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Articles by Federico Russo

October 7, 2026

🎈 Supporting democracy while tolerating autocracy: who is most at risk?

Federico Russo
Evelyn De Simone, Sergio Martini, Federico Russo and Elif Şeyma Şişman find little evidence that Europeans are abandoning democracy. But democratic support often coexists with openness to authoritarian alternatives. This ambivalence is socially structured, with education emerging as the most consistent dividing line
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Federico Russo
Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Salento

Federico's research focuses on political representation, legislative behaviour and European politics.

The Research Handbook of Political Representation
Edward Elgar, 2020

His research has been published in the European Journal of Political Research, Party Politics, the Journal of European Integration, Parliamentary Affairs and South European Politics and Society, among others.

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Research Handbook on Political Representation (Elgar Handbooks in Political Science)

The Research Handbook of Political Representation
Edward Elgar, 2020
Edited with Maurizio Cotta

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