I am an Assistant Professor at the School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University (Tokyo, Japan).

My research focuses on the politics of developed democracies and links the ideological positions of parties and voters to several democratic outcomes. 

My main research interests include the process of European integration, the contentious relationship between populism and liberal democracy and the ideology and value orientations of party elites and the electorates. 

In addition to my research commitment to Italian politics, I am particularly interested in the politics of my host country, Japan.

Academic appointments

• April 2024: Senior Assistant Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Meiji University (Tokyo, Japan)

• April 2022 - April 2024: Research Associate, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University (Tokyo, Japan)

Education

• Ph.D. in Political Science (Comparative Politics) Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University, February 2024

• M.A. in Political Science (Comparative Politics) Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University, September 2018

• M.A. in Languages and Economic-legal institutions of Asia and Mediterranean Africa (Japanese Studies) Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, March 2014

• B.A. in Languages and Economic-legal institutions of East Asia (Japanese Studies) Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, June 2010