Mariano Torcal
marianotorcal.bsky.social
Mariano Torcal
@marianotorcal.bsky.social
Professor in Political Science
Director of the Research and Expertise Centre in Survey Methodology
Director of the RECSM summer and winter School in Methods
Co-editor de RLOP
Excelente la reflexión de mis apreciados colegas, Sanxhez Cuenca y Robert Fishman.
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La Transición en la centrifugadora
Frente a quienes quieren conservarla como una pieza de museo y aquellos que la culpan de ser el origen de todos los males presentes, se puede optar por respetar su espíritu, no su literalidad, y así m...
elpais.com
November 17, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Reposted by Mariano Torcal
¿Por qué nos provocan tanto disgusto aquellos que no piensan como nosotros?: 'De votantes a hooligans. La polarización política en España', de Mariano Torcal @marianotorcal.bsky.social. Prólogo de Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca. buff.ly/Mxnjelw
August 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Interesante y provocador, como siempre con este excente académico y pensador.
OPINIÓN | Vivan jueces y juezas, por Alberto Penadés www.eldiario.es/132_bfe742?u...
Vivan jueces y juezas
Así como tenemos representantes tenemos tribunales, no nos queda más remedio que delegar. No hay delegación perfecta, las instituciones se perfeccionan por aprendizaje. Pero los resultados son los res...
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September 9, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Excelente reflexión de Andrea Rizzi hoy en El Pais.
La gran hipnosis llega a España elpais.com/espana/2025-...
La gran hipnosis llega a España
El mecanismo que adormece el discernimiento y convence a las clases populares de que la ultraderecha es su mejor defensa galopa en gran parte de Occidente
elpais.com
August 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Ya se ha publicado el Handbook of Affective Polarization doi.org/10.4337/9781...
Es totalmente abierta y gratis para consultar y descargarla.
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July 23, 2025 at 1:03 PM
It is OUT the last (printed) version of Handbook of Affective Polarization doi.org/10.4337/9781...
It is open Access!!!
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July 23, 2025 at 1:02 PM
This is attemp to understand the dynamics of affective polarization with the emergence of a RRP: A "Longitudinal Study on the Dynamic Relationship Between Affective Polarization and Radical Right’s Emergence..." Josep Maria Comellas, Mariano Torcal, 2025
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June 29, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Reposted by Mariano Torcal
🚨 New article out at @polstudies.bsky.social!

"A Longitudinal Study on the Dynamic Relationship Between Affective Polarization and Radical Right's Emergence: The Case of VOX in Spain", co-authored with @marianotorcal.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1177/0032...
May 28, 2025 at 9:46 AM
An interesting article. To take into consideration to defend our democracies.
Asymmetric Mass Mobilization and the Vincibility of Democracy in Hungary - Laura Jakli, Béla Greskovits, Jason Wittenberg, 2025 journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
Asymmetric Mass Mobilization and the Vincibility of Democracy in Hungary - Laura Jakli, Béla Greskovits, Jason Wittenberg, 2025
Using an original dataset of partisan protest events in Hungary (n = 4836) spanning 1989 to 2011, we argue that left-liberal parties’ neglect in cultivating civ...
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April 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Hola a todos, Tengo el honor de compartir este capítulo que he escrito con @Atrechsel "The Evaluation of Democratic Performance from a Comparative longitudinal Perspective". Es parte del excelente libro editado por M. Ferrin y H. Kriesi en Oxford University Press.
April 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Dear all, I have the honor to share the chapter I wrote with @Atrechsel "The Evaluation of Democratic Performance from a Comparative longitudinal Perspective". It is part of the book just edited by M. Ferrin and H. Kriesi in OUP
April 3, 2025 at 5:06 PM
HOY!!!! PUEDE SER INTERESANTE.
March 17, 2025 at 6:55 AM
Great meeting on Polítical trust organized by Van der Meer in Amsterdam. Great papers, great scholars, great discussions. Happy to be part of it
March 13, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Un próximo evento público sobre polarizacion de posible interés:
March 10, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Essential article in RLOP: (revistas.usal.es/cuatro/index...), based on surveys about the lives of women migrating to the U.S., providing key insights into the diverse nature of Central American migration and the need for a more nuanced policy approach to address the issue.
On the Front Line of Violence: A Survey-Based Portrait of Women Seeking to Emigrate from Northern Central America | Revista Latinoamericana de Opinión Pública
revistas.usal.es
March 7, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Excente reflexión informada y documentada sobre el problema de la bajísima natalidad. OPINIÓN | La crianza (o como no tener tiempo para nada), por Héctor Cebolla www.eldiario.es/132_b866bc?u...
La crianza (o como no tener tiempo para nada)
El INE está preparando una nueva Encuesta de Uso del Tiempo. La última, increíble, es de 2010 y, por lo tanto, sus conclusiones podrían infraestimar el esfuerzo presente que hacen los padres hoy en dí...
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March 1, 2025 at 7:16 AM
Excelente reflexión de Víctor Lapuente sobre corrupcion.
Los 46 del mundo www.eldiario.es/132_b82560?u...
Los 46 del mundo
España empeora de nuevo en el listado mundial que elabora Transparencia Internacional sobre percepciones de la corrupción. Nos situamos junto a Chipre y República Checa en Europa, debajo de la mayoría...
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February 20, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Nuevo libro esencial en los actuales tiempos por Ferrin y Kriesi in OUP: global.oup.com/academic/pro...
Tengo el honor de ser coautor en el capítulo 8:
https://global.oup.com/academic/product/how-europeans-view-and-evaluate-democracy-revisited-9780198883319?q=9780198883319&cc=in&lang=en…
February 17, 2025 at 10:39 AM
New and timely book out by Ferrin and Kriesi in OUP: global.oup.com/academic/pro...

I am the author of chapter 8:
February 17, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I have the pleasure to share my last worked published in Political Behavior: rdcu.be/d9FPf
Challenging by Cueing? An Investigation of Party and Leader Cueing Effects Across Mainstream and Challenger Party Voters
rdcu.be
February 13, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Against far-right populism, simply calling them "fascists" is not enough. We must consider that:

The effect of their leadership depends more on their lack of credibility when it comes to governing.
🔗 doi.org/10.1007/s111...

Their failures to deliver punish them more.
🔗 doi.org/10.1017/lar....
Challenging by Cueing? An Investigation of Party and Leader Cueing Effects Across Mainstream and Challenger Party Voters - Political Behavior
The emergence of new challenger parties calls for a reassessment of the party-model of opinion formation by examining different sources of cues across types of voters and the conditions that make cuei...
doi.org
February 13, 2025 at 4:56 AM
Contra el populismo de extrema derecha no basta con llamarlos "fascistas" hay que pensar que:
1. El efecto de su líderazgo depende más de su falta de credibilidad a la hora de gobernar
doi.org/10.1007/s111...
2. Sus incumplimientos les castiga más doi.org/10.1017/lar....
Challenging by Cueing? An Investigation of Party and Leader Cueing Effects Across Mainstream and Challenger Party Voters - Political Behavior
The emergence of new challenger parties calls for a reassessment of the party-model of opinion formation by examining different sources of cues across types of voters and the conditions that make cuei...
doi.org
February 13, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Reposted by Mariano Torcal
We're pleased to announce a new course within the Summer Methods School 2024 program, 'The ABCs of Regression Discontinuity Designs and Instrumental Variables,' taught by Mar C. Espadafor, postdoctoral researcher at UNED and INVEST fellow at the University of Turku.
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December 19, 2023 at 12:59 PM