Giorgio Malet
giorgiomalet.bsky.social
Giorgio Malet
@giorgiomalet.bsky.social
Political scientist at ETH Zürich. Interested in public opinion, democratic representation, and EU politics.

www.giorgiomalet.net
This stability masks a geographic realignment 🌍

Regions closer to Russia’s border became more supportive of common EU defence and foreign policies, and of enlargement.

Areas hardest hit by the energy crisis briefly backed a common EU energy policy, but that effect faded fast.
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Using Eurobarometer data, we find that a major threat like the Russian invasion did not fundamentally change how people view EU policy solutions —
👉 except for a clear rise in support for EU enlargement.

The war reshaped the EU agenda, but not citizens' attitudes.
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
🚨 New article out in @jeppjournal.bsky.social with @svenhegewald.bsky.social

“The changing geography of support for European integration in the shadow of the Ukraine war."

How did Russia’s invasion reshape public support for EU policies?

www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
October 21, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Together with @jellekoedam.bsky.social, @tinepaulsen.bsky.social, and @nicolaiberk.bsky.social, we brought together an amazing group of researchers doing exciting work here in Zurich — and it turned into a super fun, engaging workshop. Huge thanks to everyone who joined and made it so special!
July 4, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Based on original time-series data of party discourse and voter preferences in France, Italy and the United Kingdom (1992-2016), we find that mainstream parties often aligned with public sentiment on Europe without increasing the topic's prominence in their discourse.
January 23, 2024 at 4:49 PM
Building on the foundational work of @chitbazoo.bsky.social, @thomasmmeyer.bsky.social, @markuswagner.bsky.social, we combine spatial and salience models to study party responsiveness, and we theorize four scenarios.
January 23, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Excited to share our latest publication in the EJPR with Cyrille Thiébaut!
 
We study how mainstream parties have adapted to an increasingly Eurosceptic public, unveiling a novel strategy of “silent responsiveness”.
 
Check it out: doi.org/10.1111/1475...
January 23, 2024 at 4:46 PM