Raul Gomez
Lecturer
Social Science
University of Derby
United Kingdom
Biography
My areas of expertise are Political Sociology and Quantitative Methods. Students are encouraged to contact me for an appointment to discuss their applied research projects and/or methodological questions.
Research Interest
My interests lie in Comparative Political Behaviour; Public Opinion; Political Attitudes, and Quantitative Methods. In particular, I am interested in the following research areas: Radical Left Parties; Gender differences in political engagement; Generational differences in political behaviour and attitudes; Vote-switching and electoral volatility; Attitudes to the EU; I am currently a co-investigator on the following research projects: "The determinants of radical left parties' electoral support in Western Europe" "A Study of the Persistent Gender Gap in Politics in Spain (GENPOL)" (provisional website: http://www.ipp.csic.es/en/node/287667) "Do traditional 'get out the vote' campaign methods work in Spain? A pilot experiment on non-partisan mobilisation of immigrant and native voters".
Publications
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Barbera, P, R. Gomez, JA. Mayoral, JR. Montero, and P. Riera "The Electoral Consequences of Political Scandals in Spain". 22nd World Congress of Political Science, Madrid. 11 July 2012
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Gomez, R. 2014 "The Economy Strikes Back. Economic Conditions and Support for the EU during the Great Recession." Journal of Common Market Studies. DOI: 10.1111/jcms.12183.
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Fraile, M. and R. Gomez. 2015 (forthcoming) "Why does Alejandro know more about Politics than Catalina? Explaining the Latin American Gender Gap in Political Knowledge" British Journal of Political Science.
