Down from the “Ivory Tower”? Not so much…Italian political scientists and the constitutional referendum campaign
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 17801523 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Giulia Vicentini (0000-0002-6378-8515, University of Siena, corresponding author), Andrea Pritoni (0000-0001-9619-3641, University of Turin) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 17-36 |
| Publication date | 2021-06-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Political Science (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1680-4333 • E-ISSN: 1682-0983 |
| Publisher | Palgrave Macmillan (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1057/s41304-021-00337-7 |
| OpenAlex | W3174929472 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 16 |
Academics are often accused of being secluded in their “ivory towers”, focused on research and teaching but uninterested in, or unable to engage with, the public debate. If this is actually the case, under what conditions and at what particular moment is this likely to change? Following on three relevant dimensions—the visibility of political scientists, their partisanship and their impact in the public sphere—and combining press analysis with original survey data, this article has two main aims: first, to assess Italian political scientists’ (IPSs) social relevance in a period of huge political and institutional conflict such as the constitutional referendum held in December 2016; second, to explore the potential factors leading IPSs to be more or less present in the public debate. For the former, we focus on the public visibility of IPSs during the referendum campaign, as well as on the content of their public interventions, both concerning their neutral/partisan stance and their attitudes towards the constitutional reform. For the latter, we empirically test a few personal and institutional factors that are likely to influence individuals’ participation in the referendum debate
Comparative politics · Constitution · Ivory tower · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Public sphere · Referendum · Sociology · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Political Science Research and Education · Public Administration
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| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |