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South European Society & Politics @sespjournal.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

📢 in our #NewIssue (30.3) The analysis by @davevitto.bsky.social, S. Rojon, J.-B. Pilet and E. Paulis uncover distinctive associations between governing preferences and propensity to vote for the main Italian parties ✳️⏳NOW #FreeAccess! Read & download here: tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

You can find the paper here: muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

All in all, citizens appear to be challenging the traditional chain of delegation: voters → parties → parliament → executive. This signals dissatisfaction with how representation currently works. 🪔Citizens seem open to alternative ways of organizing representation.

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Interesting heterogeneous effects: 👉 Trustful citizens are relatively more favorable to responsible party politicians. 👉 Citizens with populist attitudes prefer instructed delegates—and, to a lesser extent, technocratic profiles.

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Main results: 1 Citizens prefer politicians who represent the will of the people and are not bound to political parties. 2 Politicians accountable to parties or parliament are evaluated less positively. 3 Non-partisan delegates of “the people” are often more attractive to citizens across countries.

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

💡We compare preferences for six ideal-typical paradigms: • Responsible party • Independent politician • Partisan delegate • Instructed delegate • Technopol • Pure technocrat Each captures a different logic of accountability & decision-making.

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

🚩 We study whether citizens meaningfully distinguish between different representational paradigms embodied by politicians. Using a conjoint experiment in 15 Western & Eastern European countries, we test whether these role conceptions matter for candidate choice.

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

New paper out for @worldpolitics.bsky.social Citizens’ Views of Decision-Makers’ Roles: A Conjoint Experiment in Fifteen Countries. How do citizens want politicians to behave once in office? Not just who they are or what they believe—but how they represent. 👇

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World Politics @worldpolitics.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

The January issue of WP is online! muse.jhu.edu/issue/56279 Read articles from Nikhar Gaikwad, @kolbyhanson.bsky.social, & @aliz-toth.bsky.social; Tim Vlandas; Tomothy Hellwig & Tonya K. Dodez; @davevitto.bsky.social, Sébastien Rojon, & @jbpilet.bsky.social; and Handi Li. #autocracy #democracy

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Survey of 5,000 Italians: people’s preferences for who should govern mirror European patterns 🌍. Preference for experts is linked to left-wing votes, not right-wing 🧠 . Preference for empowering citizens is not consistently linked to support for populist parties 🗳️

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

🧵 New paper out in South European Society and Politics Are citizens’ preferences for who should govern linked to how they vote? Together with Sébastien Rojon, @jbpilet.bsky.social, and Emilien Paulis, we explore this question in the Italian context. DM if interested in a free copy!

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

6/ 🗳️ Big picture Trust in science isn’t just about policy, but about politics: RRPs can weaponize distrust in science—but mainly when in opposition. Lega (gvt) vs. FdI (opposition): during covid and Draghi gvt, trust in science was main difference btw the two electorates.

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

5/ 📊 What did we find? ✅ Trust in science strongly correlated w/ positive government evaluations ✅ Trust in science reduces the likelihood of voting for radical right parties—but mainly when those parties were in opposition. In short: trust in science = political dividing line

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

4/ Why Italy? Italy was hit hard by COVID-19 and had a unique political situation: → Radical right Lega joined the pro-science Draghi gov’t. → Radical right Fratelli d’Italia stayed in opposition, fiercely criticizing restrictions. Perfect for testing politicization dynamics.

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

3/ 🔑 The Research Using original survey data from Italy, we tested two key hypotheses: 1️⃣ Trust in science correlated w/ support for governments enforcing restrictions. 2️⃣ Propensity to vote for radical right populist parties in gvt and in opposition differs based on gvt status

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

2/ 📌 The Context COVID-19 was unprecedented: never before had experts been so prominent in shaping policy in Europe. But with this prominence came politicization—especially from radical right parties who opposed restrictions.

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

1/ 🧵 How does trust in science shape politics? As scientists played central roles during COVID-19, their involvement fueled both trust and backlash. Our new paper explores how trust in science influenced voting behavior and government support during the pandemic. 👇

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

🚩Recently out for Contemporary Italian Politics "Trust in science during the pandemic: an ideological fracture or just a matter of government vs opposition?" Co-authored with x-less Davide Angelucci. A small thread. #italianpolitics #Radicalright #FDI #Lega #trust #science

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🚩Few days left to apply for this CfP! Panel title: Disentangling Causal Effects in the Face of Challenges to Liberal Democracy.

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

If you want more info about the panel, just drop me a message or send me an email at davide.vittori@ulb.be

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Davide Vittori @davevitto.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

🚩I will co-chair with Leonardo Puleo the panel "Disentangling Causal Effects in the Face of Challenges to Liberal Democracy" at the next Italian Political Science Association conference in Naples. 📅Deadline: 🔜25 May 📄+ Info here: sisp.it/convegno2025... 📄Submission: sisp.it/en/conference

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Conference 2025 – SISP

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