Marco Morini

Marco Morini is Assistant Professor in Political Science at Sapienza University of Rome (Italy). He has previously been Jean Monnet Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre (European University Institute), Assistant Professor in Political Science at the International University of Sarajevo (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Post-Doctoral Research Fellow in Sociology at Macquarie University (Australia). He is the author of "Lessons from Trump’s Political Communication: How to Dominate the Media Environment". London, Palgrave (2020).

What was – and was not – in Biden’s high-profile February 7 statements

On February 7, the 118th United States Congress convened to listen to President Joe Biden's second State of the Union speech, the first to be addressed to a Republican-controlled House of Representatives since 2018. The event came in a…

The Democrats’ uphill path to the Hill

On November 8, 2022, the US will hold midterm elections. They are often a referendum on the party in power and, historically, the president’s party usually loses seats - if not control of one or both chambers. For many months, Republicans…

From the legacy of the Trump presidency to the Midterms and beyond

The assault on Capitol Hill of January 6, 2021 will remain a pivotal event in American political history. The Capitol was placed under lockdown and policymakers were evacuated while pro-Trump rioters occupied and vandalized the building.…

The road to the midterm elections: still a blurred picture

In less than six months, American citizens will vote in the 2022 midterm elections. Democrats are aiming to keep their majority in both branches of Congress, while Republicans are trying to conquer at least one chamber. As usual, the…

Demographic and cultural fault lines put Democratic Party’s electoral future at risk

The first major elections held in the U.S. since Joe Biden became president in Jan. 2021 likely sent a shiver down Democrats' spines. On November 2, Republican Glenn Youngkin won the race for governor of Virginia, the first Grand Old Party…

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