I am Marc Sanjaume-Calvet, Associate Professor of Political Science at Universitat Pompeu Fabra and a member of the Social and Political Theory Research Group.
I have previously taught at Universitat Oberta de Catalunya, served as an advisor at the Self-Government Studies Institute (Catalan Government), and conducted research at Edinburgh University, Université Laval, and Université du Québec à Montréal.
I specialize in the study of federalism and self-determination, with a focus on secessionism, territorial conflicts, and governance in multi-level states.
Expert Diploma Data Analyst for Political Analysis, 2018
Universitat de Barcelona
PhD in Political Theory, 2013
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
MA in Political & Social Sciences, 2008
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
BA in Political & Admin. Sciences, 2007
Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Vallbé J-J, Cetrà D, Sanjaume-Calvet M. 2025. “Judicial review and territorial conflicts: Evidence from Spain”. European Journal of Political Research, 1–32. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1475676525100455
Sanjaume-Calvet, M.; Mas, J. 2025. “The Exodus That Never Was? An Empirical Analysis on Territorial Conflict and Foot-Voting”. Nationalism and Ethnic Politics, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537113.2025.2600745
Paneque, A.; Sanjaume-Calvet, M.; & Muñoz-Puig, M. 2025. “Beyond exit threats: the politics of vertical power transfers in Spain’s decentralized territorial system”. Regional & Federal Studies, 1–28. https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2025.2589261
Mas, J.; Sanjaume-Calvet, M.; Serrano, I. 2025. “Mapping Regionalism and Secessionism: A New Dataset of Territorial Demands in the EU”. Ethnopolitics, 1–18. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17449057.2025.2532317
Klaser, K.; Marcon, L.; Sanjaume-Calvet, M. 2025. “Compliance in the climate change context: A Kantian support for Rawls’s intergenerational sense of justice”, Daimon. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.6018/daimon.639771 .
Sanjaume-Calvet, M.; Creus, M. G.; Torres, P.; Barbet-Porta, B.; & Jodar, M. 2025. “A case of top-down intergovernmentalism? The Spanish bilateral cooperation commissions”, South European Society and Politics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/13608746.2025.2470555.
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