Marco Maraffi
Biographic Data
| ID | 277867 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Marco Maraffi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Marco |
| FAMILY NAME | Maraffi |
| SIGNATURE | MARAFFI M |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Milan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-1955-7429 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 50 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 8 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Religion, identity, and party preference
This paper contributes to the debate on the role of religiosity in party competition in democratic political systems by analyzing the role of religious practice and belonging in the 2022 Italian elections. By using the newest Italian National Election Studies dataset, we combine indicators of both religious affiliation and practice to show how the electorates of the main Italian parties are composed in terms of voters' religiosity, to highlight h…
Where does the Coronavirus come from? On the mechanisms underlying the endorsement of conspiracy theories on the origin of Sars-CoV-2
While official science has given its answer to the question on the origin of the Coronavirus (animal to human transmission), alternative theories on human creation of the virus – purposely or inadvertently – have flourished. Those alternative theories can be easily located among the family of conspiracy theories, as they always assume some secretive activity of some groups acting on their self-interest and against the good of the many. The articl…
Searching for comfort in religion
The impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the lives of many is indisputable. Among the possible strategies to cope with the feeling of insecurity that comes with this, religion can play a significant role. Using first-hand data from the ResPOnsE COVID-19 rolling cross-section survey, this article shows that Italian people who reported a COVID-19 contagion in their family reported also higher religiosity both in terms of attendance at religious…
Public acceptability of containment measures during the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy
Purpose This article contributes to a better theoretical and empiric understanding of mixed results in the literature investigating the relationship between institutional confidence and adherence to recommended measures during a pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The article relies on structural equation models (SEMs) based on data from ResPOnsE COVID-19, a rolling cross-section (RCS) survey carried out in Italy from April to June 2020. Findin…
The social stratification of the 2018 vote in Italy
The massive vote shift in the 2018 elections, underlies a changed configuration of the social stratification of the vote. The end-result is one of an increased heterogeneity of the social bases of partisan support and of the contradictory social landscape parties are confronted with. Driven by the paramount salience of economic concerns among voters, labour market position and type of employment appear to be the main axes of stratification: self-…
Social Capital and European Democracy
The authors of this work examine the dominant view that voluntary activity promotes social capital and hence good government, but also explore alternative models for the creation of social capital. Theoretical discussion is combined with detailed case studies to provide a new explanation of : * the origins and nature of social capital * its effects on political participation and policy-making * the role of the voluntary sector Contributors go on …
La politica italiana
Questo volume costituisce un tentativo originale e sistematico di analisi e riflessione sui protagonisti politici (partiti e movimenti), sulle istituzioni (governo, parlamento, presidente della Repubblica) e sui più importanti fenomeni (resistenza, '68, terrorismo) dell'Italia del dopoguerra. Ogni tematica viene presentata da alcuni dei migliori specialisti italiani in maniera sintetica e precisa in modo da offrire al lettore una visione compless…
Making Democracy Work
State/Economy Relationships
Searching for comfort in religion
The impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the lives of many is indisputable. Among the possible strategies to cope with the feeling of insecurity that comes with this, religion can play a significant role. Using first-hand data from the ResPOnsE COVID-19 rolling cross-section survey, this article shows that Italian people who reported a COVID-19 contagion in their family reported also higher religiosity both in terms of attendance at religious…
Where does the Coronavirus come from? On the mechanisms underlying the endorsement of conspiracy theories on the origin of Sars-CoV-2
While official science has given its answer to the question on the origin of the Coronavirus (animal to human transmission), alternative theories on human creation of the virus – purposely or inadvertently – have flourished. Those alternative theories can be easily located among the family of conspiracy theories, as they always assume some secretive activity of some groups acting on their self-interest and against the good of the many. The articl…
Public acceptability of containment measures during the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy
Purpose This article contributes to a better theoretical and empiric understanding of mixed results in the literature investigating the relationship between institutional confidence and adherence to recommended measures during a pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The article relies on structural equation models (SEMs) based on data from ResPOnsE COVID-19, a rolling cross-section (RCS) survey carried out in Italy from April to June 2020. Findin…
State/Economy Relationships
The social stratification of the 2018 vote in Italy
The massive vote shift in the 2018 elections, underlies a changed configuration of the social stratification of the vote. The end-result is one of an increased heterogeneity of the social bases of partisan support and of the contradictory social landscape parties are confronted with. Driven by the paramount salience of economic concerns among voters, labour market position and type of employment appear to be the main axes of stratification: self-…
Religion, identity, and party preference
This paper contributes to the debate on the role of religiosity in party competition in democratic political systems by analyzing the role of religious practice and belonging in the 2022 Italian elections. By using the newest Italian National Election Studies dataset, we combine indicators of both religious affiliation and practice to show how the electorates of the main Italian parties are composed in terms of voters' religiosity, to highlight h…
Making Democracy Work
State/Economy Relationships
Making Democracy Work
La politica italiana
Questo volume costituisce un tentativo originale e sistematico di analisi e riflessione sui protagonisti politici (partiti e movimenti), sulle istituzioni (governo, parlamento, presidente della Repubblica) e sui più importanti fenomeni (resistenza, '68, terrorismo) dell'Italia del dopoguerra. Ogni tematica viene presentata da alcuni dei migliori specialisti italiani in maniera sintetica e precisa in modo da offrire al lettore una visione compless…
Social Capital and European Democracy
The authors of this work examine the dominant view that voluntary activity promotes social capital and hence good government, but also explore alternative models for the creation of social capital. Theoretical discussion is combined with detailed case studies to provide a new explanation of : * the origins and nature of social capital * its effects on political participation and policy-making * the role of the voluntary sector Contributors go on …
The social stratification of the 2018 vote in Italy
The massive vote shift in the 2018 elections, underlies a changed configuration of the social stratification of the vote. The end-result is one of an increased heterogeneity of the social bases of partisan support and of the contradictory social landscape parties are confronted with. Driven by the paramount salience of economic concerns among voters, labour market position and type of employment appear to be the main axes of stratification: self-…
Searching for comfort in religion
The impact that the COVID-19 pandemic had on the lives of many is indisputable. Among the possible strategies to cope with the feeling of insecurity that comes with this, religion can play a significant role. Using first-hand data from the ResPOnsE COVID-19 rolling cross-section survey, this article shows that Italian people who reported a COVID-19 contagion in their family reported also higher religiosity both in terms of attendance at religious…
Public acceptability of containment measures during the Covid-19 pandemic in Italy
Purpose This article contributes to a better theoretical and empiric understanding of mixed results in the literature investigating the relationship between institutional confidence and adherence to recommended measures during a pandemic. Design/methodology/approach The article relies on structural equation models (SEMs) based on data from ResPOnsE COVID-19, a rolling cross-section (RCS) survey carried out in Italy from April to June 2020. Findin…
Where does the Coronavirus come from? On the mechanisms underlying the endorsement of conspiracy theories on the origin of Sars-CoV-2
While official science has given its answer to the question on the origin of the Coronavirus (animal to human transmission), alternative theories on human creation of the virus – purposely or inadvertently – have flourished. Those alternative theories can be easily located among the family of conspiracy theories, as they always assume some secretive activity of some groups acting on their self-interest and against the good of the many. The articl…
Religion, identity, and party preference
This paper contributes to the debate on the role of religiosity in party competition in democratic political systems by analyzing the role of religious practice and belonging in the 2022 Italian elections. By using the newest Italian National Election Studies dataset, we combine indicators of both religious affiliation and practice to show how the electorates of the main Italian parties are composed in terms of voters' religiosity, to highlight h…
Political science (8 works) · Law (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Economics (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Politics (5 works) · Psychology (4 works) · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Pandemic (3 works)