Alejandro Tirado Castro

Welcome! My name is Alejandro Tirado Castro and I am Juan de la Cierva Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute for Public Goods and Policies (CSIC). My main research and interest are political socialization, gender and political inequality, responsiveness, support for democracy, and polarization.

I hold a Ph.D. in Political Science from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, which was awarded the Outstading Thesis Award in Social Sciences. 

Previously, I worked as Postdoctoral Researcher at the TwiceAsGood Project - ERC Advance Grant. My main tasks in this research project include designing and conducting surveys targeting both citizens and political candidates, focusing on several topics on public opinion and gender discrimination. Additionally, I conduct ethnographic studies and interviews with the candidates throughout the election campaign.  I also participated as a research assistant in various research projects, including The Global Legislator Database, led by Dr. Miriam Golden, Dr. Noam Lupu, and Dr. Nicholas Carnes; and the project "Parlamentarios y Sociedad" led by Dr. Xavier Coller, funded by the Spanish Ministerio de Economa y Competitividad. 

Furthermore, I hold a M.A. in Social Sciences at the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and two B.A. in Sociology and in Political Sciences and Public Administration from Universidad Pablo de Olavide, Seville.

For any suggestion or inquiries, feel completely free to contact me through my email:

alejandro.tirado@cchs.csic.es