Josep M. Comellas
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Josep M. Comellas
@pepcomellas.bsky.social
Politòleg. Public opinion, political behavior, polarization. Postdoc at @dec-gr.bsky.social @uab.cat

https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7-ZIUKIAAAAJ&hl=es&authuser=2
Subsequently, the irruption of the RRP triggered a double defensive reaction among non-RRP supporters: a) the rapid development of strong antagonism towards radical right voters, and b) a de-escalation of mutual animosity between left-wing and moderate right voters.
May 28, 2025 at 10:08 AM
The results show that, initially, moderate right partisans who exhibited relatively high levels of animosity towards left-wing party voters were more likely to shift their support to the emerging RRP, even when accounting for their positions on key policy issues.
May 28, 2025 at 10:05 AM
We support this argument with evidence from a four-wave Spanish panel dataset (E-Dem), which captures the emergence of the radical right party VOX between October 2018 and May 2019.
May 28, 2025 at 9:59 AM
🚨 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