ALBA HUIDOBRO
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
ABOUT ME
I am Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at the Chair of Political Behavior of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin. Before I was Postdoctoral Scholar at Stanford Impact Labs and Department of Political Science, Stanford University. I obtained my Ph.D. from Pompeu Fabra University (Barcelona) in July 2022. As a graduate student, I was visiting researcher at the European University Institute, Nuffield College at the University of Oxford, and the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley.
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My research interest lies at the intersections of comparative politics, elites’ political behavior and gender. Women still face major barriers to attaining political leadership positions. I examine these inequalities by analyzing how leaders' attitudes and characteristics shape women’s inclusion in politics and governments. Combining observational and experimental data, my work demonstrates that the dynamics of government negotiations contribute significantly to the gender gap in top political roles, affecting the substantive representation of diverse constituencies.
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Part of this work has been published in The Journal of Politics and the European Journal of Political Research.
RESEARCH
PUBLICATIONS
Huidobro, Alba, and Albert Falcó-Gimeno (forthcoming). Women Who Win but Do Not Rule: The Effect of Gender in the Formation of Governments. The Journal of Politics.
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Beltrán, Javier, Aina Gallego, Alba Huidobro, Enrique Romero and Lluís Padró (2021). Male and Female Politicians on Twitter: A Machine Learning Approach. European Journal of Political Research, 60(1), 239-251.
Huidobro, Alba, Yeimy Ospina, Marta Curto-Grau, and Aina Gallego (2019). La formación de Gobiernos municipales: una nueva base de datos. Revista Española de Ciencia Política, 49, 109-128.
WORK IN PROGRESS
Partners in Government: Politicians’ Gender Preferences in Coalition Formation Under Review
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With Rikhil R. Bhavnani and Soledad Artiz Prillaman
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We March, She Runs: Feminists Movements and Women’s Political Representation
With Nerea Gándara-Guerra
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Family Politics: Collective Governance and Women's Political Representation in Rural India
With Soledad Artiz Prillaman and Deepak Singhania
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The Effect of Female Candidate Placement on Party Performance: Evidence from Spain
With Iris E. Acquarone
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Women in Local Politics Across Political Regimes
With Pau Vall-Prat
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Gender and Political Ambition: Evidence from a survey of politicians
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Young politicians in government formation processes
With Albert Falcó-Gimeno
CURRICULUM VITAE
You can download my CV here!
DATABASES
The formation of local governments: a new database.
*How to cite the data:
Huidobro, A., Ospina, Y., Curto-Grau, M. y Gallego, A. (2019). La formación de Gobiernos municipales: una nueva base de datos. Revista Española de Ciencia Política, 49, 109-128.
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OUTREACH
Blog "Piedras de Papel"
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¿Liderazgo femenino? Diferencias de género en la primera línea de la política local (with Alejandro Arias-Lera)
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Emociones vs ideología: cómo los políticos reproducen estereotipos de género en Twitter (with Aina Gallego and Javier Beltrán)
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¿Qué partidas priorizarían los políticos si tuvieran más presupuesto? (with Aina Gallego)
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CONTACT
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Institut für Sozialwissenschaften
Universitätsstraße 3B, Room 404
Berlin, Germany 10117