Conference Programme
Day 1 — Monday, 15 June 2026
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 08:45–09:00 | Welcome and registration |
| 09:00–09:10 | Opening Remarks — Santiago Sanchez-Pages (King’s) |
| 09:10–10:30 | The Bourbon State and Catalonia |
| Francesc Amat (UB) — Resisting Absolutism and Empire Centralization: How Early Institutions Shape Conflict | |
| Toni Rodon (UPF) — Igniting the Ballots: Political Violence and Its Impact — Lessons from the Tragic Week of 1909 in Catalonia | |
| 10:30–11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00–13:00 | The Spanish Civil War |
| Sergi Martínez (ETH Zurich) — Networks and Dynamics of Violent Political Mobilization: Historical Evidence from Spain | |
| Jesús S. Ibrahim (Hamburg) — Networks and Political Participation after Conflict | |
| Ana Tur-Prats (UC Merced) — The Long Shadow of the Spanish Civil War | |
| 13:00–14:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00–15:20 | The Francoist Education |
| Cristian Navarro (CEMFI) — Autocrats Remake the State: Evidence from Francoist Spain | |
| Gema Lax-Martínez (Padova) — Educated to Be Mothers? School Reform and Demographic Backlash | |
| 15:20–15:50 | Coffee Break |
| 15:50–17:10 | The Francoist State |
| Felipe González (King’s) — Do Authoritarian Regimes Build Better Infrastructure? Evidence from Franco’s Spain | |
| Pau Vall-Prat (UB) — Mayors as Autocratic Pawns | |
| 19:00 | Conference Dinner |
Day 2 — Tuesday, 16 June 2026
| Time | Session |
|---|---|
| 09:30–10:50 | The Transition |
| Pablo Fernández-Vázquez (UC3M) — Regime Change and Bureaucratic Change | |
| Javier Padilla (CUNY) — Democratic Reformers in Authoritarian Legislatures: Career Patterns After the Transition in Spain and Brazil | |
| 10:50–11:20 | Coffee Break |
| 11:30–12:40 | Democratic Spain |
| Miguel Alquézar (CUNEF) — The Reversal of the Mission: The Influence of Religious Leaders on Sociopolitical Attitudes | |
| Antoni Italo-de Moragas (CUNEF) — The Hand of God at the Ballot Box: Polling Places, Religious Identity, and Electoral Outcomes | |
| 12:40–13:50 | Lunch |
| 13:50–15:50 | Globalised Spain |
| Teresa Esteban-Casanelles (King’s) — Cultural Distance, Economic Stress, and Political Backlash: Evidence from Spanish Municipalities | |
| Federico Curci (Bank of Spain) — From Russia with War: The Russia-Ukraine Conflict and NATO Resurgence | |
| Álvaro La Parra Pérez (Weber State University) — The Revolving Door as Business Response to Trade Globalization | |
| 15:50–16:20 | Coffee Break |
| 16:20–17:00 | Concluding Remarks — Ignacio Sánchez-Cuenca (UC3M) |
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List of participants
Agustin Casas, Álvaro La Parra Pérez, Ana Tur-Prats, Antoni Italo-de Moragas, Cèlia Estruch-Garcia, Cristian Navarro, Federico Curci, Felipe González, Francesc Amat, Francisco Tomas-Valiente Jorda, Gema Lax-Martínez, Ignacio Sanchez-Cuenca, Javier Ortega, Javier Padilla, Jesús S. Ibrahim, Jordi Doménech, Krzysztof Krakowski, Luis Cornago-Bonal, Maria Cubel, Miguel Alquezar, Pablo Fernández-Vázquez, Pau Grau-Vilalta, Pau Vall-Prat, Ruben Ruiz-Rufino, Santiago Sanchez-Pages, Sergi Martínez, Silvia Bueno-Lopez, Teresa Esteban-Casanelles, Toni Rodon.