Max Weber Post-doctoral Fellow at the European University Institute. Comparative politics, cleavages, and welfare state reform.
Llorenç Soler-Buades
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Thanks to @socialpolicyblog.bsky.social for allowing me to share and disseminate this article from my PhD. If you're interested on the politics fo welfare state reform in Spain (and more specifically on minimum income), this post is for you!
You'll find the article in open access
Less than 10 days left to submit your abstract for the 3rd COSPPO edition: a workshop on comparative social policy designed for early-career researchers!
Llorenç Soler-Buades
Very pleased to share that the final article from my PhD journey has found a home at the @jeppjournal.bsky.social!
This is for you if you’re interested in political cleavages & social policy change
Free copies in the following link
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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Llorenç Soler-Buades
Sobra evidencia: la cacareada inserción y activación de beneficiarios de rentas mínimas nunca funcionará a la escala necesaria. Solo hay dos modos de erradicar la pobreza: a) dar directamente buenos empleos con salarios suficientes; b) prestaciones suficientes y de fácil acceso. Lo demás son gaitas.
New publication in the Journal of Public Policy!🚨
⚖️It shows how feminist advocacy pushed for a reform entitling mothers and fathers to equal parental leave in Spain.
👉This also unveils that descriptive representation matters because it can open access for feminist groups.
doi.org/10.1017/S014...
We are pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts for the 3rd Early Career Workshop on Comparative Social and Public Policy (COSPPO) is now open. It will take place on 23–24 April 2026 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and is organised by @igopbcn.bsky.social
Form: acortar.link/6A6JjZ
¿Pero cómo que "dispositivo para evitar enfrentamientos" con una organización cuyo propósito y práctica declaradas y evidentes son agredir a los demás? ¿Pero cómo es que no son ilegales y ya? Las democracias liberales no pueden tolerar la intolerancia o morirán.
www.elperiodico.com/es/politica/...
Why do rural dwellers show lower support for green policies? Is it because they prioritise the environment less over material goals, or because they perceive higher costs of green policies? Check out our new article! @environmentalpol.bsky.social @evaanduiza.bsky.social tuit.cat/OP6Ph
🆕📢 New publication alert! Our article is now out in Social Policy & Administration.
W/Dani M. Marinova
🌐Paternity leave, motherhood penalty and Spanish reform
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Llorenç Soler-Buades
www.tandfonline.com
Green policies can be contentious, with opposition often highlighting rural-urban divides. In this article we measure and analyse the perceptions of harm associated with several green policies (ren...
Publication alert!🚨
My chapter with @margaleon.bsky.social in the Handbook of Social Care Policy is out!
We review the partisan politics of family policy in Sweden, Germany & Spain and classify research into demand (electoral) and supply (functional/ideational). 🧵
www.elgaronline.com/edcollbook/b...
This article theorises and empirically traces how the emergence of a value-based cleavage has reshaped the politics of minimum income reform in Southern Europe. It argues that the rise of the liber...
We are pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts for the 3rd Early Career Workshop on Comparative Social and Public Policy (COSPPO) is now open. It will take place on 23–24 April 2026 at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona and is organised by @igopbcn.bsky.social
Form: acortar.link/6A6JjZ
Pedro Manuel Bellón
New on the Social Policy Blog:
"The Politics of Minimum Income Reform in Spain: Explaining an Unexpected and Consensus-Based Path Departure" by Llorenç Soler-Buades.
socialpolicyblog.co.uk/2026/03/17/t...
Motherhood-related labour market penalties remain a major driver of the gender employment gap. Father-specific paternity leave is often promoted as a policy tool to support maternal employment, yet e...
¿Te suena el Sello de Inclusión Social?
En 2022, el @inclusion.gob.es presentó este distintivo a bombo y nota de prensa para reconocer a entidades que abran oportunidades a personas que cobran el Ingreso Mínimo Vital. ¿La promesa? Ampliar el impacto social del IMV.
Tres años después...
Study of Spain’s minimum income reform shows how party competition, territorial politics and COVID-19 enabled unexpected cross-party consensus.
