Book (Monograph) (co-author) (2022) Prime Ministers in Europe: Changing Career Experiences and Profiles. Cham, Palgrave Macmillan (with Ferdinand Müller-Rommel and Jan Berz).
Special Issue (co-editor) (2022) The Comparative Politics of Cabinet Reshuffles, in Government and Opposition (with Ludger Helms).
Articles in Peer-Reviewed Journals and Book Chapters (2024) ‘Il successo dei partiti populisti in Italia: radici storiche e strategie politiche [The Success of Populist Parties in Italy: Historical Roots and Political Strategies].’ In Mattia Zulianello and Petra Guasti (eds.), Capire il populismo. Torino: Utet, forthcoming. (2024) 'The Meloni Government in the Context of the "Smaller" Parliament: New Programmes, Old Equipment.’ Contemporary Italian Politics 16(2): 167-182 (with Alice Cavalieri and Francesco Marangoni). (2024) ‘Il Governo Meloni nel contesto del Parlamento “ridotto”: nuovi programmi, vecchi strumenti [The Meloni Government in the Context of the ‘Smaller’ Parliament: New Programmes, Old Equipment].’ In Catherine Moury and Andrea Pritoni (eds.), Politica in Italia. Edizione 2023. I fatti dell’anno e le interpretazioni. Bologna: il Mulino, pp. 109-129. (2024) 'The Comparative Study of Governments and Ministers: Jean Blondel's Legacy.' European Political Science Online First, doi: 10.1057/s41304-023-00468-z (with Ferdinand Müller-Rommel). (2023) ‘Political Developments and Data in 2022: Introducing the 2023 Political Data Yearbook.' European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook 62(1): 3-15 (with Raul Gomez and Thomas Mustillo). (2023) 'The COVID-19 Crisis and the Reshaping of Multi-Level Governance in the European Union: A Paired Comparison of Germany and Italy.’ In Ton Notermans, Simona Piattoni, Luca Verzichelli, and Claudius Wagemann (eds.), E la nave va... Germany and Italy in Turbulent Times. Loveno di Menaggio: Villa Vigoni, pp. 91-116. (2023) ‘The Italian Government in Pandemic Times: Between Centralized Decision-Making and Coalitional Compromises.’ Interdisciplinary Political Studies 9(1): 65-82. (2023) ‘Presidential Power and Bargaining Complexity in the Party Selection of the Italian Heads of State, 1948-2022.’ Contemporary Italian Politics15(3): 331-349. (2023). ‘Ministerial Comebacks: Explaining Reselection and Promotion of Cabinet Members in Italy.’ Italian Political Science 17(1): 55-74 (with Andrea Pedrazzani). (2023) 'Society and Territory: Making Sense of Italian Populism from a Historical Perspective.' Journal of Contemporary European Studies 31(1): 111-131. (2022) 'Political Data in 2021: Introducing the 2022 Political Data Yearbook.’ European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook 61(1): 3-11 (with Raul Gomez and Thomas Mustillo). (2022) 'The Comparative Politics of Cabinet Reshuffles.' Government and Opposition, online, doi: 10.1017/gov.2022.44 (with Ludger Helms). (2022) ‘Are All Politicians the Same? Reproduction and Change of Chief Executive Career Patterns in Democratic Regimes.’ International Social Science Journal 72(245): 577-595. (2022) ‘Cabinet Reshuffles in Parliamentary Democracies: A Typology and Framework for Comparative Analysis.’ Government and Opposition, online, doi: 10.1017/gov.2022.22 (with Ludger Helms). (2022) ‘Il rafforzamento del capo del governo durante la pandemia di Covid-19: il caso di Angela Merkel.’ [The Strengthening of the Chief Executive during the Covid-19 Pandemic: The Case of Angela Merkel] Rivista di Politica 13(1): 145-157. (2022) ‘Democratic Stress and Political Institutions: Drives of Reforms of Bicameralism in Times of Crisis.’ Representation58(1): 85-102. (2022) ‘Le basi del sostegno politico del presidente del Consiglio dei ministri.’ [Foundations of the Prime Minister's Political Support] In Sabino Cassese, Alberto Melloni, and Alessandro Pajno (eds.), I presidenti e la presidenza del Consiglio dei ministri nell'Italia repubblicana. Storia, politica, istituzioni, Roma-Bari, Laterza, pp. 1141-1158 (with Cristina Barbieri). (2021) ‘The Importance of Expertise: Political Careers, Personnel Turnover, and Throughput Legitimacy in the European Parliament.’ In John A. Scherpereel (ed.), Personnel Turnover and the Legitimacy of the EU, Basingstoke, Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 137-165 (with Eugenio Salvati). (2021) 'Society and Territory: Making Sense of Italian Populism from a Historical Perspective.' Journal of Contemporary European Studies. doi: 10.1080/14782804.2021.1939664. (2020) ‘L’autonomia decisionale del cancelliere tedesco tra resistenza istituzionale e gestione della crisi.’ [The Policy Autonomy of the German Chancellor between Institutional Resistance and Crisis Management] In Fortunato Musella (ed.), L'emergenza democratica. Presidenti, decreti, crisi pandemica. Napoli: Editoriale scientifica, pp. 89-131. (2020) ‘Cabinet Decision-Making in Parliamentary Systems.’ In Rudy B. Andeweg, Robert Elgie, Ludger Helms, Juliet Kaarbo, and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives, Oxford, Oxford University Press, pp. 438-459. (2020) ‘Political Careers of Ministers and Prime Ministers.’ In Rudy B. Andeweg, Robert Elgie, Ludger Helms, Juliet Kaarbo, and Ferdinand Müller-Rommel (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Executives, Oxford, Oxford University Press, pp. 229-250 (with Ferdinand Müller-Rommel and Corinna Kröber). (2020) ‘Executive Power.’ In Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Bertrand Badie, and Leonardo Morlino (eds.), The SAGE Handbook of Political Science, London, Sage, pp. 760-775 (with Ferdinand Müller-Rommel). (2019) ‘Do Populists Govern Differently? The Management of the Italian M5S-League Coalition in Comparative Perspective.’ Perspectivas – Journal of Political Science 21: 9-24. (2019) ‘Presidente del Consiglio, partiti politici e maggioranza parlamentare (1996-2016).’ [President of the Council, Political Parties, and Parliamentary Majority (1996-2016)] In Leonida Tedoldi (ed.), Il presidente del Consiglio dei ministri dallo Stato liberale all'Unione Europea, Milano, Biblion edizioni, pp. 385-410 (with Fortunato Musella). (2019) ‘Party Euroscepticism and the Conditions for Its Success: Conceptualization and Explanation.’ Quaderni di scienza politica 26(2): 299-328 (with Eugenio Salvati). (2019) ‘Il “decision making” dell'esecutivo.’ [Executive Decision-Making] In Fortunato Musella (ed.), Il Governo in Italia. Profili costituzionali e dinamiche politiche, Bologna, Il Mulino, pp. 219-241. (2019) ‘Definitions and Measures of Party Institutionalization in New Personal Politics. The Case of the 5 Star Movement.’ Zeitschrift für vergleichende Politikwissenschaft/Comparative Governance and Government 13(2): 225-247 (with Fortunato Musella). (2019) ‘Using Large N Longitudinal Comparison to Explain Political Recruitment in Changing Democracies.’ SAGE Research Methods Cases Politics & International Relations Part 2 – Politics & International Relations, pp. 1-11 (with Selena Grimaldi). (2018) ‘Approaches and Lessons in Political Career Research: Babel or Pieces of a Patchwark?’ Revista Española de Ciencia Politica/Spanish Journal of Political Science 48: 183-206. (2018) ‘Party Organizations and Legislative Turnover: Signals of an Unstable Parliamentary Class?’ Italian Political Science 13(1), 82-94 (with Eugenio Salvati). (2018) ‘Political Careers in Multi-Level Systems: Regional Chief Executives in Italy, 1970-2015.’ Regional & Federal Studies 28(2): 125-149 (with Selena Grimaldi). (2018) ‘Gli endorsement.’ [The Endorsements] In Roberto De Luca and Luciano M. Fasano (eds.), Il Partito Democratico dei nativi, Novi Ligure, Epoké, pp. 43-51 (with Eugenio Salvati). (2017) ‘What Kind of Veto Player Is the Italian Senate? A Comparative Analysis of European Second Chambers.’ Journal of Modern Italian Studies 22(5): 604-623. (2017) ‘Prime Ministerial Careers in the European Union: Does Gender Make a Difference?’ European Politics and Society 18(2): 245-262 (with Ferdinand Müller-Rommel). (2017) ‘Party Gate-Keeping and Women’s Appointment to Parliamentary Committees: Evidence from the Italian Case.’ Parliamentary Affairs 70(1): 62-83 (with Pamela Pansardi). (2016) ‘Quando mancano i votanti: il caso delle elezioni primarie dell’Emilia-Romagna.’ [When Voters Are Missing: The Case of the Primary Elections of Emilia-Romagna] In Marino De Luca and Stefano Rombi (eds.), Selezionare i Presidenti. Le Primarie regionali in Italia, Novi Ligure, Epoké, pp. 105-121 (with Eugenio Salvati). (2016) ‘Coalition Politics and Inter-Party Conflict Management: A Theoretical Framework.’ Politics & Policy 44(2): 168-219. (2015) ‘Una teoria politica della prosperità economica.’ [A Political Theory of Economic Prosperity] Quaderni di scienza politica 22(3): 427-456. (2015) ‘Owner Parties and Party Institutionalisation in Italy: Is the Northern League Exceptional?’ Modern Italy 20(4): 395-410. (2015) ‘The Government and its Hard Decisions: How Conflict Is Managed within the Coalition.’ In Nicolò Conti and Francesco Marangoni (eds.), The Challenge of Coalition Government: The Italian Case. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 17-35 (with Francesco Marangoni). (2014) ‘La teoria dello sviluppo politico di Stein Rokkan: dalla formazione dello Stato-nazione alla democrazia.’ [Stein Rokkan’s Theory of Political Development: From Nation-State Formation to Democracy] In Giacomo Solano and Fabio Sozzi (eds.), Maestri delle scienze sociali – Volume II, Villasanta, Limina Mentis, pp. 269-286. (2013) ‘Confliggere cooperando. Un’analisi concettuale del conflitto politico in ambiente coalizionale.’ [Struggling and Cooperating. A Conceptual Analysis of Political Conflict in Coalitional Environment] Partecipazione e conflitto 6(3): 77-90. (2013) ‘Party, Coalition, Premiership. The Role of Silvio Berlusconi in Coalition Dynamics and its Determinants.’ Contemporary Italian Politics 5(3): 292-308. (2013) ‘The Cabinet: A Viable Definition and its Composition in View of a Comparative Analysis.’ Government and Opposition 48(4): 526-547 (with Cristina Barbieri). (2012) ‘Le coalizioni di governo e le fasi della politica di coalizione: teorie e riscontri empirici.’ [Government Coalitions and the Phases of Coalition Politics: Theories and Empirical Findings] Quaderni di scienza politica 19(2): 233-299. (2012) ‘Cabinets and Decision-Making Processes: Re-Assessing the Literature.’ Journal of Comparative Politics 5(2): 4-27.
Working Papers (2023) MPs Versus Prime Ministers: How German and Italian Parliaments Keep Tabs on the European Council. Vigoni Papers 1/2023. Loveno di Menaggio: Villa Vigoni.
Datasets (2021) 'Replication Data for: Prime Ministers in Europe: Changing Career Experiences and Profiles.’ Harvard Dataverse, accessible online, doi: 10.7910/DVN/QX26VI (with Ferdinand Müller-Rommel and Jan Berz). (2017) ‘Dataset of Italian Regional Presidents’ Career Paths (1970-2015).’ GESIS Data Archive for the Social Sciences, accessible online: https://datorium.gesis.org/xmlui/handle/10.7802/1541 (with Selena Grimaldi).
Other Publications/Dissemination/Contributions in Media (2024) Coordinator of the PDY podcast on the 2024 Portuguese general elections (interviewing José Magone and Sofia Serra-Silva). ECPR Political Science Matters series, 18 March. (2023) Coordinator of the PDY (Political Data Yearbook) podcast on the 2023 Polish general elections (interviewing Krzysztof Jasiewicz). ECPR Political Science Matters series, 18 October. (2021) 'Why Italy Is More Populist than Any Other Country in Western Europe?.' The Loop - ECPR's Political Science Blog, 12 July. (2021) 'What Chancellor Merkel's Coronavirus Strategy Can Teach Us About Political Leadership.' NaspRead Web Magazine, 11 January. Pulished also as 'Merkel contro tutti: cosa ci insegna la pandemia sul ruolo di cancelliere.' NaspRead - Italian version. (2019) ‘When Parliaments' Second Chambers Are Reformed and the Implications for Democracy.’ Blog entry in Democratic Audit (London School of Economics), 13 August. (2017) 'Anti-System Eurosceptic Parties Against Europe: Where and Why They Succeed.' EuVisions Focus 4 September (with Eugenio Salvati) (2017) ‘Il Renzi bis: l’elezione del Segretario del Partito Democratico.’ [Renzi-bis: The Election of the Democratic Party’s Leader] Report basato sui risultati della survey nazionale C&LS 30 aprile 2017 (with M. De Luca; R. De Luca; B. Marino; S. Rombi; E. Salvati; A. Seddone; S.C. Soare; M. Valbruzzi; and F. Venturino). (2017) ‘I flussi di voto tra le primarie PD del 2013 e quelle del 2017.’ [Electoral Volatility Between 2013 and 2017 PD’s Primaries] Questioni primarie 5/2017 (with Eugenio Salvati), pp. 23-24. Published also as ‘Primarie Pd, l'analisi dei dati: Renzi conferma i suoi sostenitori, Emiliano ha unito i delusi.’ La Repubblica.it 4 May 2017 (with Eugenio Salvati). (2017) 'Il PD e le sue divisioni. Un’analisi degli endorsements ai candidati alla segreteria.’ [The Democratic Party and Its Divions. An Analysis of the Endorsements for the Candidates to the Leadership] Questioni primarie 3/2017, pp. 5-6 (with Eugenio Salvati). (2017) 'The European Parliament’s Contribution to the European Pillar of Social Rights.' EuVisions Special Briefing 1/2017 (with Francesco Corti and Patrik Vesan).
Book Reviews and Review Articles (2024) Grotz, Florian and Wolfgang Schroeder, The Political System of Germany. Cham: Palgrave Macmillan, 2023. German Politics and Society 42(1): forthcoming. (2024) Clementi, Francesco, Il Presidente del Consiglio dei Ministri. Mediatore o decisore? Bologna: Il Mulino, 2023. Contemporary Italian Politics 16(1): 97-99. (2021) Sørensen, Eva, Interactive Political Leadership: The Role of Politicians in the Age of Governance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2020. Perspectives on Politics 19(3): 1027-1028. (2021) Lupo, Nicola and Giovanni Piccirilli (eds.), The Italian Parliament in the European Union. Oxford: Hart Publishing, 2017. Contemporary Italian Politics 13(1): 121-122. (2019) Bolgherini, Silvia and Gabriele D'Ottavio, La Germania sospesa. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2019. Contemporary Italian Politics 11(4): 465-467. (2017) Anderson, Karen M., Social Policy in the European Union. London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2015. Political Studies Review 15(3): 490-491. (2017) Gillingham, John R., The European Union: An Obituary. London: Verso Books. EuVisions Intellectual Europe Review, 7 July 2017. (2017) Crespy, Amandine and George Menz (eds.), Social Policy and the Euro Crisis: Quo Vadis Social Europe. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. EuVisions Intellectual Europe Review 17 March. (2016) Rhodes, R.A.W. and Paul ’t Hart (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Political Leadership, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2014. Political Studies Review 14(2): 280. (2014) Zucchini, Francesco, La Repubblica dei veti. Un’analisi spaziale del mutamento legislativo in Italia, Milano: Egea, 2013. Contemporary Italian Politics 6(3): 303-305. (2014) ‘Appointing to Govern: Party Patronage in Europe.’ Public Administration Review 74(1): 131-133. (2013) Ignazi, Piero, Forza senza legittimità. Il vicolo cieco dei partiti, Roma-Bari: Laterza, 2012. Journal of Modern Italian Studies 18(5): 664-666. (2012) Mammone, Andrea and Giuseppe A. Veltri (eds.), Italy Today. The Sick Man of Europe, London and New York: Routledge, 2010. Political Studies Review 10(2): 294-295. (2011) Giannetti, Daniela and Kenneth Benoit (eds.), Intra-Party Politics and Coalition Governments, London: Routledge, 2009. Rivista italiana di scienza politica 41(1): 151-153.