Joaquin Alcañiz Colomer

Joaquin Alcañiz Colomer is an active researcher at the Institute of Government and Public Policy (IGOP), with significant contributions to social psychology and poverty studies. His work intersects with UN Sustainable Development Goals through investigations into socioeconomic inequality and social justice.

His research focuses on poverty attributions, socioeconomic status perception, and dehumanization mechanisms. Key themes include how educational level shapes social attitudes, gendered perceptions of poverty, and the psychological underpinnings of classist societies. His methodological approach combines cross-national comparisons with experimental social psychology frameworks.

Recent publications reveal a trajectory from theoretical dehumanization studies toward applied policy analysis, particularly examining social protection frameworks. The 2025 paper on refugee dehumanization demonstrates his expanding focus on migration crises, while the 2024 socioeconomic self-deception study connects individual cognition to systemic inequality.

He serves as Investigator on the European Commission-funded WHOCOUNTS project (2024-2028), which re-examines poverty measurement across Europe through the lens of marginalized populations. This ERC Starting Grant project addresses poverty depth, drivers, and income conditions across European contexts.

His scholarly impact is evidenced by an h-index of 25, with significant engagement metrics including 43 Mendeley readers for his 2023 Sex Roles publication and media coverage across 14 X (Twitter) accounts. Research collaborations span multiple European institutions, with recent work involving scholars from Australia, Spain, and Turkey.