📄 REDIRECT at IPSA World Congress 2025 | Seoul, South Korea | July 16, 2025 🇰🇷

Researchers from the REDIRECT project will attend the IPSA World Congress 2025 in Seoul, presenting two papers that delve into citizens’ representation preferences and democratic engagement across Europe.

📌 Papers Presented:

“Citizens’ Preferences for Representation Styles: An Empirical Investigation of the Mandate–Independence Controversy in Eight European Countries”

✍️ Authors: Sergio Martini, Paolo Marzi, Luca Verzichelli

“Searching for the Democratic Disconnect: Unequal Political Support Along Social Divides in Europe”

✍️ Authors: Evelyn de Simone, Sergio Martini, Federico Russo, Elif Şeyma Şişman

🔎 These studies explore key dimensions of representation, trust, and political behaviour — contributing to ongoing debates on mandate vs. independence, populism, cognitive mobilisation, and satisfaction with democracy.

📍 Location: Seoul, South Korea

📅 Date: July 16, 2025

🤝 Partners: University of Salento (UNISALENTO), University of Siena (UNISI)

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