Contract Professor Doctor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Murcia. Doctor in Political Science from the University of Murcia. Specialist in Applied Social Research and Data Analysis at the Center for Sociological Research (CIS). He is Technical Director of the Public Opinion Center for the Region of Murcia (CEMOP). He has been Official Master's Coordinator in Applied Political Analysis at the University of Murcia (2017-2022). He is Editor of Más Poder Local, a digital magazine about political communication and electoral behavior. He has been vocal advisor and later Deputy Director General of the General Secretariat for Political Planning of the Government of Spain.

Professor of Political Science and Administration at the University of Murcia since June 2010, previously serving as Full Professor at the same University (April 2006 – June 2010) and Full Professor at the University of Salamanca (July 1994 – April 2006). She holds a master's degree in Latin American Studies from the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (1989) and a doctorate in Political Science and Sociology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (1993).

Doctor in Political Sciences and Sociology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, and Licensed in Law. Full Professor of Political Science and Administration at the University of Murcia. Since 2015, he has been Vice-Dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Murcia since 2015. General Secretary of the Spanish Political Science Association (AECPA). Director of the Chair of Public Policies at the University of Murcia.

PhD in Social Sciences from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo and PhD in Sciencencommunications companiesTheo by the Universidad Rey Juan Carlos de Madrid. Associate Professor at the Department of Ciêncommunications companiesThethat of the Autonomous University of Lisbon (UAL), where he holds the position of deputy director and ERASMUS manager.

Coordinates the PhD in Media and Society in the Context of the Community of Portuguese Speaking Countries and co-ordinates the Research Centeŗion in Practices and CompeteŝMedia Sciences (NIP-C@M). He is an elected member of the Scientific Council and the Pedagogical Council of UAL. He collaborates as a guest professor in the Master of Communication and Digital Culture (UAQ/México) and in the Department of Sociology at the University of Beira Interior (UBI).

PhD with Communication Sciences (UNL) and Coordinating Professor with Aggregation at the Polytechnic Institute of Coimbra. His most recent book is Sociologia dos Novos Media (Livros LabCom, 2018). Develops research in the fields of media, identities and citizenship.

Assistant Professor in the Department of Communication at the Autonomous University of Lisbon and Collaborating Professor in the Postgraduate Program in Communication at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil. PhD in Communication Sciences from the Faculty of Arts and Letters of the University of Beira Interior (2013), with the mention “European Doctor”, for doctoral studies carried out at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (2008-2012), with a scholarship from FCT. He completed a Post-Doctoral internship at the Faculty of Communication at the University of Brasília, between 2015 and 2015, with a PNPD/CAPES scholarship. Between 2016 and 2018, he carried out post-doctoral research at Labcom/UBI and the Autonomous University of Barcelona, with funding from the FCT. He was a Foreign Visiting Professor at the Faculty of Arts, Letters and Communication at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (2019-2022). He is an integrated researcher at Labcom/UBI and a researcher at OBSERVARE/UAL

Sociologist at the Universidad de Buenos Aires and DEA in Communication, culture and politics at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Director of the Postgraduate Program in Public Opinion and Political Communication of FLACSO Argentina, co-holder with Gabriel Vommaro of the subject “Sociology of public opinion” at the Institute of Higher Studies of the University of San Martín and professor of the Master's Degree in Applied Political Analysis there University of Murcia. Compiler and author of the book “Polarizados: why do we prefer the grieta unless we say the opposite?”. He regularly publishes political analysis articles in Le Monde Diplomatique, Revista Anfibia, Revista Nueva Sociedad and has published academic articles in Revista Mexicana de Opinion Pública, Revista Latinoamericana de Opinion Pública, Revista de SAAP and Más Poder Local. He works as a political consultant for governments with experience in electoral campaigns in Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic.

PhD in Political Science and Public Administration from the University of Murcia. Master in Government, Administration and Public Policies from the University of Murcia. She is currently Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science. Executive secretary of the Latin American Association of Researchers in Electoral Campaigns (ALICE), researcher at the Centro de Estudios Murcianos de Opinion Pública (CEMOP) and coordinator of Más Poder Local, digital magazine on political communication and electoral behavior.

Doctor in Political Sciences and Sociology from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Professor of Political Science and Public Administration at the University of Murcia and director of the Department of Political Science, Social Anthropology and Public Hacienda at this same University. Director of Más Poder Local, digital magazine about political communication and electoral behavior with a focus on Spain and Latin America. Between 2012 and 2018, president of ALICE, Asociación Latinoamericana de Investigadores en Campañas Electorales. Currently, he is co-director of the Public Opinion Center for the Region of Murcia (CEMOP). Accounts for 4 sexenniums of investigation and 1 sexennium of transfer.

Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science at the University of Murcia. PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the European University Institute of Florence (Italy). He obtained his doctorate thanks to predoctoral assistance from the “Salvador de Madariaga” Program. She has been a Senior Research Technician at the Institute of Advanced Social Studies (IESA-CSIC), postdoctoral researcher at the University of Maastricht and associate researcher at the Center for the Future of Democracy, University of Cambridge (United Kingdom).

Fellow of the Track-IN project developed at ICS-University of Lisbon. He is a PhD candidate in Communication Sciences (Iscte-IUL) (FCT – SFRH/BD/136605/2018), has a postgraduate degree in Data Analysis for Social Sciences (Iscte-IUL) and has a degree and master's degree in Sociology. During his professional career, he was part of several research projects developed in different institutions, such as: LabCom-UBI, OberCom and ICS-UL. Born in the city of Covilhã in 1982.

Predoctoral researcher at the University of Murcia. Account with an FPU Contract of the Ministry of Universities. He has a degree in Political Science and Public Management (Premio Fin de Grado) and a degree in Sociology, as well as a Master's degree in Applied Political Analysis. He has been a postgraduate fellow at the CIS (2021) and a visiting researcher (VSR) at Stanford University (2023). Currently, Transfer Coordinator of the Chair of Public Policies at the University of Murcia.

Graduated in Law and International Business Administration from the Universidad Veracruzana (UV), as well as Specialist in Opinion Studies, from the same studio house. Lecturer in Political Analysis at the University of Guanajuato (UG).

Coordinator of the Doctorate Program “Society, Development and Labor Relations” of the International Doctorate School of the University of Murcia and CO-IP of the Special Research Group CEMOP (Centro de Estudios Murciano de Opinion Pública). Full Professor at the Department of Sociology at the University of Murcia.

Graduated in Social Work from the University of Murcia with Extraordinary Prize at the End of Graduation 2021. Consejo Social Prize from the University of Murcia for Academic Excellence, academic course 2020/2021 in the Social and Legal Sciences Branch. Master in Community Social Work, Management and Evaluation of Social Services from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Currently in her first year as a PhD student at FPU in the Doctorate Program «Society, Development and Labor Relations» at EIDUM.

Journalist, public affairs analyst, sommelier and visual artist. He currently writes political analysis columns in the magazine Caras y Caretas and on the UyPress portal. He is the author of several books. The last one (September 2023), titled “Juicio a Lacalle. The delivery of the port of Montevideo” (The most sold book at the Feria Internacional del Libro de Montevideo). He prepares other books with political experts Valeria Bonomi and Federico Musto, one on the communication strategy of President Luis Lacalle Pou and another on “How to win (and lose) elections”.

PhD in Political Science from the Universidad Miguel Hernández, specialized in the analysis of female violence. I am a member of the Interdisciplinary Center for Gender Studies at the aforementioned university. Currently, she is Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Murcia. She is the author of the book “Equal and Alternative Masculinities. Processes, Advances and Reactions” (Tirant, 2019).

University of Santiago de Compostela

maria.pereira.lopez@usc.is

Orcid ID: 0000-0002-2802-9396

Fac. CC Políticas y Sociales. Avda. Ángel Echeverri s/n, 15782, Santiago de Compostela, +34981815190

María Pereira is a professor of Political Science at USC. Graduated in Political Science and Administration and PhD in Political Science from the aforementioned university. Master in Statistical Techniques from USC, he has specialized in methodological and technical questions in political science. Among its publications, the following stand out: Lagares, N.; Pereira, M. and Jaráiz, E. (2022). “The emotional construction of party identification. The case of the general elections of 2016 in Spain”. Spanish Journal of Sociological Research, 179: 39-58. Pereira, M.; Lagares, N. Y López, PC (2021). “Parties and leaders in the general elections of 2016 and 2019. An emotional vision”. Journal of Political Studies, 193: 211 – 249. Jaráiz, E.; Cazorla, A. and Pereira, M. (eds.) (2020). The height of extreme law in Spain. Valencia: Tirant lo Blanch.

PhD student in Media and Society in the Context of Portuguese-Speaking Countries. Senior Sociologist Technician performing duties in the Reeducation Section and the Occupational Health and Safety Section of the Military Prison Establishment. Assistant at the Research Center for Media Practices and Skills (NIP-C@M) of the Department of Communication Sciences at the Autonomous University of Lisbon. As a Military Sociologist, he was a Lieutenant in the Portuguese Army and worked in the Studies and Training Office, in the Function Analysis Section and in the Psychological Operations Module of the Army Applied Psychology Center (2017-2023). He was Project Manager at the Army Applied Psychology Center and Researcher; “Employer Branding: The Army reflected in its Candidates” funded by the Military Academy Research Center (CINAMIL 2018- 2022

PhD University of Kent – United Kingdom) is currently a researcher and guest assistant professor at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa. He has a scientific interest in Political Communication, Journalism Studies, Civic Activism and International Conflicts and has recently published on populism and media (Brazilian Journalism Research, Portuguese Journal of Philosophy, Media & Journalism, and Springer), journalism security (Journal of Applied Journalism & Media Studies), disinformation in political campaigns (Southern Communication Journal), social networks and civic activism (Igi Global and Emerald). Rui is the coordinator for Portugal and Cape Verde of the Worlds of Journalism Project and Principal Investigator of the project 'Mapping risk and uncertainty in journalism in Portuguese-speaking countries: An intercontinental study' (FCT 2020.03101.CEECIND)

PhD Candidate at ISCTE-IUL, in Communication Sciences. She is also a Political Marketing Professor at IPPS-ISCTE. In the last year she has collaborated on European Projects such as EUMEPLAT and IBERIFIER. Previously, Sofia has worked in strategic advisory for Hiscox at a European level and for everis (currently NTT Data).

Vanesa Navarro is CEO of Malacate Comunicación. A strategic and political communications consultant who has recently been awarded by The Washington Academy of Political Arts & Sciences® at the Neapolitan Victory Awards 2023. I chose three nominations.