Luigi Marini

⊕ Luigi Marini, Oxford. Self-portrait. I am a political scientist and I work as a Lecturer in Politics at University College, Oxford, where I am also the Organising Tutor for Politics. I currently hold the same position at Merton College, and I regularly teach students and visiting students from across the University.

Previously, I was DPhil student at Nuffield College and the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford. Before coming to Oxford, I studied at the Department of Government at the University of Essex and at the Faculty of Political Sciences «Cesare Alfieri» at the University of Florence. I am originally from Sondrio, in Northern Italy.

My research primarily focuses on political representation and party competition. I study how social cleavages, economic inequalities and elite strategies shape politics in advanced industrial and post-industrial democracies, with a particular focus on Western Europe, and use of quantitative methods.

⊕ Fields of interest: Comparative Politics, Political Sociology, Political Economy, Political Behaviour, Economic History I am also interested more broadly in questions on electoral politics and voting behaviour, democracy and state formation.

Teaching

⊕ Contact:

Email: luigi.marini@univ.ox.ac.uk

Office: Room 1A, Staircase 9, Radcliffe Quad, University College, High Street, Oxford.
→ OpenStreetMap I teach a number of political science modules for the undergraduate degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and History and Politics.

1. Introduction to the Practice of Politics
2. Comparative Government
3. Political Sociology
4. Politics in Europe
5. Politics of the European Union
6. Theses in Politics

I am happy to supervise undergraduate theses within the broader fields of comparative politics and political sociology, especially on empirical questions focused on democratic countries or historical political development, and employing quantitative or comparative methods.

Please feel free to contact me with enquiries about teaching or thesis supervision.

In Oxford admissions, I strongly welcome and encourage applications to Univ from all prospective students with a strong academic record and a keen interest in the subject, and especially those from under-represented socio-economic backgrounds and regions.

Research Papers

While teaching is currently my main occupation, I have a number of working papers and research projects at various stages of progress. This section will be updated in the future.

Contact

Email: luigi.marini@univ.ox.ac.uk

Address:
University College
High Street
Oxford
OX1 4BH

Office: Room 1A, Staircase 9, Radcliffe Quad