Alessandro Pellegata

Alessandro Pellegata holds a Ph.D. in Political Studies from the University of Milan and he is currently a research fellow in the REScEU project, for which he supervised the implementation of a cross-national mass and elite survey. His main research interests are in the field of comparative politics, focusing especially on electoral competition and government alternation, political representation, public opinion and political corruption. His latest research has appeared, among others, in the Italian Review of Political Science, Perspective on European Politics and Society, Social Indicators Research and the International Political Science Review. Before joining REScEU Alessandro held a research fellowship at the University of Siena.

alessandro.pellegata@unimi.it

4 February 2022

European solidarity at a crossroads. REScEU Mass Survey 2019.

By Niccolo Donati, Alessandro Pellegata and Francesco Visconti

This REScEU Mass Survey Report analyses the relevant results of a public opinion survey conducted in a sample of ten EU member states – Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, Sweden – in July 2019, just after the European Parliament (EP) elections held in May 2019.

15 April 2019

Mass Vs Elites #11: Pan-European solidarity – which way forward? (part 3)

By Alessandro Pellegata

At the aggregate level, MPs are generally in favour of an EU fund compensating member states and local communities for the costs of intra-EU migration. There are, however, notable differences at the country level.

10 April 2019

Mass Vs Elites #10: Pan-European solidarity – which way forward? (part 2)

By Alessandro Pellegata

Six MPs out of ten in our pooled sample are in favour of the introduction of Eurobonds, a figure slightly higher than what is observed among voters (56%). However, in Germany, Poland, and Sweden, a clear majority of MPs (70% on average) does not support the introduction of Eurobonds.

5 April 2019

Mass Vs Elites #9: Pan-European solidarity – which way forward? (part 1)

By Alessandro Pellegata

The REScEU Mass and Elite surveys do not only tap individuals' and MPs' general attitudes towards integration and solidarity, but also gauge mass and elites' preferences for specific policies aimed at fostering pan-European solidarity.

21 March 2019

Mass Vs Elites #8: European leaders in the eyes of national elites

By Alessandro Pellegata

Following the analysis of elites' opinion relative to the behaviour of Germany during the Euro crisis, we gauged MPs' feelings towards some European leaders who played, or are still playing, a relevant role in the current multidimensional crisis of the EU.

5 March 2019

Mass Vs Elites #7: Elites evaluate Germany’s role during the crisis

By Alessandro Pellegata

Being the largest member state and biggest economy of the EU, Germany has played an important role during the crisis. We asked MPs of 7 EU countries if Berlin acted more like a "self-interested hegemon", or a "solidaristic leader".

26 February 2019

Mass Vs Elites #6: Elites’ take on the nature and solutions of the EU crisis

By Alessandro Pellegata

At the aggregate level, the majority of MPs believes that the nature of the post-2008 crisis is both political and economic. Turning to the possible solutions of the current European crisis, interesting cross-country and cross-partisan differences appear.

12 February 2019

Mass Vs Elites #5: Images of the EU

By Alessandro Pellegata

At the aggregate level, slightly less than 40% of MPs opt for the image of a "common house" when asked how they would picture the EU.

5 February 2019

Mass Vs Elites #4: The benefits of EU-membership

By Alessandro Pellegata

Overall, more than eight MPs out of ten believe that their countries have benefited from EU membership. However, in six countries masses appear to be more sceptical than elites about the benefits the EU has brought.

30 January 2019

Mass Vs Elites #3: Who should access the domestic labour market and welfare state?

By Alessandro Pellegata

Differently from our previous observations about the mission of the EU and the support for international financial solidarity among member states in times of crisis, political elites are much more likely to support freedom of movement, compared to the voters they represent.

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