Political Sciences

Emotions as a Tool to Persuade People to Get Vaccinated

Instead of overdoing confusion inducing technical details, a study by Maria Cucciniello and coauthors emphasizes the usefulness of more emotionally centered communication

Heads of Departments Appointed

Departments are responsible for the coordination of teaching and development of research in the various disciplinary fields. The new departmental heads tell us about their goals for this term

Open Science, Bocconi Is Part of European Networks

Important initiatives aimed at young researchers

A Grant to Strengthen Cybersecurity Strategies

Greta Nasi has obtained a grant from the US Embassy to improve cybersecurity and strengthen the interconnections among all major stakeholders in the US, EU and Italy

How to Measure the Reputation of Bureaucracies

Luca Bellodi computed reliable scores of bureaucratic credibility by analyzing, with a Natural Language Processing technique, 40 years of parliamentary speeches in the US and the UK. Despite a high degree of polarization that spares only independent agencies, reputational trends are clear

An Alliance That Spreads Ideas

Researchers at CEU and Bocconi reinforced their contacts thanks to CIVICA Research and are now planning to conduct joint projects on the spread of transmissible diseases