Post Doctoral Research Areas

	Dr Oscar Barrera-Rodríguez Research Interests Understanding the role of information (including disinformation) and social exposure in shaping individual opinions and attitudes toward society in various contexts, such as political preferences, perceptions of migrants, child stimulation practices, and nutrition; the political economy of political cleavages and social inequality, with a focus on the geographic and socio-demographic factors influencing electoral preferences
	Dr Samuel Johnston Research Interests Political Parties, election campaigns; nationalism; European Union politics; Irish politics; British politics Personal Website: (opens in a new window)www.satjohnston.com
	Dr Alberto de Leon Concepción Research Interests Political Parties, Decentralisation, Text-as-Data, Comparative Politics, Machine Learning
	Dr Leonardo Puleo Research Interests Political Parties; Voting Behaviour; Electoral Campaigns; Illiberalism; Rule Of Law
	Dr Rafael Quintero Godínez Research Interests Corporate criminality and tax evasion, sociolegal research in international economic law, judicial independence and investment arbitration, and sovereign debt and human rights
	(opens in a new window)Dr Heidi Riley Research Interests Peace and Conflict, Gender and Masculinities, Insurgency, Mediation and negotiated settlements, Conflict-related trauma
	Dr Chiara Valsangiacomo Research Interests Normative democratic theory; liquid democracy; democratic innovations; political representation Personal Website: (opens in a new window)https://chiaravalsangiacomo.owlstown.net
	Dr Sarah Wallace Research Interests Peace and Conflict, Peacebuilding, British-Irish Relations, Consociational Powersharing, Northern Ireland, Identity, Brexit