Project Coordinator: Prof. Luca Verzichelli
Luca Verzichelli (PhD, University of Florence) is Professor of Political science at the University of Siena. He has been visiting scholar at the Universities of Columbia (New York), Montreal, Australian National University (Canberra), Granada, Jena, Oxford and Frankfurt. His main field of interest is the study of democratic elites and institutions. Former member of the executive committee of the European Consortium of Political Research, he is currently Chair of the Italian Political Science Association Among his publications, The Europe of Elites (Oxford University Press, 2012 co-edited with Heinrich Best and Gyorgy Lengyel) and The fate of European Political Scientists. From mith to action (Palgrave 2023, with Giliberto Capano).
Project manager: Sergio Martini, Ph.D.
Sergio Martini (PhD, Universitat Pompeu Fabra) is a CIRCaP fellow and Assistant Professor in Political Science at the University of Siena where he teaches Global Comparative Politics. His research interests are in public opinion, voting behavior, democratic quality and methodology. He has published in international journals such as Political Psychology, European Journal of Political Research, European Union Politics and Party Politics. His monograph, “Citizens and Democracy in Europe Contexts, Changes and Political Support” (2020, co-authored with Mario Quaranta) is published by Palgrave.
Communication and Dissemination Manager: Paolo Marzi, Ph.D.
Paolo Marzi is a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Siena. Previously, he worked at the University of Turin on the EUComMeet project. He obtained his PhD in Political Science, European Studies and International Relations from the Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies (2021). His main research interests deal with Euroscepticism, European politics, political elites, and experimental political science.
Social Media Manager: Greta Comedini
Greta Comedini graduated in Political Science at the University of Siena. She is the former Junior project manager of the CREDO Centre of Excellence in cultural relations and diplomacy. Since 2021, she has been collaborating with the Centre for the Study of Political Change (CIRCaP) and she spent a study period at Trinity College of Dublin.
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