Research

Current research interests

Populism, Far Right, Democratic Backsliding, Conspiracy Theories, Political Protest

Research Projects

2024-02-01 - 2027-01-31 - "CO3 - COntinuous COnstruction of resilient social COntracts through societal transformations", coordinated by Vanda Amaro Dias and Cristiano Gianolla, sponsored by CES.

2021-10-01 - 2022-10-01 - "Populism and New Conservatism in East and West: Socio-Economic and Political Patterns at the Beginning of the 21st Century", coordinated by Israel Marques II, sponsored by Free University Berlin and HSE-ICSID.

2021-10-01 - 2022-10-01 - "Varieties of Populism: Indicators of Populist Support in the Russian Federation Project", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by Higher School of Economics (HSE).

2021-09-01 - 2022-09-01 - "Conspiracy Theories as a Function of Populist Rhetoric Project ", as coordinator researcher, sponsored by ICSID.

Networks

COST Action CA23114 (RELINK²)

COST Action: Linking Euroscepticism and Populism: Causes and Consequences (CA23102)

ECPR Standing Group: Autocracies and Global Governance

ECPR Standing Group: Extremism & Democracy

ECPR Standing Group: Political Parties

ECPR Standing Group: Political Psychology

ECPR Standing Group: Political Violence

ECPR Standing Group: Teaching and Learning Politics

OPUS Young Scholars Initiative on Populism

Populism Specialist Group

Society for Political Methodology