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MARIO QUARANTA
LUISS “Guido Carli” Via di Villa Emiliani, 14 – I-00197 Roma (Italy)
B: [email protected] : + 39 (0)6 85225733
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of birth:
Citizenship:
5 October 1983
Italian
POSITION
Post-doctoral fellow
Department of Political Science
LUISS “Guido Carli”
Mar 2013 –
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Political Science
Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane – Firenze
Dissertation supervisor: Prof. Leonardo Morlino
Grade: graduated with distinction
MA in Methodology and Empirical Research for the Social Sciences
Faculty of Political Science – Università di Firenze
Dissertation supervisor: Prof. Claudius Wagemann
Grade: 110/110 summa cum laude
BA in Sociology
Faculty of Sociology – Università di Trento
Dissertation supervisor: Prof. Carlo Buzzi
Grade: 110/110
Oct 2009 – Feb 2013
Sep 2006 – May 2009
Sep 2002 – Dec 2005
EXPERIENCE ABROAD
Visiting fellow
Center for the Study of Democracy
University of California, Irvine
Sponsor: Prof. Russel J. Dalton
Oct 2011 – Mar 2012
LLP/Erasmus
International School of Humanities and Social Sciences
Universiteit van Amsterdam
Sep 2007 – Jun 2008
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Hierarchical Models
44th Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex
Communicating Statistical Results: Effective Presentation of Relationships and Effects
Oxford Spring School, University of Oxford
Intermediate and Advanced Structural Equation Modeling
Università di Trento
Strategies in Comparative Analysis: Multi-Level, Multi-Group and Dummy Approaches
2011
“New Developments in Survey Methodology” Course Series, Universitat Pompeu Fabra
Mixed Methods Research
43rd Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex
Qualitative Methods and Research Design
43rd Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, University of Essex
2010
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-reviewed articles
· Quaranta, M. (2013) Fuzzy set theory and concepts: A proposal for concept formation and operationalization,
Comparative Sociology, vol. xx, n. x, pp. xx-xx (forthcoming)
· Quaranta, M. (2013) The “normalization” of protester. Changes in political action in Italy (1981–2009), South
European Society & Politics, vol. xx, n. x, pp. xx-xx (advanced on-line publication: http://www.tandfonline.
com/doi/full/10.1080/13608746.2013.827863#.UnILkhYgHbU)
· Quaranta, M. (2013) The impact of institutional decentralization protest in Western Europe, International
Political Science Review, vol. 34, n. 5, pp. 502–518.
· Dotti Sani, G. M. and Quaranta, M. (2013) A Mixed Approach to the Work-motherhood Relation: An Application of Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis and Generalized Linear Models, Comparative Sociology,
vol. 12, n. 1, pp. 31–75
· Quaranta, M. (2012) The Rise of Unconventional Political Participation in Italy. Measurement Equivalence
and Trends: 1976–2009, Bulletin of Italian Politics, vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 251-276
· Quaranta, M. (2012) Measuring political protest in Western Europe: Assessing cross-national equivalence,
European Political Science Review, vol. xx, n. x, pp. xx-xx (advanced on-line publication: http://journals.
cambridge.org/abstract_S1755773912000203)
· Quaranta, M. (2012) Chi protesta in Italia? Le forme di partecipazione politica non convenzionale: 1990–
2009” [Who protests in Italy? The forms of unconventional participation: 1990–2009], Quaderni di Sociologia,
n. 60, pp. 51-74
Book chapters
· Facello, C. and Quaranta, M. (2013) Partecipazione [Participation], in Morlino, L., Piana, D., Raniolo, F. (eds.)
La qualità della democrazia in Italia [The quality of democracy in Italy], Bologna: Il Mulino, pp. 37–56
Working papers
· Quaranta, M. (2012) The rise of unconventional political participation in Italy. Measurement equivalence and
trend over time, 1976–2009, CSD Working Papers, Center for the Study of Democracy, University of California,
Irvine (available at: http://escholarship.org/uc/item/50x011vk)
· Quaranta, M. (2010) Concept structures and fuzzy set theory: a proposal for concept formation and operationalization”, COMPASSS Working Paper 2010-62, published on 16–November–2010 (available at: http:
//www.compasss.org/wpseries/Quaranta2010.pdf)
Datasets
· Morlino, L. and Quaranta, M. (2010) TODEM Dataset, LUISS “Guido Carli” and Istituto Italiano di Scienze
Umane, Roma and Firenze [used in Morlino, L. (2011) Changes for Democracy. Actors, Structures, Processes,
Oxford: Oxford University Press]
Miscellaneous
· Schneider, C., Wagemann, C. and Quaranta, M. (2012) How To. . . Use Software for Set-Theoretic Analysis:
Online Appendix to Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
(available at: http://www.cambridge.org/schneider-wagemann)
Software
· SetMethods: A package companion to “Set-theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences”, available at: http:
//cran.r-project.org (R package)
Work in progress
· Collective and private resources, and the inequalities of political protest in Western Europe (R & R)
· The non-procedural determinants of responsiveness (with L. Morlino, R & R)
· Chips off the old blocks? Parents and children’s patterns of political participation in Italy (with G. Dotti Sani,
under review)
· Quality of democracy, dissatisfaction and political protest in Latin America. The role of freedom, equality and
responsiveness (included in an edited book)
· Explaining the dynamics of responsiveness in Italy: 1973–2012 (with S. Martini, to be submitted)
· Dissatisfied citizens, party systems and political protest in Western Europe (to be submitted)
· The economy and the streets. Economic downturn and participation in demonstrations in Italy (in progress)
· The effect of the economic crisis on political participation patterns in Europe (in progress)
· Towards a Western European “social movement society”? An assessment: 1980–2009 (in progress)
· An apathetic generation? Dynamics of political participation in the Italian youth (in progress)
CONFERENCE PAPERS
2013
· “Chips off the old blocks? Intergenerational transmission of political participation in Italy” with Giulia Dotti
Sani, presented at the XXVII Conference of the Italian Political Science Association, Università di Firenze,
10–12 September
· “Waves of political discontent. Explaining the dynamics of responsiveness in Italy: 1973–2012” with Sergio
Martini, presented at the XXVII Conference of the Italian Political Science Association, Università di Firenze,
10–12 September
2012
· “The non-procedural determinants of responsiveness”, with Leonardo Morlino, presented at “Responsive or
Responsible? Parties, Democracy and Global Markets – A Conference in Honour of Peter Mair”, European
University Institute, 27–28 September
· “Assessing the cross-national equivalence of the ‘political protest’ scale”, presented at the International Political
Science Association XXII World Congress of Political Science, Madrid, 8–12 July
· “Quality of democracy, dissatisfaction and political protest in Latin America. The role of freedoms, equality
and responsiveness”, with Leonardo Morlino, presented at “Protest and democratization workshop”, Liwerant
Center, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 21–23 May
· “Inequalities, welfare states and political protest in Western Europe”, presented at “Democracy & Conflict”
Lunch Series. University of California, Irvine, 7 February
2011
· “Institutional decentralization and its consequences on political mobilization in Europe”, presented at the
European Consortium of Social Research 20th Anniversary Conference: European Society or Societies? A
20-Year Perspective, University College Dublin, 14–17 December
· “Social policy in comparative perspective: a mixed methods approach”, with Giulia M. Dotti Sani, presented
at the European Consortium of Social Research 20th Anniversary Conference: European Society or Societies?
A 20-Year Perspective, University College Dublin, 14–17 December
· “Does decentralization influence political protest? Evidences from Europe”, presented at the XXV Conference
of the Italian Political Science Association, Università di Palermo, 8–10 September
· “A mixed approach to the work-motherhood relation in OECD countries”, with Giulia M. Dotti Sani, presented
at the 6th European Consortium of Political Research General Conference, University of Iceland, 24–27 August
· “Institutions and political participation: Assessing the micro-macro relationship”, presented at the 3rd Italian
Political Science Association Graduate Conference, Università di Torino, 23–25 June
· “Political participation and party systems: A multilevel analysis”, presented at the 7th CEU Conference in
Social Sciences, Central European University, 27–29 May
2010
· “Measures of freedom. A summary of some indices”, with Claudius Wagemann, presented at “Measuring
Freedom” workshop, European Studies Centre, St.Anthony’s College, University of Oxford, 7 December
· “Political protest and party systems. An institutional study of the European countries”, presented at the XXIV
Conference of the Italian Political Science Association, Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, 16–18
September
· “Towards fuzzy concepts? A proposal for concept formation”, presented at the 3rd ECPR Graduate Conference,
Dublin City University, 30 August – 1 September
2009
· “Understanding trust in public institutions in Europe. Using fsQCA to evaluate the determinants of political
support”, with Sergio Martini, presented at the IX International Society for Quality of Life Studies Conference
“Quality of Life Studies: Measures and Goals for the Progress of Societies”, Istituto degli Innocenti – Firenze,
19–23 July
CONFERENCE ACTIVITIES
2012
· Chair of the “Political sociology” section, 4th European Consortium of Political Research Graduate Conference,
Jacobs University, 4–6 July
2011
· Chair of the panel “Culture and identity”, 3rd Italian Political Science Association Graduate Conference, Università di Torino, 23–25 June
· Discussant of the panel “Political representation in comparative perspective”, 7th CEU Conference in Social
Sciences, Central European University, 27–29 May
· Discussant of the panel “I rapporti cambiano, i valori restano? Una ricerca quantitativa e qualitativa sulla
cultura politica in Toscana”, section “Elections and Political Behavior”, XXIV Conference of the Società Italiana
di Scienza Politica, Istituto Universitario di Architettura di Venezia, 16–18 September
2010
· Chair of the panels “Voters behavior: facts and figures in Europe” and “Young voters and turnout”, section
“Electoral politics”. Panel co-chair “Media, politics and political behavior”, section “Media and politics”, 3rd
European Consortium of Political Research Graduate Conference, Dublin City University, 30 September – 1
August
· Discussant of the panel “The multidimensionality of concepts”, Workshop on Problems in Studying Political
Attitudes, European University Institute, 10–11 June
SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS
Travel grant from the Liwerant Center, University of Jerusalem
“Protest and democratization” workshop
Travel grant from Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane
Visiting position at UC – Irvine
Travel grant from the Central European University
“7th CEU Conference in Social Sciences”
Travel grant from the European Studies Centre, University of Oxford
“Measuring freedom” workshop
Travel grant from the Electoral Democracy Network (ELECDEM)
“Electoral survey design” workshop, Central European University
Intramural travel grants from Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane
Participation in conferences and additional courses
Full Ph.D. scholarship from Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane
LLP/Erasmus scholarship from Università di Firenze
2012
2012 – 2013
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2011
2010
2010 – 2012
2009 – 2012
2007 – 2008
TEACHING
Foundations of Political Science
Instructor – MA course, LUISS “Guido Carli” (18 hrs.)
Comparative Politics
Teaching Assistant – MA course, LUISS “Guido Carli”
Political Science
Teaching Assistant – BA course, LUISS “Guido Carli”
R refresher
Seminar, 8th ECPR SSMT, University of Ljubljana, 5 August (2 hrs.)
QCA and Fuzzy Sets: Basic and Advanced Issues in Set-Theoretic Methods
Teaching Assistant, 8th ECPR SSMT, University of Ljubljana, 29 July – 9 August
R refresher
Seminar, 7th ECPR SSMT, University of Ljubljana, 31 July (2 hrs.)
QCA and Fuzzy Sets: Basic and Advanced Issues in Set-Theoretic Methods
Teaching Assistant, 7th ECPR SSMT, University of Ljubljana, 30 July – 11 August
Political Science
Teaching Assistant – BA course, LUISS “Guido Carli”
Political Science
Teaching Assistant – BA course, LUISS “Guido Carli”
La Qualitative Comparative Analysis come metodo e come tecnica
Teaching Assistant, Summer School in Public Policy – University of Milan, 15–17 June
2013 – 2014
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INVITED TALKS
Measuring the quality of democracy: The TODEM dataset
Goethe Universität, 29 January
2013
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Member
PhD graduation commette, IMT Lucca
Director
Project: “Democracies data archive”, LUISS “Guido Carli”
Member
Inter-university project “Economic crisis and Quality of Democracy in Europe”
July 2013
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Research assistant
Jan 2012
For C. Q. Schneider and C. Wagemann’s “Set-Theoretic Methods for the Social Sciences: A Guide for Qualitative
Comparative Analysis”, Cambridge University Press
Member
2012 –
International Center on Democracy and Democratization, LUISS “Guido Carli”
Research assistant
2011–2012
Project: “Tool for Democracy Dataset (TODEM)”, LUISS “Guido Carli”, coordinator: Prof. Leonardo Morlino
Research assistant
Jun 2010 – Sep 2010
Project: “The Quality of Democracy in Latin America and Eastern Europe”, Istituto Italiano di Scienze Umane,
coordinator: Prof. Leonardo Morlino
Research collaborator
Jan 2004 – Sep 2004
Project: “Biennio Rosso e Biennio Nero, 1918–1921”, Università di Trento, coordinator: Prof. Roberto Franzosi
(Emory University)
REVIEWER
Current Sociology
Comparative Political Studies
Bulletin of Italian Politics
European Political Science Review
International Political Science Review
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SOFTWARE SKILLS
Data Analysis
Typesetting
OS
Office
BUGS/JAGS, fsQCA 2.0, LISREL 8.80, R (programming skills), SPSS 15.0, STATA 12.0
(advanced skills), TOSMANA
LATEX
Linux, Mac OS, Windows
Word, Excel, Power Point
LANGUAGES
Italian
English
native
TOEFL – Test score: 101/120
IELTS – Test score: 7.0/9.0
2011
2007
ASSOCIATIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
International Political Science Association
Società Italiana di Scienza Politica
REFERENCES
Available on request
Last updated: October 31, 2013
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