Publications

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Journal Articles

Reduced Incentives, Reduced Party Unity: Evidence from Parliamentary Speeches
2026. F. Bromo, P. Carrara, P. Gambacciani, and E. Viganò. Party Politics.
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Antilgbtqism: How far-right ideas become mainstream through policy debate
2025. A. Scopelliti, P. Carrara and F. Marolla. Rivista Italiana di Politiche Pubbliche, 1, 109–139.
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Fact-checking, reputation, and political falsehoods in Italy and the United States
2021. A. Ceron, P. Carrara. New Media & Society, 25(3), 540–558.
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Ambiguous Coalitions: How parties' ideological ambiguity impact government formation
2025. P. Carrara. Presented at the 2025 SISP and 2026 ECPR Joint Sessions.
Ideological Ambiguity and Valence: A Joint Strategy for Political Success?
2025. P. Carrara. Presented at the 2025 EPSA.
Why do MPs prioritise environmental hazards and natural disasters when speaking about the environment?
2025. P. Carrara, P. Gambacciani and L. Pinto.
Words of Dissent: How Content Analysis of Legislative Speeches Can Improve the Study of Party Switching
2024. P. Carrara & L. Pinto.
The Politics of Banditry: Political Change and Criminal Violence in Post-Unification Italy (1861–1865)
2024. A. Knap, P. Carrara, F. Moro, and L. Pinto.
Intra-Party Negativity and Criticism of Party Leaders in Italy
2023. A. Ceron, P. Carrara, and A. Scopelliti.

From Weaponization to Economization. The Shifting Boundaries Between Economic and Security Policy in the European Union
2026. M. Moschella, L. Pinto and P. Carrara.