My article “Voting under uncertainty: the effect of information in the Scottish independence referendum” has been published in the Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties. The article presents part of the results of a broader study on the 2014 Scottish … Continue reading
Published on the EPOP Blog on 4 May 2106 Voting Yes or No in a referendum is a substantially different choice. While Yes votes imply support for a change, No votes generally confirm the status quo. Such an imbalance is … Continue reading
I’ve been interwied by El Español for an article on the UK’s EU membership referendum: Las caras del referéndum británico sobre abandonar la UE Las campañas a favor y en contra del ‘Brexit’ han abandonado la línea de salida y … Continue reading
Throwing Scottish independence into the electoral debate benefits the SNP and penalises the Labour, according to a study by the European University Institute conducted at the University of Edinburgh. When the three main Westminster parties – Conservatives, Labour and Lib … Continue reading
Published on EUI Times on 2, October 2014 After one of the longest and most intense campaigns in British political history, the referendum for the independence of Scotland is now over. The final result confirms what almost every opinion poll … Continue reading
Pubblicato sul sito del CISE – 6 ottobre 2014 Dopo quasi quattro anni dal suo annuncio da parte del Partito nazionalista scozzese (SNP), il 18 settembre si è celebrato il referendum per l’indipendenza della Scozia. La chiara vittoria degli unionisti … Continue reading
Published on the LSE Media Policy Project blog on 16, September 2014 With just a couple of days to go and opinion polls showing a strongly polarised electorate in Scotland, the only certainty is that the result of the independence … Continue reading
In May 2014, together with Céline Colombo we carried out an experiment on the Scottish independence referendum at BLUE Lab at the University of Edinburgh. Assuming that the results of the experiment are representative of the trends in the electorate, … Continue reading
Pubblicato sull’Huffington Post – 17 settembre 2014 C’è un argomento che colpisce particolarmente nel dibattito sull’indipendenza della Scozia. È l’idea che una volta separati dal Regno Unito gli Scozzesi possano creare una nazione più “giusta” e meno diseguale. Il partito … Continue reading