European Studies
PaginaOver the years, CIRCaP has gained remarkable experience in high-profile research in the field of European integration. The Centre has recently coordinated two transnational projects of large size (IntUne and EuroPolis) under the 6th and 7th Framework Programme for Research … Continua a leggere
Elites and Leadership
PaginaCIRCaP has broad experience participating in and coordinating national and transnational research programs in the field of Elite studies. EURELITE Up until 2004, the Centre has participated in an extensive European research project on the political elites –EURélite: European Political … Continua a leggere
Public Opinion and Voting
PaginaResearch on public opinion makes a significant contribution to the activities of the Centre, as shown by the CIRCaP staff’s involvement and coordination of national and transnational research networks, as well as by a strong record of the centre’s external … Continua a leggere

Tensions between M5S and Lega: but what unites (and divides) their electorates?
ArticoloAn article by Linda Basile and Rossella Borri on Italian Political Science shows that M5S and Lega voters agree on anti-elite and conspiracy rhetoric but disagree on economy and immigration. Click here to read it.
Political Representation
PaginaOsservatorio su Politica e Istituzioni (OPI) The Centre has developed over the years a strong tradition of studies of parliamentary and governmental institutions both with a national and a comparative focus. In this area the Centre hosts an Observatory on Institutional … Continua a leggere
CONTACTS
PaginaCentre for the Study of Political Change ADDRESS Via Mattioli, 10 – 53100 Siena, Italy Tel (+39) 0577 233999 E-mail: circap@unisi.it Paolo Bellucci – paolo.bellucci@unisi.it Francesco Marangoni – marangoni@unisi.it
ABOUT US
PaginaAfter more than 20 years, the Centre has changed its structure and broadened its research scope. The founding partners of the ‘new’ CIRCaP are the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the University of Florence, the Department of Political … Continua a leggere
Welcome to CIRCaP
PaginaWelcome to CIRCaP The Centre for the Study of Political Change (CIRCaP) was established in June 1997, with the aim of doing research, analysis, collecting data and promoting advanced education on the problems and processes relating to political change at … Continua a leggere