Luigi Curini: 3 books
Corruption, Ideology, and Populism
The Rise of Valence Political Campaigning
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2017
This book investigates the ideological conditions inducing political actors to highlight corruption issues through valence campaigns. Using case studies and comparative analyses of party programmes, legislatives speeches and social media data, the author demonstrates that the more parties and/or candidates...
Why Policy Representation Matters
The consequences of ideological proximity between citizens and their governments
Language: English
Release Date: June 12, 2015
Elections are a fundamental element of democracy, since elected governments reflect voter preferences. At the same time, it is inevitable that policies pursued by any government closely resemble the preferences of some citizens, while alienating others who hold different views. Previous works have...
Politics and Big Data
Nowcasting and Forecasting Elections with Social Media
Language: English
Release Date: December 19, 2016
The importance of social media as a way to monitor an electoral campaign is well established. Day-by-day, hour-by-hour evaluation of the evolution of online ideas and opinion allows observers and scholars to monitor trends and momentum in public opinion well before traditional polls. However, there...