Welcome!

I am a PhD candidate in Comparative Politics at ICS, University of Lisbon. My doctoral studies have benefited from research stays at the European University Institute and the Spanish National Research Council.

My thesis examines how intra-party divisions can produce both negative and positive effects on party and voter behavior. In a parallel stream of research, I study the pathways through which underrepresented groups, including youth, gain access to and shape political institutions.

Methodologically, I design, conduct, and analyze cross-sectional surveys and randomized experiments with party members and voters, both as partners and subjects, to study these topics in Western democracies. I am also interested in quasi-experimental methods for causal inference.

My work has been published in the European Journal of Political Research, West European Politics, International Political Science Review, and the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, among others.

I am on the academic job market.

Feel free to reach out to me at hugo.lopes@ics.ulisboa.pt.