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MA Political Science, PhD Political Science, Grad. Dip International Studies

Research Fellow, Centre for Governance and Public Policy

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Research expertise

• Comparative Politics
• Political Development
• European Politics
• Political Parties
• Democratic Consolidation
• Legislative Studies

Publications

Books

• Parliamentary Oversight and Government Accountability,  (edited with Rick Stapenhurst, David Olson and Lisa von Trapp) Washington DC, The World Bank, 2008
  
• Parlamenti Democratici, Bologna, il Mulino, 2006, pp. 248 (with Gianfranco Pasquino).
• The Role of Parliament in Curbing Corruption, Washington DC, The World Bank, 2006, (edited with Rick Stapenhurst and Niall Johnston), pp. 263.

Book chapters

• 'Democracy and Oversight Reconsidered', in Riccardo Pelizzo, Rick Stapenhurst, David Olson and Lisa von Trapp (eds.), Parliamentary Oversight and Government Accountability, Washington DC, The World Bank, 2008.
• 'Annex to Chapter 1. Oversight and Democracy', Riccardo Pelizzo, Rick Stapenhurst, David Olson and Lisa von Trapp (eds.), Parliamentary Oversight and Government Accountability, Washington DC, The World Bank, 2008.
• 'Tools of Legislative Oversight',  in Riccardo Pelizzo, Rick Stapenhurst, David Olson and Lisa von Trapp (eds.), Parliamentary Oversight and Government Accountability, Washington DC, The World Bank, (with Rick Stapenhurst). 2008.
• Vietnamese translation 'Cac cong cu giam sat cua Nghi vien: Bao cao dieu tra thuc chung', in co quan lap phap. Va hopat dong giam sat, Ha Noi, Training Center for Elected Representatives, 2006, pp.177-204.
  
•  'Does the parliament make a difference? The role of the Italian parliament in financial policy', in Riccardo Pelizzo, Rick Stapenhurst, David Olson and Lisa von Trapp (eds.), Parliamentary Oversight and Government Accountability, Washington DC, The World Bank, (with Carolyn Forestiere), 2008. 
  
• 'Political Parties', in Rick Stapenhurst, Riccardo Pelizzo and Niall Johnston (eds.), The Role of Parliament in Curbing Corruption, 175-184.
• 'Legislative Ethics and Codes of Conduct', in Riccardo Pelizzo and Niall Johnston (eds.), The Role of Parliament in Curbing Corruption, Washington DC, The World Bank, 2006, pp. 197-205 (with Rick Stapenhurst).
• 'Appendix 2: WBI-CPA conference reports', (with Nick Hopkinson), in Riccardo Pelizzo and Niall Johnston (eds.), The Role of Parliament in Curbing Corruption, Washington DC, The World Bank, 2006, pp. 251-263.

Journal articles

• “What Makes Public Accounts Committees Work? A Comparative Analysis”, in Politics and Policy, vol. 34, n. 4, 2006, pp.774-793 (with Vinod Sahgal, Rick Stapenhurst and William Woodley).
• 'Public Accounts Committees: A Critical Institution for Parliamentary Oversight', The Parliamentarian. Journal of the Parliaments of the Commonwealth, vol. LXXXVIII, n. 2, 2007, pp.131-134.
  
• 'The Economic Case for Liberal Democracy in Singapore', Journal of Democracy, (2009 forthcoming) (with Marco Verweij).
• 'Party Direction: Italian Case in Comparative Perspective', Party Politics, (2009 forthcoming).
• 'Dynamics in Legislative Budgeting in Italy: 1982-2001', Journal of Legislative Studies, vol. 14, .n. 3, 2008 (forthcoming, with Carolyn Forestiere).
• 'Problems and Prospects for Ethics Reforms. The Indonesian case in comparative perspective', Public Integrity, vol. 10, n. 3, 2008, pp. 253-272 (with Bernice Ang).
• 'The Cartel Party and the Italian Case', Politics and Policy, vol. 36, n. 3, 2008, pp. 474-498.
• 'A Code of Conduct for Indonesia: Problems and Perspectives', Parliamentary Affairs, vol. 61, n.2, pp. 315-333, 2008, (With Bernice Ang).
• 'A Subjective Approach to the Study of Oligopolistic Party Systems', Quaderni di Scienza Politica,  vol. XIV, n. 3, 2007, pp. 393-418.
  
• 'The Cartel Party and the Rise of the New Extreme Right', Comparative European Politics, vol. 5, n. 2, 2007, pp.226-242.
• 'The Political Economy of Polarized Pluralism', Party Politics, vol. 13, n.1, 2007, pp.53-67, (with Salvatore Babones).
• 'The Changing Political Economy of Party Membership', vol. XII, n. 2 (August) 2005, pp. 211-238.
• 'From Principle to Practice. Constitutional Principles and the Transformation of Party Finance in Germany and Italy', Comparative European Politics, vol. 2, n. 2, 2004, pp. 123-141.
• 'Legislatures and Oversight: A Note', Quaderni di Scienza Politica, vol. XI, n. 1 (Aprile) 2004, pp. 175-188 (with Frederick Stapenhurst).
• Abridged version reprinted in David M. Olson, Rick Stapenhurst and Riccardo Pelizzo (eds.), Trends in Parliamentary Oversight: Proceedings from a Panel at the 2004 Southern Political Science Association Conference, World Bank Institute Working Paper.
• 'Party Positions or Party Direction? An Analysis of Party Manifesto Data', West European Politics, vol. 26, n. 2, (April) 2003, pp. 67-89.
• Winner of one of the two annual Vincent Wright Memorial Prizes for the best article appeared in West European Politics in 2003, 2004.
• 'The Political Economy of Polarization: The Italian Case, 1963-1987', Politics and Policy, vol. 31, n. 1, (March) 2003, pp. 54-78 (with Salvatore J. Babones).
• 'A Bigger Role for Legislatures in Poverty Reduction', Finance & Development. A Quarterly Publication of the International Monetary Fund, Vol. 39, n. 4, (December) 2002, pp. 46-48. (with Frederick Stapenhurst).

Invited conference papers, occasional lectures and workshops

• 'Democracy and Oversight', paper presented at the 102 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 31-September 3, 2006 (with Rick Stapenhurst).
• 'A Spatial Analysis of the XIII Italian legislature', paper presented at the 102 Annual Meeting of the American Political Science Association, Philadelphia, PA, August 31-September 3, 2006 (with Massimiliano Landi).
• 'Democrazia e Controllo' (Democracy and Oversight), paper presented at the Seminario Permanente di Teoria Politica (Permanent Seminar in Political Theory), Department of Political and Social Studies, University of Pavia, June 5, 2006 (with Rick Stapenhurst).
• 'A Spatial Analysis of the XIII Italian legislature', paper presented at the 64th Annual Meeting of the Midwest Political Science Association, Chicago, Illinois, April 2023, 2006 (with Massimiliano Landi).
• Speech delivered on 'codes of conducts' in front of the Honor Council of the DPD (Upper Chamber) of the Indonesian Parliament, January 26, 2006.
• Presenter of three papers on 'good governance and ethics regimes', 'ethics codes and codes of conduct', and 'drafting codes of conduct' in a workshop organized by the National Democratic Institute for the members of the Ethics Committee of the DPR (lower chamber) of the Indonesian parliament.
• Organizer of roundtable 'The oversight committees' and presenter of papers 'The Public Accounts Committees in Comparative Perspective' and 'Democracy and Oversight', Annual Meeting of the Southern Political Science Association, Atlanta, GA, January 5-7, 2006, (with Rick Stapenhurst).
• Four presentations on 'what parliaments can do to promote good governance', 'legislative oversight', 'legislative ethics and codes of conduct', and 'international practices' in the Parliamentary Ethics Learning Activity organized by International Development Law Organization and World Bank Institute, September 13-16, 2005.

Discussion papers and commissioned reports

• Co-editor, Parliamentary Oversight for Government Accountability, World Bank Institute Working Paper- Series on Contemporary Issues in Parliamentary Development, Washington DC, 2006 (with Rick Stapenhurst and David Olson).
• 'Democracy and Oversight', in Riccardo Pelizzo, Rick Stapenhurst and David Olson (eds.), Parliamentary Oversight for Government Accountability, World Bank Institute Working Paper- Series on Contemporary Issues in Parliamentary Development, Washington DC, 2006, pp. 1-16 (with Rick Stapenhurst).
• 'Public Accounts Committees', in Riccardo Pelizzo, Rick Stapenhurst and David Olson (eds.), Parliamentary Oversight for Government Accountability, World Bank Institute Working Paper- Series on Contemporary Issues in Parliamentary Development, Washington DC, 2006, pp. 17-29 (with Rick Stapenhurst).
• Co-editor, The Role of Parliaments in the Budget Process, World Bank Institute Working Paper- Series on Contemporary Issues in Parliamentary Development, Washington DC, 2005 (with Rick Stapenhurst and David Olson).
• 'Does the parliament make a difference? The role of the Italian parliament in financial policy', in Riccardo Pelizzo, Rick Stapenhurst and David Olson (eds.), The Role of Parliament in the Budget Process , World Bank Institute Working Paper- Series on Contemporary Issues in Parliamentary Development, Washington DC, 2005, (with Carolyn Forestiere), pp. 29-37.

Recent research grants

• 'Homogeneizing Ethical Attitudes in the Indonesian Legislature', School of Economics and Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, 2006: Singapore: 12,287.78.
• 'Democracy, Oversight tools and Ethics Regimes', School of Economics and Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, 2005: Singapore $ 13,444.44
• 'Political Economy of Regime Breakdown in Polarized Pluralist Party Systems', School of Economics and Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, 2004: Singapore $ 7,100.
• 'Why do member of parliament abstain in voting sessions?', School of Economics and Social Sciences, Singapore Management University, 2004: Singapore $ 7,665.6