Davide Vittori
@davevitto.bsky.social
Pol-sci scholar at the University of Valencia. Previously at ULB, University of Antwerp, Luiss University, EUI and others. I research democracy, democratic backsliding, parties, populism, and radical right/left voting—through the lens of public opinion.
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📢 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....
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....
January 16, 2026 at 11:51 AM
📢 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....
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....
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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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.
👇
January 27, 2026 at 8:49 AM
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.
👇
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.
👇
Reposted by Davide Vittori
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
January 25, 2026 at 3:55 PM
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
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 🗳️
💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡
‘preferences for experts in government are positively linked to voting for left-wing parties but not for right-wing ones’ in #Italy
Read the article by @davevitto.bsky.social, S. Rojon, J.-B. Pilet and E. Paulis 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
‘preferences for experts in government are positively linked to voting for left-wing parties but not for right-wing ones’ in #Italy
Read the article by @davevitto.bsky.social, S. Rojon, J.-B. Pilet and E. Paulis 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
December 17, 2025 at 3:26 PM
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 🗳️
🧵 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!
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!
📢NEW ARTICLE!📢
Are citizens’ preferences for who should govern linked to their voting behaviour? The case of #Italy
Read the article by @davevitto.bsky.social, S. Rojon, J.-B. Pilet & E. Paulis here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Are citizens’ preferences for who should govern linked to their voting behaviour? The case of #Italy
Read the article by @davevitto.bsky.social, S. Rojon, J.-B. Pilet & E. Paulis here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 7, 2025 at 7:31 AM
🧵 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!
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!
🚩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
"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
June 9, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🚩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
"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
🚩Few days left to apply for this CfP!
Panel title: Disentangling Causal Effects in the Face of Challenges to Liberal Democracy.
Panel title: Disentangling Causal Effects in the Face of Challenges to Liberal Democracy.
🚩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
📅Deadline: 🔜25 May
📄+ Info here: sisp.it/convegno2025...
📄Submission: sisp.it/en/conference
Conference 2025 – SISP
sisp.it
May 20, 2025 at 7:43 AM
🚩Few days left to apply for this CfP!
Panel title: Disentangling Causal Effects in the Face of Challenges to Liberal Democracy.
Panel title: Disentangling Causal Effects in the Face of Challenges to Liberal Democracy.
🚩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
📅Deadline: 🔜25 May
📄+ Info here: sisp.it/convegno2025...
📄Submission: sisp.it/en/conference
Conference 2025 – SISP
sisp.it
May 8, 2025 at 1:00 PM
🚩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
📅Deadline: 🔜25 May
📄+ Info here: sisp.it/convegno2025...
📄Submission: sisp.it/en/conference