Abstract. This study explores the role of influencers in shaping public opinion about feminism in Spain, a country where gender equality and feminist discourse have gained relevant public prominence. Although the figure of the influencer may appear novel, the process of opinion formation mirrors that which has historically prevailed for celebrities in traditional media. However, the inherent characteristics of social media endow influencers with even greater tools of persuasion.

Abstract. Decentralisation was one of the more visible changes in Western welfare states from the 1970s to the 2000s and was viewed by some as an unstoppable trend. However, during the Great Recession, governmental responses to certain policy problems have called into question the decentralisation process through a series of recentralising changes in territorial governance in several multilevel systems.

Abstract. The increasing implementation of deliberative mini-publics (DMPs) such as Citizens’ Assemblies and Citizens’ Juries led the OECD to identify a ‘deliberative wave’. The burgeoning scholarship on DMPs has increased understanding of how they operate and their impact, but less attention has been paid to the drivers behind this diffusion.

Abstract. As part of a broader research programme on the federal governance of COVID-19 in Spain, this systematic literature review centers on the nexus between territorial politics and the coronavirus crisis. It analyses 300 publications in the Web of Science Core Collection from 2018 to 2023 through the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) method. The article contains three sections.