# Felipe G. Santos

> Research Fellow in Political Sociology at City St George's, University of London, United Kingdom and Babeş-Bolyai University (Romania). Studies social movements, political participation, far-right politics, and democratic change in Europe. Uses comparative, ethnographic, and survey methods. Author of *Social Movements that Care* (Palgrave Macmillan, 2024). Cited by 350+.

Felipe G. Santos is a political sociologist working at the intersection of social movements, collective action, electoral politics, and democratic theory. His empirical work is grounded in European cases — Spain, Hungary, the UK, and comparative cross-national surveys — and employs a range of methods including ethnography, protest event analysis, survey experiments, and elite interviews.

Research areas: care and social movements; far-right politics and civil society capture; protest participation and repertoires; the relation between electoral and non-electoral politics; democratic quality and backsliding.

## Main pages

- [Home](https://www.felipegsantos.com/en/): Introduction, research overview, and recent updates
- [Publications](https://www.felipegsantos.com/en/publications/): Full publication list organised by research theme, with abstracts
- [Research](https://www.felipegsantos.com/en/current-work/): Active research projects (INTERFACED, TakePart) and working papers
- [Media](https://www.felipegsantos.com/en/media/): Press, radio, podcast, and opinion coverage
- [CV](https://www.felipegsantos.com/en/cv/): Academic positions, education, awards, and professional service
- [Contact](https://www.felipegsantos.com/en/contact/): Contact form and email

## Publication theme pages (English)

- [Care, Empowerment & Social Movements](https://www.felipegsantos.com/en/publications/theme/care/): Publications on care, solidarity, and housing movements
- [The Far Right in Europe](https://www.felipegsantos.com/en/publications/theme/farright/): Publications on far-right parties, strategies, and civil society capture
- [Protest & Political Participation](https://www.felipegsantos.com/en/publications/theme/protest/): Publications on protest repertoires, online and in-person participation
- [Electoral & Non-Electoral Politics](https://www.felipegsantos.com/en/publications/theme/movementparties/): Publications on movement parties and the street-ballot relationship
- [Democratic Quality & Backsliding](https://www.felipegsantos.com/en/publications/theme/democracy/): Publications on opposition strategies and democratic erosion

## Spanish versions

- [Inicio (Spanish home)](https://www.felipegsantos.com/es/): Versión en español del sitio
- [Publicaciones](https://www.felipegsantos.com/es/publicaciones/): Lista de publicaciones por tema
- [Investigación](https://www.felipegsantos.com/es/trabajo-actual/): Proyectos activos y documentos de trabajo
- [Cuidados, Empoderamiento y Movimientos Sociales](https://www.felipegsantos.com/es/publicaciones/tema/care/): Publicaciones sobre cuidados y movimientos sociales
- [La Extrema Derecha en Europa](https://www.felipegsantos.com/es/publicaciones/tema/farright/): Publicaciones sobre extrema derecha
- [Protesta y Participación Política](https://www.felipegsantos.com/es/publicaciones/tema/protest/): Publicaciones sobre protesta y participación
- [Política Electoral y No Electoral](https://www.felipegsantos.com/es/publicaciones/tema/movementparties/): Publicaciones sobre partidos de movimiento
- [Calidad Democrática y Retroceso Democrático](https://www.felipegsantos.com/es/publicaciones/tema/democracy/): Publicaciones sobre erosión democrática

## Academic profiles

- [Google Scholar](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=wA7Yb2gAAAAJ&hl=en): Full citation record
- [ORCID](https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7006-2088): Verified researcher identifier — 0000-0001-7006-2088
- [ResearchGate](https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Felipe-G-Santos): Publication repository
- [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/felipegsantos/): Professional profile

## Notable publications (2024–2026)

- *Social Movements that Care* (2024, Palgrave Macmillan): Monograph on the PAH housing movement and the politics of care
- "Policy over Protest" (2024, *Perspectives on Politics*): Survey experiments on movement party support
- "Opposition electoral strategies against democratic backsliding" (2025, *Democratization*): Hungary 2022 coalition analysis
- "One foot in parliament, one on the streets" (2026, *Party Politics*): Individual protest and party evaluations
- "Methodological Pluralism in the Study of Political Participation" (2024, Routledge Handbook of Political Participation): Now published as a book chapter

## Optional

- [Consultancy](https://www.felipegsantos.com/en/consultancy/): Expert analysis and advisory services on survey design, democratic backsliding, and political participation
- [Sitemap](https://www.felipegsantos.com/sitemap.xml): Full URL list for all pages