Sofia Ammassari
@ammassarisofia.bsky.social
Research Fellow at Griffith University 🇦🇺
populist radical right • political parties • women’s and youth political participation
sofiaammassari.com
populist radical right • political parties • women’s and youth political participation
sofiaammassari.com
It was a pleasure to give a seminar at the Universidad Privada Boliviana in Cochabamba last Friday about our research (w/ @duncanmcdonnell.com) on the transnationalisation of the populist right.
Thanks to Oscar Gracia Landaeta, Andrés Laguna-Tapia & Claudia Muriel for being excellent hosts 💕
Thanks to Oscar Gracia Landaeta, Andrés Laguna-Tapia & Claudia Muriel for being excellent hosts 💕
November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
It was a pleasure to give a seminar at the Universidad Privada Boliviana in Cochabamba last Friday about our research (w/ @duncanmcdonnell.com) on the transnationalisation of the populist right.
Thanks to Oscar Gracia Landaeta, Andrés Laguna-Tapia & Claudia Muriel for being excellent hosts 💕
Thanks to Oscar Gracia Landaeta, Andrés Laguna-Tapia & Claudia Muriel for being excellent hosts 💕
All good things come to an end 🥲
The last seminar of our South American trip (w/ @duncanmcdonnell.com) will take place at Universidad Privada Boliviana in Cochabamba, this Friday.
Looking forward to further exchanges about the transnationalisation of the PRR with UPB students and colleagues!
The last seminar of our South American trip (w/ @duncanmcdonnell.com) will take place at Universidad Privada Boliviana in Cochabamba, this Friday.
Looking forward to further exchanges about the transnationalisation of the PRR with UPB students and colleagues!
November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
All good things come to an end 🥲
The last seminar of our South American trip (w/ @duncanmcdonnell.com) will take place at Universidad Privada Boliviana in Cochabamba, this Friday.
Looking forward to further exchanges about the transnationalisation of the PRR with UPB students and colleagues!
The last seminar of our South American trip (w/ @duncanmcdonnell.com) will take place at Universidad Privada Boliviana in Cochabamba, this Friday.
Looking forward to further exchanges about the transnationalisation of the PRR with UPB students and colleagues!
I really enjoyed presenting our research (w/ @duncanmcdonnell.com) on the rise of the transnational populist right at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires.
Great audience and really thoughtful questions throughout - exactly the kind of exchange that makes giving seminars so rewarding!
Great audience and really thoughtful questions throughout - exactly the kind of exchange that makes giving seminars so rewarding!
October 15, 2025 at 11:21 PM
I really enjoyed presenting our research (w/ @duncanmcdonnell.com) on the rise of the transnational populist right at Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires.
Great audience and really thoughtful questions throughout - exactly the kind of exchange that makes giving seminars so rewarding!
Great audience and really thoughtful questions throughout - exactly the kind of exchange that makes giving seminars so rewarding!
After a wonderful couple of weeks in Brazil, it's time to move on to the next stop of our South American trip ➡️ 🇦🇷
I'm excited to present our research (@duncanmcdonnell.com) on the transnationalisation of the populist radical right on Wednesday at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires!
I'm excited to present our research (@duncanmcdonnell.com) on the transnationalisation of the populist radical right on Wednesday at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires!
October 13, 2025 at 11:35 AM
After a wonderful couple of weeks in Brazil, it's time to move on to the next stop of our South American trip ➡️ 🇦🇷
I'm excited to present our research (@duncanmcdonnell.com) on the transnationalisation of the populist radical right on Wednesday at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires!
I'm excited to present our research (@duncanmcdonnell.com) on the transnationalisation of the populist radical right on Wednesday at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella in Buenos Aires!
Same team... sorry to disappoint you 😅
October 9, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Same team... sorry to disappoint you 😅
It was great to present our research (w/ @duncanmcdonnell.com ) on the transnationalisation of the PRR at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
It was also a pleasure to chat with their very talented graduate students afterwards, and to stroll around the beautiful campus.
It was also a pleasure to chat with their very talented graduate students afterwards, and to stroll around the beautiful campus.
October 7, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It was great to present our research (w/ @duncanmcdonnell.com ) on the transnationalisation of the PRR at the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.
It was also a pleasure to chat with their very talented graduate students afterwards, and to stroll around the beautiful campus.
It was also a pleasure to chat with their very talented graduate students afterwards, and to stroll around the beautiful campus.
One of the best parts of this job: travelling to places I might never otherwise visit, to talk to people for my research.
Very excited to have conducted interviews inside the National Congress in Brasilia today 🇧🇷
Very excited to have conducted interviews inside the National Congress in Brasilia today 🇧🇷
October 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
One of the best parts of this job: travelling to places I might never otherwise visit, to talk to people for my research.
Very excited to have conducted interviews inside the National Congress in Brasilia today 🇧🇷
Very excited to have conducted interviews inside the National Congress in Brasilia today 🇧🇷
It’s acknowledgements time, as I prepare to re-submit my revised manuscript to Oxford University Press. To mark this important milestone, I’m pairing the task with a delicious Riesling from South Australia.
September 19, 2025 at 7:21 AM
It’s acknowledgements time, as I prepare to re-submit my revised manuscript to Oxford University Press. To mark this important milestone, I’m pairing the task with a delicious Riesling from South Australia.
Screaming while re-reading this article published by Kenneth Janda & Tyler Colman in Political Studies in 1998.
August 7, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Screaming while re-reading this article published by Kenneth Janda & Tyler Colman in Political Studies in 1998.
... and the architecture is stunning.
July 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
... and the architecture is stunning.
Plus, Seoul has a lot to offer in food & surroundings.
Food markets are sensational...
Food markets are sensational...
July 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Plus, Seoul has a lot to offer in food & surroundings.
Food markets are sensational...
Food markets are sensational...
It was great to present my new research on mobilising issues of the transnational PRR at #IPSA2025!
And I really enjoyed catching up with old friends & meeting new ones 💕
And I really enjoyed catching up with old friends & meeting new ones 💕
July 16, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It was great to present my new research on mobilising issues of the transnational PRR at #IPSA2025!
And I really enjoyed catching up with old friends & meeting new ones 💕
And I really enjoyed catching up with old friends & meeting new ones 💕
The panel will feature great research by @duncanmcdonnell.com @rheinisch.bsky.social @dianaluciahofmann.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @benstanley.eu
Many thanks to @caterinafr.bsky.social for being our discussant 💘
Many thanks to @caterinafr.bsky.social for being our discussant 💘
July 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
The panel will feature great research by @duncanmcdonnell.com @rheinisch.bsky.social @dianaluciahofmann.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @benstanley.eu
Many thanks to @caterinafr.bsky.social for being our discussant 💘
Many thanks to @caterinafr.bsky.social for being our discussant 💘
Seoul looked pretty yesterday night ✨ very happy to be here for the IPSA World Congress!
If you are interested in what issues PRR parties are mobilising on transnationally, come along to my presentation:
📆 Sun 13 July
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Room 3F 300
If you are interested in what issues PRR parties are mobilising on transnationally, come along to my presentation:
📆 Sun 13 July
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Room 3F 300
July 10, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Seoul looked pretty yesterday night ✨ very happy to be here for the IPSA World Congress!
If you are interested in what issues PRR parties are mobilising on transnationally, come along to my presentation:
📆 Sun 13 July
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Room 3F 300
If you are interested in what issues PRR parties are mobilising on transnationally, come along to my presentation:
📆 Sun 13 July
⏰ 11:00 AM
📍 Room 3F 300
The panel will feature great research from
@duncanmcdonnell.com @rheinisch.bsky.social @dianaluciahofmann.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @benstanley.eu
Thanks to @caterinafr.bsky.social for being our discussant 💘
@duncanmcdonnell.com @rheinisch.bsky.social @dianaluciahofmann.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @benstanley.eu
Thanks to @caterinafr.bsky.social for being our discussant 💘
July 10, 2025 at 11:36 PM
The panel will feature great research from
@duncanmcdonnell.com @rheinisch.bsky.social @dianaluciahofmann.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @benstanley.eu
Thanks to @caterinafr.bsky.social for being our discussant 💘
@duncanmcdonnell.com @rheinisch.bsky.social @dianaluciahofmann.bsky.social @dafnoukos.bsky.social @benstanley.eu
Thanks to @caterinafr.bsky.social for being our discussant 💘
As per tradition, we’re celebrating with a #polsci cocktail.
Inspired by my talk of 🍋🍋, here is the Lemon Burlee (from The Parlour, Brisbane):
For 2:
3oz Limoncello
2oz Vanilla Vodka
2oz lemon juice
1oz sugar syrup
Egg whites
Dry shake, then shake w/ ice. Garnish with a slice of dry lemon.
Inspired by my talk of 🍋🍋, here is the Lemon Burlee (from The Parlour, Brisbane):
For 2:
3oz Limoncello
2oz Vanilla Vodka
2oz lemon juice
1oz sugar syrup
Egg whites
Dry shake, then shake w/ ice. Garnish with a slice of dry lemon.
June 20, 2025 at 8:34 AM
As per tradition, we’re celebrating with a #polsci cocktail.
Inspired by my talk of 🍋🍋, here is the Lemon Burlee (from The Parlour, Brisbane):
For 2:
3oz Limoncello
2oz Vanilla Vodka
2oz lemon juice
1oz sugar syrup
Egg whites
Dry shake, then shake w/ ice. Garnish with a slice of dry lemon.
Inspired by my talk of 🍋🍋, here is the Lemon Burlee (from The Parlour, Brisbane):
For 2:
3oz Limoncello
2oz Vanilla Vodka
2oz lemon juice
1oz sugar syrup
Egg whites
Dry shake, then shake w/ ice. Garnish with a slice of dry lemon.
Using causal mediation analysis, I find that this is because women are more embedded in party networks than men.
They are more likely to have been recruited by the party when joining, and to have made new friends in the party since joining.
They are more likely to have been recruited by the party when joining, and to have made new friends in the party since joining.
June 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Using causal mediation analysis, I find that this is because women are more embedded in party networks than men.
They are more likely to have been recruited by the party when joining, and to have made new friends in the party since joining.
They are more likely to have been recruited by the party when joining, and to have made new friends in the party since joining.
Drawing on original survey data from thousands of members of the League 🇮🇹 and the Sweden Democrats 🇸🇪, I uncover a very surprising finding...
Women PRR party members are *more* active than men in a series of low- and medium-intensity activities, and are *as* active as men in high-intensity ones.
Women PRR party members are *more* active than men in a series of low- and medium-intensity activities, and are *as* active as men in high-intensity ones.
June 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Drawing on original survey data from thousands of members of the League 🇮🇹 and the Sweden Democrats 🇸🇪, I uncover a very surprising finding...
Women PRR party members are *more* active than men in a series of low- and medium-intensity activities, and are *as* active as men in high-intensity ones.
Women PRR party members are *more* active than men in a series of low- and medium-intensity activities, and are *as* active as men in high-intensity ones.
Based on the literature on gender and party politics, I hypothesise that women will be *less* active members than men because they:
- have less motivations to participate (i.e. efficacy & ambition);
- are less embedded in party networks;
- are more sensitive to the stigma surrounding PRR support.
- have less motivations to participate (i.e. efficacy & ambition);
- are less embedded in party networks;
- are more sensitive to the stigma surrounding PRR support.
June 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Based on the literature on gender and party politics, I hypothesise that women will be *less* active members than men because they:
- have less motivations to participate (i.e. efficacy & ambition);
- are less embedded in party networks;
- are more sensitive to the stigma surrounding PRR support.
- have less motivations to participate (i.e. efficacy & ambition);
- are less embedded in party networks;
- are more sensitive to the stigma surrounding PRR support.
Thrilled that my article on women's activism in PRR parties has been published open access today in @cpsjournal.bsky.social 💫
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
This is my favourite article from my PhD thesis. I love the topic, its findings, and the literature it draws on.
A quick 🧵:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
This is my favourite article from my PhD thesis. I love the topic, its findings, and the literature it draws on.
A quick 🧵:
June 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Thrilled that my article on women's activism in PRR parties has been published open access today in @cpsjournal.bsky.social 💫
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
This is my favourite article from my PhD thesis. I love the topic, its findings, and the literature it draws on.
A quick 🧵:
journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
This is my favourite article from my PhD thesis. I love the topic, its findings, and the literature it draws on.
A quick 🧵:
Canberra’s birdlife keeps on delivering.
June 4, 2025 at 5:59 AM
Canberra’s birdlife keeps on delivering.
And they say Canberra ain’t lively.
June 3, 2025 at 4:28 AM
And they say Canberra ain’t lively.
Thrilled that my article on women's activism in PRR parties has been conditionally accepted in @cpsjournal.bsky.social!
Drawing on membership surveys of the League 🇮🇹 and the Sweden Democrats 🇸🇪, I show that women members are *more active* than men because they are more embedded in party networks.
Drawing on membership surveys of the League 🇮🇹 and the Sweden Democrats 🇸🇪, I show that women members are *more active* than men because they are more embedded in party networks.
May 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
Thrilled that my article on women's activism in PRR parties has been conditionally accepted in @cpsjournal.bsky.social!
Drawing on membership surveys of the League 🇮🇹 and the Sweden Democrats 🇸🇪, I show that women members are *more active* than men because they are more embedded in party networks.
Drawing on membership surveys of the League 🇮🇹 and the Sweden Democrats 🇸🇪, I show that women members are *more active* than men because they are more embedded in party networks.
Thanks Achim! I'll try that.
I'm still having issues with clm() models for some reason...
I'm still having issues with clm() models for some reason...
March 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Thanks Achim! I'll try that.
I'm still having issues with clm() models for some reason...
I'm still having issues with clm() models for some reason...