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Toni Rodon
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Politòleg. Associate Professor. Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Research Fellow LSE.
GPT-4 outputs on Catalan independence avoid negative or vitriolic language. Catalan and Spanish texts emphasise the right of Catalans to decide their future through a democratic referendum. Spanish GPT mentions Madrid's prerogative about 17% of the time www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
Is ChatGPT conservative or liberal? A novel approach to assess ideological stances and biases in generative LLMs | Political Science Research and Methods | Cambridge Core
Is ChatGPT conservative or liberal? A novel approach to assess ideological stances and biases in generative LLMs
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December 9, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Partisan voters can reward candidates who stick to the party line even on unpopular issues. Under uncertainty, voters infer that ideologically rigid candidates are also more likely to back the party's other, more popular positions academic.oup.com/sf/advance-a...
Why moderate voters choose extreme candidates: voter uncertainty as a driver of elite polarization
Abstract. Representative democracy depends on elected officials reflecting voters’ policy preferences. Yet, US elected officials are more ideologically ext
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December 8, 2025 at 7:23 AM
El meu article mensual a l’ @ara.cat

Espanya, el país on el sistema electoral més beneficia la dreta www.ara.cat/129_553496
Espanya, el país on el sistema electoral més beneficia la dreta
No apareix de forma explícita en la Constitució espanyola del 1978, però el marc electoral establert per reial decret el 1977 i consolidat per la llei orgànica del règim electoral general (LOREG) ha m...
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December 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
“Un dels avenços més rellevants és el de Ciències Polítiques de la UPF, que passa a la 42a posició mundial, fet que la converteix en una de les àrees de la Universitat amb millor evolució aquest any” @upf.edu @politiquesupf.bsky.social www.upf.edu/web/focus/w/...
La UPF se situa al capdavant en Ciències Polítiques dins el rànquing de Shanghai 2025 per disciplines
Ciències Polítiques, que puja fins a la 42a posició mundial; Economia, situada en el lloc 47, i Comunicació, en la franja 51-75, es troben dins el top 100 d’aquest prestigiós llistat internacional en ...
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November 25, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Good morning from Berlin.

Starting the final workshop of the COVIDEU project, a wonderful close to an inspiring journey. Grateful to have collaborated with such brilliant colleagues @heikekluever.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social (1/2)
November 21, 2025 at 9:51 AM
New JCPOP date👇
🗓️ New JCPOP date: 10 December 2025 (IBEI/UPF)

If it doesn’t rain too much, the next Catalonia Political Behaviour and Public Opinion Workshop will take place on the 10th.

▶️ You can already mark it in your calendar! @ibei.org @politiquesupf.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 2:59 PM
People value free and fair elections, and prefer living in a country with free and fair elections but with less desirable outcomes (e.g. low levels of wealth) to living in a country without free and fair elections but with better outcomes journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/00104140251392539
Are People Willing to Trade Away Democracy for Desirable Outcomes? Experimental Evidence From Six Countries - Jonathan A. Chu, Scott Williamson, Eddy S. F. Yeung, 2025
To what extent do people prioritize living in a democracy over other indicators of good governance or personal well-being? This question has become contested as...
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November 17, 2025 at 7:03 AM
Parents exhibiting greater ideological constraint are more successful at passing along their political views to their children than are less ideologically constrained parents link.springer.com/article/10.1...
On Ideological Consistency and the Intergenerational Transmission of Political Attitudes - Political Behavior
Over the past 50 years there have been significant changes in the political environment that may have affected parents’ ability to socialize their children into similar political attitudes and beliefs...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Residential moves temporarily reduce people's participation in local politics and local civic initiatives. It disrupts local attachments, relevant local knowledge, and local social networks. Yet, it leaves national engagement unchanged journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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November 11, 2025 at 8:03 AM
University students who exercised more were less likely to drop out or fail exams. Exercise fostered healthier lifestyles and greater self-control, ultimately improving academic performance www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10....
Exercise Improves Academic Performance | Journal of Political Economy
In a randomized controlled trial, we test whether removal of a barrier to exercise can improve academic performance. We find strong support for this hypothesis: University students who were provided w...
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November 10, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Avui a La Setmana Tràgica de Catalunya Ràdio hem parlat de la postveritat (és a dir, de mentides).

El 20% dels catalans creuen que els governs amaguen contactes amb extraterrestres www.3cat.cat/3cat/el-20-d...
El suplement - "El 20% dels catalans creuen que els governs amaguen contactes amb extraterrestres" - 3Cat
Amb en Jon Sindreu i en Toni Rodon analitzem les teories de la conspiració en què més creuen els catalans arran de l'enquesta del Centre d'Estudis d'Opinió sobre postveritat.
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November 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Looking forward to this in just two weeks in Berlin!
More and more young people are turning to the far right. Why and what can we do about it?

Join our #COVIDEU Workshop on Nov 21 (2–5 PM) to discuss causes and counter-strategies.

🚀 Hosted by @humboldt-govlab.bsky.social
💡 Funded by @volkswagenstiftung.de
👉 Register: tinyurl.com/bdenyfnw
November 7, 2025 at 8:47 AM
😭Due to heavy rain and the suspension of all academic activities at @upf.edu , today's #JCPOP is cancelled.

We will announce the new date as soon as possible. Stay tuned at banps.cat
November 6, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Reposted by Toni Rodon
⚠️ Due to heavy rain warnings, @upf.edu has suspended all academic activity until 1:00 pm tomorrow.

👉 Morning #JCPOP sessions are cancelled until 1 pm. More information about afternoon activities, if they are possible, will be shared tomorrow morning. Thank you for your understanding!
November 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
📢 This is tomorrow!

The 8th Conference on Behaviour and Public Opinion in Catalonia will take place at @ibei.org & @politiquesupf.bsky.social

Looking forward to a great day of discussions on great papers. See you there! 👥 @bcnpolisci.bsky.social

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November 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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👋Welcome to the Barcelona Network of Political Science.

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November 5, 2025 at 12:04 PM
The mobilising effect of grievances outweighs the demobilising effect of scarce resources, and contradicts widespread assumptions about the limited electoral benefits of representing precarious workers www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Precarity and political protest
How does precarity in the labour market affect political engagement? Considering the negative impact of unemployment and atypical employment on turnout, existing research suggests that precarity de...
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November 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Avui hem presentat l’enquesta ICIP 2025, que hem coordinat amb en @rogertugas.bsky.social Gràcies a l’ICIP per tot, també per acceptar les nostres idees metodològiques. Hi ha molta teca i ho teniu tot a l’enllaç!👇🏻
L'informe complet de l'Enquesta ICIP 2025 està disponible en un especial web interactiu que permet consultar les dades a partir de múltiples encreuaments ➡️ icip.cat/ca/dialeg-so...

L'anàlisi de resultats ha anat a càrrec dels investigadors
@tonirodon.bsky.social i @rogertugas.bsky.social
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Avui a La Setmana Tràgica del #SuplementCatRàdio ens ha acompanyat Juliana Canet i hem parlat de l'èxit (i del fracàs) de les joves promeses del món del futbol www.3cat.cat/3cat/juliana...
El suplement - Juliana Canet: "Cada parella que ha tingut Nicki Nicole ha estat més famosa que l'anterior" - 3Cat
Aquest diumenge Juliana Canet s'ha unit a "La setmana tràgica" de Jon Sindreu i Toni Rodon per analitzar la ruptura mediàtica entre Lamine Yamal i Nicki Nicole. El debat també ha girat al voltant de c...
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November 2, 2025 at 7:35 PM
En l’article de l’ @ara.cat d’avui hi parlo d’algunes troballes que hem fet en el projecte Attclimate, desenvolupat en els últims anys amb @mguinjoan.bsky.social

“I tot això, qui ho paga?” Per què costa tant fer polítiques climàtiques www.ara.cat/1_549e7b
“I tot això, qui ho paga?” Per què costa tant fer polítiques climàtiques
Els costos i beneficis es perceben de forma diferencial en funció de la ideologia i la simpatia partidista de les persones
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November 1, 2025 at 2:59 PM
While both male and female candidates who openly express their desire to run are viewed favourably by voters, only male candidates who are perceived as more popular among the public www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Emphasizing or downplaying political ambitions: Exploring the role of candidate gender in shaping voter perceptions
Do male and female candidates benefit equally from disclosing their political ambition during electoral campaigns? While candidates for elective offic…
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October 30, 2025 at 7:53 AM
International endorsements affect public opinion toward secession, in both the separatist region and the parent state, and even in a context where attitudes are more likely to have hardened due to ongoing political conflict journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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October 29, 2025 at 8:20 AM