About

Dr Paolo Chiocchetti is a Research Associate at the European University Institute (Fiesole, Italy). His research focuses on European integration and governance, Western European politics, left-wing radicalism, and social and economic policy. His publications include the monograph "The radical left party family in Western Europe: 1989-2015" (Routledge, 2017), the edited book "Competitiveness and solidarity in the European Union: interdisciplinary perspectives (Routledge, 2019)", and several book chapters, journal articles, and digital resources.

Research Interests

Cleavages, Comparative Politics, Contentious Politics, Democracy, Development, Elections, European Politics, European Union, Globalisation, Government, International Relations, Parliaments, Political Competition, Political Economy, Political Methodology, Political Participation, Political Parties, Regionalism, Representation, Social Justice, Social Movements, Social Welfare, Voting, Welfare State, Political Sociology, Euro, Identity, Marxism, Methods, Party Members, Qualitative Comparative Analysis, Differentiation, Euroscepticism, Demoicracy, Eurozone

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Standing Groups and Research Networks

• Public Opinion and Voting Behaviour in a Comparative Perspective
• Differentiated Integration in the EU
• Extremism and Democracy
• Political Parties
• Political Representation
• Comparative Political Institutions
• Affective Polarization
• Elites and Political Leadership
• European Union
• Mediterranean Politics and Society
• Political Concepts
• Political Economy and Welfare State Politics
• Participation and Mobilisation
• Political Sociology
• Public Policy
• Southern European Politics
• Politics and the Arts