
Gemma Dipoppa
Postdoctoral Scholar, Political Science
Bio
I am a Post-Doctoral Fellow in Political Science at Stanford University. I received my PhD in Political Science from University of Pennsylvania in August 2020. My research interests include comparative politics, political economy and quantitative methods.
In my research, I study the strategies used by criminal organizations to influence politicians, their capacity to drain public resources and the effectiveness of policies to fight against them. My dissertation examines the conditions explaining the expansion of criminal organizations to strong states, focusing on mafias’ ability to control and exploit migrants’ labor to strike alliances with local economic actors.
Please visit my website for my cv and research: https://web.sas.upenn.edu/gemmad/
All Publications
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The Effect of Election Proximity on Government Responsiveness and Citizens' Participation: Evidence From English Local Elections
COMPARATIVE POLITICAL STUDIES
2020; 53 (14): 2183–2212
View details for DOI 10.1177/0010414020912290
View details for Web of Science ID 000533121200001
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Mafia, elections and violence against politicians
JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS
2017; 154: 10–33
View details for DOI 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2017.08.004
View details for Web of Science ID 000414107900002