MARIANO TORCAL

Full Profesor in Political Science Department of Political Science

Universitat Pompeu Fabra C/ Ramon Trias Fargas 25-27

08005 Barcelona Spain

Phone 34-93-542-2374 Fax 34-93-542-2372.

E-mail: Mariano.Torcal@upf.edu 1. EDUCATION: 2002 PhD. Ohio State University (USA). (Political Science). 1995 Ph.D. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (Spain). (Political Science). Dissertation

awarded National Center for Sociological Research (CIS) annual prize for Best Quantitative Dissertation in Social Sciences in Spain.

1992 M.A. Ohio State University, (Political Science). 1992-1995 Travelling Scholar at the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research

and The Institute for Social Research (University of Michigan), Summer Semesters of 1992, 1993, 1994 and 1995. Courses for credit transferred for the completion of the Ph.D. at OSU: Data Analysis II, Advanced Regression, Longitudinal analysis, Causal Analysis and Game Theory (see transcripts from UM). Courses audited: Multidimensional Analysis, LISREL and Categorical Analysis.

1989 M.A. Instituto Universitario José Ortega y Gasset, Universidad Complutense de Madrid

(Spain); (International Relations). 1988 B.A. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). (Political Science). 1986 B.A. Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain). (Sociology). 2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 2.1. TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 2008-2013 Senior Adjunt Faculty, Josep Korbel Graduate School of International

Studies (GSIS), Denver University. Courses: “Comparative Democracies in Western Europe: The Politics of the Past Today”, “Problems and

Challenges of Democratization in Contemporary Democracies” and “Citizens in Representative Democracies.”

2009 Visiting Professor, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane (SUM) Florence-

Italy. From October to December, 2009. Course: “Comparative Political Behaviour.”

2009-2010 Professor of the Escuela de Formación Electoral y Civil (EFEC), Junta

Central Electoral, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 2006-Present Full Professor, Department of Political Science, Universitat Pompeu

Fabra (Spain). 2000-2006 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Universitat Pompeu

Fabra (Spain). 1997- 2000 Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Universidad

Autónoma de Madrid (Spain). 1996-1997 Assistant Professor, Instituto Avanzado en Ciencias Sociales, Fundación

Juan March, Madrid (Spain). 1996 Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, University of

Michigan, Ann Arbor, Winter 1996. Course: “Western European Politics”. 1999-2000 Visiting Professor, Department of Political Science, Universitat Pompeu

Fabra, Barcelona (Spain). 1994-1996 Teaching Secretary, Department of Political Science, Universidad

Autónoma de Madrid (Spain). 1993-1996 Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, Universidad

Autónoma de Madrid (Spain). 2.2 DOCTORAL DISSERTATIONS (in the past five years)

Directed and Defended:

1. Title: “La Escala Izquierda-Derecha en España”. PhD Candidate: Lucía Medina. Program: PhD in Political Science. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona (Dpt.of Political Science) Qualification: Cum-Laude by Unanimity. 2012.

2. Title: “The Impact of Political Sophistication on the Use of Cognitive Shortcuts: Evidence from Experiments and Secondary Data”. PhD Candidate: Lorenzo Brusatin. Program: PhD in Political and Social Science. Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Dpt.of Social and Political Science). Qualification: Cum-Laude. 2012.

3. Title: “Behind Left and Right. The Meaning of Left-Right Self-Identification in European Countries”. PhD Candidate: Wiebke Katharina Weber. Program: PhD in Political and Social Science. Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Dpt.of Social and Political Science). Qualification: Cum-Laude. 2012.

4. Title: “Mas Allá de una Distinción Dicotómica del Apoyo a la Democracia”. PhD Candidate: Lorena Recabarren. Program: PhD in Political and Social Science. Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Dpt.of Social and Political Science). Date of defense: 4th July, 2014.

Almost finished: 5. Title: “The Social mechanisms of Political Intermedation Interpersonal Discussant Networks and

Boting Behavior”. PhD Candidate: Gerardo Maldonado. Program: PhD in Political and Social Science. Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Dpt.of Social and Political Science). Estimated Date: September 2014.

6. Title: “The Link Between Political Participation and Life Satisfaction”. PhD Candidate: André Barra Gomes Pirralha. Program: PhD in Political and Social Science. Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Dpt.of Social and Political Science). Estimated Date: January 2014

2.3. ACADEMIC AND SERVICE/ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSABILITIES: 2010- Present Member of the Scientific Commission of the Study “México, las Américas y el

Mundo 2010”, Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas (CIDE) 2008-Present Member of the Editorial Board of The Journal of Politics in Latin America, at the

GIGA Institute of Latin American Studies. 2007-Present Evaluator of the Agencia Nacional de Evaluación de la Calidad y Acreditación

(ANECA) 2006-Present Member of the Editorial Board of Survey Research Methods. 2006-Present Member of the Editorial Board of Southern European Society and Politics. 2004-Present Evaluator of the Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya

(AQU) 2009 Organization of the Intune Winter School. Barcelona, 12-14 January 2009-2010 Consultant to the UNDP and AECID to create the OBSEROB (Observatorio de

Opinión Pública) of the Dominican Republic, design and implementation of a post-electoral survey.

2009-2013 Co-director of the Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology (RECSM), Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona. 2004-2010 Member of the Editorial Board of Revista Española de Investigaciones

Sociológicas 2004-2007 Department Chair for the Political Science Department at the Universitat Pompeu

Fabra 2004-2007 PhD Program coordinator for the Political and Social Sciences PhD program at

the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. 2004-2006 Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal, Revista de Estudios Políticos, at the Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales 2003-2004 Associate Dean for the Political Science Department at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra. 2001-2013 Spanish National Coordinator of the European Social Survey. 2000 Organizer of the workshop “La desafección política en las democracias Europeas”

of the program “Construcción Europea, Democracia y Globalización” funded by UNESCO for the commemoration of the European Capital Santiago de Compostela, 19-20 October.

1998-2006 Assistant Editor of the Journal Southern European Politics and Society, published

by Frank Cass. 1994-1996 Assistant to the Chair of the Department of Political Science at the Universidad

Autónoma de Madrid. 1988 Member of the Organizing Committee of the seminar Consolidación Democrática

y Fuerzas Armadas, Instituto Universitario Ortega y Gasset- Tinker Foundation.

Peer review of the following journals: Comparative Politics, Comparative Political Studies, British Journal of Political Research, European

Journal of Political Research, Journal of Politics, Journal of American Politics, Party Politics, Latin American Politics and Society, Political Research Quaterly, Electoral Studies, Political Communication, Western European Politics, Political Behavior, Canadian Journal of Political Research, Política y Gobierno and more.

3. FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS AND AWARDS: 2012 Edgardo Catterberg Award for the best conference paper “A Dark side of Political

Deliberation? The Media and Political Discussion Effects on Political Interest”, V Latin American Congress WAPOR (World Association for Public Opinion Research), Colombia, September 2012.

2007-10 Grant for the Program I3 “Intensity Research Programme” to be on leave for three years

to do research funded by the Generalitat de Catalunya and the Spanish Ministry for Education and Science, July 2008, Barcelona.

2007 The council of the dean of the University Pompeu Fabra annual award for the Transfer of

Knowledge, Barcelona. 2006 “Best book published during 2006” by the Spanish Association of Political Science

(AECPA) for “Ciudadanos, asociaciones y participación política en España”, Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2006. (with José Ramón Montero and Joan Font).

2003 “Best article published during 2003” by the Spanish Association of Political Science

(AECPA). 1997 “Honorable Mention for the Gregory M. Luebbert Prize for best article in Comparative

Politics of 1997,” Comparative Politics section of the American Political Science Association, for “Elite Strategy, Social Cleavages, and Party Systems in a New Democracy: Spain”, Comparative Political Studies, 30, February 1997, pp. 27-54.

1997 Post-doctoral Fellowship at the Kellogg Institute for International Studies, University of

Notre Dame, Indiana. 1995 National Center for Sociological Research (C.I.S.) annual dissertation award for Best

Quantitative Dissertation in the Social Sciences, Madrid. 1990-1994 Fulbright Scholarship. 1999 Fellowship to Coordinate the Laboratory of Computer Science Facultad de Ciencias

Políticas y Sociología, Universidad Complutense de Madrid. 1989 Scholarship of Young Researchers. Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS) 1988-1989 Fundación Ortega y Gasset; M. A. Fellowship in International Relations.

4. PUBLICATIONS: 4.1. BOOKS: A. Published in English The Europeanization of National Politics? Citizenship and Support in a Post-Enlargement Union (Citizenship, Identity and European Integration). Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2012 (with David Sanders, Gabor Toka and Paolo Belluci). Political Disaffection in Contemporary Democracies: Social capital, Institutions, and Politics. London: Routledge, 2006 (with Jose Ramón Montero) B. Published in Spanish or Catalan Institucionalización del Sistema de Partidos en América Latina: medición, origen y consecuencias. Barcelona: Anthropos/ Buenos Aires: Siglo XXI, 2014. Elecciones Europeas 2009. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2012. (with Joan Font). La ciudadanía europea en el siglo XXI. Estudio comparado de sus actitudes, opinión pública y comportamiento políticos. Madrid. Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2010. Què pensen els Catalans sobre el seu sistema polític i la seva societat?L’Enquesta Social Europea a Catalunya. Barcelona: Dirección General de Participación Ciudadana, 2010 (with Guillem Rico and MªJosé Hierro) Elecciones Generales 2004. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2007. (with José Ramón Montero and Ignacio Lago). Ciudadanos, Asociaciones y Participación Política en España. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2006. (with José Ramón Montero and Joan Font). España: Sociedad y Política en Perspectiva Comparada. Valencia: Tirant Lo Blanch, 2005. (with Santiago Pérez-Nievas and Laura Morales). Utilidades y presentación de Datos con SPSS/PC+, versiones 2.1 a 4.0. Madrid: Alianza Universidad, 1992 (with J.R. Sanchez Carrión).

4.2. CHAPTERS IN BOOKS:

A. Published in English “The Left and the Mobilization of Class Voting in Latin America” in R. Carlin, E. Zechmesiter and M. Singer (eds.), The Latin American Voter. Ann Arbor, University of Michigan Press, 2014 Forthcoming (with Scott Mainwaring and Nicolas Somma). “Trust in the European Parliament: from affective heuristics to rational cueing” in Magalhaes, Pedro C.; Tóka, Gabor; Sanders, David (eds.), Citizens and the European Polity: Mass Attitudes Towards the European and National Polities (Citizenship, Identity and European Integration) Oxford University Press, 2012, pp. 140-168 (with Marina Jordi Muñoz and Eduard Bonet). “Introduction: Antedecents and Consequences of European Citizenship” in David Sanders, Gabor Tóka, Paolo Belluci, Mariano Torcal (eds.), The Europeanization of National Politics? Citizenship and Support in a Post-Enlargement Union (Citizenship, Identity and European Integration). Oxford University Press, 2012, pp. 1-16 (with Paolo Bellucci, David Sanders and Gábor Tóka). “Conceptualizing and Measuring European Citizenship and Engagement” in David Sanders, Gabor Tóka, Paolo Belluci, Mariano Torcal (eds.), The Europeanization of National Politics? Citizenship and Support in a Post-Enlargement Union (Citizenship, Identity and European Integration). Oxford University Press, 2012, pp. 17-38 (with Paolo Bellucci, David Sanders and Gábor Tóka). “Institutional Trust and Responsiveness in the EU” in David Sanders, Gabor Tóka, Paolo Belluci, Mariano Torcal (eds.), The Europeanization of National Politics? Citizenship and Support in a Post-Enlargement Union (Citizenship, Identity and European Integration). Oxford University Press, 2012, pp. 91-111 (with Eduard Bonet and Marina Costa-Lobo). “Conclusions” in David Sanders, Gabor Tóka, Paolo Belluci, Mariano Torcal (eds.), The Europeanization of National Politics? Citizenship and Support in a Post-Enlargement Union (Citizenship, Identity and European Integration). Oxford University Press, 2012, pp. 217-233 (with Paolo Bellucci, David Sanders and Gábor Tóka). “Beliefs” in Bertrand Badie Dirk Berg-Scholosser and Leonardo Molino (eds.) International Encyclopedia of Political Science. Sage publications Inc., 2011, vol.1, pp.143-145 (with Jordi Muñoz).

“Dissatisfaction, Political” in Bertrand Badie Dirk Berg-Scholosser and Leonardo Molino (eds.) International Encyclopedia of Political Science. Sage publications Inc., 2011, vol.3, pp.688-691

“Support Political” in Bertrand Badie Dirk Berg-Scholosser and Leonardo Molino (eds.) International Encyclopedia of Political Science. Sage publications Inc., 2011, vol.8, pp.2563-2566 (with Paolo Moncagatta). "The Origins of Democratic Support in Post-Franco Spain: Learning to Be a Democrat under Authoritarian Rule?" in Nigel Townson (ed.), Spain Transformed. The Late Franco Dictatorship, 1959-75. Palgrave Macmillan, 2007, pp. 195-226.

“Democracy and Intermediation: Some Attitudinal and Behavioural Dimensions”, in Richard P. Gunther, J. R. Montero and Hans-Jürgen Puhle (eds.), Democracy, Intermediation, and Voting on Four Continents, Oxford University Press, 2007, pp. 29-74 (with Richard P. Gunther y J. R. Montero). “Political Disaffection in Comparative Perspective”, in Mariano Torcal and José Ramón Montero, eds. Political Disaffection in Contemporary Democracies: Social Capital, Institutions and Politics. London: Routledge, 2006, pp.3-20 (with José Ramón Montero). “Political Disaffection and Democratization History in New Democracies”, in Mariano Torcal and José Ramón Montero, eds. Political Disaffection in Contemporary Democracies: Social Capital, Institutions and Politics. London: Routledge, 2006, pp. 157-189. “Political Participation, Information, and Accountability: Some Consequences of Political Disaffection in New Democracies”, in Mariano Torcal and José Ramón Montero, eds. Political Disaffection in Contemporary Democracies: Social Capital, Institutions and Politics. London: Routledge, 2006, pp. 308-331 (with Ignacio Lago) “Some Basic Conclusions about Political Disaffection in Contemporary Democracies”, in Mariano Torcal and José Ramón Montero, eds. Political Disaffection in Contemporary Democracies: Social Capital, Institutions and Politics. London: Routledge, 2006, pp. 333-343 (with José Ramón Montero). “Party System Institutionalization and Party System Theory After the Third Wave of Democratization”, in Richard S. Katz and Willliam Crotty (eds) Handbook of Party Politics. London: Sage Publications, 2006, pp. 204-227 (with Scott Mainwaring) “Norms of Good Citizenship” in Jan van Deth, Anders Westholm and José Ramón Montero (coord.), Citizenship, Involvement in European Democracies. A comparative Analysis.. London: Roudletge, 2007 (with Bas Denters and Oscar Gabriel). “Political Confidence in Representative Democracies: Socio-Cultural Vs. Political Explanations” in Jan van Deth, Anders Westholm and José Ramón Montero (coord.), Citizenship, Involvement in European Democracies. A comparative Analysis. London: Roudletge, 2007 (with Bas Denters and Oscar Gabriel). “Political Participation: Mapping the Terrain”, in Jan van Deth, Anders Westholm and José Ramón Montero (coord.), Citizenship, Involvement in European Democracies. A comparative Analysis. London: Roudletge, 2006 (with Jan Teorell and José Ramón Montero). “Anti-Party Sentiments in Southern Europe”, in Richard P. Gunther, J. R. Montero and Juan J. Linz (eds) Political Parties: Old Concepts and New Challenges. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002, pp. 257-290. (with Richard P. Gunther and J. R. Montero). “Facets of Social Capital in New Democracies: The Formation and Consequences of Social Capital in Spain,” in Paul Whiteley, Kenneth Newton and Jan van Deth (eds) Social Capital in European Democracy. London: Routledge, 1999, pp. 167-191. (with J.R. Montero). “Patterns of Political Participation”, in Amparo Almarcha (ed) Spain and EC Membership Evaluated. New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1993, pp. 257-266. (with J.R. Montero).

B. Published in Spanish or Catalan

“Bases ideológicas y valorativas del votante Mexicano y su efecto en el voto. Síntomas de una creciente institucionalización”, in Gustavo Meixueiro and Alejandro Moreno (eds). El comportamiento electoral mexicano en las elecciones de 2012: Análisis del Proyecto Comparativo de Elecciones Nacionales, CNEP. México DF: CESOP-ITAM, 2013.

“Las Elecciones Europeas de 2009. Un marco de discusión”, in Mariano Torcal and Joan Font (eds.), Elecciones Europeas 2009, Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2012, pp.11-38 (with Joan Font). “Actitudes hacia la Unión Europea y elecciones al Parlamento Europeo”, in Mariano Torcal and Joan Font (eds.), Elecciones Europeas 2009, Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2012, pp.197-225. (with Jordi Muñoz) “Lecciones de las Elecciones Europeas”, in Mariano Torcal and Joan Font (eds.), Elecciones Europeas 2009, Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2012, pp.329-346. (witn Joan Font) “Los anclajes del voto en las elecciones de 2008” in J.R. Montero and N. Lago (eds), Las elecciones Generales 2008. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2010, pp. 269-302. “Introducción: comportamiento político y democracia en Europa”, in Mariano Torcal (ed.), La ciudadanía europea en el siglo XXI. Estudio comparado de sus actitudes, opinión pública y comportamiento políticos. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2010, pp. 9-24 “Cultura política en el Sur de Europa: un estudio comparado en busca de su excepcionalismo”, in Mariano Torcal (ed.), La ciudadanía europea en el siglo XXI. Estudio comparado de sus actitudes, opinión pública y comportamiento políticos. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2010, pp. 45-84. (with Pedro Magalhaes) “Conclusiones: reflexiones finales sobre el comportamiento político de los europeos en el inicio del siglo XXI”, in Mariano Torcal (ed.), La ciudadanía europea en el siglo XXI. Estudio comparado de sus actitudes, opinión pública y comportamiento políticos. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2010, pp. 345-361. “La opinión ciudadana en el Estado Autonómico”. Informe España 2010. Madrid: Fundación Encuentro, 2010, pp. 1-56. (with Fabiola Mota) “Los Orígenes del Apoyo Democrático en la España Postfranquista” in Nigel Townson (ed.), España en Cambio. El Segundo Franquismo 1959-1975. Madrid: Siglo XXI, 2009, pp. 167-214. “Ciudadanos y Votantes en España: Un Balance de los Últimos Veinte Años”, in Jordi Gracia y Domingo Ródenas de Moya (eds.), Sociedad y Cultura en la España Democrática, 1986-2008. Madrid: Iberoamerica y Vervuert, 2009, pp. 23-41

“La Desafecció Política a Catalunya: Un Fet Diferencial?”, in Eva Anduiza Perea (dir.) Informe sobre l’Estat de la Democràcia a Catalunya 2007. Barcelona: Mediterrània i Fundació Jaume Bofill, 2008, pp. 227-242 “La Competencia Electoral entre PSOE y PP: El Peso de los Anclajes de Ideología, Religión y Clase.” en José Ramón Montero, Ignacio Lago y Mariano Torcal (eds.) Elecciones Generales 2004. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2007, pp. 275-302 (with Lucía Medina). “Los Sentimientos Antipartidistas en el Sur de Europa” in José Ramón Montero, Richard Gunther and Juan J. Linz (eds.) Partidos Políticos: Viejos Conceptos y Nuevos Retos. Madrid: Trotta, Fundación Alonso Martín Escudero, 2007, pp. 245-276 (with José Ramón Montero and Richard Gunther). “La Participación Política: Factores Explicativos” in Joan Font, José Ramón Montero and Mariano Torcal (coords.) Ciudadanos, Asociaciones y Participación Política en España. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2006, pp. 133-155 (with Mariona Ferrer and Lucía Medina). “La Participación Política en España: Modos y Niveles en Perspectiva Comparada” in Joan Font, José Ramón Montero and Mariano Torcal (eds.) Ciudadanos, Asociaciones y Participación Política. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2006, pp. 45-75 (with José Ramón Montero and Jan Teorell). “Perfiles, Tendencias e Implicaciones de la Participación en España” in Joan Font, José Ramón Montero and Mariano Torcal (eds.) Ciudadanos, Asociaciones y Participación Política. Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2006, pp. 325-344 (with Joan Font and José ramón Montero) “Los Sentimientos Antipartidistas en el Sur de Europa” in Juan Montalbes, Julio Iglesias, Mario Caciagli y Miguel Beltrán, (eds.). Instituciones y Procesos Políticos. Homenaje a José Cazorla, Madrid: Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 2005, pp. 607-636 (with José Ramón Montero and Richard Gunther). “Orientaciones Ideológicas” in Mariano Torcal, Laura Morales and Santiago Pérez-Nievas (eds) España: Sociedad y Política en Perspectiva Comparada. Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch, 2005, pp. 97-112 (with Lucía Medina). “Desafección Institucional” in Mariano Torcal, Laura Morales and Santiago Pérez-Nievas (eds) España: Sociedad y Política en Perspectiva Comparada. Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch, 2005, pp. 83-96 (with Josep Pena). “La Confianza en el Parlamento Español: Tendencias, Causas y Consecuencias”, in Francesc Pau i Vall (coord.) Ciudadanía y política. X Jornadas de la Asociación Española de Parlamentos. Madrid: Técnos, 2004, pp. 169-194. “Sentimientos Antipartidistas en el Sur de Europa”, in Angel Valencia (ed.) Participación y Representación Políticas en las Sociedades Multiculturales. Málaga: Universidad de Málaga, 1998, pp. 131-162. (with R. P. Gunther and J. R. Montero). “Canvi Cultural, Conflictes Polítics i política a Espanya”, in Maria-Àngels Roque (ed.) Valors i Diversitat Cultural a les Societats d'Europa i del Magreb. Barcelona: Institut Català de la Mediterrània, 1998, pp. 131-162 (with J.R. Montero).

“La Cultura Política,” in Rafael del Águila (eds.) Manual de Ciencia Política. Madrid: Trotta, 1997, pp. 231-250. “Cambio Cultural, Reemplazo Generacional y Política en España”, in Juan Díez Nicolás and Ronald Inglehart (eds) Tendencias Mundiales de Cambio en los Valores Sociales y Políticos. Madrid: Fundesco, 1994, pp. 177-225 (with J.R. Montero). “La Opinión Pública ante el Estado de las Autonomías: Una Visión Panorámica”, in Eliseo Aja (dir.) Informe Pi i Sunyer sobre Comunidades Autónomas 1990. Barcelona: Civitas, 1991, pp 344-364. (with J.R. Montero). “Autonomías y Comunidades Autónomas en España: Preferencias, Dimensiones y Orientaciones Políticas”, in Alberto Figueroa y Eduardo Mancisidor (eds.) Poder Político y Comunidades Autónomas. Vitoria-Gasteiz: Parlamento Vasco/Eusko Legebiltzarra, 1991, pp. 125-196. (with J.R. Montero). C. Published in Portuguese ”Confiança Institutional nas Novas Democracias Europeias: Outra Dimensao do Apoio Político? in J. A. Moisés (ed.), Democracia e Confianza Por que os Ciudadaos Desconfiam das Instituçoes Públicas? Sao Paulo: Livraria Cultura, 2010, pp. 219-242 (with Lorenzo Brusattin). 4.3. ARTICLES IN PROFESSIONAL JOURNALS: A. Published in English

“The Dark Side of Political Deliberation? The Media and Political Discussion Effects on Political Interest” Public Opinion Quaterly, 2014, forthcoming (with Gerardo Maldonado) “The Role of Political Parties in Shaping Citizens’ Political Preferences for the Territorial Organization of the State: The Spanish Case”. European Political Science Review, November 2013, pp 1 - 26 DOI: 10.1017/S1755773913000210 (with Fabiola Mota). “The Incumbent Electoral Defeat in the 2011 Spanish National Elections: The Effect of the Economic Crisis in an Ideological Polarized Party System” Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, vol 24(2): 224-242. “Institutional trust and multilevel government in the European Union: Congruence or compensation?” European Union Politics, Volume 12 Issue 4 December 2011, pp. 551-574. (with Jordi Muñoz and Eduard Bonet) “Electoral Coordination Strikes Again: The 2008 General Election in Spain” Southern European Society and Politics, 13 (3) September 2008, pp 363-377 (with Ignacio Lago)

“The 2006 Regional Election in Catalonia: Exit, Voice, and Electoral Market Failures, Southern European Society and Politics, 12 (2) June 2007, pp 221-235 (with Ignacio Lago and J.R. Montero) “The Spanish General Election: In the Shadow of Al-Qaeda”, Southern European Society and Politics 9 (3) winter 2004: 107-121. (with Guillem Rico) “The Political Re-crafting of Social Bases of Party Competition: The Case of Chile 1973-1995”, British Journal of Political Science 33, 2003: pp. 55-84 (with Scott Mainwaring). “Institutional Disaffection and Democratic History in New Democracies,” Central European Political Science Review 3 (10), 2002: pp. 40-77. “Democracy in Spain: Legitimacy, Discontent, and Disaffection”, Studies in Comparative International Development 32, fall 1997: 124-160 (with J.R. Montero and R. P. Gunther). “Elite Strategy, Social Cleavages and Party Systems in a New Democracy: Spain”, Comparative Political Studies 30, February: 27-54 (with Pradeep Chhibber). Awarded with the “Honorable Mention for the Gregory M. Luebbert Prize for best article in Comparative Politics of 1997,” Comparative Politics section of the American Political Science Association. “Voters and Citizens in a New Democracy: Some Trend Data on Political Attitudes in Spain”, in International Journal of Public Opinion Research 2, 1990: 116-140 (with J.R. Montero). B. Published in Spanish “Los efectos negativos de la polarización política: confianza social, partidismo e identidades nacionales/territoriales en España”. Anuario de Facultad de Derecho Universidad 17, 2013, pp. 333-353. (with Sergio Martini). “¿Fallo institucional o efectos de la crisis económica? Las causas de la crisis del europeísmo en España y Portugal” Panorama Social 17, 2013, pp. 83-99. “Estrategia para aumentar la tasa de respuesta de la Encuesta Social Europea”, Revista Internacional de Sociología, vol.68(3), 2010, pp.603-635 (with Clara Riba y Laura Morales) “El Origen y la Evolución del Apoyo a la Democracia en España. La Construcción del Apoyo Incondicional en las Nuevas Democracias”, Revista Española de Ciencia Política, 18, 2008: pp 29-65. “La Participación Política de los Españoles”, Claves de la Razón Practica, 173, 2007: 38-45 (with Ignacio Lago and J.R. Montero). “Supervisión y Control de Calidad del Trabajo de Campo de la Encuesta Social Europea en España: Evaluación y Resultados”, Metodología de Encuestas, 7, 2006: 75-96 (with Laura Morales and Clara Riba). “La Participación Política en España: Modos y Niveles en Perspectiva Comparada”, Revista de Estudios Políticos, 132, 2006: 7-41 (with Jose Ramon Montero and Jan Teorell).

“La Institucionalización de los Sistemas de Partidos y la Teoría del Sistema Partidista Después de la Tercera Ola Democratizadora”, Revista América Latina Hoy, 41, 2005:141-173 (with Scott Mainwaring). “El conflicto democracia/autoritarismo y sus bases sociales en Chile, 1973-1995: Un ejemplo de redifinición política de un cleavage”, Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 102, 2003: 51-82 (with Scott Mainwaring). “Ciudadanos y partidos en el sur de Europa: los sentimientos antipartidistas”, Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 101, 2003: 9-48 (with José Ramón Montero and Richard Gunther). “¿Por qué se aleja la gente de los partidos políticos? Los sentimientos antipartidistas en las democracias representativas”, Responsa Iurisperitorum Digesta 4, 2003: 9-46 (with José Ramón Montero). “Ideología y voto en España 1979-2000: los procesos de reconstrucción racional de la identificación ideológica”, Revista Española de Ciencia Política 6, 2002: 57-96 (with Lucia Medina). “La desafección en las nuevas democracias del sur de Europa y Latinoamérica,” Instituciones y Desarrollo 8-9, May 2001: 229-280. “La Desafección Democrática,” Leviatán 84, 2001: 161-183. “La formación y consecuencias del capital social en España”, Revista Española de Ciencia Política 2, April 2000: 79-122 (with José Ramón Montero). “La Desafección Política en España: Un Legado que Condiciona el Presente,” Revista de Occidente 227, April 2000: 15-30 (with José Ramón Montero). “La formación y consecuencias del capital social en España”, Revista Española de Ciencia Política, 2, April 2000, pp. 79-122 (with José Ramón Montero). “Legitimidad, Descontento y Desafección: El Caso Español”, Estudios Públicos 74, Autumn 1999: 105-148 (with J.R. Montero and R.P. Gunther). “Actitudes Hacia la Democracia en España: Legitimidad, Descontento y Desafección”, Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas 83, September 1998: pp. 9-49 (with J.R. Montero and R.P. Gunther). “Cambio Cultural, Conflictos Políticos y Política en España”, Revista de Estudios Políticos 89, 1995: 9-34 (with J.R. Montero). "Elites, Cleavages y Sistema de Partidos en una Nueva Democracia Consolidada: España (1986-1992)," Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 69, 1995, pp. 7-38 (with Pradeep Chhibber). “Elites, Factores Estructurales y Democratización (Una Discusión de Aportes Recientes en la Literatura)”, Revista de Estudios Políticos 80, 1993: 329-350 (with Felipe Agüero).

“Política y Cambio Cultural en España: Una Nota sobre la Dimensión Postmaterialista”, Revista Internacional de Sociología 1, 1992: 61-99 (with J. R. Montero). “Los Sistemas Electorales en España: Una Recapitulación”, Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas 58, 1992: 7-56 (with J.R. Montero and F.J. Llera). “Análisis Dimensional y Estudio de Valores: El Cambio Cultural en España”, Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas 58, 1992: 97-122. “Perfiles de la Cultura Política en una Nueva Democracia: España 1975-1990”, Revista Uruguaya de Ciencia Política 5, 1992: 59-78 (with J.R. Montero). “Las Comunidades Autónomas como 'Arenas' de Competición Electoral”, Política y Sociedad 8, 1991: 101-112 (with J.R. Montero). “Autonomías y Comunidades Autónomas en España: Preferencias, Dimensiones y Orientaciones Políticas”, Revista Española de Estudios Políticos 70, 1990: 33-91 (with J.R. Montero). “La Cultura Política de los Españoles: Pautas de Continuidad y Cambio”, Sistema 99, 1990: 39-74 (with J.R. Montero). “La Dimensión Materialista/Postmaterialista en España: Las Variables del Cambio Cultural” Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas 47, 1989: 227-254. C. Published in French “Les sentiments antipartis en Europe du Sud”, Pôle Sud 20, Mai 2004: 167-190. (with J.R. Montero and R.P. Gunther). “La démocratie en Espagne: légitimité, mécontetement et désaffection”, Revue Française de Science Politique 49, April 1999: 171-204. (with J.R. Montero and R.P. Gunther). D. Published in Portuguese “Teoria e institucionalização dos sistemas partidários após a terceira onda de democratização”, Opin. Publica, Out 2005, vol. 11, nº 2: 249-286. (with Scott Mainwaring). E. Articles under review Mariano Torcal and Gerardo Maldonado, “The darkside of political discussions: The attitudinal consequences of interpersonal exchange in polarized political systems” under review in Public Opinion Quaterly. Mariano Torcal “Is Europe Becoming More Relevant in the European Elections? The Effect of Party System Differentiation Supply in Electoral Turnout” under review in European Journal of Public Opinion Research

Mariano Torcal “The Incumbent Electoral Defeat in the 2011 Spanish National Elections: The Effect of the Economic Crisis in an Ideological Polarized Party System”, under review in Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Political Parties 4.4. OTHER PUBLICATIONS: A. Published in English Book review: Alejandro Moreno, “The Mexican Voter. Democracy, Political Attitudes and Electoral behavior”, International Journal of Public Opinion Research 16 (2), summer 2004, pp. 224-226. “Political Disaffection and Democratization History in New Democracies”, Kellogg Working Paper Series #308, Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame, October 2003. “Anti-Party Sentiments in Southern Europe,” Working Paper 170. Madrid: Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales, Instituto Juan March, 2001 (with J.R. Montero and Richard Gunther). “Social Cleavages, Political Legacies, and Post_Authoritarian Party Systems: Chile in the 1990s”, Kellogg Institute Working Paper series #278. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame, 2000 (with Scott Mainwaring). "Facets of Social Capital in New Democracies: The Formation and Consequences of Social Capital in Spain," Kellogg Institute Working Paper series # 259. Notre Dame: University of Notre Dame, October 1998 (with J.R. Montero). “Democracy in Spain: Legitimacy, Discontent, and Disaffection,” Working Paper 100. Madrid: Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales, Instituto Juan March, 1997 (with J.R. Montero and Richard Gunther). “Party Change and Cleavage Formation: The Effects of Value Change on the Spanish Party System,” Working Paper. Barcelona: Institut de Ciéncies Polítiques i Socials, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, 1997 (with J.R. Montero). “Value Change, Generational Replacement and Politics in Spain”, Working Paper. Madrid: Institute of Advanced Studies, Fundación Juan March, 1994. B. Published in Spanish “El significado y el contenido del Centro Ideológico en España” Madrid: Fundación Alternativas, 2011 “La desafección política de los españoles y sus efectos en la participación”, Temas para el debate, 152, july 2007, pp. 47-49.

Book review: Paloma Aguilar, Memoria y Olvido de la Guerra Civil Española (Madrid: Alianza Editorial, 1996). “Transiciones, Memoria Histórica y Generaciones,” Revista de Libros, 6, June 1997, pp. 23-24. “Política y Cultural en España: Algunas Implicaciones de la Dimensión Postmaterialista”, in A.E.D.E.M.O. [Asociación Española de Estudios de Mercado, Marketing y Opinión], 60 Seminar. Political Research III. Bilbao: AEDEMO, 1992, pp. 7-60 (with J.R. Montero). “La Cultura Política de los Españoles: Pautas de Continuidad y Cambio”, in A.E.D.E.M.O. [Asociación Española de Estudios de Mercado, Marketing y Opinión], 53 Seminar. Political Research III. Bilbao: AEDEMO, 1990, pp. 199-296. (with J.R. Montero). Book review: La Transición Política Española, (Tezanos, J.F., R. Cotarelo and A. De Blas [eds.]. Madrid: Sistema, 1990), in Revista Española de Investigaciones Sociológicas, 48, 1990. 5. PARTICIPATION IN PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS:

A. International Meetings

1. Southern Political Science Association 85th Annual Conference. Section: Comparative Politics

of Industrial Nations. Panel: Trust Across Countries. Paper presented: “Economic Crisis, Party Polarization and the Partisan Trust Gap: Panel Study of Spain” (with Greg Love and Ryan Carling). Los Ángeles (USA), January 9th -11th, 2014.

2. 1sr Southern European Conference on Survey Methodology (SESM) and VI Congreso de Metodología de Encuestas. President of the Organizing Committee. Session: Multilevel models-practical applications in social science researchers. Presentation: “Attitudinal Origins of Survey Cooperation: a Multilevel Analysis of Paradata from the European Social Survey”. Barcelona (Spain), 12-14 december, 2013.

3. International Seminars in Political Science. Presentation: “Democracia, Institucionalización de Sistemas de partidos y Voto de clase en América Latina” and “Actitudes, Opinión pública y Comportamiento Político en Europa”. Faculdade de Folosofia e Ciências Humanas (FAFICH), Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) . Belo Horizonte - MG (Brasil), 5-6 december, 2013.

4. 3rd Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association (EPSA). Session:

Political Participation. Paper presented: “Political protest and governments ideology across Europe”. Parlament de Catalunya. Barcelona (Spain), 20-22 june 2013. (with María José Hierro and Antoni Rodón).

5. European Social Survey International Conference. Session: Trust/Social Capital. Paper presented: “Attitudinal origins of Nonresponse in Contemporary Representative Democracies”. European University Cyprus. Nicosia, Cyprus, November, 23-25, 2012 (with Clara Riba and Sergio Martini).

6. European Social Survey International Conference. Session Chair: Education. European

University Cyprus. Nicosia, Cyprus, November, 23-25, 2012.

7. V Latin American Congress WAPOR (World Association for Public Opinion Research), “A Dark side of Political Deliberation? The Media and Political Discussion Effects on Political Interest”, Colombia, 21st September 2012 (with Gerardo Maldonado).

8. The International Political Science Association (IPSA) Word Congress Madrid 2012, Chair and Discussant of the panel LOC01.247 “Contextualizing Social Trust: Party Systems, State Institutions, and Multilevel Governance”, July 8 to 12th, 2012.

9. The International Political Science Association (IPSA) Word Congress Madrid 2012, Chair and Discussant of the panel LOC01.705 “Trust and Disaffection: Party Systems, State Institutions, and Multilevel Governance”, July 8 to 12th, 2012.

10. The International Political Science Association (IPSA) Word Congress Madrid 2012, “Party

System Institutionalization and Political Disaffection” in the panel LOC01.705 “Trust and Disaffection: Party Systems, State Institutions, and Multilevel Governance”, July 8 to 12th, 2012 (with Ignacio Lago).

11. “A Comprehensive Framework for Undertanding Party System Change”, Co-organizer and

coordinator of the ECPR Research Sessions, Florence, EUI, June 19-22nd 2012.

12. “The effect of the economic crisis in the 2011 elections”, in the conference Political Consequences of the Economic Crisis. Voting and Protesting in Europe Since 2008. Organized by the BMW Center for German and European Studies, Georgetown University, Washington, April, 17th-18th 2012.

13. 6th Conference The European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) “The role of political parties in shaping citizens political preferences for devolution; the case of the evolving Spanish State of Autonomies” Section: ‘Themes and Challenges to Multi-level and Regional Politics’. Panel: ‘Balancing and Rebalancing Federal Systems: A Comparative and Cross-National Analysis’ (with Fabiola Mota) University of Iceland, August, 25 - 27, 2011

14. “Spanish Public Opinion on the Models of the State: The role of partisan elite in shaping public opinion”. International Symposium: WAPOR-World Association for Public Opinion Research “Transnational Connections-Challenges and Opportunities in Communication and Public Opinion Research” Segovia, Spain, march, 17-18, 2011

15. “Political Culture in Southern: Searching for Exceptionalism”. En el Institute of Markets Technologies in Lucca, Italy, December, 10, 2010

16. “What can we learn from the international comparative trends?, in: Immigration and political community: The impact of immigration and political trust, organized by Barrow Cadbury Trust y Policy Network, London, September ,21, 2010

17. “Trust in the European Parliament: From Affective Heuristics to Rational Cueing”. European University Institute, Florence, November, 20, 2009

18. Auditing Electoral Democracy in the European Union (PIREDEU Final User Community Conference): “The role of politization in the relationship between support for the EU, voter’s preferences and turnout”, panel sesión V.1, Brussels, November, 18-19, 2010.

19. XXIX International Congress of the Latin American Studies Association, Organizer and Chair of the panel (workshop): “La institucionalización de los sistemas de partidos: concepto, causas y consecuencias” (DEM-6362). Toronto, Canadá, October 6-9, 2010.

20. 2010 ECPR Joint Sessions. Paper presented: “Institutional trust and multilevel government in the EU: congruence or compensation?”, Workshop: The Interrelationship between Institutional Performance and Political Support in Europe: Discussing Causes and Consequences (with Jordi Muñoz and Eduard Bonet). Munster, Germany, March 22-27, 2010

21. “Los problemas de representación en las nuevas democracias: los efectos de la desafección y la falta de institucionalización de los partidos”. Inaugural Discourse of the II Diplomado de la Escuela de Formación Electoral y Civil (EFEC), Junta Central Electoral, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May, 20, 2009.

22. “Los problemas de la desafección y la falta de institucionalización de partidos en América Latina”, Junta Electoral Central, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, May, 15, 2009

23. “Opinión Publica y Democracia: El papel de los medios de comunicación en America Latina”. Panel 1: “El rol de la televisión en la generación de la opinión publica”, organized by the Universidad Diego Portales. Chile, November 3-4, 2008

24. 104rd Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Boston,MA. 28-31

August, 2008. Panel 14-10: “Citizenship, Identity, Representation and Scope of Governance in the European Union”. Paper Presented: “Confidence in the European Institutions: A National Phenomenon?” (with Marina Costa and Eduard Bonet)

25. XIX Congreso Nacional y II Internacional de Estudios Electorales, de Jalisco, 21-23 de

noviembre de 2007. "Redes sociales y participación política en México: la elección presidencial de 2006" (with Gerardo Maldonado), round table with Leonardo Valdés (coord).

26. 103rd Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Chicago,IL 31

August-2 September, 2007. Panel 15-12: "Thirty years of Spanish Democracy: Evaluating Institucional and Party Theories". Panel discussant.

27. “The Vail International Workshop in Democracy in the global world”: The problem of equality

democracy: The problems of democracies representatives organized by the Graduate school of international studies. University of Denver, Denver, 14-16 de December de 2006.

28. Undertanding European Public Opinion, A Conference of the European Commission/DG

Communication. Madrid, 26-27 October, 2006. Paper Presented: “How to improve our surveys and the problems with the Eurobarometer”.

29. 102nd Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Philadelphia

August 31st-September 3rd, 2006. Panel 12-5: Party Systems and Party Systems in Developing Democracies. Paper Presented: "Political Mobilization of Class Voting: Latin America and Western Europe in the 1990s" (with Scott Mainwaring).

30. Primer Foro Internacional “México: Escenarios presentes y futuros”. México, 22-23 February,

2006. Paper presented: “Los efectos de la desafección democrática”.

31. LASA2006 Congress. Puerto Rico, USA. 15-18 March, 2006. Workshop: “What the Publics have to Say: Public Opinion on Politics”. Paper presented: “Class Voting: Latin America and Western Europe in the 1990s” (with Scott Mainwaring).

32. 101st Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA). Washington 1-4

September, 2005. Panel 12-17: Party Systems and Institutionalization in Comparative Context. Paper presented: "Party System Institutionalization and Party System Theory After the Third Wave of Democratization" (with Scott Mainwaring).

33. CNEP II Conference, Columbus (Ohio), 4- 7 September, 2003. Paper Presented: “Democracy

and Intermediation: Some Attitudinal and Behavioral Dimensions” (with Richard Gunther and José Ramón Montero).

34. 99th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Philadelphia, August

28-31, 2003. Panel 15-17: “Cleavages from Below or from Above? Lipset and Rokkan revisited”. Panel discussant.

35. 99th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Philadelphia, August

28-31 2003. Panel 11-10: Cleavages and Party Systems in Post-1978 Democracies. Paper Presented: “Class Voting. Latin America and Western Europe” (with Scott Mainwaring).

36. Third General Meeting of the ESF-network “Citizen, Involvement and Democracy,” Madrid,

November 14-17. Papers presented: “Political Participation” (with Jan Teorell and José Ramon Montero; “Support for Democratic Government and Social Capital” (with Oscar Gabriel and Bas Denters); and “The Ideals of Good Society and Good Citizens: Social Capital, Values and Norms” (with Oscar Gabriel and Bas Denters).

37. 98th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), Boston, August 27-

September 2nd , 2002. Panel 45-10: Cleavages in Comparative Perspective: Lessons from Third-wave Democracies. Paper presented: “Social Cleavages, the Anchoring of the Vote, and Electoral Volatility: Latin America and Western Europe” (with Scott Mainwaring).

38. 60th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April, 27-28, 2002.

Panel 2-7: Voting Behavior and Party Systems in Comparative Perspective. Paper presented: “Social Cleavages, the Anchoring of the Vote, and Electoral Volatility: Latin America and Western Europe” (with Scott Mainwaring).

39. 1st ECPR General Conference, University of Kent at Canterbury, 6-10 September, 2001. Paper

presented: “Social Cleavages, the Anchoring of the Vote, and Party System Institutionalization: Latin America and Western Europe” (with Scott Mainwaring).

40. 97th American Political Science Association Annual Meeting (APSA), San Francisco, August

30th to September 2nd, 2001. Paper presented: “Political parties and the structuring of the ideological space in new democracies: Chile, Greece, Hungary, Spain and Uruguay in comparative perspective” (with Felipe Agüero).

41. Seminar La Reinvención de la Política y la Ciudadanía: la Gobernabilidad Democrática para el

Desarrollo en América Latina, organized by the Instituto Internacional de Gobernabilidad, Barcelona 22nd-23rd January 2001. Paper presented: “Desafección Política y Partidos Políticos en América Latina”.

42. Ten years of Freedom. Transition and the Consolidation of Democracy. The case of Central

Europe (1990-2000), Budapest October 30th-November 1st 2000. Paper presented: “The Problem of Democratic Disaffection in New Democracies”.

43. Co-director of the seminar “Political Desaffection and Political Culture en European

Democracies,” in The Construction of Europe, Democracy and Globalization, Santiago de Compostela, Spain, Funded by the UNESCO and the University of Santiago. October, 19-21, 2000.

44. 58th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April, 26-29, 2000.

Panel 2-9: “Understanding the voter”. Discussant.

45. 58th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, April, 26-29, 2000. Panel 2-5: “The making and Unmaking of National Political Parties”. Paper presented: “The Political Re-crafting of Social Bases of Party Competition: The Case of Chile 1973-1995 (with Scott Mainwaring).

46. XXII Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Chicago, September, 24-27,

1998. Paper presented: “Social Cleavages, Political Heritages, and Post-Authoritarian Party Systems: Chile in the 1990s.” (with Scott Mainwaring).

47. XXI Congress of the Latin American Studies Association (LASA), Guadalajara, Mexico, April 17-

19, 1997. Paper presented: “Political Attitudes and Participation in Spain: Change and Continuity.”

48. Society for Comparative Research and L'Université Libre de Bruxelles, “Erosion of Confidence

in Advanced Industrial Societies, ”Brussels, November 7-9, 1996, paper presented: "Democracy in Spain: Legitimacy, Efficacy and Disaffection" (with J.R. Montero and R. Gunther).

49. Universitá di Milano, conference “On Social Capital,” Milano (Italy), October 3-6, 1996, paper

presented: "Social Capital in Spain: Exploring Political Attitudes and Participation Between Continuity and Change" (with J.R. Montero).

50. Social Science Research Council, “Democracy and Culture in The New Southern Europe,

”Mallorca (Spain) June 26-30, 1996, paper presented: "Change and Persistence of Political Attitudes in Southern Europe."

51. Social Science Research Council, "Democracy and cultural change in the new Southern Europe," Elounda (Crete), July 6-10, 1995, paper presented: "Change and Persistence of Political Attitudes in Southern Europe."

52. Center of Advances Studies in Social Sciences, Juan March Institute, conference "Political

Parties: Changing Roles in Contemporary Democracies," Madrid, December 15-17, 1994, paper presented: "Anti-Party Sentiments in Southern Europe: A Preliminary Exploration," (with Richard P. Gunther and José R. Montero).

53. 90th Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), New York

(U.S.A.), September 1-4, 1994, paper presented: "Elite Strategy, Social Cleavages and Party Systems in a New Democracy: Spain," (with Pradeep Chhibber).

54. First World Congress on Changing Social and Political Values: A Global Perspective, El

Escorial and El Paular (Spain), September 27-October 1, 1993, paper presented: “Value Change, Generational Replacement and Politics in Spain".

55. XV World Congress of Political Science (IPSA), Buenos Aires (Argentina), July 21-25, 1991,

paper presented: "Electoral Systems in Spain: An Assessment," (with J.R. Montero and F.J. Llera).

B. Spanish National Meetings

1. XI Conference of Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración (AECPA) chair and organizator of the panel: Las consecuencias actitudinales de la crisis económica”, Sevilla, September 18-20, 2013.

2. XI Conference of Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración (AECPA), Paper presented: ”Political polarization and interpersonal trust in times of crisis: evidence from an online survey experiment”, Sevilla , September 18-20, 2013. (with Sergio Martini).

3. XVII Jornadas del Anuario de la Facultad de derecho. UAM. Identidad, Derecho y Política. Guest speaker “Partidos: afinidades, ideología e identidad” , Madrid, November 22-23, 2012

4. X Conference of Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración (AECPA) chair and organizator of the panel “Actitudes hacia la UE y el proceso de integración Europea”, Murcia, September 7 - 9, 2011.

5. X Conference of Asociación Española de Ciencia Política y de la Administración (AECPA). Paper presented: ”Volatilidad electoral y representación política” in the workshop “Sistemas de partidos multinivel y actores partidarios en América Latina: competencia nacional y subnacional entre partidos tradicionales y no tradicionales” (with Ignacio Lago) Murcia, September 7 - 9, 2011.

6. The Summer Courses of the Fundación General de la Universidad Complutense de Madrid.”Las encuestas de opinión en la sociedad actual: desafíos y oportunidades. ¿Cómo lograr incrementar la participación de los ciudadanos en las encuestas?” El Escorial, Madrid, july, 2011.

7. Conference “Trust in the European Parliament: From Affective Heuristics to Rational Cueing”. Fundación Juan March, Madrid, March 5, 2009.

8. Conference “Political Culture in Southern Europe: Searching for Exceptionalism”. Centro de Estudios Constitucionales. Madrid, January 21, 2009.

9. Seminar on “Participación ciudadana y buen gobierno: hacia la consolidación de una cultura

política participativa en Andalucía”. Málaga, November 26, 2008. 10. Seminar on “Institucionalización de los Sistemas de Partidos en América Latina”. Programa

América Latina de la Fundación CIDOB. Barcelona, November 20-21, 2008. Mariano Torcal (coord.)

11. V Conference Suvey Methodology. Córdoba, September 24-26,2008. Papers presented: “Lo que

hay escondido tras un éxito. El trabajo de campo en la tercera ola de la encuesta social europea”(with Clara Riba and Laura Morales) and “Las elecciones generales de 2008 en España” (with Ignacio Lago).

12. XX European Courses. “Participación Ciudadana: nueva cultura política en un contexto de

liderazgo compartido”. Euskadi (Spain) , September 8-9 ,2008. Paper presented: “Ciudadanía y actitudes en las democracias contemporáneas”.

13. VII Congreso Español de Ciencia Política y de la Administración. Valencia, September 18-20,

2007.Chair of the panel: “Comportamiento político, información y control de los gobiernos en nuevas democracias”.

14. XII Encuentro de Latinoamericanistas Españoles. Santander, September 21-23, 2006. Chair of

the panel: “Representación y Comportamiento Político”.

15. VII National Spanish Congress of Political Science, Madrid 21-23, 2005. Paper presented: “La institucionalización del sistema de partidos español. El peso de los anclajes de clase, religión e ideología en la competencia PSOE/PP: 1988-2004”. (with Lucía Medina).

16. IX Jornadas sobre temas contemporáneos de Gobierno y de Administración Local en España.

February 16-18, 2005. “El régimen electoral local en el Libro Blanco”, round table with J. R.Montero (coord.), A. Cuesta, S. Sáenz de Santamaría, G. del Val and J. Magre.

17. International Meeting España en cambio: la última etapa del régimen franquista, Madrid,

November 11-12, 2004. “El cambio desde una perspectiva comparada”.

18. VI National Spanish Congress of Political Science, Barcelona, September 18-20, 2003. Co-director of the Working Group “Capital Social, Asociacionismo y Participación Política en España y en Europa” (with Joan Font). Papers presented: “Participación Política” (with José

Ramón Montero) and “Factores Individuales y Contextuales de la Participación Política en España” (with Mariona Ferrer and Lucía Medina).

19. X Jornadas de la Asociación Española de Letrados de Parlamentos, Zaragoza, September 24-

26, 2003. Paper Presented: “El Sistema Electoral: Representación y Participación. Las Nuevas Tecnologías”.

20. V National Spanish Congress of Political Science, La Laguna (Tenerife, Spain), September 28-

28, 2001. Paper presented: “Anti-party Sentiments in Southern Europe” (with J.R. Montero and R.Gunther).

21. VI National Spanish Congress of Sociology, La Coruña (Spain), September 24-26, 1998, paper

presented: “La Lógica de Formación de Cleavages Políticos” (with Pradeep Chhibber).

22. VI National Spanish Congress of Sociology, La Coruña (Spain), September 24-26, 1998, paper presented: “Actitudes Hacia la Democracia en España: Legitimidad, Descontento y Desafeccion,” (with JR. Montero y R. Gunther).

23. Jaime Vera Summer School, Galapagar, Madrid (Spain), July 11, 1994, paper presented:

"Cambio Cultural y Comportamiento Político en España."

24. IV National Spanish Congress of Sociology, Madrid (Spain), September 24-26, 1992, paper presented: "Politica y Cambio Cultural en España: Algunas Implicaciones de la Dimensión Posmaterialista," (with J.R. Montero).

25. V Seminar of Political Research, AEDEMO, Madrid (Spain), October 15-16, 1992, paper

presented: "Politica y Cambio Cultural en España: Algunas Implicaciones de la Dimensión Posmaterialista," (with J.R. Montero).

26. International Symposium on Cultural System Change in European and North-African Societies,

Institut Català d'Estudis Mediterranis, Barcelona (Spain), November 12-14, 1991, paper presented: "Política y Cambio Cultural en España: Una Nota Sobre la Dimensión Postmaterialista." (with J.R. Montero).

27. III Seminar of Political Research, AEDEMO, Bilbao (Spain), October 1990, paper presented:

"Pautas de Continuidad y Cambio en la Cultura Política de los Españoles: 1975-1990," (with J.R. Montero).

6. MOST RECENT AND ACTIVED RESEARCH PROJECTS:

Diseño y Aplicación de la Sexta Ola de la European Social Survey en España Funding body: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Programa Nacional de Internacionalización de la I+D code # AIC-A-2011-0672, (2011-2013). Ciudadanía Europea en España: Comportamiento Político y actitudes Políticas hacia el Proceso de Integración Europea.Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Plan Nacional de I+D+i, code # CSO2009-14434 (2010-2013).

Diseño y Aplicación de la Quinta Ola de la European Social Survey en España Funding body: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Programa Nacional de Internacionalización de la I+D, code # AIC10-A-000399 (2010-2012) Grup de Recerca en Opinió Pública, Vot i Metodologia d'Enquestes. Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca, code#2009 SGR 1368 (2009-2013) Integrated and United? A Quest for Citizenship in an ‘Ever Closer Europe’ INTUNE, code # CIT3-CT-2005-513421. European Commission – 6º Framework Programme (2005-2009) Providing an Infrastructure for Research on Electoral Democracy in the European Union (PIREDEU). Collaborative Project. European Commission. 7th Framework Programme for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration (2008-2011).

PI and Coordinator of the Grup de Recerca, code#SGR 2009-729. Diseño y aplicación de la Cuarta Ola de la European Social Survey en España Acción Complementaria del Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia, code#SEJ2007-29562-E (2008-2010). Inmigració, política i opinió pública: anàlisi comparativa de l’impacte de la política en les percepcions i actituds vers la inmigració. Agència de Gestió d’Ajuts Universitaris i de Recerca, code#2006ARAI00021 (2006-2008) Diseño y aplicación de la Tercera Ola de la European Social Survey en España Acción Complementaria del Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, code # SEJ2004-22162-E (2005-2007) Ciudadanos y democracia en Europa: Análisis comparado de los datos de la primera ola de la Encuesta Social. Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología, Plan Nacional de I+D+I, code # SEC2002-03364 (2002-2005) 7. MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS: Spanish Professional Association of Political Scientists (AECPA). American Political Science Association (APSA). Latin American Studies Association (LASA) 9. LANGUAGE ABILITIES: Spanish - (native). English - reading, writing and speaking. Italian – reading and speaking. Portuguese - reading. French - reading. Catalan – reading and writing