📝Last week we held a workshop to reflect on the future of our research group and discuss strategic priorities. It was a great opportunity to share ideas, think together, and explore the direction we want to take in the coming years. Thanks to everyone for the enthusiasm and participation.

🚨 The Call for Papers for the VIII BANPS–JCPOP Annual Meeting is now open! 📝 Submit your proposal by 3 July 2026. 📅 Join us on 19 November 2026 at the UOC. 👇

Barcelona Network of Political Science (BANPS)@bcnpolisci.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🎉🎉 8th BANPS-JCPOP ANNUAL MEETING 2026! 🎉🎉 🚨CALL FOR PAPERS! Submit your abstract 👉 tuit.cat/690ps 🏁You have time until 3 July, 2026 📅 19 November, 2026 📍UOC More information on our website 👉 www.banps.cat/jcpop

Grateful to have presented part of my PhD research at #EPSS2026 in Belfast, exploring how distance to polling stations and convenience voting shape the Disability Turnout Gap. A fantastic first experience at a major international conference. Thanks to everyone that made this possible!

Together with @damjantomic.bsky.social, we are organising a new edition of this wonderful workshop at UAB. Register by June 14 and join us!

Barcelona Network of Political Science (BANPS)@bcnpolisci.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📢 XIV Barcelona PhD Workshop on Empirical PoliSci 🎉 Save the date for a day of discussion in political science by PhD researchers! Registration 👉 tuit.cat/4wFkI More info 👉 tuit.cat/25omg 📅 3 July 📍UAB @politiquesuab.bsky.social @politiquesupf.bsky.social @cpoliticaub.bsky.social

📢Open call for applications. DEC welcomes expressions of interest for the 2026 MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships. Applicants interested in developing a proposal with us are encouraged to get in touch before 15 May. More information ⬇️ marie-sklodowska-curie-actions.ec.europa.eu/actions/post...

🚨CALL for papers AECPA 2026. 📍Granada: 9 al 11 de septiembre de 2026. Algunos de los grupos de trabajo coordinados por miembros del DEC (🧶)

📣 PhD Scholarship Opportunity Applications are now open for a fully funded PhD scholarship (4 years) attached to the project “DE FRANCO A AIRBNB: VIVIENDA, MOVILIDAD Y ELECCIONES” hosted at UC3M (AEI funds). 📌 Deadline is 27 March 2026 and starting date is 1 June 2026: www.uc3m.es/ss/Satellite...

Really looking forward to presenting my research at BJ REPS this afternoon! Many thanks to the organizers for this great initiative (which celebrates its first anniversary today), and for the opportunity to present. See you later!😃

Barcelona Network of Political Science (BANPS)@bcnpolisci.bsky.social · 7mo ago

📢 BJREPS 🎤 @arnaubteros.bsky.social presents 📄 Is Social Policy Generosity Associated with the Disability Turnout Gap? 🗓 Fri, Feb 6, 2026 | ⏰ 16:30–17:30 📍 Faculty of Law, @cpoliticaub.bsky.social www.banps.cat/bj-reps

📢 BJREPS 🎤 @arnaubteros.bsky.social presents 📄 Is Social Policy Generosity Associated with the Disability Turnout Gap? 🗓 Fri, Feb 6, 2026 | ⏰ 16:30–17:30 📍 Faculty of Law, @cpoliticaub.bsky.social www.banps.cat/bj-reps

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🎉 Really happy to see my first single-authored article published in @politicalgeography.bsky.social ! It analyses how inequalities in access to basic services (healthcare, education, roads, and internet coverage) affect levels of rural resentment 👇 [1/5] www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

There is nothing here! Unequal access to services and rural resentment in Spain

The rural-urban divide in political attitudes and behaviour has gained increasing attention in recent years. One of the key unresolved debates in this…

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🔥🎉 very happy to see this paper finally out at @cpsjournal.bsky.social! Together with @damjantomic.bsky.social, Enrique Prada, and @ehernandez.bsky.social, we analyze how winner-loser dynamics may shape citizens' support for norms of restraint and consent!

Damjan Tomic@damjantomic.bsky.social · 7mo ago

🎉 We're excited to share that "Winners’ Restraint or Affective Majoritarianism? Elections, Polarization and Political Support," co-authored with @sergiferrer.bsky.social, Enrique Prada and @ehernandez.bsky.social, is now published in CPS! You can access it here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Arrancamos el nuevo año con una entrada de @damjantomic.bsky.social, @sergiferrer.bsky.social, Enrique Prada y @ehernandez.bsky.social. Muestran que, contrario a lo que podíamos esperar, los ciudadanos siguen bastante comprometidos con las reglas democráticas. www.eldiario.es/piedrasdepap...

¿Aceptan igual la democracia quienes ganan y quienes pierden las elecciones?

El aumento de la polarización y de opciones políticas autoritarias podría generar una brecha en el compromiso democrático entre ganadores y perdedores electorales. No obstante, datos de elecciones rec...

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📰 Escribimos en @agendapublica.es sobre los efectos de la equiparación del permiso del permiso de paternidad sobre la penalización por maternidad. “La ampliación del permiso funciona especialmente bien en hogares donde ya existía una cierta igualdad previa” ⬇️⬇️⬇️ agendapublica.es/noticia/2048...

Pedro Manuel Bellón@pedromaaa.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🆕📢 New publication alert! Our article is now out in Social Policy & Administration. W/Dani M. Marinova 🌐Paternity leave, motherhood penalty and Spanish reform onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Why do rural dwellers show lower support for green policies? Is it because they prioritise the environment less over material goals, or because they perceive higher costs of green policies? Check out our new article! @environmentalpol.bsky.social @evaanduiza.bsky.social tuit.cat/OP6Ph

The losers of ecological transitions: rural and urban support for green policies in Spain

Green policies can be contentious, with opposition often highlighting rural-urban divides. In this article we measure and analyse the perceptions of harm associated with several green policies (ren...

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The @bcnpolisci.bsky.social officially went public yesterday at #jcpop25! 🎉 ▶️We have the mission to foster collaboration in research, strengthen institutional ties, and above all, support junior scholars and students in developing their academic careers. www.banps.cat 🔴What will we do?

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The Barcelona Network of Political Science brings together researchers from several institutions across Catalonia, including Universitat de Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, and Universita...

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