Welcome! I am a Postdoctoral Researcher on the GETGOV project at the University of Oslo. I completed my PhD in the Department of Politics at the City University of New York (CUNY), during which I was a visiting researcher at the LSE and the EUI.

My research agenda investigates a critical aspect of democratization: the strategies and ultimate fates of the powerful elites from the former authoritarian regime. To do this, I have built a dataset covering the entire professional trajectory of the entire universe of authoritarian elites and their children in Spain, Portugal, Argentina, Chile, Brazil, and Peru.

My research has been funded by a La Caixa Fellowship, a Graduate Assistant Fellowship at CUNY, and the Christa Altenstetter Award. My work has been published in journals including Political Behavior, Electoral Studies, and Democratization. Additionally, I have published two books on the Spanish Transition to democracy, one awarded the Comillas Prize for the best historical book written in Spanish.

You can reach out at javierpmt@gmail.com.