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.
Selected publications are grouped by research theme. For the full chronological publication record, see the web CV or download the PDF CV.
AI, Work, Technology and Governance
Publications on digitalization, automation, technological risk, workplace change and public support for policies governing new technologies.
2025
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
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.
2022
2022
Gallego, Aina, Alexander Kuo, José Fernández-Albertos, and Dulce Manzano. 2022. “Technological Risk and Policy Preferences.” Comparative Political Studies, 55(1): 60-92.
2022
Gallego, Aina, Thomas Kurer, and Nikolas Schöll. 2022. “Neither Left-Behind nor Superstar: Ordinary Winners of Digitalization at the Ballot Box.” Journal of Politics, 84(1).
2019
Kurer, Thomas, and Aina Gallego. 2019. “The Distributional Consequences of Technological Change: Worker-Level Evidence.” Research and Politics, 6(1): 1-9. ArticlePDF
See also current papers on AI regulation and global AI governance in In progress.
Methods, Text and Political Elites
Work on large language models, text-as-data, social media, political elites and the representation of citizens by politicians.
2026
Queralt, Dídac, Ana Tur-Prats, and Aina Gallego. 2026. “Historical Family Types and Female Political Representation: Persistence and Change.” Journal of Politics, 88(4), 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.
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.
2023
2021
Beltrán, Javier, Aina Gallego, Alba Huidobro, Lluís Padró, and Enrique Romero. 2021. “Male and Female Politicians on Twitter: A Machine Learning Approach.” European Journal of Political Research, 60(1): 239-251. ArticlePDF
2020
Janezic, Katharina Anna, and Aina Gallego. 2020. “Eliciting Preferences for Truth-Telling in a Survey of Politicians.” PNAS, 117(36): 22002-22008. ArticleReplication
Political Attitudes, Corruption and Personality
Studies of corruption, personality traits, identity, place and the formation of political attitudes and policy preferences.
2018
Hierro, Maria José, and Aina Gallego. 2018. “Identities in Between: Political Conflict and Ethno-national Identities in Multi-national States.” Journal of Conflict Resolution, 62(6): 1314-1339. ArticleReplicationSupplement
2017
Gallego, Aina, and Paul Marx. 2017. “Multi-Dimensional Preferences for Labor Market Reforms.” Journal of European Public Policy, 24(7): 1027-1047. Article
2016
Gallego, Aina, Franz Buscha, Patrick Sturgis, and Daniel Oberski. 2016. “Places and Preferences: A Longitudinal Analysis of Self-Selection and Contextual Effects.” British Journal of Political Science, 46(3): 529-550. ArticlePDF
2016
Muñoz, Jordi, Eva Anduiza, and Aina Gallego. 2016. “Why Do Voters Forgive Corrupt Mayors? Implicit Exchange, Credibility of Information, and Clean Alternatives.” Local Government Studies, 42(4): 598-615. ArticlePostprint
2014
Gallego, Aina, and Sergi Pardos-Prado. 2014. “Personality Traits and Attitudes Towards Immigration.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 40(1): 79-99. Article
2013
Anduiza, Eva, Aina Gallego, and Jordi Muñoz. 2013. “Turning a Blind Eye: Experimental Evidence of Partisan Bias in Attitudes Towards Corruption.” Comparative Political Studies, 46(12): 1664-1692. Article
2012
Gallego, Aina, and Daniel Oberski. 2012. “Personality and Political Participation: The Mediation Hypothesis.” Political Behavior, 34(3): 425-451. Article
Inequality, Representation and Participation
Research on turnout, unequal participation, political trust and how institutions shape who participates and whose interests are represented.
2016
Gallego, Aina. 2016. “Inequality and the Erosion of Trust Among the Poor.” Socio-Economic Review, 14(3): 443-460. ArticleAccepted version
2015
Gallego, Aina. 2015. Unequal Political Participation Worldwide. New York: Cambridge University Press. Book
2012
Gallego, Aina, Guillem Rico, and Eva Anduiza. 2012. “Disproportionality and Voter Turnout in New and Old Democracies.” Electoral Studies, 31(1): 159-169. ArticlePDF
2010
Gallego, Aina. 2010. “Understanding Unequal Turnout: Education and Voting in Comparative Perspective.” Electoral Studies, 29(2): 239-247. Article
2010
Anduiza, Eva, Marta Cantijoch, and Aina Gallego. 2010. “Online Political Participation in Spain: The Impact of Traditional and Internet Resources.” Journal of Information Technology and Politics, 7(4): 356-368. Article
2009
Gallego, Aina. 2009. “Where Else Does Turnout Decline Come From? Education, Age, Generation and Period Effects in Three European Countries.” Scandinavian Political Studies, 32(1): 32-44. Article
2009
Anduiza, Eva, Marta Cantijoch, and Aina Gallego. 2009. “Political Participation and the Internet.” Information, Communication and Society, 12(6): 860-878. ArticlePDF