Specific research interests:
- Political behaviour and political organisations.
- Associational involvement and political participation.
- Social movements.
- Political parties.
- The gender gap in political behaviour.
- Political institutions, governmental responsiveness and public opinion.
- Local policies on migration/ethnic issues.
- Local democracy and political participation of migrant/ethnic minorities.
- Organisational networks and social capital of migrant/ethnic minorities.
Current research projects:
Laura Morales is currently the main investigator of the following research projects:
- Grassroots activism, social capital and democracy. A comparative study of Germany, Spain and Switzerland, funded by the British Academy. 2008-2010.
- Project Support and Opposition to Migration. A cross national comparison of the politicization of migration, funded by the 7th Framework Programme of the EC. I am the PI of the University of Manchester partner team (overall consortium coordinated by the University of Neuchtel, Switzerland). Project website.
- Project Immigration, Diversity and Civic Culture in Spain: A Longitudinal Analysis (2000-2008), funded by the Spanish Centre for Sociological Research (Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas). 2009-2010.
