Mattei Dogan Foundation Prize awarded to Maurizio Cotta

Maurizio Cotta, has been awarded the 2015 Mattei Dogan Foundation Prize. The Jury in its Motivation, referred to the various significant contributions he has made to European political sociology, both through his research and other academic activities. The Jury noted his important contribution to the field of political sociology via his works on elites, in the footsteps of Mattei Dogan. Maurizio Cotta, who is Professor of Political Science at the University of Siena, has led several significant European research projects (EUENGAGE, INTUNE) that have dealt with elite attitudes towards European integration and the links between public opinion and political and social elites; and has contributed to the revival of the comparative study of parliamentary elites both in Western and Eastern Europe.