Paloma Castro Martinez

Paloma Castro Martinez is an Assistant Professor at the University of Santiago de Compostela, affiliated with the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences and the Department of Political Science and Sociology. Her work focuses on the emotional dimensions of political behavior, far-right movements, and electoral analysis.

Research Interests: She explores the intersection of emotions and political identities, particularly within Spain’s VOX party, and has published extensively on electoral dynamics, protest voting, and media-politics interactions.

Publications: Her recent work includes studies on emotional mobilization in Spanish far-right movements (2022), comparative analyses of post-populist governance (2021), and media-political agenda intersections (2017).

Education: She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Santiago de Compostela with a thesis titled "The emotional construction of VOX" (2020).