Guillem Rico
@gricoc.bsky.social
political scientist at UAB | gricoc.github.io
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Which can of deliberative Minipublics are preferred by political representatives? My colleagues show that they care more about of sits on the table than about being or not binding www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
@rodrigoramis.bsky.social
@rodrigoramis.bsky.social
Which mini-publics do they favour? A European experiment on Politicians’ attitudes towards mini-publics’ design | European Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
Which mini-publics do they favour? A European experiment on Politicians’ attitudes towards mini-publics’ design
www.cambridge.org
November 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Which can of deliberative Minipublics are preferred by political representatives? My colleagues show that they care more about of sits on the table than about being or not binding www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
@rodrigoramis.bsky.social
@rodrigoramis.bsky.social
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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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rdcu.be/eIkms
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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The gender gap in radical right support isn’t about women versus men, it’s about sexism. Do not miss this great piece of @evaanduiza.bsky.social @gricoc.bsky.social. The insights go well beyond Spain.
We have a new paper out with @gricoc.bsky.social in @jwpp.bsky.social (this time I swear I am going to post the right link): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sexism and the Gender Gap in Support for the Radical Right
Using survey data from Spain we show that the gender gap in the probability of voting for the radical-right party Vox is mainly due to men having higher levels of modern sexism than women. We find ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 25, 2025 at 12:45 PM
The gender gap in radical right support isn’t about women versus men, it’s about sexism. Do not miss this great piece of @evaanduiza.bsky.social @gricoc.bsky.social. The insights go well beyond Spain.
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Interesting new study showing that sexism, rather than gender per se, explains gender differences in voting for the radical right in Spain.*
(* although gender, again, is correlated with sexism)
(* although gender, again, is correlated with sexism)
We have a new paper out with @gricoc.bsky.social in @jwpp.bsky.social (this time I swear I am going to post the right link): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sexism and the Gender Gap in Support for the Radical Right
Using survey data from Spain we show that the gender gap in the probability of voting for the radical-right party Vox is mainly due to men having higher levels of modern sexism than women. We find ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 24, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Interesting new study showing that sexism, rather than gender per se, explains gender differences in voting for the radical right in Spain.*
(* although gender, again, is correlated with sexism)
(* although gender, again, is correlated with sexism)
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📢New publication alert: "Sexism and the Gender Gap in Support for the Radical Right" by @evaanduiza.bsky.social and @gricoc.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
September 25, 2025 at 9:16 AM
📢New publication alert: "Sexism and the Gender Gap in Support for the Radical Right" by @evaanduiza.bsky.social and @gricoc.bsky.social
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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We have a new paper out with @gricoc.bsky.social in @jwpp.bsky.social (this time I swear I am going to post the right link): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Sexism and the Gender Gap in Support for the Radical Right
Using survey data from Spain we show that the gender gap in the probability of voting for the radical-right party Vox is mainly due to men having higher levels of modern sexism than women. We find ...
www.tandfonline.com
September 24, 2025 at 5:14 PM
We have a new paper out with @gricoc.bsky.social in @jwpp.bsky.social (this time I swear I am going to post the right link): www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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🧲 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
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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
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New OA paper🧵 @buzogany.bsky.social
and I just published a paper titled 'Democratic Backsliding in the Shadow of Crises: How Pandemics, War, and Democratic Regression Impact Attitudes towards Democracy in Georgia' Check it out in Contemporary Politics.
doi.org/10.1080/1356...
and I just published a paper titled 'Democratic Backsliding in the Shadow of Crises: How Pandemics, War, and Democratic Regression Impact Attitudes towards Democracy in Georgia' Check it out in Contemporary Politics.
doi.org/10.1080/1356...
Democratic backsliding in the shadow of crises. How pandemics, war and democratic regression impact attitudes towards democracy in Georgia
This study explores the impact of crises on democratic support in Georgia by analyzing how external and domestic challenges – including the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and internal democ...
doi.org
September 1, 2025 at 8:28 AM
New OA paper🧵 @buzogany.bsky.social
and I just published a paper titled 'Democratic Backsliding in the Shadow of Crises: How Pandemics, War, and Democratic Regression Impact Attitudes towards Democracy in Georgia' Check it out in Contemporary Politics.
doi.org/10.1080/1356...
and I just published a paper titled 'Democratic Backsliding in the Shadow of Crises: How Pandemics, War, and Democratic Regression Impact Attitudes towards Democracy in Georgia' Check it out in Contemporary Politics.
doi.org/10.1080/1356...
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🚨New article🔥
Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes, at @electoralstudies.bsky.social with @sofiabrei.bsky.social @griambau.bsky.social @arodilla.bsky.social
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @upf.edu @politiquesupf.bsky.social (1/n)
Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes, at @electoralstudies.bsky.social with @sofiabrei.bsky.social @griambau.bsky.social @arodilla.bsky.social
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @upf.edu @politiquesupf.bsky.social (1/n)
Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes
The resurgence of the rural–urban divide as a factor shaping political attitudes has gained increasing attention in both public and academic discourse…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 7, 2025 at 8:36 AM
🚨New article🔥
Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes, at @electoralstudies.bsky.social with @sofiabrei.bsky.social @griambau.bsky.social @arodilla.bsky.social
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @upf.edu @politiquesupf.bsky.social (1/n)
Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes, at @electoralstudies.bsky.social with @sofiabrei.bsky.social @griambau.bsky.social @arodilla.bsky.social
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... @upf.edu @politiquesupf.bsky.social (1/n)
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📢 Publication alert:
Our paper "Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes" - with @tonirodon.bsky.social, @griambau.bsky.social, and Andreu Rodilla - is now out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social.
Our paper "Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes" - with @tonirodon.bsky.social, @griambau.bsky.social, and Andreu Rodilla - is now out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social.
July 5, 2025 at 10:20 AM
📢 Publication alert:
Our paper "Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes" - with @tonirodon.bsky.social, @griambau.bsky.social, and Andreu Rodilla - is now out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social.
Our paper "Unpacking the rural–urban divide: Identities and stereotypes" - with @tonirodon.bsky.social, @griambau.bsky.social, and Andreu Rodilla - is now out in @electoralstudies.bsky.social.
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3. And a clear (descriptive) underrepresentation of rural areas
July 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
3. And a clear (descriptive) underrepresentation of rural areas
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2. Some variation across party families
July 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
2. Some variation across party families
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We find:
1. A wide variation in the rural and urban backgrounds of members of parliament.
1. A wide variation in the rural and urban backgrounds of members of parliament.
July 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
We find:
1. A wide variation in the rural and urban backgrounds of members of parliament.
1. A wide variation in the rural and urban backgrounds of members of parliament.
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New paper @electoralstudies.bsky.social
With @gricoc.bsky.social and @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social we study the presence of legislators with urban and rural backgrounds in national parliaments
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With @gricoc.bsky.social and @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social we study the presence of legislators with urban and rural backgrounds in national parliaments
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Rural representation in Europe: The presence of place in national parliaments
Recent research shows a growing rural-urban divide in political attitudes and behavior, which has given currency to expressions like “places that don'…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 2, 2025 at 7:59 AM
New paper @electoralstudies.bsky.social
With @gricoc.bsky.social and @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social we study the presence of legislators with urban and rural backgrounds in national parliaments
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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With @gricoc.bsky.social and @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social we study the presence of legislators with urban and rural backgrounds in national parliaments
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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📢 New publication alert: "Rural representation in Europe: The presence of place in national parliaments" by @gricoc.bsky.social, @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social and @ehernandez.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Rural representation in Europe: The presence of place in national parliaments
Recent research shows a growing rural-urban divide in political attitudes and behavior, which has given currency to expressions like “places that don'…
www.sciencedirect.com
July 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
📢 New publication alert: "Rural representation in Europe: The presence of place in national parliaments" by @gricoc.bsky.social, @rgarciadelhorno.bsky.social and @ehernandez.bsky.social
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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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...
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Can rural and urban #consciousness be measured in #Europe? New publication in @electoralstudies.bsky.social from our project on the Rural-Urban Divide in Europe #RUDE
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Measuring rural and urban consciousness in Europe
A rural consciousness, encompassing a rural identity and resentments directed at urban areas and the political elite, has emerged as a key explanation…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 10, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Can rural and urban #consciousness be measured in #Europe? New publication in @electoralstudies.bsky.social from our project on the Rural-Urban Divide in Europe #RUDE
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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Hoy seguimos con el tema de moda.
¿Están los ciudadanos realmente comprometidos con la democracia?
Sergi Ferrer y sus coautores examinan qué dimensiones de la democracia son las que realmente nos importan.
www.eldiario.es/piedrasdepap...
¿Están los ciudadanos realmente comprometidos con la democracia?
Sergi Ferrer y sus coautores examinan qué dimensiones de la democracia son las que realmente nos importan.
www.eldiario.es/piedrasdepap...
¿Están los ciudadanos realmente comprometidos con la democracia?
Los ciudadanos otorgan un valor mucho mayor a las elecciones libres que a otros principios liberales fundamentales, como la libertad de expresión y de manifestación o el control del gobierno por parte...
www.eldiario.es
February 13, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Hoy seguimos con el tema de moda.
¿Están los ciudadanos realmente comprometidos con la democracia?
Sergi Ferrer y sus coautores examinan qué dimensiones de la democracia son las que realmente nos importan.
www.eldiario.es/piedrasdepap...
¿Están los ciudadanos realmente comprometidos con la democracia?
Sergi Ferrer y sus coautores examinan qué dimensiones de la democracia son las que realmente nos importan.
www.eldiario.es/piedrasdepap...
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🚨 RA Job alert! 🚨
I'm looking for a part-time RA (6 months) to join my project on gender-based violence at UAB. 📊 The RA will develop a unique dataset on GBV indicators in Spain💡
🌍 Remote-friendly
💰 Competitive salary
➡️Full details about the position can be found here: www.leirerincon.com/project
I'm looking for a part-time RA (6 months) to join my project on gender-based violence at UAB. 📊 The RA will develop a unique dataset on GBV indicators in Spain💡
🌍 Remote-friendly
💰 Competitive salary
➡️Full details about the position can be found here: www.leirerincon.com/project
January 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
🚨 RA Job alert! 🚨
I'm looking for a part-time RA (6 months) to join my project on gender-based violence at UAB. 📊 The RA will develop a unique dataset on GBV indicators in Spain💡
🌍 Remote-friendly
💰 Competitive salary
➡️Full details about the position can be found here: www.leirerincon.com/project
I'm looking for a part-time RA (6 months) to join my project on gender-based violence at UAB. 📊 The RA will develop a unique dataset on GBV indicators in Spain💡
🌍 Remote-friendly
💰 Competitive salary
➡️Full details about the position can be found here: www.leirerincon.com/project
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We are now on Bluesky. Follow us here for information about our research, seminars and updates. We look forward to sharing insights and engaging with the community here too!
January 30, 2025 at 2:54 PM
We are now on Bluesky. Follow us here for information about our research, seminars and updates. We look forward to sharing insights and engaging with the community here too!
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🔮 FutureOfPopulism No.86
In a blog based on @ajpseditor.bsky.social research, Eva Anduiza & @gricoc.bsky.social argue that the rise of the Spanish radical populist right is partly due to sexist attitudinal backlash, but seems to be related more to heightened feminist mobilisation
bit.ly/4d8Y3Kr
In a blog based on @ajpseditor.bsky.social research, Eva Anduiza & @gricoc.bsky.social argue that the rise of the Spanish radical populist right is partly due to sexist attitudinal backlash, but seems to be related more to heightened feminist mobilisation
bit.ly/4d8Y3Kr
🔮 Feminist mobilisation, sexism, and radical-right support in Spain
Eva Anduiza and Guillem Rico argue that sexist attitudinal backlash is partially responsible for the rise of the Spanish radical populist right. The electoral consequences of changes in sexist attitud...
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July 18, 2024 at 8:42 AM
🔮 FutureOfPopulism No.86
In a blog based on @ajpseditor.bsky.social research, Eva Anduiza & @gricoc.bsky.social argue that the rise of the Spanish radical populist right is partly due to sexist attitudinal backlash, but seems to be related more to heightened feminist mobilisation
bit.ly/4d8Y3Kr
In a blog based on @ajpseditor.bsky.social research, Eva Anduiza & @gricoc.bsky.social argue that the rise of the Spanish radical populist right is partly due to sexist attitudinal backlash, but seems to be related more to heightened feminist mobilisation
bit.ly/4d8Y3Kr
Reposted by Guillem Rico
🚜The rural-urban cleavage in the XXI century 🏙️
🔴As part of our research project, we are hosting this workshop on 25-26 April at UPF.
▶️ The line-up of speakers and papers is great. If you are around, do not miss it! sites.google.com/view/rural-u...
🔴As part of our research project, we are hosting this workshop on 25-26 April at UPF.
▶️ The line-up of speakers and papers is great. If you are around, do not miss it! sites.google.com/view/rural-u...
April 8, 2024 at 9:34 AM
🚜The rural-urban cleavage in the XXI century 🏙️
🔴As part of our research project, we are hosting this workshop on 25-26 April at UPF.
▶️ The line-up of speakers and papers is great. If you are around, do not miss it! sites.google.com/view/rural-u...
🔴As part of our research project, we are hosting this workshop on 25-26 April at UPF.
▶️ The line-up of speakers and papers is great. If you are around, do not miss it! sites.google.com/view/rural-u...
📢 New paper
How do populist and anti-immigrant attitudes relate to feelings of fear and anger about perceived threats facing the country?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
How do populist and anti-immigrant attitudes relate to feelings of fear and anger about perceived threats facing the country?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Ideological Identification, Type of Threat, and Differences in How Anger and Fear Relate to Anti-Immigrant and Populist Attitudes - Guillem Rico, 2024
Following calls for a clear analytical distinction between populism and the specific ideological projects to which it is attached, the present article examines ...
journals.sagepub.com
April 5, 2024 at 4:07 PM
📢 New paper
How do populist and anti-immigrant attitudes relate to feelings of fear and anger about perceived threats facing the country?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
How do populist and anti-immigrant attitudes relate to feelings of fear and anger about perceived threats facing the country?
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Are you interested in democratic backsliding?
With @honoratam.bsky.social and Joep van Lit we are organizing a workshop on "Early Signs of Democratic Recession in Established and Backsliding Democracies"
Join us at the @ecpr.bsky.social joint sessions
polisky
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
With @honoratam.bsky.social and Joep van Lit we are organizing a workshop on "Early Signs of Democratic Recession in Established and Backsliding Democracies"
Join us at the @ecpr.bsky.social joint sessions
polisky
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
November 7, 2023 at 7:21 PM
Are you interested in democratic backsliding?
With @honoratam.bsky.social and Joep van Lit we are organizing a workshop on "Early Signs of Democratic Recession in Established and Backsliding Democracies"
Join us at the @ecpr.bsky.social joint sessions
polisky
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...
With @honoratam.bsky.social and Joep van Lit we are organizing a workshop on "Early Signs of Democratic Recession in Established and Backsliding Democracies"
Join us at the @ecpr.bsky.social joint sessions
polisky
ecpr.eu/Events/Event...