Teaching/Supervision

Teaching

Over the last years I have been teaching a variety of courses in the following areas:

  • Political Behavior and Public Opinion
  • Political Participation
  • Political Methodology
  • Political Geography
  • Introduction to R
  • Mapping at the University of Barcelona (Analista de dades per a l’anàlisi política i la gestió pública). Among other things, we learn how to make interactive maps (see an example here)

PhD supervision

I am always delighted to supervise PhD students. Guiding them through their doctoral journey—helping refine questions, develop rigorous methodologies, and communicate findings—is both inspiring and a learning experience for me. I value curiosity, independence, and creativity, and I strive to provide a supportive environment where students can grow as scholars and contribute meaningfully to political science.

Meet them 👇

  • Joaquín Rozas-Bugueño Rozas-Bugueño Website His doctoral dissertation focused on how social movements influence public opinion and political behavior, especially following major events like the 2019 protests in Chile.

  • Irene Rodríguez Irene Website Her doctoral thesis focuses on contemporary challenges to democracy, including studies of policy effects following the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as radical right parties and the surge of social network use by political parties. She is part of the COVIDEU project.

  • Emanuele Murgolo Emanuele Website His doctoral thesis analyzes the role of the United States police in shaping the socioeconomic and political gap between Black and White communities.

  • Elena Romanin Elena Website She explores the determinants of people’s support for, or rejection of, climate change policies and related behaviors, primarily using survey data and experiments. She is member of the Attclimate project.

  • Sofija Riegger. Her thesis examines how exposure to violence shapes electoral behavior in post-conflict settings. It investigates whether communities reject parties associated with perpetrators and how the intensity and timing of conflict influence voting patterns. She is part of the VEARLYDEM project.

Completed PhD 🎓

  • Nikandros Ioannidis. He defended in November 2024 his dissertation Worlds apart: The impact of (in)congruence on electoral behaviour: When voters and parties do not align [Access].

Tutorials

I have over the years created some R tutorials that I hope will be useful for BA students.