María Ruiz
@ruizhdezmaria.bsky.social
Dr(c) Political Science at UAB at @dec-gr.bsky.social research group.
Populism life transitions and emotions.
https://sites.google.com/view/mariaruizhernandez/main
Populism life transitions and emotions.
https://sites.google.com/view/mariaruizhernandez/main
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María Ruiz
@ruizhdezmaria.bsky.social
· Sep 2
Beyond anger and fear: the demobilizing role of sadness in far-right voting in Spain
This study investigates emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain, offering a case study of far-right support. It addresses prior research’s narrow focus on anger and fear, and its tendenc...
www.tandfonline.com
🚨My first published article together with @galais.bsky.social is out:
“Beyond fear and anger: the demobilizing role of sadness in far right voting in Spain”
In this article we address the emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain.
🧵What do we find?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Beyond fear and anger: the demobilizing role of sadness in far right voting in Spain”
In this article we address the emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain.
🧵What do we find?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Reposted by María Ruiz
🆕📢 New publication alert! Our article is now out in Social Policy & Administration.
W/Dani M. Marinova
🌐Paternity leave, motherhood penalty and Spanish reform
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
W/Dani M. Marinova
🌐Paternity leave, motherhood penalty and Spanish reform
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Paternity Leave and the Motherhood Penalty: How Within‐Couple Inequality–Conditions Policy Impact
Motherhood-related labour market penalties remain a major driver of the gender employment gap. Father-specific paternity leave is often promoted as a policy tool to support maternal employment, yet e...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
November 24, 2025 at 10:54 AM
🆕📢 New publication alert! Our article is now out in Social Policy & Administration.
W/Dani M. Marinova
🌐Paternity leave, motherhood penalty and Spanish reform
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
W/Dani M. Marinova
🌐Paternity leave, motherhood penalty and Spanish reform
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Reposted by María Ruiz
We are pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts for the 3rd Early Career Workshop on Comparative Social and Public Policy (COSPPO) is now open. It will take place on 23–24 April 2026 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and is organised by @igopbcn.bsky.social
Form: acortar.link/6A6JjZ
Form: acortar.link/6A6JjZ
October 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
We are pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts for the 3rd Early Career Workshop on Comparative Social and Public Policy (COSPPO) is now open. It will take place on 23–24 April 2026 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and is organised by @igopbcn.bsky.social
Form: acortar.link/6A6JjZ
Form: acortar.link/6A6JjZ
A must-read piece, especially for us early-career researchers.
Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it.
CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.
But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.
👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...
🧵
CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.
But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.
👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...
🧵
Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications
The Art of Learning from Rejection
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
October 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
A must-read piece, especially for us early-career researchers.
✨ Delighted to begin my visiting research stay at the @socfub.bsky.social, @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.
Deeply grateful to Prof. @bcastanho.bsky.social for hosting me.
Looking forward to advancing,and hopefully completing my thesis here. Also for discussions and collaborations.
Deeply grateful to Prof. @bcastanho.bsky.social for hosting me.
Looking forward to advancing,and hopefully completing my thesis here. Also for discussions and collaborations.
October 9, 2025 at 1:38 PM
✨ Delighted to begin my visiting research stay at the @socfub.bsky.social, @freieuniversitaet.bsky.social.
Deeply grateful to Prof. @bcastanho.bsky.social for hosting me.
Looking forward to advancing,and hopefully completing my thesis here. Also for discussions and collaborations.
Deeply grateful to Prof. @bcastanho.bsky.social for hosting me.
Looking forward to advancing,and hopefully completing my thesis here. Also for discussions and collaborations.
Otra razón más para celebrar el honor y privilegio de contar con @ehernandez.bsky.social como co-supervisor de mi tesis.
¡Enhorabuena, Quique! 🥳
¡Enhorabuena, Quique! 🥳
October 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Otra razón más para celebrar el honor y privilegio de contar con @ehernandez.bsky.social como co-supervisor de mi tesis.
¡Enhorabuena, Quique! 🥳
¡Enhorabuena, Quique! 🥳
🚨Fantastic opportunity! @galais.bsky.social and @mguinjoan.bsky.social are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher. Also a great chance to work at @dec-gr.bsky.social 🥳
All the info here:
All the info here:
📢 Call open!
We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher for the EU-funded project TaCT-FoRSED, which studies how conspiracy theories affect democratic attitudes.
ℹ️ Info: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Application: seleccio.uab.cat/seleccio/log...
We are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher for the EU-funded project TaCT-FoRSED, which studies how conspiracy theories affect democratic attitudes.
ℹ️ Info: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Application: seleccio.uab.cat/seleccio/log...
e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya
e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya
tauler.seu-e.cat
October 2, 2025 at 8:47 AM
🚨Fantastic opportunity! @galais.bsky.social and @mguinjoan.bsky.social are hiring a Postdoctoral Researcher. Also a great chance to work at @dec-gr.bsky.social 🥳
All the info here:
All the info here:
Reposted by María Ruiz
📢 Convocatòria oberta! Busquem un Tècnic especialista de Suport a la Recerca per al projecte europeu TaCT-FoRSED, finançat per
@EU_H2020
, sobre conspiracions i democràcia.
ℹ️ Informació: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Sol·licituds: seleccio.uab.cat
@EU_H2020
, sobre conspiracions i democràcia.
ℹ️ Informació: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Sol·licituds: seleccio.uab.cat
e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya
e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya
tauler.seu-e.cat
September 30, 2025 at 8:50 PM
📢 Convocatòria oberta! Busquem un Tècnic especialista de Suport a la Recerca per al projecte europeu TaCT-FoRSED, finançat per
@EU_H2020
, sobre conspiracions i democràcia.
ℹ️ Informació: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Sol·licituds: seleccio.uab.cat
@EU_H2020
, sobre conspiracions i democràcia.
ℹ️ Informació: tauler.seu-e.cat/detall?idEns...
🔗 Sol·licituds: seleccio.uab.cat
🚨 The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (POLAT) is now released!
A unique resource to explore political attitudes in Spain.
As the core of my thesis honestly, I couldn’t recommend it enough!
A unique resource to explore political attitudes in Spain.
As the core of my thesis honestly, I couldn’t recommend it enough!
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
The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)
Scientific Data - The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (12 waves)
rdcu.be
September 29, 2025 at 5:38 PM
🚨 The Spanish Political Attitudes Panel (POLAT) is now released!
A unique resource to explore political attitudes in Spain.
As the core of my thesis honestly, I couldn’t recommend it enough!
A unique resource to explore political attitudes in Spain.
As the core of my thesis honestly, I couldn’t recommend it enough!
📢 Amazing news: now our article in @sespjournal.bsky.social is free to access for a limited time — don’t miss it!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
📢 Amazing news: now our article in @sespjournal.bsky.social is free to access for a limited time — don’t miss it!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
A raíz de nuestro paper en @sespjournal.bsky.social con @galais.bsky.social escribimos en @ctxt.es sobre el inesperado efecto de la tristeza en el voto a la ultraderecha y sobre el papel no tan movilizador de otras emociones.
ctxt.es/es/20250901/...
ctxt.es/es/20250901/...
La tristeza como valor democrático contra la ultraderecha
Frente a la ira, el recurso principal en la evolución de Vox, la tristeza desactiva el impulso de castigo. Las autoras del estudio también sostienen que se ha sobreestimado el papel ‘revolucionario’ d...
ctxt.es
September 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
A raíz de nuestro paper en @sespjournal.bsky.social con @galais.bsky.social escribimos en @ctxt.es sobre el inesperado efecto de la tristeza en el voto a la ultraderecha y sobre el papel no tan movilizador de otras emociones.
ctxt.es/es/20250901/...
ctxt.es/es/20250901/...
This article is a must-read to understand what is happening with the far-right. Very interesting!
I wrote for @theguardian.com about the “Unite the Kingdom” rally.
High time to pull head out of the sand and learn from other countries — if only on what NOT to do!
High time to pull head out of the sand and learn from other countries — if only on what NOT to do!
After the far-right mass rally in London, Britain must learn lessons from abroad – and fast | Cas Mudde
This is no time for complacent exceptionalism. The UK is part of the fourth phase of the far right in the postwar era, and its politicians must respond, says political scientist Cas Mudde
www.theguardian.com
September 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
This article is a must-read to understand what is happening with the far-right. Very interesting!
Reposted by María Ruiz
🧲 We are hiring!
✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social
🏁 4-year FPI contract
🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English
📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to gr.dec@uab.cat
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc3epmv2
✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social
🏁 4-year FPI contract
🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English
📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to gr.dec@uab.cat
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc3epmv2
Call for expressions of interest for a PhD scholarship within the project GPOL – Democracy, Elections and Citizenship
tinyurl.com
September 17, 2025 at 9:22 AM
🧲 We are hiring!
✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social
🏁 4-year FPI contract
🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English
📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to gr.dec@uab.cat
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc3epmv2
✨ PhD position to join @dec-gr.bsky.social
🏁 4-year FPI contract
🎓 Pol Sci / Social Sci background + Master’s + English
📧 Send expression of interest with CV and motivation letter to gr.dec@uab.cat
🔗 tinyurl.com/yc3epmv2
Back from @psaepop.bsky.social at @universityofexeter.bsky.social still buzzing⚡️
Got the chance to present my work on moving out and populist attitudes, and learned so much from inspiring research.
Wonderful people and discussions, such a boost to start my last PhD year in my second home 🇬🇧
Got the chance to present my work on moving out and populist attitudes, and learned so much from inspiring research.
Wonderful people and discussions, such a boost to start my last PhD year in my second home 🇬🇧
September 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Back from @psaepop.bsky.social at @universityofexeter.bsky.social still buzzing⚡️
Got the chance to present my work on moving out and populist attitudes, and learned so much from inspiring research.
Wonderful people and discussions, such a boost to start my last PhD year in my second home 🇬🇧
Got the chance to present my work on moving out and populist attitudes, and learned so much from inspiring research.
Wonderful people and discussions, such a boost to start my last PhD year in my second home 🇬🇧
🚨My first published article together with @galais.bsky.social is out:
“Beyond fear and anger: the demobilizing role of sadness in far right voting in Spain”
In this article we address the emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain.
🧵What do we find?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Beyond fear and anger: the demobilizing role of sadness in far right voting in Spain”
In this article we address the emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain.
🧵What do we find?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Beyond anger and fear: the demobilizing role of sadness in far-right voting in Spain
This study investigates emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain, offering a case study of far-right support. It addresses prior research’s narrow focus on anger and fear, and its tendenc...
www.tandfonline.com
September 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
🚨My first published article together with @galais.bsky.social is out:
“Beyond fear and anger: the demobilizing role of sadness in far right voting in Spain”
In this article we address the emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain.
🧵What do we find?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
“Beyond fear and anger: the demobilizing role of sadness in far right voting in Spain”
In this article we address the emotional dynamics behind support for Vox in Spain.
🧵What do we find?
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Thrilled to take part in @psaepop.bsky.social #EPOP2025 from Thursday to Saturday in @universityofexeter.bsky.social
I will present my paper “Navigating Uncertainty: The Impact of Moving Out on Populist Attitudes”
I look forward to the debates, discussions and presentations.
See you there!
I will present my paper “Navigating Uncertainty: The Impact of Moving Out on Populist Attitudes”
I look forward to the debates, discussions and presentations.
See you there!
September 1, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Thrilled to take part in @psaepop.bsky.social #EPOP2025 from Thursday to Saturday in @universityofexeter.bsky.social
I will present my paper “Navigating Uncertainty: The Impact of Moving Out on Populist Attitudes”
I look forward to the debates, discussions and presentations.
See you there!
I will present my paper “Navigating Uncertainty: The Impact of Moving Out on Populist Attitudes”
I look forward to the debates, discussions and presentations.
See you there!
Sadly, my research stay at @uc3m.es comes to an end — I am very grateful to @ggalbacete.bsky.social for warmly hosting me, and to @lidiannz.bsky.social for welcoming me and making my stay so pleasant. Thanks as well to everyone for the friendly atmosphere and inspiring conversations.
See you soon!
See you soon!
July 22, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Sadly, my research stay at @uc3m.es comes to an end — I am very grateful to @ggalbacete.bsky.social for warmly hosting me, and to @lidiannz.bsky.social for welcoming me and making my stay so pleasant. Thanks as well to everyone for the friendly atmosphere and inspiring conversations.
See you soon!
See you soon!
Delighted to be part of this amazing group 💖✨
Long may WOPS live and thrive! ⚡️
Long may WOPS live and thrive! ⚡️
Yesterday, with some amazing colleagues from the Barcelona WOPS Writing Club (Women in PolSci) 🖤💻
#WOPS @bcaihuelas.bsky.social @inesbsomoano.bsky.social @ginaaniano.bsky.social @ruizhdezmaria.bsky.social @cpujol19.bsky.social @lidiannz.bsky.social #MonaGrotheer
#WOPS @bcaihuelas.bsky.social @inesbsomoano.bsky.social @ginaaniano.bsky.social @ruizhdezmaria.bsky.social @cpujol19.bsky.social @lidiannz.bsky.social #MonaGrotheer
July 16, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Delighted to be part of this amazing group 💖✨
Long may WOPS live and thrive! ⚡️
Long may WOPS live and thrive! ⚡️
My first #EPSA2025 in Madrid 🏠❤️🩹. Delighted to have presented my papers on childbearing and populist attitudes, and on moving out and populist attitudes as well as chairing the Housing Politics panel.Grateful to the discussants, comments and conversations. See you at @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast?
June 30, 2025 at 9:31 AM
My first #EPSA2025 in Madrid 🏠❤️🩹. Delighted to have presented my papers on childbearing and populist attitudes, and on moving out and populist attitudes as well as chairing the Housing Politics panel.Grateful to the discussants, comments and conversations. See you at @epssnet.bsky.social Belfast?
Tomorrow is the last day of #EPSA2025, and I know you might be tired…🫠 but don’t miss our Housing Politics panel 🏘️
I am chairing and presenting my paper “Navigating uncertainty: The impact of moving out on populist attitudes.”
🕐 13:10–14:50 | 📍 Room 1A.11
See you there!
@epsanet.bsky.social
I am chairing and presenting my paper “Navigating uncertainty: The impact of moving out on populist attitudes.”
🕐 13:10–14:50 | 📍 Room 1A.11
See you there!
@epsanet.bsky.social
June 27, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Tomorrow is the last day of #EPSA2025, and I know you might be tired…🫠 but don’t miss our Housing Politics panel 🏘️
I am chairing and presenting my paper “Navigating uncertainty: The impact of moving out on populist attitudes.”
🕐 13:10–14:50 | 📍 Room 1A.11
See you there!
@epsanet.bsky.social
I am chairing and presenting my paper “Navigating uncertainty: The impact of moving out on populist attitudes.”
🕐 13:10–14:50 | 📍 Room 1A.11
See you there!
@epsanet.bsky.social
First day of #EPSA2025! Loved the morning panels so far. Just a heads-up — I will be presenting this afternoon at 16:50 on The Construction of Anti-Gender Attitudes panel. Come by if you are interested in how childbearing affects populist attitudes considering gender.
June 26, 2025 at 12:25 PM
First day of #EPSA2025! Loved the morning panels so far. Just a heads-up — I will be presenting this afternoon at 16:50 on The Construction of Anti-Gender Attitudes panel. Come by if you are interested in how childbearing affects populist attitudes considering gender.
Excited to be presenting both of my thesis papers at #EPSA2025 in Madrid, aka home ♥️! On Thursday, I’ll talk about childbearing and populist attitudes, and on Saturday, I’ll be chairing the Housing Politics panel and presenting on moving out and populism. Hope to see you there!
@epsanet.bsky.social
@epsanet.bsky.social
June 23, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Excited to be presenting both of my thesis papers at #EPSA2025 in Madrid, aka home ♥️! On Thursday, I’ll talk about childbearing and populist attitudes, and on Saturday, I’ll be chairing the Housing Politics panel and presenting on moving out and populism. Hope to see you there!
@epsanet.bsky.social
@epsanet.bsky.social
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending my first @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions. It was an amazing experience.
Many thanks to @liranharsgor.bsky.social and Maria Grasso for organising, and to everyone in the Gender Gaps in Political Behaviour for the great feedback and engaging discussions.
Many thanks to @liranharsgor.bsky.social and Maria Grasso for organising, and to everyone in the Gender Gaps in Political Behaviour for the great feedback and engaging discussions.
May 28, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Last week, I had the pleasure of attending my first @ecpr.bsky.social Joint Sessions. It was an amazing experience.
Many thanks to @liranharsgor.bsky.social and Maria Grasso for organising, and to everyone in the Gender Gaps in Political Behaviour for the great feedback and engaging discussions.
Many thanks to @liranharsgor.bsky.social and Maria Grasso for organising, and to everyone in the Gender Gaps in Political Behaviour for the great feedback and engaging discussions.
Very delighted to present in my first @ecpr.bsky.social
Joint Sessions. #ecprjs25
Many thanks to everyone in Gender Gaps in Political Behaviour panel for all the great feedback on my paper “From Cradles to Care Homes: The Influence of Gendered Caregiving Life Transitions on Populist Attitudes”
Joint Sessions. #ecprjs25
Many thanks to everyone in Gender Gaps in Political Behaviour panel for all the great feedback on my paper “From Cradles to Care Homes: The Influence of Gendered Caregiving Life Transitions on Populist Attitudes”
May 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Very delighted to present in my first @ecpr.bsky.social
Joint Sessions. #ecprjs25
Many thanks to everyone in Gender Gaps in Political Behaviour panel for all the great feedback on my paper “From Cradles to Care Homes: The Influence of Gendered Caregiving Life Transitions on Populist Attitudes”
Joint Sessions. #ecprjs25
Many thanks to everyone in Gender Gaps in Political Behaviour panel for all the great feedback on my paper “From Cradles to Care Homes: The Influence of Gendered Caregiving Life Transitions on Populist Attitudes”
Super interesting work!! Looking forward to the next papers on this topic!
A Tinder Test of Democratic Norms💋
New paper in @thejop.bsky.social with @bertous.bsky.social
We rely on a visual conjoint experiment, cross-sectional data, & panel data to show that affective polarization drives the normalisation of the far right among the centre-right 🇬🇧🇪🇸
doi.org/10.1086/736698
New paper in @thejop.bsky.social with @bertous.bsky.social
We rely on a visual conjoint experiment, cross-sectional data, & panel data to show that affective polarization drives the normalisation of the far right among the centre-right 🇬🇧🇪🇸
doi.org/10.1086/736698
May 19, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Super interesting work!! Looking forward to the next papers on this topic!
Reposted by María Ruiz
Should democracies ban parties that threaten democracy?
In the DEMOTRADEOFF project survey we asked people in 15 countries about this.
A short 🧵 with some results
Citizens are deeply divided about this issue
Support for bans is highest in 🇮🇱 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 🇳🇱 🇵🇹 🇨🇭 🇩🇪
www.dw.com/en/germany-i...
In the DEMOTRADEOFF project survey we asked people in 15 countries about this.
A short 🧵 with some results
Citizens are deeply divided about this issue
Support for bans is highest in 🇮🇱 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 🇳🇱 🇵🇹 🇨🇭 🇩🇪
www.dw.com/en/germany-i...
May 2, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Should democracies ban parties that threaten democracy?
In the DEMOTRADEOFF project survey we asked people in 15 countries about this.
A short 🧵 with some results
Citizens are deeply divided about this issue
Support for bans is highest in 🇮🇱 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 🇳🇱 🇵🇹 🇨🇭 🇩🇪
www.dw.com/en/germany-i...
In the DEMOTRADEOFF project survey we asked people in 15 countries about this.
A short 🧵 with some results
Citizens are deeply divided about this issue
Support for bans is highest in 🇮🇱 🇮🇹 🇪🇸 🇳🇱 🇵🇹 🇨🇭 🇩🇪
www.dw.com/en/germany-i...