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Marco Improta

Marco Improta is PhD Candidate in Politics at Luiss University in Rome. He is Research and Teaching Assistant in Political Science and Cultore della materia in Political Science. The working title of his thesis is “Government stability in Western Europe: a comparative analysis.”

E-mail: mimprota@luiss.it

CV:

Visiting Research Student, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford
PhD Candidate at Luiss University, Rome (2019-2023)
Teaching Assistant in Comparative Politics and in Political Science
Visiting Research Fellow at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Supervisor: Prof. Reuven Y. Hazan
Contributor for CISE (Italian Center for Electoral Studies) and Member of SISE (Italian Society for Electoral Studies)
Master’s Degree in Government and Public Policy, Luiss Guido Carli. (2019)
B.A. in International and Diplomatic Affairs, University of Bologna, Forlì Campus. (2017)

Research interests:

His research interests focus on governments and government stability, political parties and party systems, elections and voting behavior in comparative perspective. His doctoral research regards an empirical work aiming at investigating the determinants of government stability in Western Europe since 1945.

Keywords: government stability; political parties; party systems; elections; electoral behavior; political representation; comparative politics; cabinets; Western Europe

Publications

Peer-review journal articles

Improta, M. (2022). ‘L’elisir di lunga vita? Sfiducia costruttiva e stabilità dei governi in prospettiva comparata’.

Rivista Italiana di Politiche Pubbliche/Italian Journal of Public Policy, forthcoming. Award-winning paper of

the 2021 Young Scholars Prize for the best policy article.

Improta, M. (2022). ’Unpacking government instability: cabinet duration, innovation, and termination events in

Italy between 1948 and 2021’. Quaderni di Scienza Politica, forthcoming.

Emanuele, V., Improta, M., Marino B., and Verzichelli, L. (2022). ’Going Technocratic? Diluting Governing

Responsibility in Electorally Turbulent Times’. West European Politics, forthcoming.

Improta, M. (2021). One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand: Exploring Identity and Electoral Performance of Italian Southernist Parties. Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science, 50, 29–48. https://doi.org/10.22151/politikon.50.2

Capati, A. and Improta, M. (2021) ‘Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? The Approaches of the Conte Governments to the European Union’. Italian Political Science, 16(1), pp.1-22

Book Chapters

Improta, M. (2021) ‘La stabilità dei governi tra fattori strutturali e ruolo del contesto al momento della formazione: prospettive di ricerca e metodo’, in ‘Saperi, conoscenze ed esperienze in formazione’, edited by S. Acampa, G. Gargiulo, R. Gatti, R. Mazza, M. Paolillo. Limena: Libreria Universitaria. ISBN 978-88-3359-369-2.

Improta, M. (2018) “La Zona Rossa verso più incertezza? Flussi di voto tra voto al partito e al candidato” in “Gli sfidanti al governo. Disincanto, nuovi conflitti e diverse strategie dietro il voto del 4 marzo 2018” edited by V. Emanuele, A. Paparo. Rome: LUISS University Press. ISBN 978-88-6856-131-4

Improta, M. (2018) “Quali sono state le strategie di comunicazione politica messe in atto dal Movimento 5 Stelle?” in “Le Elezioni del 2018. Partiti, candidate, regole e risultati” edited by D. Fruncillo, F. Addeo. Firenze: Società Italiana Studi Elettorali. ISBN 978-88-9078-182-7

Book reviews

Improta, M. (2021). ‘The Good Lobby. Partecipazione civica per influenzare la politica dal basso’, by Alberto Alemanno. Roma: Tlon, 2021. 384p. €18. Pandora Rivista.

Improta, M. (2021). ‘L’arte di fare (e disfare) i governi. Da De Gasperi a Renzi, 70 anni di politica italiana’, by Luigi Curini and Luca Pinto. Milano: Egea, 2017. 227p. €28. Italian Political Science Review/Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica, 1-2. doi: 10.1017/ipo.2020.39.

Articles

Capati, A. and Improta, M. (2021). “The Italian Five Star Movement takes a pro-European turn”. The Loop: ECPR’s Political Science Blog.

Emanuele, V., Improta M., Trastulli F. (2021). ‘Tutti i numeri delle comunali: situazione iniziale, offerta e formule coalizionali nei 118 comuni superiori al voto’. Rome: CISE – Italian Center for Electoral Studies.

Improta, M. (2021). ‘Un Presidente, due approcci. Il rapporto tra governi Conte e Unione Europea attraverso l’analisi della politica di bilancio e le caratteristiche degli esecutivi’. Rome: CISE – Italian Center for Electoral Studies.

Improta, M. (2021). ‘Come curare l’instabilità dei Governi italiani? L’ipotesi (europea) della sfiducia costruttiva’, Rome. Policy brief published by LUISS School of Government, LUISS Open, LUISS Mics, CISE – Italian Center for Electoral Studies

Improta, M. (2020) “Regionali in Calabria. La punta dello Stivale ritorna al centrodestra”. Rome: Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali

Improta, M., Angelucci, D. (2020) “Calabria al voto: verso la conferma dell’alternanza?”. Rome: Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali

Improta, M. (2019) “Regionali in Umbria: successo della Lega, fallisce l’esperimento PD-M5S”. Rome: Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali

Improta, M., Paparo, A. (2019) “Nei flussi a Napoli la smobilitazione del M5S: metà dei suoi elettori 2018 si sono astenuti”. Rome: Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali

Media Appearances:

2021: Huffington Post (Italy). Interview on Italian governments’ stability and the constructive vote of no confidence.
2020: EuRadio (Nantes, France). Interview on the 2020 Italian Constitutional Referendum.