{"id":1878,"date":"2021-01-13T16:42:19","date_gmt":"2021-01-13T16:42:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/phd.luiss.it\/politics\/?page_id=1878"},"modified":"2022-06-19T18:39:24","modified_gmt":"2022-06-19T18:39:24","slug":"marco-improta","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/phd.luiss.it\/politics\/about-us\/current-phd-candidates\/marco-improta\/","title":{"rendered":"Marco Improta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Marco Improta is PhD Candidate in Politics at Luiss University in Rome.\u00a0He is Research and Teaching Assistant in Political Science and\u00a0<em>Cultore della materia<\/em>\u00a0in Political Science. The working title of his thesis is &#8220;Government stability in Western Europe: a comparative analysis.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>E-mail:\u00a0<\/strong>mimprota@luiss.it<\/p>\n<p><strong>CV:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Visiting Research Student, Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford<\/li>\n<li>PhD Candidate at Luiss University, Rome (2019-2023)<\/li>\n<li>Teaching Assistant in Comparative Politics and in Political Science<\/li>\n<li>Visiting Research Fellow at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Supervisor: Prof. Reuven Y. Hazan<\/li>\n<li>Contributor for CISE (Italian Center for Electoral Studies) and Member of SISE (Italian Society for Electoral Studies)<\/li>\n<li>Master&#8217;s Degree in Government and Public Policy, Luiss Guido Carli. (2019)<\/li>\n<li>B.A. in International and Diplomatic Affairs, University of Bologna, Forl\u00ec Campus. (2017)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Research interests:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p><em>Keywords:<\/em>\u00a0government stability; political parties; party systems; elections; electoral behavior; political representation; comparative politics; cabinets; Western Europe<\/p>\n<p><strong>Publications<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Peer-review journal articles<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Improta, M. (2022). \u2018L\u2019elisir di lunga vita? Sfiducia costruttiva e stabilit\u00e0<\/span><span dir=\"ltr\"> dei governi in prospettiva comparata\u2019.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Rivista Italiana di Politiche Pubbliche\/Italian Journal of Public Policy, forthcoming. Award-winning paper of<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><span dir=\"ltr\">the 2021 Young Scholars Prize for the best policy article.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Improta, M. (2022). \u2019Unpacking government instability: cabinet duration, innovation, and termination events in<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Italy between 1948 and 2021\u2019. Quaderni di Scienza Politica, forthcoming.<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"_Entity _EType_OWALinkPreview _EId_OWALinkPreview _EReadonly_1\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Emanuele, V., Improta, M., Marino B., and Verzichelli, L. (2022). \u2019Going Technocratic? Diluting Governing<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"elementToProof\"><span dir=\"ltr\">Responsibility in Electorally Turbulent Times\u2019. West European Politics, forthcoming.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Improta, M. (2021). One, No One, and One Hundred Thousand: Exploring Identity and Electoral Performance of Italian Southernist Parties. <i>Politikon: The IAPSS Journal of Political Science<\/i>, <i>50<\/i>, 29\u201348. <a id=\"LPlnk745817\" title=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.22151\/politikon.50.2\" href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.22151\/politikon.50.2\">https:\/\/doi.org\/10.22151\/politikon.50.2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Capati, A. and Improta, M. (2021) &#8216;Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? The Approaches of the Conte Governments to the European Union&#8217;. <i>Italian Political Science<\/i>, 16(1), pp.1-22<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Book Chapters<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improta, M. (2021) &#8216;La stabilit\u00e0 dei governi tra fattori strutturali e ruolo del contesto al momento della formazione: prospettive di ricerca e metodo&#8217;, in &#8216;Saperi, conoscenze ed esperienze in formazione&#8217;, edited by S. Acampa, G. Gargiulo, R. Gatti, R. Mazza, M. Paolillo. Limena: Libreria Universitaria. ISBN 978-88-3359-369-2.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improta, M. (2018) \u201cLa Zona Rossa verso pi\u00f9 incertezza? Flussi di voto tra voto al partito e al candidato\u201d in \u201cGli sfidanti al governo. Disincanto, nuovi conflitti e diverse strategie dietro il voto del 4 marzo 2018\u201d edited by V. Emanuele, A. Paparo. Rome: LUISS University Press. ISBN 978-88-6856-131-4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improta, M. (2018) \u201cQuali sono state le strategie di comunicazione politica messe in atto dal Movimento 5 Stelle?\u201d in \u201cLe Elezioni del 2018. Partiti, candidate, regole e risultati\u201d edited by D. Fruncillo, F. Addeo. Firenze: Societ\u00e0 Italiana Studi Elettorali. ISBN 978-88-9078-182-7<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Book reviews<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improta, M. (2021). \u2018The Good Lobby. Partecipazione civica per influenzare la politica dal basso\u2019, by Alberto Alemanno. Roma: Tlon, 2021. 384p. \u20ac18. <em>Pandora Rivista<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improta, M. (2021). \u2018L\u2019arte di fare (e disfare) i governi. Da De Gasperi a Renzi, 70 anni di politica italiana\u2019, by Luigi Curini and Luca Pinto. Milano: Egea, 2017. 227p. \u20ac28. <em>Italian Political Science Review\/Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica, <\/em>1-2. doi: 10.1017\/ipo.2020.39.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Articles<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Capati, A. and Improta, M. (2021). &#8220;The Italian Five Star Movement takes a pro-European turn&#8221;. The Loop: ECPR&#8217;s Political Science Blog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Emanuele, V., Improta M., Trastulli F. (2021). \u2018Tutti i numeri delle comunali: situazione iniziale, offerta e formule coalizionali nei 118 comuni superiori al voto\u2019. Rome: CISE \u2013 Italian Center for Electoral Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improta, M. (2021). \u2018Un Presidente, due approcci. Il rapporto tra governi Conte e Unione Europea attraverso l\u2019analisi della politica di bilancio e le caratteristiche degli esecutivi\u2019. Rome: CISE \u2013 Italian Center for Electoral Studies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improta, M. (2021). \u2018Come curare l\u2019instabilit\u00e0 dei Governi italiani? L\u2019ipotesi (europea) della sfiducia costruttiva\u2019, Rome. Policy brief published by LUISS School of Government, LUISS Open, LUISS Mics, CISE \u2013 Italian Center for Electoral Studies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improta, M. (2020) \u201cRegionali in Calabria. La punta dello Stivale ritorna al centrodestra\u201d. Rome: Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improta, M., Angelucci, D. (2020) \u201cCalabria al voto: verso la conferma dell\u2019alternanza?\u201d. Rome: Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Improta, M. (2019) \u201cRegionali in Umbria: successo della Lega, fallisce l\u2019esperimento PD-M5S\u201d. Rome: Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Improta, M., Paparo, A. (2019) \u201cNei flussi a Napoli la smobilitazione del M5S: met\u00e0 dei suoi elettori 2018 si sono astenuti\u201d.\u00a0Rome: Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Media Appearances:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2021: <em>Huffington Post<\/em> (Italy). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.it\/entry\/in-italia-i-governi-cadono-troppo-spesso-si-risolve-con-la-sfiducia-costruttiva-alla-tedesca_it_6135e0e2e4b0df9fe278e1e1?utm_hp_ref=it-homepage&amp;fbclid=IwAR1n-iLZdtDnzDuLK-_ESwABlHSX4Xo89bw15c9TheaDpw83p7yJ7tJLNK\">Interview on Italian governments\u2019 stability and the constructive vote of no confidence.<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2020: <em>EuRadio<\/em> (Nantes, France). <a href=\"https:\/\/euradio.fr\/2020\/09\/29\/le-referendum-en-italie-histoire-dun-debat-eternel\/\">Interview on the 2020 Italian Constitutional Referendum<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Marco Improta is PhD Candidate in Politics at Luiss University in Rome.\u00a0He is Research and Teaching Assistant in Political Science and\u00a0Cultore della materia\u00a0in Political Science. 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