Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Mariano Torcal webpage
Mariano Torcal

Full Professor of Political Science at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra


Spanish National Coordinator of the European Social Survey

 

Subdirector of the Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology

PhD by the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (1995) and PhD by the Ohio State University (2001).  In 1997 he was runner-up for the Gregory M. Luebbert Prize for the best article in Comparative Politics, awarded by the American Political Science Asociation (APSA). He has also been granted the prizes for the best article published in 2003 and the best book published in 2006 by the Spanish Political Science Association. Chair of the Department and PhD Program coordinator for the Political and Social Sciences Department at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra until June 2007.

He has authored and contributed in several books in the field, and published many articles in national and international specialized journals such as Comparative Political Studies and the British Journal of Political Science. His latest books include Los Europeos del Siglo XXI: comportamiento político, actitudes y capital social (2010, Madrid - Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas), Elecciones Generales 2004 (with José Ramón Montero and Ignacio Lago) (2007, Madrid - Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas)Political Disaffection in Contemporary Democracies: Social capital, Institutions, and Politics (with José Ramón Montero) (2006, London - Routledge) and Ciudadanos, asociaciones y participación política en España (with José Ramón Montero and Joan Font) (2006, Madrid - Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas).

His main interests include: Political Behavior, Political Culture and Political Attitudes, Social and Political Participation in New Democracies, Institutionalization of Party Systems, Mechanisms of Vote Intermediation, and Electoral Accountability.

contacte

MARIANO TORCAL
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Department of Political Sciences
Edifici Jaume I - Despatx 20.108

c/ Ramon Trias Fargas, 25-27
08005 Barcelona
Spain

Tel.: (34) 93 542 2374
Fax.: (34) 93 542 2372
Email: mariano.torcal@upf.edu

  • Universitat Pompeu Fabra


  • European Social Survey - Spain


  • Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology

© Mariano Torcal