Artificial intelligence, automation and technological change
Current work focuses on the economic and political impact of artificial intelligence, automation and digitalisation, including policies to address technological disruption.
Aina Gallego
Associate Professor of Political Science, Universitat de Barcelona
Also affiliated with IBEI, IPEG and EGAP.
I study how artificial intelligence and technological change reshape political behavior, work, public policy and democratic governance.
I also coordinate policy-oriented knowledge transfer on AI's social and political impacts through REDES-IA.
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Research Focus
Political behaviour, public opinion and policy preferences
This strand examines how citizens respond to economic and social change, how they form policy preferences and how attitudes vary across groups and contexts.
Inequality, participation and political representation
A long-standing line of research studies unequal political participation and whether citizens' interests are better represented by politicians of similar socio-economic backgrounds.
Recent Publications
2026
Kuo, Alexander, Reto Bürgisser, Aina Gallego, and Silja Häusermann. 2026. “Support for Digitalization Acceleration: Evidence from EU's Next Generation Program.” Journal of European Public Policy, forthcoming.
Queralt, Dídac, Ana Tur-Prats, and Aina Gallego. 2026. “Historical Family Types and Female Political Representation: Persistence and Change.” Journal of Politics, forthcoming.
2025
Le Mens, Gaël, and Aina Gallego. 2025. “Positioning Political Texts with Large Language Models by Asking and Averaging.” Political Analysis, 33(3): 274-282.
Bicchi, Nicolas, Aina Gallego, and Alexander Kuo. 2025. “Unpacking Technological Risks: Different Sources of Concern and Policy Preferences.” Political Studies, 73(3): 1054-1077.
2024
Schöll, Nikolas, Aina Gallego, and Gaël Le Mens. 2024. “How Politicians Learn from Citizens' Feedback: The Case of Gender on Twitter.” American Journal of Political Science, 68(2): 557-574.
Kuo, Alexander, Dulce Manzano, and Aina Gallego. 2024. “Automation versus Openness: Support for Policies to Address Job Threats.” Journal of Public Policy, 44(1): 1-23.