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Pedro Manuel Bellón
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Sociologist and PolSci | PhD Candidate IGOP-UAB | Work and Family
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
October 30, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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📢 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...
e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya
e-TAULER - Consorci Administració Oberta de Catalunya
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October 1, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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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
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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.

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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...
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September 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
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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
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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
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🚨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 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...
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September 2, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Excited to be in Milan for the #ESPAnet conference! Lots of inspiring conversations and fresh ideas on social policy 😊
August 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Some good news: my second thesis article is out in Journal of Social Policy! 🎉 @socialpolicyuk.bsky.social

I explore how Spain adopted a minimum income scheme in 2020 - despite polarized politics. The twist? (Left) parties, unions, and territorial politics matter.

It's open access:
The politics of minimum income reform in Spain: explaining unexpected and consensual path departure | Journal of Social Policy | Cambridge Core
The politics of minimum income reform in Spain: explaining unexpected and consensual path departure
www.cambridge.org
April 10, 2025 at 10:36 AM
Last day at the 10th International Conference of Community, Work and Family where I had the opportunity of presenting two ongoing papers. Many thanks for this thrilling experience and congratulations to the organizing committee for the event.
March 28, 2025 at 6:52 AM
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📢Next Friday 28th I will present my paper on how life transitions associated with caregiving and gender roles influence populist attitudes.

Registration here: uiowa.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
March 20, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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📢 New paper by @galais.bsky.social
& me on Affective Polarization (AP)! Analyzing short-term changes in AP with panel data, we show that Spain’s COVID-19 de-escalation policies lowered AP, with effects mediated by perceptions of elite ideological divides. academic.oup.com/ijpor/articl...
Affective Polarization in the Face of Crisis: The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic and De-Escalation Policies in Spain
Abstract. Prior research on affective polarization (AP) has often overlooked short-term variations due to external shocks and crises, which have significan
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March 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
📢Difusión pls!

🧑‍🎓Investigación UAB

Si eres padre (♂️) de niños menores de 5 años, queremos conocer tu experiencia sobre conciliación laboral y familiar.

🗓️ 1 hora | 🌐 Virtual | 🤝 Voluntario
💬 Grupos de discusión
👉 Inscríbete: forms.office.com/e/gNUEF0aFRC

¡Gracias! 🙌
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March 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
A few weeks ago I wrote some somewhat intuitive but somewhat random hypotheses. Now I have the results and they follow my predictions to the letter.
Wizard or sociologist? 😅🔮
March 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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🚨 New article alert! 🚨

Thrilled to share our latest open-access article in Politics & Gender: “Beyond Likes: The Role of Influencers in Promoting Views about Feminism and Anti-Feminism in Spain”, w/ @martafraile.bsky.social and @pzuluaga.bsky.social . 📢

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Beyond Likes: The Role of Influencers in Promoting Views about Feminism and Anti-feminism in Spain | Politics & Gender | Cambridge Core
Beyond Likes: The Role of Influencers in Promoting Views about Feminism and Anti-feminism in Spain
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March 4, 2025 at 9:59 AM

Excited to have arrived at KU Leuven for my research visit with the Centre for Sociological Research, ReSPOND group! Looking forward to engaging in meaningful discussions and collaborations.
February 25, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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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
January 31, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Hey there! Bluesky account for academic stuff 👨‍💻📑🤓
January 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM