Biography

Zoe Thomson is a PhD candidate in the Political and Social Sciences department at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and a member of the Research and Expertise Centre for Survey Methodology. Her doctoral research focuses on affective polarisation seen as a form of intergroup conflict, under the supervision of Prof. Mariano Torcal. She has published in Electoral Studies and is currently co-authoring a chapter for the Comparative Handbook of Affective Polarization (Eds. M. Torcal & E. Harteveld). She also worked on the TRI-POL project, which looked into affective polarisation in five countries.

Publications

Torcal, M., & Thomson, Z. A. (2023). Social trust and affective polarization in Spain (2014-19). Electoral Studies 81, 102582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2023.102582

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