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Switzerland
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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Political Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Political Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Political Science in Switzerland Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Law and Political Science in Switzerland Leader Award

Overview

Marco Giugni is affiliated with the University of Geneva in Switzerland. Their research primarily spans the social sciences, with notable contributions in political science and international relations, sociology and political science, communication, safety research, and gender studies.

Their work frequently addresses topics related to social media and politics, social policy and reform studies, electoral systems and political participation, youth education and societal dynamics, populism and right-wing movements, social and cultural dynamics, as well as youth development and social support.

Marco Giugni has authored several recent papers, including:

  • "Intra-generational inequalities in young people's political participation in Europe: The impact of social class on youth political engagement," 2021, Politics
  • "Broadening political participation: The impact of socialising practices on young people's action repertoires," 2021, Politics
  • "Youth doing politics in times of increasing inequalities," 2021, Politics
  • "Gendered opportunities across modes of political participation: a macro-micro analysis of the gender gap," 2024, European Journal of Politics and Gender
  • "Taming Through Support? Youth Organisations and the Impact of Public Funding on Their Political Activities," 2024, Political Studies

Their scholarly collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Maria Grasso, Jasmine Lorenzini, Manlio Cinalli, and Valentina Holecz. Maria Grasso is the most frequent coauthor, with multiple joint publications.

Marco Giugni has contributed to book publications under the University of Geneva, with titles including "Young People and Long-Term Unemployment: Personal, Social, and Political Effects" (2020) and "Living with hard times: Europeans in the great recession" (2021).

Their research is published in various venues, prominently including:

  • Politics
  • European Journal of Politics and Gender
  • American Behavioral Scientist
  • Political Studies
  • Journal of Youth Studies

Best Publications

  • New Social Movements In Western Europe: A Comparative Analysis

    Hanspeter Kriesi;Ruud Koopmans;Jan Willem Duyvendak;Marco G. Giugni

  • Contested Citizenship: Immigration and Cultural Diversity in Europe

    Ruud Koopmans;Paul Statham;Marco Giugni;Florence Passy

  • Was it Worth the Effort? The Outcomes and Consequences of Social Movements

    Marco G. Giugni

  • From contention to democracy

    Marco Giugni;Doug McAdam;Charles Tilly

  • How Social Movements Matter

    Marco Giugni;Doug Mcadam;Charles Tilly

  • New social movements and political opportunities in Western Europe

    Hanspeter Kriesi;Ruud Koopmans;Jan Willem Duyvendak;Marco G. Giugni

  • Social Protest and Policy Change: Ecology, Antinuclear, and Peace Movements in Comparative Perspective

    Marco Giugni

  • Social Networks and Individual Perceptions: Explaining Differential Participation in Social Movements

    Florence Passy;Marco Giugni

  • How social movements matter: past research, present problems, future developments

    Marco Giugni

  • New Social Movements In Western Europe

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  • Life-Spheres, Networks, and Sustained Participation in Social Movements: A Phenomenological Approach to Political Commitment

    Florence Passy;Marco Giugni

  • The Consequences of Social Movements

    Lorenzo Bosi;Marco Giugni;Katrin Uba

  • Social Capital, Political Participation and Migration in Europe: Making Multicultural Democracy Work?

    Laura Morales;Marco Giugni

  • Protest participation and economic crisis: The conditioning role of political opportunities

    Maria T. Grasso;Marco Giugni

  • Personal and Biographical Consequences

    Marco G. Giugni

  • Useless Protest? A Time-Series Analysis of the Policy Outcomes of Ecology, Antinuclear, and Peace Movements in the United States, 1977-1995

    Marco Giugni

  • From Interactions to Outcomes in Social Movements

    Charles Tilly;Marco Giugni;Doug McAdam

  • Protest for a future: Composition, mobilization and motives of the participants in Fridays For Future climate protests on 15 March, 2019 in 13 European cities

    M Wahlström;M Sommer;P Kocyba;M de Vydt

  • Migrant mobilization between political institutions and citizenship regimes: A comparison of France and Switzerland

    Marco Giugni;Florence Passy

  • Resilient or Adaptable Islam? Multiculturalism, Religion and Migrants' Claims-Making for Group Demands in Britain, the Netherlands and France

    Paul Statham;Ruud Koopmans;Marco Giugni;Florence Passy

  • Austerity and Protest: Popular Contention in Times of Economic Crisis

    Marco Giugni;Maria T. Grasso

  • Social Capital, Political Participation and Migration in Europe

    Laura Morales;Marco Giugni

  • Political altruism? : solidarity movements in international perspective

    Marco Giugni;Florence Passy

  • WAS IT WORTH THE EFFORT? The Outcomes and Consequences of Social

    Marco G. Giugni

Frequent Co-Authors

Maria T. Grasso
Maria T. Grasso Queen Mary University of London
Ruud Koopmans
Ruud Koopmans Social Science Research Center Berlin
Paul Statham
Paul Statham University of Sussex
Donatella Della Porta
Donatella Della Porta Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa
Hanspeter Kriesi
Hanspeter Kriesi European University Institute
Doug McAdam
Doug McAdam Stanford University
Jan Willem Duyvendak
Jan Willem Duyvendak University of Amsterdam
Charles Tilly
Charles Tilly Columbia University
Pascal Sciarini
Pascal Sciarini University of Geneva
Mario Diani
Mario Diani University of Trento

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