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.

  • 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.

  • Fact-checking, reputation, and political falsehoods in Italy and the United States

    2021. A. Ceron, P. Carrara. New Media & Society, 25(3), 540–558.

Book Chapters


  • Data sources for the study of political representation in Europe and North America

    2026. P. Carrara and L. Pinto. In A. Freire, E. H. Önnudóttir, A. Pedrazzani, and H. Schmitt (Eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of Political Representation, pp. 222–230. Edward Elgar Publishing.

Conference Papers


  • 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.

Projects


  • From Weaponization to Economization. The Shifting Boundaries Between Economic and Security Policy in the European Union

    2026. M. Moschella, L. Pinto and P. Carrara.