Professor of Political Science, Università degli Studi di Milano, Department of social and political sciences ​
Via Conservatorio, 7 - 20122 Milan, Italy
Tel. +39 02 50321231  Fax. +39 02 50321240
Office hours: I am on leave 
Plz write me in advance to make an appointment
My latest books: "Discussing the Islamic State on Twitter"  (Palgrave); The SAGE Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations (SAGE); "Corruption, Ideology, and Populism. The Rise of Valence Political Campaigning" (Palgrave)
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My latest scientific articles: Who looks up to the Leviathan? Ideology, political trust, and support for restrictive state interventions in times of crisis (European Political Science Review); The Gender Gap in Issue Attention and Language Use within a Legislative Setting: An Application to the Italian Parliament (1948–2020) (Politics & Gender); "It's the ideology, stupid!". Trust in the press, ideological proximity between citizens and journalists and political parallelism. A comparative approach in 17 countries ​(International Communication Gazette); Populism in the Eye of the Beholder? A Conjoint Experiment on Citizens’ Identification of Populists (European Journal of Political Research)

My latest op/eds on press: "La guerra è crudele e disumana ma insegna anche a stare assieme" (Italia Oggi); "Senza colpevolezza del singolo non c'è la libertà individuale" (Italia Oggi); "Resta difficile la relazione tra donne e potere in Italia"  (La Voce); "​I giovani di oggi? Più che socialisti essi sono libertari!" (Italia Oggi); "Quanti mandarini frenano la politica" (Libero)