Paolo Mancini

Professor of Sociology of Communication at the Faculty of Political Science at the University of Perugia. His scientific interests mostly focus on the relationship between mass communication and the political system and the study of electoral campaigns, an area in which he has gained considerable experience, including through comparative studies. Amongst other works, he is the author of: Come vincere le elezioni, Il Mulino (1988); Politics, Media, and Modern Democracy (with D. Swanson), Praeger (1996); Manuale di comunicazione pubblica, Laterza (new edition, 2002); Modelli di giornalismo (with D. Hallin), Laterza (2004) (in 2005 the book won Harvard University's Goldsmith Award); Elogio della lottizzazione, Laterza (2009).