Last publications, grant agreements and good news in general!
12/12/2024. The results of this year’s ICREA call are in, and it seems I’ll be an ICREA Fellow! I’m thrilled about this opportunity and deeply aware of the immense responsibility that comes with holding the same privilege as such highly esteemed researchers. I hope to honor this recognition through meaningful and impactful work. Thank you from the bottom of my heart!
11/12/2024. Proud to announce the publication and presentation of the report "Participation and Political Engagement of Catalan Youth" at the Palau Robert. This study, conducted by members of the DEC group (UAB) and commissioned by the Catalan Youth Observatory, has been a fulfilling project to work on. We hope it will prove as valuable to its audience as it has been rewarding for us to create.
19/11/2024. I have presented "Winning and losing effects in the European song contest", coauthored with Roberto Panico, at the Democracy, Elections and Citizenship seminar series.
07/11/2024. I had the pleasure of presenting our latest research paper, “Bridging the Age Gap: The Impact of Age-Specific Priming on Political Interest,” co-authored with Raül Tormos and Joel Ardiaca, at the JCPOP (Jornades de Comportament i Opinió Pública de Catalunya) conference held at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Our study explores how age-specific priming can enhance political interest across different age groups.
21/10/2024. New Publication in Acta Politica! In this study, Joan Font, Carlos Rico, and I investigate whether party ideology influences the development of participatory policies. By analyzing 608 participatory institutions from two of Spain's largest regions, we find that while differences in participation processes across party ideologies are minimal, the most significant variations occur in policy goals and the decisiveness of proposals, particularly under radical left governance.
08/10/2024. New Publication! We (Sandra Bermúdez & myself) are thrilled to announce the publication of our latest article, "Understanding Conflict Dynamics in Spanish Parliament: MPs’ Personality Traits and Attitudes Toward Conflict", in American Behavioral Scientist (SAGE). In this study, we examine how personality traits such as Agreeableness and Machiavellianism shape conflict behavior among Spanish MPs. This paper is part of a special issue coordinated by Xavier Coller and Leonardo Sánchez.
14/08/2024. Excited to have participated in the General Conference of the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) in Dublin, Ireland! I presented two papers: "Conflict attitudes and dark personality traits", coauthored with Sandra Bermúdez, and "Winning and losing effects in the European song contest", coauthored with Roberto Panico. Looking forward to the continued discussions and collaborations that this conference has inspired!
26/07/2024. New article and Database! We are excited to announce that our esteemed DEC research group has just released the 12 first waves of our our comprehensive Spanish panel survey, covering the period from 2010 to 2020! Feel free to utilize this valuable resource extensively and enjoy the insights it offers. We are proud to support the longitudinal study of political attitudes and behaviors.
22/07/2024. AECPA conference!! Feel free to attend our Working Group on Emotions & Politics!
07/07/2024. New Review! Read my thoughts on Tiago Carvalho's book 'Contesting Authority' about the Iberian revolutions (2008-2015). Published in Mobilization, July 2024.
18/06/2024. I participated in a roundtable discussion on affective polarization at the ICPS. Watch the full talk here.
11/06/2024. I was invited to participate in the Thematic Research Meeting of the Radicalisation Awareness Network on "The Impact of Polarising Free Speech and Activism on European Union Political Values," hosted by the Elcano Royal Institute.
17/05/2024. New Doctor! congratulations Daniel Balinhas!
17/05/2024. Watch me analyze the last Catalan election for an online class at UNED
16/05/2024. I am giving a talk at the ColPis on Protest and Social Movements!
03/05/2024. New Article! Galais, C., Mateos, A., & Anduiza, E. (2024). The socializing nature of protest events. Consequences of the 15-M protests on participants’ political engagement over time. Social Movement Studies, 1-19.
16/04/2024. As a new member of the office of the Dean, I am the new coordinator for five Masters programs at the Faculty of Political Science and Sociology!
13/01/2024. New Article! Galais, C., & Coller, X. (2024). The Personality Divide Between Citizens and Politicians: The Case of the Four Largest Spanish Parties. Parliamentary Affairs, 77(1), 88-108.
05/10/2023. Got tenure! For Real!
20/01/2023. New Article! Guinjoan, M., & Galais, C. (2023). I want to believe: The relationship between conspiratorial beliefs and populist attitudes in Spain. Electoral Studies, 81, 102574. Open Access!!
12/12/2022. New Article! Galais, Carol and Xavier Coller (2022), The Personality Divide Between Citizens and Politicians: The Case of the Four Largest Spanish Parties, Parliamentary Affairs, gsac023, https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsac023
18/11/2022. "Si usted no se calla, le humillarán: cancelación y cultura" Centro de Cultura Contemporánea Condeduque.
07/11/2022. New Article! "La democracia directa. Activismo político entre algoritmos". La Maleta de Portbou, Nº55.
October 2022. Jornadas "¿Para qué sirven los consejos consultivos?" IESA-CSIC. Córdoba. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCscI2lcSywxAFVqLKR1Mf7g.
13/07/2022. Taula Rodona: "Hauria de ser directa la democràcia?". Escola Europea d'Humanitats i La Maleta de Portbou.
Summer 2022. A very busy summer in terms of conferences! Check what am I now into now HERE.
22/01/2022. New article! Galais, C., & Guinjoan, M. (2022). The Ideological Slant of COVID-19-Related Conspiracies. A New Niche for the Far-Right?. Representation, 1-10.
15/07/2021. Two birds in one stone! Two recently published papers. One on the Dark Triad and support for populism (Electoral Studies), the other on citizens' duties across generations (JEPOP).
08/07/2021. New article in El País, on Political Correctness.
20/06/2021. Research Project grant awarded by the Spanish Minister for Science and innovation! Stay tuned!
08/06/2021 "Canviarà la Covid la Nostra Vida Política?". Biennal Ciutat i Ciència.
20/05/2021. New article! "The long-lasting effects of citizenship education ". With Enrique Hernández. West European Politics.
01/03/2021. COVID-19, conspiracies and the ideology. A contribution for Piedras de Papel.
01/12/2020. New article! "Testing the input-process-output model of public participation". With Joan Font, Graham Smith and José Luís Fernández Martínez. European Journal of Political Research
07/10/2020. New Prize! We received the Robert M. Worcester Price for the best paper by WAPOR for our paper "Is Facebook Eroding the Public Agenda?". With Ana Sofía Cardenal and Sílvia Majó-Vázquez.
27/09/2020. Still on COVID-19 and conspiracies! Entrevista en la Cadena Ser (A vivir que son dos días). (Min. 23)
26/06/2020: On the COVID-19 and Conspiracy Thinking, two interviews, here and here.