Michele Scotto Di Vettimo
Biographic Data
| ID | 1534598 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Michele Scotto Di Vettimo |
| GIVEN NAMES | Michele Scotto |
| FAMILY NAME | Di Vettimo |
| SIGNATURE | DI VETTIMO M S |
| AFFILIATIONS | King's College London |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7627-3975 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 40 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Whom do you serve? A comparative analysis of congruence between party representatives, voters, and economic elites (2007–2017)
Research on unequal representation argues that party representatives’ preferences align more closely with wealthier citizens than with the public. Comparative research on the role of economic elites in political representation, however, remains largely unexplored, as most studies rely on income to distinguish segments of the population. To address this gap, we employ an innovative measure – the Earth Mover’s Distance – to examine elite bias throu…
Citizens’ Trust in the European Union During Crisis and Conflicts Across 10 Countries
The increasing support for populism is indicative of a profound crisis in European societies. The prevailing cultural narrative posits that support for populist parties, particularly those of a right-wing orientation, is predominantly a reaction to the erosion of nationalistic and religious identities. A growing critique of supranational institutions became visible in some countries. In Europe, populist parties are growing, but Euroscepticism see…
Research challenges and training needs in text analysis for political science research
An ever-increasing availability of digital texts has opened new research opportunities for political scientists. Yet, researchers who want to utilise these data face several challenges. This paper presents the results of a community-wide survey tapping into various research challenges, training needs, and preferences of scholars using text analysis methodologies. The survey involved respondents from various academic fields and career levels. Our …
A Populist Axis? Analyzing Connections Between Populist, Economic, and Cultural Dimensions of Political Space
What makes populist parties successful? What is the contribution of populist ideas to their appeal? How do they affect a voter’s choice? In this article, we treat populist orientation as just another dimension of spatial competition alongside economic and cultural dimensions, and assess its influence on vote choice. Using survey data from nine countries, we place voters and parties along the populist, economic, and cultural dimensions and estimat…
One model to rule them all? Choosing two-dimensional spaces for European political landscapes with VAA data
This article investigates the effectiveness of three different two-dimensional models in representing political competition using user data from the EU and I Voting Advice Application for the EU elections from 2009 to 2019. We test different ways of aggregating economic, cultural, and European integration issues to determine which configuration best captures voter preferences across all member states. Our findings show that combining economic and…
Technocrats, Reputation, and Responsiveness in Policy Explanation
In contemporary democracies, independent technocratic bodies take many key policy decisions. The organizations are meant to avoid traditional policy responsiveness, but still have processes in place to take into account societal views. Our study analyzes how pressure on technocratic bodies affects the audience orientation of their policy explanations. Taking a reputational perspective, we argue that the policy explanations provided by technocrats…
How congruent are populist parties with their constituencies? Evidence from the 2019 European Parliament Elections in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden
Citizen-produced political text: An interdisciplinary study of inequalities in research
Advancements in data harvesting and analysing techniques of large datasets have introduced novel challenges for research utilising political text produced by citizens (CPPT). There are numerous disparities in the current research, which populations and how they are studied, data availability, and access privileges. Researchers’ perspectives on these obstacles have seldom been empirically captured. Our study, built on a survey and in-depth intervi…
Non‐majoritarian institutions, media coverage, and “reinforced accountability
As non‐majoritarian institutions are deliberately insulated from electoral pressure and ministerial hierarchy, they face an accountability deficit. This deficit can be reduced by embedding the organizations in a wider accountability landscape with multiple forums. Of particular relevance in this landscape are the news media, who may not only serve as account‐holders, but can also reinforce other forms of accountability. Yet, we know little about …
Political trust in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic: A Meta-Analysis of 67 Studies
Trust in political actors and institutions has long been seen as essential for effective democratic governance. During the COVID-19 pandemic, trust was widely identified as key for mitigation of the crisis through its influence on compliance with public policy, vaccination and many other social attitudes and behaviours. We study whether trust did indeed predict these outcomes through a meta-analysis of 67 studies and 426 individual effect sizes d…
How do the media scrutinise central banking? Evidence from the Bank of England
Central bank independence has raised questions of accountability ever since its global diffusion in the 1990s, and especially since the financial crisis. Yet, whilst the literature on central banks’ legislative oversight has expanded, the role of the media as account holders has been left largely unexplored. We assess media scrutiny by using an original dataset of news articles about the Bank of England published between 1997 and 2020, and by ana…
Measuring public support for European integration using a Bayesian item response theory model
This study proposes the use of Bayesian item response theory models to measure aggregate public support for European integration. This approach addresses the limitations of other indicators and produces valid estimates of public attitudes over long time periods, even when available indicators change over time or present interruptions. I compare Bayesian item response theory models with alternative approaches used in the study of support for Europ…
Political trust in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic: A Meta-Analysis of 67 Studies
Trust in political actors and institutions has long been seen as essential for effective democratic governance. During the COVID-19 pandemic, trust was widely identified as key for mitigation of the crisis through its influence on compliance with public policy, vaccination and many other social attitudes and behaviours. We study whether trust did indeed predict these outcomes through a meta-analysis of 67 studies and 426 individual effect sizes d…
Non‐majoritarian institutions, media coverage, and “reinforced accountability
As non‐majoritarian institutions are deliberately insulated from electoral pressure and ministerial hierarchy, they face an accountability deficit. This deficit can be reduced by embedding the organizations in a wider accountability landscape with multiple forums. Of particular relevance in this landscape are the news media, who may not only serve as account‐holders, but can also reinforce other forms of accountability. Yet, we know little about …
How congruent are populist parties with their constituencies? Evidence from the 2019 European Parliament Elections in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden
Measuring public support for European integration using a Bayesian item response theory model
This study proposes the use of Bayesian item response theory models to measure aggregate public support for European integration. This approach addresses the limitations of other indicators and produces valid estimates of public attitudes over long time periods, even when available indicators change over time or present interruptions. I compare Bayesian item response theory models with alternative approaches used in the study of support for Europ…
One model to rule them all? Choosing two-dimensional spaces for European political landscapes with VAA data
This article investigates the effectiveness of three different two-dimensional models in representing political competition using user data from the EU and I Voting Advice Application for the EU elections from 2009 to 2019. We test different ways of aggregating economic, cultural, and European integration issues to determine which configuration best captures voter preferences across all member states. Our findings show that combining economic and…
Measuring public support for European integration using a Bayesian item response theory model
This study proposes the use of Bayesian item response theory models to measure aggregate public support for European integration. This approach addresses the limitations of other indicators and produces valid estimates of public attitudes over long time periods, even when available indicators change over time or present interruptions. I compare Bayesian item response theory models with alternative approaches used in the study of support for Europ…
How do the media scrutinise central banking? Evidence from the Bank of England
Central bank independence has raised questions of accountability ever since its global diffusion in the 1990s, and especially since the financial crisis. Yet, whilst the literature on central banks’ legislative oversight has expanded, the role of the media as account holders has been left largely unexplored. We assess media scrutiny by using an original dataset of news articles about the Bank of England published between 1997 and 2020, and by ana…
Citizen-produced political text: An interdisciplinary study of inequalities in research
Advancements in data harvesting and analysing techniques of large datasets have introduced novel challenges for research utilising political text produced by citizens (CPPT). There are numerous disparities in the current research, which populations and how they are studied, data availability, and access privileges. Researchers’ perspectives on these obstacles have seldom been empirically captured. Our study, built on a survey and in-depth intervi…
Non‐majoritarian institutions, media coverage, and “reinforced accountability
As non‐majoritarian institutions are deliberately insulated from electoral pressure and ministerial hierarchy, they face an accountability deficit. This deficit can be reduced by embedding the organizations in a wider accountability landscape with multiple forums. Of particular relevance in this landscape are the news media, who may not only serve as account‐holders, but can also reinforce other forms of accountability. Yet, we know little about …
Political trust in the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic: A Meta-Analysis of 67 Studies
Trust in political actors and institutions has long been seen as essential for effective democratic governance. During the COVID-19 pandemic, trust was widely identified as key for mitigation of the crisis through its influence on compliance with public policy, vaccination and many other social attitudes and behaviours. We study whether trust did indeed predict these outcomes through a meta-analysis of 67 studies and 426 individual effect sizes d…
One model to rule them all? Choosing two-dimensional spaces for European political landscapes with VAA data
This article investigates the effectiveness of three different two-dimensional models in representing political competition using user data from the EU and I Voting Advice Application for the EU elections from 2009 to 2019. We test different ways of aggregating economic, cultural, and European integration issues to determine which configuration best captures voter preferences across all member states. Our findings show that combining economic and…
Technocrats, Reputation, and Responsiveness in Policy Explanation
In contemporary democracies, independent technocratic bodies take many key policy decisions. The organizations are meant to avoid traditional policy responsiveness, but still have processes in place to take into account societal views. Our study analyzes how pressure on technocratic bodies affects the audience orientation of their policy explanations. Taking a reputational perspective, we argue that the policy explanations provided by technocrats…
How congruent are populist parties with their constituencies? Evidence from the 2019 European Parliament Elections in Italy, the Netherlands, Germany and Sweden
Whom do you serve? A comparative analysis of congruence between party representatives, voters, and economic elites (2007–2017)
Research on unequal representation argues that party representatives’ preferences align more closely with wealthier citizens than with the public. Comparative research on the role of economic elites in political representation, however, remains largely unexplored, as most studies rely on income to distinguish segments of the population. To address this gap, we employ an innovative measure – the Earth Mover’s Distance – to examine elite bias throu…
Citizens’ Trust in the European Union During Crisis and Conflicts Across 10 Countries
The increasing support for populism is indicative of a profound crisis in European societies. The prevailing cultural narrative posits that support for populist parties, particularly those of a right-wing orientation, is predominantly a reaction to the erosion of nationalistic and religious identities. A growing critique of supranational institutions became visible in some countries. In Europe, populist parties are growing, but Euroscepticism see…
Research challenges and training needs in text analysis for political science research
An ever-increasing availability of digital texts has opened new research opportunities for political scientists. Yet, researchers who want to utilise these data face several challenges. This paper presents the results of a community-wide survey tapping into various research challenges, training needs, and preferences of scholars using text analysis methodologies. The survey involved respondents from various academic fields and career levels. Our …
A Populist Axis? Analyzing Connections Between Populist, Economic, and Cultural Dimensions of Political Space
What makes populist parties successful? What is the contribution of populist ideas to their appeal? How do they affect a voter’s choice? In this article, we treat populist orientation as just another dimension of spatial competition alongside economic and cultural dimensions, and assess its influence on vote choice. Using survey data from nine countries, we place voters and parties along the populist, economic, and cultural dimensions and estimat…
Politics (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Business (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · European Union Policy and Governance (3 works) · Public relations (3 works)