Martín Portos García

Martín Portos García is a Senior Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS) in Florence, Italy. Previously, he held prestigious fellowships including CONEX-Plus Marie Curie and Ramón y Cajal Fellowships at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. His PhD from the European University Institute (EUI) focused on anti-austerity protests in Southern Europe, winning an award for his thesis. His research interests span political participation, austerity, nationalism, and climate activism. He has published extensively on social movements, youth activism, and democratic crises, with notable works analyzing Fridays for Future, refugee solidarity, and Spain’s post-2008 protest cycles.

Research focuses include the intersection of political attitudes and protest behavior, gender dynamics in mobilization, and the impact of crises on social movements. His recent projects examine urban-rural protest disparities, populism’s non-electoral engagement, and mutual aid networks during emergencies. Portos collaborates widely, co-authoring studies on Catalan independence processes, transnational refugee solidarity, and labor conflicts in the digital era. His work bridges academia and activism, emphasizing institutional design inspired by social movement practices.

Education: PhD in Political and Social Sciences (EUI), 2010s.
Affiliations: COSMOS (Centre on Social Movement Studies), SNS Research Groups.
Key Projects: FIERCE, ReFuture, 'The contentious politics of climate change'.
Labs/Teams: Involved in COSMOS initiatives and interdisciplinary research clusters at SNS.