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Francesco Marolla

@francescomarolla.bsky.social
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I am a Postdoctoral Researcher in Political Sociology at the University of Milan, working on the POSTGEN project. My research focuses on populism, elections, and democratic attitudes in comparative perspective. ORCID: orcid.org/0000-0001-6561-1329

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Jo(sephine) Lukito @jolukito.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
@francescomarolla.bsky.social et al. analyze how Italy’s Five Star Movement uses platforms for internal comms. They take a comparative & systemic approach to track how affordances shape comms & map user flows across platforms, demonstrating how multi-platform ecosystems generate fragmented patterns
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Affording Fragmented Audiences: Multi-Platform Deliberation within the Five Star Movement
We examine how multi-platform digital environments influence intra-party dynamics within political organizations, focusing on the Italian Five Star Movement (M5S) as a paradigmatic case of extreme ...
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Information, Communication & Society @icsjournal.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
#OutNow in #iCS This article argues that generative AI risk perception depends on digital agency as much as fear. Survey evidence shows tech-savvy users may underestimate GenAI’s societal risks, while less familiar users may overestimate them. doi.org/10.1080/1369...
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Between AI fear and digital agency: technological familiarity and risk perception of generative AI’s epistemic power
This study examines public perceptions of the risks associated with Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), focusing on its potential ‘epistemic power’ – i.e., its capacity to redefine knowledg...
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Duncan McDonnell @duncanmcdonnell.com · 03/10/2025
I'm so pleased to see our new article out in Perspectives on Politics. Since I moved to Australia, I've heard many people say "you'll never publish in a top US journal with Australia as your only case" (and they weren't wrong to think that). But yesterday, we did. Thread by Josh about it below:
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Nora Waitkus @norawaitkus.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
🎉Big news! My ERCStG proposal SOCDEBT has been selected for funding @erc.europa.eu! 📚I’ll study how household debt is stratified across countries & over time; how people strategize, evaluate, and morally judge debt(ors). 🙏I'm truly indebted to all my friends, colleagues & mentors for your support!
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Francesco Marolla @francescomarolla.bsky.social · 29/08/2025
Happy to see this finally published! A big thanks to marilumiotto, @giovannicassani, and @francescobailo.bsky.social for such a fruitful collaboration on this piece about digital parties and platform power.
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