Francesca Arcostanzo holds a Ph.D. from the faculty of Political Studies at the University of Milan. Her main research interests are in the fields of public opinion, internet-based data analysis, political communication and electoral behaviour. She holds a MA in Government and Public Communication from the LUISS Guido Carli University and has professional experience in the area of public communication, having interned at the Information office of the Italian Presidency of the Council of Ministers and the Directorate-General for Communication of the European Parliament. She joined EuVisions as a full-time researcher in 2018.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The 2018 Italian election campaign viewed from TwitterWe have followed 1,579 candidates and tracked their Twitter conversations for two weeks now. Also, we collected...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The Italian electoral campaign and the issue of immigration: a Twitter analysis in the aftermath of the Macerata attackInterestingly enough, the presence of hashtags such as #itaexit and #noEU suggests a clear link – in the ‘national...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?On the eve of the German elections, Alternative für Deutschland prevails on TwitterPopulist parties have a higher capacity to exploit digital arenas to boost and propagate their slogans and influence...