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ALBA HUIDOBRO

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

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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.

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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.

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WORK IN PROGRESS

Partners in Government: Politicians’ Gender Preferences in Coalition Formation Under Review

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Does Affirmative Action Worsen Quality? Theory and Evidence to the Contrary from Elections Under Review

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

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CURRICULUM VITAE

You can download my CV here!

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DATABASES

The formation of local governments: a new database.

Dataset

*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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CONTACT

Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Institut für Sozialwissenschaften

Universitätsstraße 3B, Room 404
Berlin, Germany 10117

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