euobserver.com
August 26, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Listen: Why Israel’s Gaza hospital strike could constitute multiple war crimes
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In many countries, mainstream politicians are adopting rhetoric and policies that typical of the far-right.
Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.
1/3
Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.
1/3
NEW -
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
How Mainstream Politicians Erode Norms - cup.org/4lfeHvD
"we find that statements by mainstream politicians lead to more norm erosion than similar statements by radical-right politicians"
- @valentimvicente.bsky.social, Elias Dinas & @dziblatt.bsky.social
#OpenAccess
August 25, 2025 at 12:30 PM
In many countries, mainstream politicians are adopting rhetoric and policies that typical of the far-right.
Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.
1/3
Our new paper (w/ @dziblatt.bsky.social and E Dinas), out now in the @bjpols.bsky.social, finds that doing so erodes norms more than when far-right politicians make similar statements.
1/3
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New paper out in @wepsocial.bsky.social: Pathways to politics: a sequence analysis of political apathy and involvement (open access)
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
Pathways to politics: a sequence analysis of political apathy and involvement
Understanding inequality in political involvement is a core goal of political science. Previous research has examined specific life-course influences, but there is limited knowledge about the diver...
doi.org
August 22, 2025 at 12:35 PM
New paper out in @wepsocial.bsky.social: Pathways to politics: a sequence analysis of political apathy and involvement (open access)
doi.org/10.1080/0140...
doi.org/10.1080/0140...