Dr Robert Liñeira
- Lecturer in Politics (Political & International Studies)
telephone:
0141 330 3389
email:
Robert.Lineira@glasgow.ac.uk
Adam Smith Building, Office 1308
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946XBiography
I am Lecturer in Politics at the School of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Glasgow.
I previously was Assistant Professor at the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2018-2019) and Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh (2014-2017). I received my PhD from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona.
Research interests
My research focuses on public opinion and political behaviour, in particular, on territorial politics issues such as voting in multilevel contexts, citizen preferences regarding the territorial constitution in multinational polities, and vote choice in referendums.
I primarily employ quantitative methods, including both observational and experimental data.
Research groups
Publications
2025
Liñeira, Robert 
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Rico, Guillem
(2025)
Perceived social mobility and populist attitudes.
Social Science Quarterly, 106(3),
e70019.
(doi: 10.1111/ssqu.70019)
2024
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Riera, Pedro
(2024)
Why do majoritarian systems benefit the right? Income groups and vote choice across different electoral systems.
Political Science Research and Methods,
(doi: 10.1017/psrm.2024.18)
(Early Online Publication)
2021
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2021)
Parliamentary election in Catalonia, 14 February 2021 (I).
Bulletin des Élections de l'Union européenne = Electoral Bulletins of the European Union, 1,
pp. 29-31.
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X, Muñoz, Jordi and Rico, Guillem
(2021)
Inferring party positions across issue dimensions.
Party Politics, 27(5),
pp. 1031-1043.
(doi: 10.1177/1354068820912653)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Henderson, Ailsa
(2021)
Risk attitudes and independence vote choice.
Political Behavior, 43(2),
pp. 541-560.
(doi: 10.1007/s11109-019-09560-x)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2021)
Scotland: What citizens think?
In: Eppler, Annegret, Lütgenau, Stefan and Jeffery, Charlie (eds.)
Qualified Autonomy and Federalism versus Secession in EU Member States.
Studienverlag: Innsbruck, pp. 99-107.
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2021)
Valence secession? Voting shocks and independence support in Scotland.
Politics and Governance, 9(4),
pp. 399-411.
(doi: 10.17645/pag.v9i4.4571)
2018
Cetrà, Daniel and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2018)
Breaking-up within Europe: sub-state nationalist strategies in multilevel polities.
Journal of Common Market Studies, 56(3),
pp. 717-729.
(doi: 10.1111/jcms.12710)
Rico, Guillem and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2018)
Pass the buck if you can: how partisan competition triggers attribution bias in multilevel democracies.
Political Behavior, 40(1),
pp. 175-196.
(doi: 10.1007/s11109-017-9409-5)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Muñoz, Jordi
(2018)
Professionalization and parliamentary careers.
In: Coller, Xavier, Jaime-Castillo, Antonio M. and Mota, Fabiola (eds.)
Political Power in Spain: The Multiple Divides Between MPs and Citizens.
Palgrave Macmillan: Cham, pp. 103-119.
ISBN 9783319638256
(doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-63826-3_6)
2017
Keating, Michael and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2017)
Getting to a wealthier and fairer Scotland.
In: Keating, Michael (ed.)
A Wealthier, Fairer Scotland. The Political Economy of Constitutional Change.
Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh, pp. 129-160.
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X, Henderson, Ailsa and Delaney, Liam
(2017)
Voters’ response to the campaign.
In: Keating, Michael (ed.)
Debating Scotland: Issues of Independence and Union in the 2014 Referendum.
Oxford University Press: Oxford, pp. 165-190.
ISBN 9780198789819
(doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198789819.003.0010)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Medina, Lucía
(2017)
La opinión pública ante la independencia. Preferencias, motivaciones y expectativas.
In: Marcet, Joan and Medina, Lucía (eds.)
La política del proceso: actores y elecciones (2010-2016).
Institut de Ciències Polítiques i Socials, pp. 159-184.
2016
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2016)
Second-order elections: everyone, everywhere? Regional and national considerations in regional voting.
Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 46(4),
pp. 510-538.
(doi: 10.1093/publius/pjw015)
Henderson, Ailsa, Jeffery, Charlie, Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X, Scully, Roger, Wincott, Daniel and Wyn Jones, Richard
(2016)
England, Englishness and Brexit.
Political Quarterly, 87(2),
pp. 187-199.
(doi: 10.1111/1467-923X.12262)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Muñoz, Jordi
(2016)
Profesionalización y trayectorias parlamentarias.
In: Coller, Xavier, Jaime, Antonio and Mota, Fabiola (eds.)
El poder político en España: parlamentarios y ciudadanía.
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas: Madrid, pp. 105-120.
2015
Henderson, Ailsa, Jeffery, Charlie and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2015)
National identity or national interest? Scottish, English and Welsh attitudes to the constitutional debate.
Political Quarterly, 86(2),
pp. 265-274.
(doi: 10.1111/1467-923X.12163)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Cetrà, Daniel
(2015)
The independence case in comparative perspective.
Political Quarterly, 86(2),
pp. 257-264.
(doi: 10.1111/1467-923X.12157)
2014
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Vallès, Josep Mª
(2014)
Differential abstention in Catalonia and the community of Madrid: a socio-political explanation of an urban phenomenon = Abstención diferencial en Cataluña y en la Comunidad de Madrid: explicación sociopolítica de un fenómeno urbano.
Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas, 146,
pp. 69-92.
(doi: 10.5477/cis/reis.146.69)
Lineira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2014)
El Estado de las autonomías en la opinión pública: preferencias, conocimiento y voto.
Series: Colección monografías (283).
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas.
ISBN 9788474766455
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Muñoz, Jordi
(2014)
Voto dual y abstención diferencial: quién se comporta de modo diferente en función del tipo de elección.
In: Pallarés, Francesc (ed.)
Elecciones autonómicas 2009-2012.
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas: Madrid, pp. 271-306.
Muñoz, Jordi and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2014)
A dónde voy o de dónde vengo? El cambio de voto en las elecciones al Parlament de Catalunya 2012.
In: Rodón, Toni and Orriols, Lluís (eds.)
Cataluña en la encrucijada.
Marcial Pons: Barcelona, pp. 73-84.
Rico, Guillem and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2014)
Bringing secessionism into the mainstream: the 2012 regional election in Catalonia.
South European Society and Politics, 19(2),
pp. 257-280.
(doi: 10.1080/13608746.2014.910324)
2011
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2011)
'Less at stake' or a different game? Regional elections in Catalonia and Scotland.
Regional and Federal Studies, 21(3),
pp. 283-303.
(doi: 10.1080/13597566.2011.578790)
2008
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Pardos, Sergei
(2008)
Actors collectius: associacions, partits i mitjans de comunicació.
In: Anduiza, Eva (ed.)
Informe sobre la qualitat de la democràcia a Catalunya.
Fundació Jaume Bofill: Barcelona, pp. 245-320.
2006
Anduiza, Eva and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2006)
El sistema electoral y la calidad de la democracia.
In: Martínez, Antonia (ed.)
Representación y calidad de la democracia en España.
Tecnos: Madrid, pp. 73-100.
2003
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2003)
Castilla y León.
In: Bartomeus, Oriol (ed.)
La competencia política en la España de las autonomías.
Institut de Ciències Polítiques i Socials: Barcelona, pp. 161-175.
Articles
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Rico, Guillem
(2025)
Perceived social mobility and populist attitudes.
Social Science Quarterly, 106(3),
e70019.
(doi: 10.1111/ssqu.70019)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Riera, Pedro
(2024)
Why do majoritarian systems benefit the right? Income groups and vote choice across different electoral systems.
Political Science Research and Methods,
(doi: 10.1017/psrm.2024.18)
(Early Online Publication)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2021)
Parliamentary election in Catalonia, 14 February 2021 (I).
Bulletin des Élections de l'Union européenne = Electoral Bulletins of the European Union, 1,
pp. 29-31.
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X, Muñoz, Jordi and Rico, Guillem
(2021)
Inferring party positions across issue dimensions.
Party Politics, 27(5),
pp. 1031-1043.
(doi: 10.1177/1354068820912653)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Henderson, Ailsa
(2021)
Risk attitudes and independence vote choice.
Political Behavior, 43(2),
pp. 541-560.
(doi: 10.1007/s11109-019-09560-x)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2021)
Valence secession? Voting shocks and independence support in Scotland.
Politics and Governance, 9(4),
pp. 399-411.
(doi: 10.17645/pag.v9i4.4571)
Cetrà, Daniel and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2018)
Breaking-up within Europe: sub-state nationalist strategies in multilevel polities.
Journal of Common Market Studies, 56(3),
pp. 717-729.
(doi: 10.1111/jcms.12710)
Rico, Guillem and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2018)
Pass the buck if you can: how partisan competition triggers attribution bias in multilevel democracies.
Political Behavior, 40(1),
pp. 175-196.
(doi: 10.1007/s11109-017-9409-5)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2016)
Second-order elections: everyone, everywhere? Regional and national considerations in regional voting.
Publius: The Journal of Federalism, 46(4),
pp. 510-538.
(doi: 10.1093/publius/pjw015)
Henderson, Ailsa, Jeffery, Charlie, Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X, Scully, Roger, Wincott, Daniel and Wyn Jones, Richard
(2016)
England, Englishness and Brexit.
Political Quarterly, 87(2),
pp. 187-199.
(doi: 10.1111/1467-923X.12262)
Henderson, Ailsa, Jeffery, Charlie and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2015)
National identity or national interest? Scottish, English and Welsh attitudes to the constitutional debate.
Political Quarterly, 86(2),
pp. 265-274.
(doi: 10.1111/1467-923X.12163)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Cetrà, Daniel
(2015)
The independence case in comparative perspective.
Political Quarterly, 86(2),
pp. 257-264.
(doi: 10.1111/1467-923X.12157)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Vallès, Josep Mª
(2014)
Differential abstention in Catalonia and the community of Madrid: a socio-political explanation of an urban phenomenon = Abstención diferencial en Cataluña y en la Comunidad de Madrid: explicación sociopolítica de un fenómeno urbano.
Revista Espanola de Investigaciones Sociologicas, 146,
pp. 69-92.
(doi: 10.5477/cis/reis.146.69)
Rico, Guillem and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2014)
Bringing secessionism into the mainstream: the 2012 regional election in Catalonia.
South European Society and Politics, 19(2),
pp. 257-280.
(doi: 10.1080/13608746.2014.910324)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2011)
'Less at stake' or a different game? Regional elections in Catalonia and Scotland.
Regional and Federal Studies, 21(3),
pp. 283-303.
(doi: 10.1080/13597566.2011.578790)
Books
Lineira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2014)
El Estado de las autonomías en la opinión pública: preferencias, conocimiento y voto.
Series: Colección monografías (283).
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas.
ISBN 9788474766455
Book Sections
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2021)
Scotland: What citizens think?
In: Eppler, Annegret, Lütgenau, Stefan and Jeffery, Charlie (eds.)
Qualified Autonomy and Federalism versus Secession in EU Member States.
Studienverlag: Innsbruck, pp. 99-107.
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Muñoz, Jordi
(2018)
Professionalization and parliamentary careers.
In: Coller, Xavier, Jaime-Castillo, Antonio M. and Mota, Fabiola (eds.)
Political Power in Spain: The Multiple Divides Between MPs and Citizens.
Palgrave Macmillan: Cham, pp. 103-119.
ISBN 9783319638256
(doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-63826-3_6)
Keating, Michael and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2017)
Getting to a wealthier and fairer Scotland.
In: Keating, Michael (ed.)
A Wealthier, Fairer Scotland. The Political Economy of Constitutional Change.
Edinburgh University Press: Edinburgh, pp. 129-160.
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X, Henderson, Ailsa and Delaney, Liam
(2017)
Voters’ response to the campaign.
In: Keating, Michael (ed.)
Debating Scotland: Issues of Independence and Union in the 2014 Referendum.
Oxford University Press: Oxford, pp. 165-190.
ISBN 9780198789819
(doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198789819.003.0010)
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Medina, Lucía
(2017)
La opinión pública ante la independencia. Preferencias, motivaciones y expectativas.
In: Marcet, Joan and Medina, Lucía (eds.)
La política del proceso: actores y elecciones (2010-2016).
Institut de Ciències Polítiques i Socials, pp. 159-184.
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Muñoz, Jordi
(2016)
Profesionalización y trayectorias parlamentarias.
In: Coller, Xavier, Jaime, Antonio and Mota, Fabiola (eds.)
El poder político en España: parlamentarios y ciudadanía.
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas: Madrid, pp. 105-120.
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Muñoz, Jordi
(2014)
Voto dual y abstención diferencial: quién se comporta de modo diferente en función del tipo de elección.
In: Pallarés, Francesc (ed.)
Elecciones autonómicas 2009-2012.
Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas: Madrid, pp. 271-306.
Muñoz, Jordi and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2014)
A dónde voy o de dónde vengo? El cambio de voto en las elecciones al Parlament de Catalunya 2012.
In: Rodón, Toni and Orriols, Lluís (eds.)
Cataluña en la encrucijada.
Marcial Pons: Barcelona, pp. 73-84.
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X and Pardos, Sergei
(2008)
Actors collectius: associacions, partits i mitjans de comunicació.
In: Anduiza, Eva (ed.)
Informe sobre la qualitat de la democràcia a Catalunya.
Fundació Jaume Bofill: Barcelona, pp. 245-320.
Anduiza, Eva and Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2006)
El sistema electoral y la calidad de la democracia.
In: Martínez, Antonia (ed.)
Representación y calidad de la democracia en España.
Tecnos: Madrid, pp. 73-100.
Liñeira, Robert ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4823-946X
(2003)
Castilla y León.
In: Bartomeus, Oriol (ed.)
La competencia política en la España de las autonomías.
Institut de Ciències Polítiques i Socials: Barcelona, pp. 161-175.
Supervision
I am happy to supervise PhD students examining:
- Political behaviour
- Public opinion
- Comparative politics
- Referendums
- Territorial politics
- Scottish and Catalan politics
- Survey research
- Experiments
