Projects

The dynamics of gender polarization

GPOL investigates the dynamics of gender-related polarization in Spain, conceptualized in three dimensions: the growing gaps in attitudes and behaviors between men and women, tensions around gender issues (including questions related to representation, recognition, redistribution, and sexual and reproductive rights), and ambivalence in attitudes towards feminism. These dimensions serve to examine the processes driving polarization, its evolution over time, and its implications for voting and political support. The project is financed by the Spanish Research Agency and runs from September 2025 to August 2028. 

Tackling Conspiracy theories by fostering resilience and self-efficacy of democracy

TACT-FORSED is a project recently selected for funding by the European Comission’s Horizon Europe program under the Call DEMOCRACY-01-04. The project, starting in January 2025 and finishing in January 2028, aims to investigate conspiracy theorists as a distinct group with low resilience to disinformation.

Gender-Based Public Policies and Labor Market Discrimination: A Field Experiment in Barcelona, Madrid and Valencia

From November 2024 to December 2025. POLGENDA analyzes the impact of equalized parental leave and the implementation of mandatory company equality plans on gender discrimination in the labor market in Spain. The project is funded by the Instituto de las Mujeres, Ministry of Equality (29-4-ID24).

Leading the crowd: The role of radical parties in public Euroscepticism

From September 2024 to Agust 2027. EULEAD explores and analyses the (different) impact of left-wing and right-wing Eurosceptic parties on voters‘ attitudes towards the EU.  The project is funded by a National Research Grant (PID2023-149028NA-I00).

Political attitudes, climate change and support to mitigation policies

From December 2022 to September 2025. ATTCLIMATE analyzes citizens’ support to implement or promote mitigation policies against climate change. The project is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.

Reconciling Citizens with Trade-offs of Democracy: Attitudes Toward Democracy Under Rising Politicization

From October 2022 to September 2027. DEMOTRADEOFF studies democratic trade-offs and how these fuel political discontent in 15 European countries.

The sources of representation bias: An historical political economy approach

From September 2022 to August 2025. REPBIAS seeks to generate knowledge about the representation bias in the Spanish State, but also at the international level, through several channels. Some of them are the intentional malapportionment, minorities’ rights, or the historical perspective.  It is funded by the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation.