A bit more about me

I am a PhD researcher at the European University Institute (EUI). From September to December 2024, you can find me in a teaching and research stay at the University of Zürich, Institut für Politikwissenschaft. 

My doctoral dissertation explores the politics of the transition from familistic to dual-earner welfare states in Continental and Southern Europe. I am interested in understanding how various actors and institutions shape the trajectory of policy reform. In particular, I depart from historical institutionalism, cleavage politics and the study of minority and coalition governments to explain family policy, policies addressing gender equality and LGBTI rights, labor market regulation and welfare state change more broadly. Furthermore, I also examine the consequences of these reforms for the work-care nexus at the household and labor market levels, as well as their relevance for gender and class inequalities. I employ both qualitative and quantitative methods.

My dissertation is primarily centered within the comprehensive framework of the WellSire ERC project, led by Professor Anton Hemerijck. With a greater focus on social citizenship from an intersectional perspective, I also collaborate with the Euroship ERC project.

In addition to my research, I participate in various deliberation groups. During my time at the EUI, I coordinated the Social Investment Working Group, which provided a platform for discussing work-in-progress related to social investment. Beyond the academic sphere, I am a member of the Catalonian junior opinion group, Espai08. Within this group, we produce applied economic research from a progressive and transformative standpoint. As part of Espai08, I have contributed to non-academic publications, both self-edited and in press outlets, which you can find here.

Before embarking on my PhD journey at the EUI, I served as a research technician at IGOP, where I collaborated with Professor Marga León on academic and applied research in the fields of labor and family policy. My academic background includes a Master's of Science in Political Science with a specialization in Political Economy from the University of Amsterdam (UvA). My master's thesis examined the challenges of achieving work-life balance in part-time employment in Spain, shedding light on atypical and irregular work schedules and their impact on labor costs in low-skilled and feminized sectors.

I am in the third year of my PhD at the European University Institute. I am currently on a research stay at the Government and Public Policy Institute (IGOP) in Barcelona. I am conducting my research within the framework of the WellSire ERC project (P.I. Prof. Anton Hemerijck). My dissertation addresses the politics of transition from familistic to dual-earner welfare states in Continental and Southern Europe. I am interested in understanding how diverse actors and institutions influence policy reform. Furthermore, I also examine the consequences of these reforms for the work-care nexus at the household and labor market levels, as well as their relevance for gender and class inequalities. I employ both qualitative and quantitative methods.

I am also interested in other fields of study. Beyond the politics of the welfare state, I also engage with minority and coalition governments, cleavage politics, gender equality, and LGBTI rights policies. With a greater focus on social citizenship from an intersectional perspective, I collaborate with the Euroship ERC project.

In addition, I participate in various deliberation groups. At the EUI, I used to coordinate the Social Investment Working Group, where we welcomed work-in-progress in the broad field of Social Investment. Outside of the university, I am a member of the Catalonian junior opinion group Espai08. In this group, we produce applied economic research from a progressive and transformative perspective. As a member of Espai08, I have participated in non-academic publishing in Spanish and Catalan, both self-edited and in the press, which you can find here.

Before coming to the EUI, I was a research technician at IGOP, where I collaborated with Prof. Marga León on academic and applied research in the fields of labor and family policy. Previously, I completed a Master's of Science in Political Science with a specialization in Political Economy at the University of Amsterdam (UvA). My master's thesis argues that part-time employment in Spain does not enable work-life balance due to atypical and irregular time schedules. Rather, it is a tool for employers to reduce labor costs in low-skilled and feminized sectors.

In addition, I have completed a Master's degree in Teaching Secondary and High School Education at the Universitat de Barcelona (UB), has equipped me with invaluable pedagogical tools for teaching in diverse settings. My Bachelor's degree is in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics at the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF). I was born in Santiago de Compostela, Galicia.