This article explores the political economy of reform under the technocratic government of
Mario Monti. Unlike the technocratic governments of the 1990s, the Monti interregnum was …

Conventional scholarly wisdom has held that the popularity/approval of political leaders is
determined by a governments' ability to provide peace, prosperity, and security to its citizens …

This paper examines the strategic use of public news media–specifically television (TV)–as
an instrument of political influence, focusing on Italy's 2011 financial crisis under …

[EN] We analyze presidential approval ratings in Costa Rica from 1980 to 2016, seeking to
explain typical cycles of “honeymoon”, decay, and recovery, and the deviations that emerge …

Do voters punish governments more severely during international economic crises or do
they discount exogenous shocks as they recognize the government's limited “room of …

Las películas comerciales se utilizan cada vez más como método de enseñanza en muchas
disciplinas universitarias. En medicina son un recurso importante para enseñar algunos …

How do politicians influence news content? And are voters affected as a result? This paper
contributes to the long-standing debate on media capture and bias by innovating in four …

As of the publication of this doctoral thesis, Europe is grappling with its most significant
conflict since World War II due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Populism has surged …

We analyze presidential approval ratings in Costa Rica from 1980 to 2016, seeking to
explain typical cycles of “honeymoon”, decay, and recovery, and the deviations that emerge …

Piaccia o non piaccia, l'Unione europea è una realtà, tanto più manifesta quando i governi
nazionali lamentano di non potere intervenire come i cittadini richiedono, per via dei divieti e …