Comellas Bonsfills, Josep Maria
Comellas Bonsfills, Josep Maria
Biography
I am currently a Margarita Salas postdoctoral fellow at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) and a member of the Democracy, Elections and Citizenship (DEC) research group.
I have a PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). My PhD Thesis is about affective polarization in comparative perspective. I was granted a FPU scholarship from the Spanish government and conducted a research stay at the University of Amsterdam from 01/04/2019 to 30/06/2019.
I hold a Master of Arts in Public Administration from the University of Konstanz (2015-2016) and a Master of Research in Political Science from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (2014-2015). I received my B.A. in Political Science at the UAB (2012).
My research interests focus on public opinion, political behavior, affective polarization and quantitative methods.
Publications
Torcal, M., Carty, E., Comellas, J. M., Bosch, O. J., Thomson, Z. and Danilo, S. (2023) "The dynamics of political and affective polarisation: Datasets for Spain, Portugal, Italy, Argentina, and Chile (2019-2022)". Data in Brief, 48, Article 109219. Doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2023.109219.
Comellas, J. M. and Torcal, M. (2023): "Ideological identity, issue-based ideology and bipolar affective polarization in multiparty systems: the cases of Argentina, Chile, Italy, Portugal and Spain". Electoral Studies, 83, Article 102615. Doi: 10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102615.
Comellas, J. M. (2022): “When Polarised Feelings towards Parties Spread to Voters: The Role of Ideological Distance and Social Sorting in Spain”. Electoral Studies, 79, Article 102525. Doi: 10.1016/j.electstud.2022.102525.
Torcal, M. and Comellas, J. M. (2022): “Affective Polarisation in Times of Political Instability and Conflict. Spain from a Comparative Perspective”. South European Society and Politics, 27(1), 1-25. Doi: 10.1080/13608746.2022.2044236.
Torcal, M., Santana, A., Carty, E. and Comellas, J. M. (2020): “Political and affective polarisation in a democracy in crisis: The E-Dem panel survey dataset (Spain, 2018-2019)”. Data in Brief, 32. Doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2020.106059.
Research Projects
"Emociones políticas en movimiento. Causas y consecuencias". Funding: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación. Ref: PID113030RB-I00 (2021-2024). PI: Carolina Galais (UAB). Additional informtation
“El triángulo de polarización, confianza política y competencia política: comprendiendo sus dinámicas en las democracias contemporáneas“. Funding: Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación, Proyectos de I+D+i, Ref: PID2019-106867RB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033 (2020-2024). PI: Mariano Torcal (UPF). Additional information
“El triángulo de polarización, confianza política y comunicación política: comprendiendo sus dinámicas en las democracias contemporáneas“. Funding: BBVA Foundation, Grants for Scientific Research Teams in Economy and Digital Society 2019 (2020-2024). PI: Mariano Torcal (UPF). Additional information
“Participación y deliberación política online en una democracia en crisis: una aproximación metodológica nueva (E-Dem)“. (2017-2020). Funding: Proyecto del Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad, Programa Estatal de Fomento de la Investigación Científica y Técnica de Excelencia, 2017, 94.380€. Ref.: CSO2016-79772-P. PI: Mariano Torcal (UPF). Additional informaction
Teaching
Methodology of Political Analysis - BA in Political Science and Public Administration, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (during academic year 2022-2023).
Quantitative methodology I (Seminars) - BA in Political and Administration Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (during academic year 2019-2020).
Quantitative methodology I (Seminars) - BA in Political and Administration Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (during academic year 2018-2019).
Mathematical and computer tools (Seminars) - BA in Criminology and Public Prevention Policies, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (during academic year 2017-2018).
Quantitative methodology IV: advanced quantitative techniques (Seminars) - BA in Political and Administration Sciences, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (during academic years 2016-2017 and 2017-2018).
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