Hi, I’m Irene

I am a political scientist specialising in political behaviour and quantitative methods. I hold a PhD from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, where I worked as a member of the VolkswagenStiftung-funded COVIDEU Project.

I also hold a BA in Political Science and Public Administration by the Universitat de Girona (UdG), an MA in Political Analysis and Institutional Assessment by the Universitat de Barcelona (UB) and a postgraduate degree in Data Analysis also by the UB. My research interests include political behavior and attitudes, far-right politics and quantitative methods.

My research combines inputs from political behaviour, political institutions, and political communication, with a strong methodological focus on quantitative research designs and causal inference

My dissertation, Crises, Competition, and Campaigning: Citizens and Parties in 21st Century Politics, studied how disruptive events can influence and reshape political evaluations and strategic behaviour. Across three different papers, I use both observational and experimental data to identify how information shocks affect institutional support and how political actors adapt under changing incentives. You can check the research I am currently working on here.