Jose Maycas-Sardi

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I am a PhD student in the Social Sciences Department at the UC3M under the supervision of Pedro Riera. During the Spring of 2024, I was a visiting researcher at the EUI. I am also part of the POLGEO research group led by Pedro Riera (PI).

My research interests are in political behavior and comparative politics, with a strong focus on quantitative methods. My PhD research explores how political behavior and identities are shaped by the contexts in which people live. I examine three distinct but connected dynamics. First, I show how touristification and high mobility erode local civic participation by crowding out traditional spaces of interaction. Second, I demonstrate that elections held under poor government performance leave a lasting anti-incumbent imprint on first-time voters. Third, I analyze how electoral outcomes act as public signals of community preferences, reshaping private behavior through family cultural transmission.

Before starting my PhD, I earned an MS in Economics from the Universitat de Barcelona and a BS in Economics from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid.

You can download my CV.

You can also reach out jmaycas@clio.uc3m.es