Giacomo Melli
@giacomomelli.bsky.social
Oxford Sociology PhD | political sociology | carbs and books are my religion
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Giacomo Melli
@giacomomelli.bsky.social
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Class, Subjective Status, and Turnout in Europe
Inspired by Weber’s distinction between class and status, the paper explores the independent and joint role of social class and subjective social stat…
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Out now in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility! Drawing on 19 waves of ISSP data (2002–2021), I explore how social class and subjective status influence electoral participation across 25 European democracies.
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Billions of 🇪🇺 money flow into regional development.
But do citizens trust the EU more in return?
🔬 Find out in this Electoral Studies article with Paul Maneuvrier-Hervieu and Anne-Marie Jeannet.
❗Spoiler: EU 💶 regional funds do build trust in the 🇪🇺 , especially among working-class citizens.
But do citizens trust the EU more in return?
🔬 Find out in this Electoral Studies article with Paul Maneuvrier-Hervieu and Anne-Marie Jeannet.
❗Spoiler: EU 💶 regional funds do build trust in the 🇪🇺 , especially among working-class citizens.
Cultivating trust? The role of European Union investments in bridging rural-urban divides
Over the last decades, agricultural policies and structural investment funds for regional development have been central to European integration. Howev…
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September 19, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Billions of 🇪🇺 money flow into regional development.
But do citizens trust the EU more in return?
🔬 Find out in this Electoral Studies article with Paul Maneuvrier-Hervieu and Anne-Marie Jeannet.
❗Spoiler: EU 💶 regional funds do build trust in the 🇪🇺 , especially among working-class citizens.
But do citizens trust the EU more in return?
🔬 Find out in this Electoral Studies article with Paul Maneuvrier-Hervieu and Anne-Marie Jeannet.
❗Spoiler: EU 💶 regional funds do build trust in the 🇪🇺 , especially among working-class citizens.
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New Open Access paper published in PNAS Nexus! “Ingroup preferences, segregation, and intergroup contact in neighborhoods and civic organizations” with my co-authors Rob Franken, @dingemanwiertz.bsky.social, and Jochem Tolsma. doi.org/10.1093/pnas... Thread below.
doi.org
September 15, 2025 at 7:16 AM
New Open Access paper published in PNAS Nexus! “Ingroup preferences, segregation, and intergroup contact in neighborhoods and civic organizations” with my co-authors Rob Franken, @dingemanwiertz.bsky.social, and Jochem Tolsma. doi.org/10.1093/pnas... Thread below.
Class-based gaps in voter turnout and political representation in Britain are likely to widen further. Our study, with Nan Dirk de Graaf and Geoff Evans (@nuffieldcollege.bsky.social), reveals how social mobility creates a cycle that reinforces democratic inequalities. 🗳️🪜
Social Mobility, Self‐Selection, and the Persistence of Class Inequality in Electoral Participation
In recent decades, non-voting among the British working class has increased substantially, contributing to widening class-based inequality in electoral participation. This study examines the impact o...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
August 26, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Class-based gaps in voter turnout and political representation in Britain are likely to widen further. Our study, with Nan Dirk de Graaf and Geoff Evans (@nuffieldcollege.bsky.social), reveals how social mobility creates a cycle that reinforces democratic inequalities. 🗳️🪜
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In countries where income inequality is high, those who feel privileged are often more supportive of redistribution.
Where you think you are in society (not where you actually are) matters for how you think about inequality
In countries where income inequality is high, those who feel privileged are often more supportive of redistribution.
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August 12, 2025 at 7:46 AM
In countries where income inequality is high, those who feel privileged are often more supportive of redistribution.
Why do people with similar jobs or classes see inequality so differently? My new piece in @theconversation.com explains why where you think you stand in society is key.
Where you think you are in society (not where you actually are) matters for how you think about inequality
In countries where income inequality is high, those who feel privileged are often more supportive of redistribution.
theconversation.com
August 25, 2025 at 6:19 AM
Why do people with similar jobs or classes see inequality so differently? My new piece in @theconversation.com explains why where you think you stand in society is key.
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Nice opportunity. Deadline closing soon.
TN-Square 6th Edition, Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research, 22-24 October 2025, Trento
Employment and Mobility over the life course in changing societies
TN-Square 6th Edition, Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research, 22-24 October 2025, Trento
Employment and Mobility over the life course in changing societies
The 6th TN-Square is coming! 🏔️
This edition we are discussing employment, mobility trajectories and social inequality and we
couldn’t be more excited. ✨
Submit your application by August 25th and spread the news!
For more spoilers, check our website:
event.unitn.it/tn-square/
#TNSquare25
This edition we are discussing employment, mobility trajectories and social inequality and we
couldn’t be more excited. ✨
Submit your application by August 25th and spread the news!
For more spoilers, check our website:
event.unitn.it/tn-square/
#TNSquare25
TN-Square 6th Edition, Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research, 22-24 October 2025, Trento
Employment and Mobility over the life course in changing societies
event.unitn.it
August 18, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Nice opportunity. Deadline closing soon.
TN-Square 6th Edition, Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research, 22-24 October 2025, Trento
Employment and Mobility over the life course in changing societies
TN-Square 6th Edition, Trento School of Applied Quantitative Research, 22-24 October 2025, Trento
Employment and Mobility over the life course in changing societies
New paper in Quality & Quantity, just in time for your summer methodological reading! With @giorgiodolci.bsky.social, we validate the measurement of populist attitudes in the @ess-survey.bsky.social. Because nothing says 'break' like Structural Equation Modelling and Measurement Invariance.
Super happy to share my new (well, actually first ever!) publication!
In this article, @giacomomelli.bsky.social and I set out to operationalize and validate a scale of populist attitudes, using data from Round 10 of the #EuropeanSocialSurvey.
Full article here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
In this article, @giacomomelli.bsky.social and I set out to operationalize and validate a scale of populist attitudes, using data from Round 10 of the #EuropeanSocialSurvey.
Full article here:
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Measuring populism in Europe. Comparison and validation in the European Social Survey - Quality & Quantity
Quality & Quantity - Populism has become a defining feature of European democracies, prompting extensive scholarly debate about its impact on political processes. This study refines the...
link.springer.com
July 23, 2025 at 8:10 AM
New paper in Quality & Quantity, just in time for your summer methodological reading! With @giorgiodolci.bsky.social, we validate the measurement of populist attitudes in the @ess-survey.bsky.social. Because nothing says 'break' like Structural Equation Modelling and Measurement Invariance.
Check this out!
🧠 A paper by DPhil student Giacomo Melli highlights the power of subjective social status in shaping attitudes to wealth redistribution.
But context matters: in more unequal societies, support for redistribution is less divided by perceived status.
🔗➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/stud...
But context matters: in more unequal societies, support for redistribution is less divided by perceived status.
🔗➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/stud...
June 12, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Check this out!
Reposted by Giacomo Melli
🧠 A paper by DPhil student Giacomo Melli highlights the power of subjective social status in shaping attitudes to wealth redistribution.
But context matters: in more unequal societies, support for redistribution is less divided by perceived status.
🔗➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/stud...
But context matters: in more unequal societies, support for redistribution is less divided by perceived status.
🔗➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/stud...
June 12, 2025 at 12:17 PM
🧠 A paper by DPhil student Giacomo Melli highlights the power of subjective social status in shaping attitudes to wealth redistribution.
But context matters: in more unequal societies, support for redistribution is less divided by perceived status.
🔗➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/stud...
But context matters: in more unequal societies, support for redistribution is less divided by perceived status.
🔗➡️ www.sociology.ox.ac.uk/article/stud...
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1-year opportunity for a Departmental Lecturer in Sociology at @sociologyoxford.bsky.social for the academic year 25/26. This position has a focus on life course research and quant methods. Apply by 27/6. tinyurl.com/2tydswwj
Job Details
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June 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM
1-year opportunity for a Departmental Lecturer in Sociology at @sociologyoxford.bsky.social for the academic year 25/26. This position has a focus on life course research and quant methods. Apply by 27/6. tinyurl.com/2tydswwj
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Should the government 🏛️ fight economic inequality?
You probably have a strong take. But why do you believe that? 📌 Spoilers from our new Social Science Research paper with Giacomo Melli: it depends jointly on where you think you stand in society🪜 and how unequal your surroundings actually are!
You probably have a strong take. But why do you believe that? 📌 Spoilers from our new Social Science Research paper with Giacomo Melli: it depends jointly on where you think you stand in society🪜 and how unequal your surroundings actually are!
What happens when we look at support for redistribution through the lens of how people feel about their place in society? 🔎 My new article in Social Science Research with Leo Azzollini (@leoazzollini.bsky.social) explores this in 25 countries, 1987-2019. 🚀
@ssreditorial.bsky.social
@ssreditorial.bsky.social
Where I stand and what I stand for: Subjective status, class, and redistribution
While research is increasingly focusing on the political influence of subjective social status, it is yet unclear how the latter shapes attitudes towa…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 22, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Should the government 🏛️ fight economic inequality?
You probably have a strong take. But why do you believe that? 📌 Spoilers from our new Social Science Research paper with Giacomo Melli: it depends jointly on where you think you stand in society🪜 and how unequal your surroundings actually are!
You probably have a strong take. But why do you believe that? 📌 Spoilers from our new Social Science Research paper with Giacomo Melli: it depends jointly on where you think you stand in society🪜 and how unequal your surroundings actually are!
What happens when we look at support for redistribution through the lens of how people feel about their place in society? 🔎 My new article in Social Science Research with Leo Azzollini (@leoazzollini.bsky.social) explores this in 25 countries, 1987-2019. 🚀
@ssreditorial.bsky.social
@ssreditorial.bsky.social
Where I stand and what I stand for: Subjective status, class, and redistribution
While research is increasingly focusing on the political influence of subjective social status, it is yet unclear how the latter shapes attitudes towa…
www.sciencedirect.com
May 22, 2025 at 8:46 AM
What happens when we look at support for redistribution through the lens of how people feel about their place in society? 🔎 My new article in Social Science Research with Leo Azzollini (@leoazzollini.bsky.social) explores this in 25 countries, 1987-2019. 🚀
@ssreditorial.bsky.social
@ssreditorial.bsky.social
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🗳️ Populism is a warning sign.
English local elections show it again: People feel abandoned & look scapegoats.
Drawing on own research & others, I argue 👇🏽
💡 To counter populism: We need to reinvest in citizens, e.g. housing, health & dignity.
Short 🧵
📖 www.socialeurope.eu/to-counter-p...
English local elections show it again: People feel abandoned & look scapegoats.
Drawing on own research & others, I argue 👇🏽
💡 To counter populism: We need to reinvest in citizens, e.g. housing, health & dignity.
Short 🧵
📖 www.socialeurope.eu/to-counter-p...
To Counter Populism and Bolster Security, Europe Must Reinvest In Its Citizens
Facing security threats and rising populism, Europe needs state investment in citizens, not austerity that fuelled discontent.
www.socialeurope.eu
May 2, 2025 at 11:36 AM
🗳️ Populism is a warning sign.
English local elections show it again: People feel abandoned & look scapegoats.
Drawing on own research & others, I argue 👇🏽
💡 To counter populism: We need to reinvest in citizens, e.g. housing, health & dignity.
Short 🧵
📖 www.socialeurope.eu/to-counter-p...
English local elections show it again: People feel abandoned & look scapegoats.
Drawing on own research & others, I argue 👇🏽
💡 To counter populism: We need to reinvest in citizens, e.g. housing, health & dignity.
Short 🧵
📖 www.socialeurope.eu/to-counter-p...
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That blinking cursor. The empty page. The weight of what should be written.
Every writer, academic, student knows this feeling.
I unpack the fear of the blank page & share practical tips for moving past it.
🧵
🔗 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/meeting-th...
Every writer, academic, student knows this feeling.
I unpack the fear of the blank page & share practical tips for moving past it.
🧵
🔗 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/meeting-th...
Meeting the Blank Page
On Discomfort and the Quiet Practice of Showing Up
catherineeunicedevries.substack.com
April 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
That blinking cursor. The empty page. The weight of what should be written.
Every writer, academic, student knows this feeling.
I unpack the fear of the blank page & share practical tips for moving past it.
🧵
🔗 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/meeting-th...
Every writer, academic, student knows this feeling.
I unpack the fear of the blank page & share practical tips for moving past it.
🧵
🔗 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/meeting-th...
Today!
Excited to share my first insights on how class and family socialisation influence electoral participation over the life course at the University of Milan on 10 April at 3:30 PM (CEST)! Join me in person or online, details below or on the website.
April 10, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Today!
Excited to share my first insights on how class and family socialisation influence electoral participation over the life course at the University of Milan on 10 April at 3:30 PM (CEST)! Join me in person or online, details below or on the website.
April 3, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Excited to share my first insights on how class and family socialisation influence electoral participation over the life course at the University of Milan on 10 April at 3:30 PM (CEST)! Join me in person or online, details below or on the website.
Out now in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility! Drawing on 19 waves of ISSP data (2002–2021), I explore how social class and subjective status influence electoral participation across 25 European democracies.
Class, Subjective Status, and Turnout in Europe
Inspired by Weber’s distinction between class and status, the paper explores the independent and joint role of social class and subjective social stat…
www.sciencedirect.com
March 24, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Out now in Research in Social Stratification and Mobility! Drawing on 19 waves of ISSP data (2002–2021), I explore how social class and subjective status influence electoral participation across 25 European democracies.
Reposted by Giacomo Melli
Published Today in PSRM:
Based on a novel “Multiple Unexpected Events during Survey Design” (MUESD), I contextualize previous findings suggesting that Europeans become more empathetic toward migrants when exposed to migrant suffering.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A Summary Thread: 1/15
Based on a novel “Multiple Unexpected Events during Survey Design” (MUESD), I contextualize previous findings suggesting that Europeans become more empathetic toward migrants when exposed to migrant suffering.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A Summary Thread: 1/15
March 20, 2025 at 10:24 AM
Published Today in PSRM:
Based on a novel “Multiple Unexpected Events during Survey Design” (MUESD), I contextualize previous findings suggesting that Europeans become more empathetic toward migrants when exposed to migrant suffering.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A Summary Thread: 1/15
Based on a novel “Multiple Unexpected Events during Survey Design” (MUESD), I contextualize previous findings suggesting that Europeans become more empathetic toward migrants when exposed to migrant suffering.
www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
A Summary Thread: 1/15
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Who does Spiderman vote for? Who you vote for.
In a new paper w/ @markuswagner.bsky.social we show that people engage in motivated projection of political identities. In the absence of explicit info on politics, individuals rely on valence to infer the politics of others
doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
In a new paper w/ @markuswagner.bsky.social we show that people engage in motivated projection of political identities. In the absence of explicit info on politics, individuals rely on valence to infer the politics of others
doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
March 19, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Who does Spiderman vote for? Who you vote for.
In a new paper w/ @markuswagner.bsky.social we show that people engage in motivated projection of political identities. In the absence of explicit info on politics, individuals rely on valence to infer the politics of others
doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
In a new paper w/ @markuswagner.bsky.social we show that people engage in motivated projection of political identities. In the absence of explicit info on politics, individuals rely on valence to infer the politics of others
doi.org/10.1017/psrm...
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Just did the proofs for this short methods paper that I really like!
Not everyday you get to 'solve' a problem identified 30 years ago in some of the most widely used statistical models in #sociology 👀 - and with two super awesome collaborators, what a blast 🥳
Not everyday you get to 'solve' a problem identified 30 years ago in some of the most widely used statistical models in #sociology 👀 - and with two super awesome collaborators, what a blast 🥳
February 25, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Just did the proofs for this short methods paper that I really like!
Not everyday you get to 'solve' a problem identified 30 years ago in some of the most widely used statistical models in #sociology 👀 - and with two super awesome collaborators, what a blast 🥳
Not everyday you get to 'solve' a problem identified 30 years ago in some of the most widely used statistical models in #sociology 👀 - and with two super awesome collaborators, what a blast 🥳
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Time for some reading recommendations! 🗞️
Earlier this week, our @leoazzollini.bsky.social (w/ @giacomomelli.bsky.social & F. Bonomi Bezzo) work on healthcare provision and attitudes towards redistribution in 🇪🇺 got published!
You don't want to miss it!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Earlier this week, our @leoazzollini.bsky.social (w/ @giacomomelli.bsky.social & F. Bonomi Bezzo) work on healthcare provision and attitudes towards redistribution in 🇪🇺 got published!
You don't want to miss it!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Healthcare provision and attitudes towards redistribution. A regional analysis across Europe
This study examines the relationship between the welfare state, individual social class, and views on redistribution. It is hypothesised that the manifestation of the welfare state at the regional ...
www.tandfonline.com
February 22, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Time for some reading recommendations! 🗞️
Earlier this week, our @leoazzollini.bsky.social (w/ @giacomomelli.bsky.social & F. Bonomi Bezzo) work on healthcare provision and attitudes towards redistribution in 🇪🇺 got published!
You don't want to miss it!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Earlier this week, our @leoazzollini.bsky.social (w/ @giacomomelli.bsky.social & F. Bonomi Bezzo) work on healthcare provision and attitudes towards redistribution in 🇪🇺 got published!
You don't want to miss it!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Excited to share my new paper with Leo Azzollini @leoazzollini.bsky.social (@csisunitn.bsky.social) and Franco Bonomi Bezzo on healthcare provision and attitudes toward redistribution in the Journal of European Public Policy @jeppjournal.bsky.social
February 13, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Excited to share my new paper with Leo Azzollini @leoazzollini.bsky.social (@csisunitn.bsky.social) and Franco Bonomi Bezzo on healthcare provision and attitudes toward redistribution in the Journal of European Public Policy @jeppjournal.bsky.social
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💥 New: The German left has lost its monopoly on class consciousness
✍️ @lwestheuser.bsky.social & @thomaslux.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
✍️ @lwestheuser.bsky.social & @thomaslux.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
The German left has lost its monopoly on class consciousness
The German radical right has mobilised around a working class identity that pits hard-working “makers” against parasitic “takers”. Linus Westheuser and Thomas Lux argue that for the left to win bac…
blogs.lse.ac.uk
February 12, 2025 at 9:35 AM
💥 New: The German left has lost its monopoly on class consciousness
✍️ @lwestheuser.bsky.social & @thomaslux.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
✍️ @lwestheuser.bsky.social & @thomaslux.bsky.social blogs.lse.ac.uk/europpblog/2...
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More supreme public service from Ben Jann @unibern.bsky.social: the Stata crosswalk package, which replaces iscogen 🫡
Rapidly recode ISCO codes to an even wider range of occupational scales and class schemes, including the Occupational Earning Potential scale
github.com/benjann/cros...
Rapidly recode ISCO codes to an even wider range of occupational scales and class schemes, including the Occupational Earning Potential scale
github.com/benjann/cros...
GitHub - benjann/crosswalk: Stata module to recode variable based on crosswalk table (bulk recoding)
Stata module to recode variable based on crosswalk table (bulk recoding) - benjann/crosswalk
github.com
February 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
More supreme public service from Ben Jann @unibern.bsky.social: the Stata crosswalk package, which replaces iscogen 🫡
Rapidly recode ISCO codes to an even wider range of occupational scales and class schemes, including the Occupational Earning Potential scale
github.com/benjann/cros...
Rapidly recode ISCO codes to an even wider range of occupational scales and class schemes, including the Occupational Earning Potential scale
github.com/benjann/cros...
Glad to have had the opportunity to present my work on class mobility and electoral turnout at the Conference of the Italian Society of Economic Sociology (@sisec.bsky.social) in Pavia!
@trinityoxford.bsky.social @sociologyoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
@trinityoxford.bsky.social @sociologyoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
January 29, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Glad to have had the opportunity to present my work on class mobility and electoral turnout at the Conference of the Italian Society of Economic Sociology (@sisec.bsky.social) in Pavia!
@trinityoxford.bsky.social @sociologyoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk
@trinityoxford.bsky.social @sociologyoxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk