Giacomo Melli

Biographic Data

ID297107
NAMEGiacomo Melli
GIVEN NAMESGiacomo
FAMILY NAMEMelli
SIGNATUREMELLI G
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Oxford
ORCID0000-0002-5335-5935
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS6
TOTAL CITATIONS9
WORKS AS AUTHOR6
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX2

  • Healthcare provision and attitudes towards redistribution. A regional analysis across Europe

    Open AccessGiacomo Melli, Leo Azzollini et al.ARTICLEJournal of European Public Policy2026Cited by: 2References: 70

    This study examines the relationship between the welfare state, individual social class, and views on redistribution. It is hypothesised that the manifestation of the welfare state at the regional level, proxied by the number of beds in hospitals, may attenuate the differences in attitudes towards redistribution between people from different social classes. To address this research question, data from Eurostat is employed in conjunction with data…

  • Uncovering misperceptions of social inequalities

    Open AccessGiacomo Melli, Leo AzzolliniARTICLEFrontiers in Sociology2025References: 35

    Perceptions of social inequality are shaped not only by individuals' objective social class but also, and more powerfully, by their subjective social status. Drawing on data from the International Social Survey Programme (ISSP) covering 35 countries and 96 country-years between 1992 and 2019, this study disentangles the distinct and interactive effects of class and subjective status on how people perceive social inequality. While individuals in l…

  • Class, subjective status, and turnout in Europe

    Open AccessGiacomo MelliARTICLEResearch in Social Stratification…2025Cited by: 1References: 26

  • Social Mobility, Self-Selection, and the Persistence of Class Inequality in Electoral Participation

    Open AccessGiacomo Melli, N D De Graaf et al.ARTICLEBritish Journal of Sociology2025References: 75

    In recent decades, non-voting among the British working class has increased substantially, contributing to widening class-based inequality in electoral participation. This study examines the impact of occupational class mobility on the intergenerational transmission of electoral participation in two ways. First, by applying Diagonal Reference Models to data from the British Household Panel Survey and the UK Household Longitudinal Study covering e…

  • Where I stand and what I stand for

    Open AccessGiacomo Melli, Leo AzzolliniARTICLESocial Science Research2025References: 66

    While research is increasingly focusing on the political influence of subjective social status, it is yet unclear how the latter shapes attitudes towards redistribution on its own, nor how it interacts with contextual inequality. To address this, we integrate perspectives across sociology, political economy, and social psychology, testing competing hypotheses of polarisation vs. mitigation of redistributive attitudes among social groups. We rely …

  • Populist Attitudes, Subjective Social Status, and Resentment in Italy

    Open AccessGiacomo Melli, SchererARTICLESocial Indicators Research2024Cited by: 6References: 60

    Social identity is relevant to political attitudes. Recent studies show that perceived social positions particularly shape populist attitudes. Italy is an interesting test case that has been scarcely investigated by previous research. Thus, using original data collected in 2021, this paper analyses populist attitudes in Italy and the relationship between subjective social status, status mismatch, and social resentment. This study finds that subje…