Publications

Publications

Melli, G. Intergenerational Social Class Mobility and Support for Redistributive Policies in Italy, 2003-2024. Forthcoming in Stato & Mercato.

Melli, G., Azzollini, L. (2025) Uncovering Misperceptions of Social Inequalities. The Role of Objective Class and Subjective Social Status. Frontiers in Sociology, 10, 1617413.

Melli, G. (2025) Class, Subjective Status, and Turnout in Europe. Research in Social Stratification and Mobility, 97, 101039.

Melli, G., de Graaf, N. D., & Evans, G. (2025) Social Mobility, Self Selection, and the Persistence of Class Inequality in Electoral Participation. The British Journal of Sociology, 76(5), 1040-1051.

Melli, G. & Azzollini, L. (2025). Where I Stand and What I Stand For: Subjective Status, Class, and Redistribution. Social Science Research, 103, 103210.

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Melli, G., Azzollini, L., & Bonomi Bezzo, F. (2025). Healthcare Provision and Attitudes Towards Redistribution. A Regional Analysis Across Europe. Journal of European Public Policy.

Dolci, G., Melli, G. (2025). Measuring Populism in Europe. Comparison and Validation in the European Social Survey. Quality & Quantity.

Melli, G. & Scherer, S. (2024) Populist Attitudes, Subjective Social Status, and Resentment in Italy. Social Indicators Research, 173(3), 589-606. 

Selected Working Papers

• Melli, G. The Reproduction of Political Inequality: Parents Account for Class Differences in Turnout

• Melli, G., Azzollini, L., Scherer, S, & Evans, G. Broken Promises of Mobility? Understanding Status Expectations and Political Dissatisfaction through Machine Learning

• Melli, G. & van Ditmars, M., & Evans, G. The Political Relevance of Class Identification in Europe (1987-2019)

• Melli, G., Bonomi Bezzo, F., & Jeannet A. M. The Value of Work Across Generations: How Working Class Grandparents Matter in Post-Industrial Societies

• van Ditmars, M. & Melli, G. The Intergenerational Continuity of the Educational Divide in Young Europeans' Political Attitudes and EU Support

• Melli, G., Azzollini, L, & Scherer, S. Generational Social Comparison in Europe

• Melli, G. Political Inequality in Electoral Participation. Can Public Spending on Education Close the Gap?

• Silva, L., Melli, G., Bonomi Bezzo, F. & Azzollini, L. Climate Extremes and Socio-Political Attitudes: A European Social Survey Analysis