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MARIO QUARANTA
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Place of birth:
Date of birth:
Citizenship:
Cinquefrondi (RC) – Italy
October 5, 1983
Italian
POSITION
Post-doctoral fellow
Department of Political Science
LUISS “Guido Carli”
Mar 2013 – Present
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Political Science
Oct 2009 – Feb 2013
Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane
Dissertation: “The contexts of political protest: A multilevel analysis of Western Europe”
Supervisor: L. Morlino
Grade: graduated cum laude
“Laurea specialistica” (MA) in
Methodology and Empirical Research for the Social Sciences
Faculty of Political Science – Università degli Studi di Firenze
Supervisor: C. Wagemann
Grade: 110/110 cum laude
Sep 2006 – May 2009
“Laurea triennale” (BA) in Sociology
Faculty of Sociology – Università degli Studi di Trento
Supervisor: C. Buzzi
Grade: 110/110
Sep 2002 – Dec 2005
EXPERIENCE ABROAD
Visiting scholar
Center for the Study of Democracy
University of California, Irvine
Sponsor: R. J. Dalton
Oct 2011 – Mar 2012
LLP/Erasmus
International School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Sep 2007 – Jun 2008
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
2011
Hierarchical Models
44th Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex
Communicating Statistical Results: Effective Presentation of Relationships and Effects
Oxford Spring School, University of Oxford
Intermediate and Advanced Structural Equation Modeling
Ph.D. course, Università degli Studi di Trento
Strategies in Comparative Analysis: Multi-Level, Multi-Group and Dummy Approaches
“New Developments in Survey Methodology” Course Series, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
2010
Mixed Methods Research
43rd Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex
Qualitative Methods and Research Design
43rd Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex
PUBLICATIONS
Books
· De Blasio, E., M. Quaranta, M. Santaniello, M. Sorice. La ricerca sociale, politica e sui
media. Un’introduzione alle tecniche [Social, political and media research. An introduction to
the techniques]. Roma: Carocci, under contract
· Morlino, L., R. Marchetti, M. Quaranta and D. Piana. Come la crisi cambia la democrazia.
L’Italia (2008–2016) [How the crisis changes democracy. Italy (2008–2016)]. Bologna: Il
Mulino, under contract
· Quaranta, M. Political protest in Western Europe. Exploring the role of context in political
action. Heidelberg–New York: Springer, 2015. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-22162-5; ebook ISBN:
978-3-319-22162-5; Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-22161-8. Available at: http://www.springer.c
om/us/book/9783319221618
Articles in peer-reviewed journals
· Morlino, L. and M. Quaranta. “What is the impact of economic crisis on democracy? Evidence
from Europe.” International Political Science Review (2016), online first: http://ips.sagepub
.com/content/early/2016/05/26/0192512116639747.abstract. DOI: 10.1177/0192512116639747
· Quaranta, M. and S. Martini. “Easy come, easy go? Economic performance and satisfaction
with democracy in Southern Europe in the last three decades.” Social Indicators Research
(2016), online first: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11205-016-1270-0. DOI:
10.1007/s11205-016-1270-0
· Quaranta, M., and G. M. Dotti Sani. “The relationship between the civic engagement of
parents and children: A cross-national analysis of 18 European countries.” Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly (2016), online first: http://nvs.sagepub.com/content/early/2016/
02/09/0899764016628677.abstract. DOI: 10.1177/0899764016628677
· Quaranta, M. “Life course, gender and participation in voluntary organizations in Italy.”
Voluntas: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 27.2 (2016): 874–
899
· Quaranta, M. and S. Martini. “Does the economy really matter for satisfaction with democracy? Longitudinal and cross-country evidence from the European Union.” Electoral Studies
42 (2016): 164–174
· Quaranta, M. “Towards a western European ‘social movement society’ ? An assessment:
1980–2009.” Partecipazione & Conflitto 9.1 (2016): 233-258
· Mosca, L. and M. Quaranta. “News diets, social media use and non-institutional participation in three communication ecologies: Comparing Germany, Italy and the UK.” Information,
Communication & Society 19.3 (2016): 325–345
· Quaranta, M. “An apathetic generation? Cohorts’ patterns of political participation in Italy.”
Social Indicators Research 125.3 (2016): 793–812
· Quaranta, M. “Leaving home, finding a partner and having kids: A different look at the effects
of life cycle transitions on political participation in Italy.” Acta Politica (2015), online first: ht
tp://www.palgrave-journals.com/ap/journal/vaop/ncurrent/full/ap201519a.html. DOI:
10.1057/ap. 2015.19
· Quaranta, M. “Protesting in ‘hard times’: Evidence from a comparative analysis of Europe,
2000–2014.” Current Sociology (2015), online first: http://csi.sagepub.com/content/early
/2015/09/29/0011392115602937.abstract. DOI: 10.1177/0011392115602937
· Martini, S., and M. Quaranta. “Finding out the hard way: Uncovering the structural foundations of political dissatisfaction in Italy, 1973–2013.” West European Politics 38.1 (2015):
28–52
· Dotti Sani, G. M. and M. Quaranta. “Chips off the old blocks? Parents and children’s patterns
of political participation in Italy.” Social Science Research 50.1 (2015): 264–276
· Quaranta, M. and G. M. Dotti Sani. “O tutti o nessuno? Differenze regionali e di genere nella
partecipazione politica e sociale intrafamigliare.” [It runs in the family. Regional and gender
differences in political and social participation in Italian households] Polis – Ricerche e studi su
società e politica in Italia 29.1 (2015): 59–92
· Quaranta, M. “Collective and private resources, and the inequalities of non-violent political
protest in European countries.” Journal of Civil Society 10.3 (2014): 294–316
· Quaranta, M. “Political dissatisfaction and political protest in Western Europe: What is the
role of party systems?” Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica/Italian Political Science Review
44.2 (2014): 115–145
· Quaranta, M. “The ‘normalization’ of protester. Changes in political action in Italy (1981–
2009).” South European Society & Politics 19.1 (2014): 25–50
· Morlino, L. and M. Quaranta. “The non-procedural determinants of responsiveness.” West
European Politics 37.2 (2014): 331–360
· Quaranta, M. “Fuzzy set theory and concepts: A proposal for concept formation and operationalization.” Comparative Sociology 12.6 (2013): 785–820
· Quaranta, M. “Measuring political protest in Western Europe: Assessing cross-national equivalence.” European Political Science Review 5.3 (2013): 457–482
· Quaranta, M. “The impact of institutional decentralization on protest in Western Europe.”
International Political Science Review 34.5 (2013): 502–518
· Dotti Sani, G. M. and M. Quaranta. “A mixed approach to the work-motherhood relation:
An application of fuzzy set Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Generalized Linear Models.”
Comparative Sociology 12.1 (2013): 31–75
· Quaranta, M. “The rise of unconventional political participation in Italy. Measurement equivalence and trends: 1976–2009.” Bulletin of Italian Politics 4.2 (2012): 251–276
· Quaranta, M. “Chi protesta in Italia? Le forme di partecipazione politica non convenzionale:
1990–2009.” [Who protests in Italy? The forms of unconventional participation: 1990–2009]
Quaderni di Sociologia 60 (2012): 51–74
Book chapters
· Quaranta, M. “Protest and contentious action”, in Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics,
ed. W. R. Thompson. Oxford: Oxford University Press, under contract
· Mosca, L. and M. Quaranta. “Comparing news diets, electoral choices and EU attitudes in
Germany, Italy and the UK in the 2014 EP elections,” in Euroscepticism, democracy and the
media: Communicating Europe, contesting Europe, eds. M. Caiani and S. Guerra. Basingstoke:
Palgrave, forthcoming
· Quaranta, M. “Qualities of democracy, dissatisfaction and contention in Latin America: The
role of equality, freedom and responsiveness,” in Contention, regimes, and transition. Middle East and North Africa protest in comparative perspective, eds. E. Alimi, A. Sela and M.
Sznajder. Oxford: Oxford University Press, forthcoming
· Morlino, L. and M. Quaranta. “The non-procedural determinants of responsiveness,” in The
role of parties in twenty-first century politics. Responsive or responsible?, eds. L. Bardi, S.
Bartolini and A. Trechsel. London: Routledge, 2015
· Facello, C. and M. Quaranta. “Partecipazione,” [Participation] in La qualità della democrazia
in Italia, 1992-2012 [The quality of democracy in Italy, 1992-2012], eds. L. Morlino, D. Piana
and F. Raniolo. Bologna: Il Mulino, 2013
Appendix
· Quaranta, M. and C. Q. Schneider. How to. . . use software for set-theoretic analysis: Online
appendix to C. Q. Schneider and C. Wagemann (2012) Set-theoretic methods for the social
sciences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2013 (134 pp.). Available at: http://www.c
ambridge.org/download file/857936
Software
· Quaranta, M. SetMethods: A package companion to “Set-theoretic methods for the social
sciences” (2013). Available at: http://cran.r-project.org (R package)
SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
Travel grant from the Liwerant Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
“Protest and democratization” workshop
Travel grant from Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane
2012 –
Visiting position at University of California – Irvine
Travel grant from the Central European University
7th CEU conference in social sciences
Travel grant from the European Studies Centre, University of Oxford
“Measuring freedom” workshop
2012
2013
2012
2011
Travel grant from the Electoral Democracy Network (ELECDEM)
“Electoral survey design” workshop, Central European University
Intramural travel grants from Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane
Participation in conferences and additional training
Full Ph.D. scholarship from Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane
LLP/Erasmus scholarship from Università degli Studi di Firenze
2010
2010 – 2012
2009 – 2012
2007 – 2008
TEACHING
Quantitative Methods for Political Research
2016
Lecturer (18 hrs., in English), Ph.D. in Political Theory, Political Science and Political History,
LUISS “Guido Carli”
Processes of democratization in the Mediterranean area
2016
Lecturer (20 hrs., in Italian), MA in Economy and Institutions of Islamic Countries, LUISS
“Guido Carli”
Quantitative Methods for Political Research
2015
Lecturer (18 hrs., in English), Ph.D. in Political Theory, Political Science and Political History,
LUISS “Guido Carli”
Processes of democratization
2015
Lecturer (with L. Morlino, 20 hrs., in English), MA in International Public Affairs, LUISS
“Guido Carli”
Processes of democratization in the Mediterranean area
2015
Lecturer (20 hrs., in Italian), MA in Economy and Institutions of Islamic Countries, LUISS
“Guido Carli”
Set-theoretic methods using R
2015
Lecturer – Ph.D. seminar, Goethe Universität, Frankfurt
Political participation in Italy and Europe
2015
Lecturer – Seminar, MA in Political Management, Sole 24 Ore – LUISS “Guido Carli”
Quantitative Methods for Political Research
2014
Lecturer (18 hrs., in English), Ph.D. in Political Theory and Political Science, LUISS “Guido
Carli”
Processes of democratization in the Mediterranean area
2014
Lecturer (with L. Morlino, 20 hrs., in Italian), MA in Economy and Institutions of Islamic
Countries, LUISS “Guido Carli”
Case studies, concepts and measurement
2014
Guest lecturer, MA course in International Comparative Politics, LUISS “Guido Carli”
Quantitative Methods for Political Research
2013
Lecturer (15 hrs., in English), Ph.D. in Political History, Institute of Advanced Studies IMT,
Lucca
Foundations of Political Science
2013
Lecturer – MA prep-course (18 hrs., in Italian), LUISS “Guido Carli”
R refresher
2013
Lecturer – Seminar (within the QCA and Fuzzy Sets course), 8th ECPR SSMT, University of
Ljubljana, 5 August
QCA and Fuzzy Sets: Basic and Advanced Issues in Set-Theoretic Methods 2013
Teaching Assistant (in charge of the Laboratory sessions) to P. Emmenegger and C. Q. Schneider, 8th ECPR SSMT, University of Ljubljana, 29 July – 9 August
International Comparative Politics
2013 – Present
Teaching Assistant to L. Morlino – MA course, LUISS “Guido Carli”
R refresher
2012
Lecturer – Seminar (within the QCA and Fuzzy Sets course), 7th ECPR SSMT, University of
Ljubljana, 31 July
QCA and Fuzzy Sets: Basic and Advanced Issues in Set-Theoretic Methods 2012
Teaching Assistant (in charge of the Laboratory sessions) to C. Q. Schneider and C. Wagemann,
7th ECPR SSMT, University of Ljubljana, 30 July – 11 August
Political Science
2013 – Present
Teaching Assistant to A. Poletti – BA course, LUISS “Guido Carli”
La Qualitative Comparative Analysis come metodo e come tecnica
2011
Teaching Assistant to C. Wagemann, Summer School in Public Policy – Università degli Studi
di Milano, 15–17 June
RESEARCH AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
h
Apr 2016 – Sep 2016
“Qualitative and quantitative analysis of the organizational plans of the Italian courts”. Research team member. International Center on Democracy and Democratization – LUISS “Guido
Carli”, Politecnico – Università degli Studi di Milano (funded by Consiglio Superiore della Magistratura), investigators: L. Morlino, D. Piana, G. Vecchi.
h
Mar 2016 – Aug 2016
“Which ideas and policies for digital democracy in Europe? Critical evaluation and guidelines
for the future”. Member of the research unit of LUISS “Guido Carli”. Future in Research
Program (funded by the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research), investigator:
E. De Blasio.
h
Apr 2015 – Feb 2016
“WebPolEU: Comparing Social Media and Political Participation across EU”. Member of the
research unit of Università degli Studi di Roma Tre. Future in Research Program (funded by
the Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research), investigator: L. Mosca. Website:
http://www.webpoleu.net
h
2014 – 2015
Coordinator of the module on “Political participation”, MA in Political Management, LUISS
“Guido Carli” – Sole 24 Ore
h
2013
PhD graduations committee member, Institute of Advanced Studies IMT, Lucca
h
2013 – Present
“Data archive on democracies”. Coordinator. LUISS “Guido Carli”. Website: http://icedd.l
uiss.it/data-archive-democracies
h
2013 – 2016
“CricEc&Demo: Economic crisis and quality of democracy in Europe”. Member of the research unit of the LUISS “Guido Carli”. Research Project of National Interest (funded by the
Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research), investigator: L. Morlino. Website:
http://icedd.luiss.it/economic-crises-and-democratic-quality-europe
h
Jan 2012
“Set-theoretic methods for the social sciences”. Research assistant. Investigators: C. Q. Schneider and C. Wagemann
h
2012 – Present
Member of the managing board of the International Center on Democracy and Democratization,
LUISS “Guido Carli”. Website: http://icedd.luiss.it/about-us
h
2011 – 2012
“Tool for democracy dataset (TODEM)”. Research assistant. LUISS “Guido Carli”, investigator: L. Morlino
h
Jun 2010 – Sep 2010
“The quality of democracy in Latin America and Eastern Europe”. Research assistant. Istituto
Italiano di Scienze Umane, investigator: L. Morlino
h
Apr 2009 – Sep 2009
“Chi è dentro. Chi è fuori. Indagine relativa agli effetti delle trasformazioni nella gestione dei
servizi pubblici e del welfare locale sulle pari opportunità e sulle fasce deboli della popolazione”.
Research collaborator. Attac Italia and Università degli Studi di Salerno
h
Jan 2004 – Sep 2004
“Biennio rosso e biennio nero, 1918–1921”. Internship as coder. Università degli Studi di Trento,
investigator: R. Franzosi
CONFERENCE PAPERS
2016
· “A citizen-based evaluation of democracy in Europe”, to be delivered at the XXV Italian Political Science Association conference, Università degli Studi di Milano, September 15–17
· “Accountability through government alternation: The role of economic performance and political institutions”, with A. Pellegata, to be delivered at the XXV Italian Political Science
Association conference, Università degli Studi di Milano, September 15–17
· “Attitudes towards gender roles among teenagers in comparative perspective”, with G. M. Dotti
Sani, to be delivered at the ISA RC28 Summer Meeting, University of Bern, August 29–31
· “Representational and extra-representational political participation at times of economic crisis.
Changes across time and social groups in Europe”, to be delivered at the 3rd International
European Social Survey Conference “Understanding key challenges for European societies in
the 21st century”, University of Lausanne, July 13–15
· “Accountability through government alternation: The role of economic performance and the
conditional effect of political institutions”, with A. Pellegata, to be delivered at the European
Political Science Association conference, Brussels, May 23–25
· “Comparing news diets, electoral choices and EU attitudes in Germany, Italy and the UK in the
2014 EP elections”, with L. Mosca, “Euroscepticism, democracy and the media: Communicating
Europe, contesting Europe” workshop, Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS), Firenze, March 18
2015
· “What is the quality of democracy? A citizens perspective from Europe”, ISA-RC55 Mid-term
conference, Università degli Studi di Padova, September 17–18
· “Comparing unconventional participation in 3 different communication ecologies”, with L.
Mosca, “Protest participation in communication ecologies” conference, Alghero, June 24–26
2014
· “Changing patterns of political participation in Italy. A hierarchical-age-cohort-period model”,
XXVIII Italian Political Science Association conference, Università degli Studi di Perugia,
September 11–13
· “The relation between parents and childrens associational involvement: A cross-national analysis
of 18 European countries” with G. Dotti Sani, XXVIII Italian Political Science Association
conference, Università degli Studi di Perugia, September 11–13
· “The relation between parents and childrens associational involvement: A cross-national analysis
of 18 European countries” with G. Dotti Sani, Youth, Politics & Society conference – KU Leuven,
September 9–10
· “Patterns of political and social participation in Italian households” with G. Dotti Sani, SPS
Seminar Series, Università degli Studi di Milano, June 10
2013
· “Chips off the old blocks? Intergenerational transmission of political participation in Italy” with
G. Dotti Sani, XXVII Italian Political Science Association conference, Università degli Studi di
Firenze, September 10–12
· “Waves of political discontent. Explaining the dynamics of responsiveness in Italy: 1973–2012”
with S. Martini, XXVII Italian Political Science Association conference, Università degli Studi
di Firenze, September 10–12
2012
· “The non-procedural determinants of responsiveness”, with L. Morlino, “Responsive or responsible? Parties, democracy and global markets – A conference in honour of Peter Mair”, European
University Institute, September 27–28
· “Assessing the cross-national equivalence of the ‘political protest’ scale”, 22nd International
Political Science Association World Congress, Madrid, July 8–12
· “Quality of democracy, dissatisfaction and political protest in Latin America. The role of freedoms, equality and responsiveness”, with L. Morlino, “Protest and democratization” workshop,
Liwerant Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, May 21–23
· “Inequalities, welfare states and political protest in Western Europe”, “Democracy & Conflict”
Lunch Series, University of California – Irvine, February 7
2011
· “Institutional decentralization and its consequences on political mobilization in Europe”, European Consortium of Social Research 20th anniversary conference “European society or societies?
A 20-year perspective”, University College Dublin, December 14–17
· “Social policy in comparative perspective: a mixed methods approach”, with G. Dotti Sani,
European Consortium of Social Research 20th anniversary conference “European society or
societies? A 20-year perspective”, University College Dublin, December 14–17
· “Does decentralization influence political protest? Evidence from Europe”, XXV Italian Political Science Association conference, Università degli Studi di Palermo, September 8–10
· “A mixed approach to the work-motherhood relation in OECD countries”, with G. Dotti Sani,
6th European Consortium for Political Research general conference, University of Iceland, August 24–27
· “Institutions and political participation: Assessing the micro-macro relationship”, 3rd Italian
Political Science Association graduate conference, Università degli Studi di Torino, June 23–25
· “Political participation and party systems: A multilevel analysis”, 7th CEU conference in social
sciences, Central European University, May 27–29
2010
· “Measures of freedom. A summary of some indices”, with C. Wagemann, “Measuring Freedom”
workshop, European studies centre, St. Anthony’s college, University of Oxford, December 7
· “Political protest and party systems. An institutional study of the European countries”, XXIV
Italian Political Science Association conference, Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia,
September 16–18
· “Towards fuzzy concepts? A proposal for concept formation”, 3rd European Consortium for
Political Research graduate conference, Dublin City University, August 30 – September 1
2009
· “Understanding trust in public institutions in Europe. Using fsQCA to evaluate the determinants of political support”, with S. Martini, IX International Society for Quality-of-life Studies
conference “Quality of life studies: Measures and goals for the progress of societies”, Istituto
degli Innocenti – Firenze, July 19–23
INVITED TALKS
2012
· “Measuring the quality of democracy: The TODEM dataset”, Goethe Universität, January 29
CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
2016
· Panel chair: “From concepts to indicators: methodological and technical issues”, XXV Italian
Political Science Association conference, Università degli Studi di Milano, September 15–17
· Panel chair and discussant: “Protest and the great depression”, 3rd International European
Social Survey Conference “Understanding key challenges for European societies in the 21st
century”, University of Lausanne, July 13–15
· Discussant at the “Euroscepticism, democracy and the media: Communicating Europe, contesting Europe” workshop, Scuola Normale Superiore (SNS), Firenze, March 18
2012
· Section chair: “Political sociology”, 4th ECPR graduate conference, Jacobs University, July 4–6
2011
· Panel chair: “Culture and identity”, 3rd SISP graduate conference, Università degli Studi di
Torino, June 23–25
· Panel discussant: “Political representation in comparative perspective”, 7th CEU Conference
in Social Sciences, Central European University, May 27–29
· Panel discussant: “I rapporti cambiano, i valori restano? Una ricerca quantitativa e qualitativa
sulla cultura politica in Toscana”, section “Elections and Political Behavior”, XXIV conference
of the Italian Political Science Association, Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia,
September 16–18
2010
· Panel chair: “Voters behavior: facts and figures in Europe”, “Young voters and turnout”,
“Electoral politics”, “Media, politics and political behavior”, “Media and politics”, 3rd ECPR
graduate conference, Dublin City University, September 30 – August 1
· Panel discussant: “The multidimensionality of concepts”, Workshop on problems in studying
political attitudes, European University Institute, June 10–11
REVIEWER
American Political Science Review (× 1); British Journal of Political Science (× 1); Bulletin
of Italian Politics (× 1); Comparative Political Studies (× 1); Comparative Sociology (× 1);
Current Sociology (× 1); European Political Science Review (× 3); International Journal of
Communication (× 1); International Political Science Review (× 2); Journal of Community &
Applied Social Psychology (× 1); Social Indicators Research (× 2); Social Science Research (×
2); Spanish Journal of Psychology (× 1).
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Political and social participation; Social movements and contentious politics; Quality of democracy, democratic change and innovations; Opinions about democracy; Electoral behavior; Comparative Quantitative, Mixed and Set-Theoretic methods.
LANGUAGES
Italian:
English:
Native
Excellent
TOEFL – Test score: 101/120
IELTS – Test score: 7.0/9.0
2011
2007
SOFTWARES
Data Analysis
Typesetting
OS
Office
BUGS/JAGS, fsQCA 2.0, LISREL 8.80, R (programming), SPSS,
STATA (advanced), TOSMANA
LATEX
Linux, Mac OS, Windows
Word, Excel, Power Point
June 23, 2016
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