Eleonora Pasotti

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ELEONORA PASOTTI
Crown Faculty Services
University of California, Santa Cruz
1156 High Street
Santa Cruz, CA 95064
pasotti@ucsc.edu

EMPLOYMENT

July 2003-Present Assistant Professor of Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz.

EDUCATION

Ph.D.	Political Science. Columbia University, New York, NY. February 2004. Dissertation: “From Clients to Citizens: Public Opinion Mobilization in Naples”. Advisors: Professors Jon Elster, Ira Katznelson and Charles Tilly.
M.Phil.	Political Science. Columbia University, New York, NY. February 1998. Major Field: Comparative Politics. Minor Field: Economics.
M.Sc.	Philosophy. The London School of Economics, London, UK. October 1995. Included one term at Université Paris X (Nanterre). Areas of Concentration: Legal and Political Philosophy. Thesis: “The Philosophical Problems of Incentives”.
B.Sc.	Economics. London School of Economics, London, UK. June 1994.

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Comparative politics, democratization, collective action, public policy, political economy, methodology.

LANGUAGES

Fluent knowledge of Italian, English, German, French and Polish.

Intermediate knowledge of Spanish and Russian.

GRANTS AND AWARDS

UCSC Social Science Division Grant, 2004-2005.
UCSC Committee on Research Faculty Travel Grant, 2003-2004.
President’s Fellowship. Columbia University, 1997-2003.
Dissertation Fellowship. The German Marshall Fund of the United States, 2001-2002.
Dissertation Fellowship. Public Policy Consortium, Columbia University, 2000-2001.

Grants from Council for European Studies, European Consortium for Political Research, and the following Columbia University institutions: Institute for Western Europe, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Ford Foundation Workshop, Harriman Institute.

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Conferences

“Exiting clientelism: does participatory budgeting offer a solution? The case of Naples, Italy.” American Political Science Association Meeting in Washington, DC. Sept.1-4, 2005.

“Gramsci Revisited: Italian Politics in the 1990s.” The Gramsci Discourse Conference, University of California, Santa Cruz, May 20-21, 2005.

“The Spark of Devolution: the national challenge of Italian mayors.” Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Leeds, UK, April 5-7, 2005.

“Wanted: Votes – Top $$ Paid: Investigating the boundaries of clientelism & democracy.” American Political Science Association Meeting in Chicago, IL. Sept.1-5 2004.

“Local citizenship and modernity in Italy”. Annual CICIS Conference at UC Berkeley. May 7-8, 2004.

“In the Market for Ideas: A Quest for a Unified Approach in Political Science” (with Bo Rothstein). American Political Science Association Meeting in Boston, MA. Aug. 28-Sept.1 2002.

“Cities Transforming Rapidly: Political Lessons from Italy”. American Political Science Association Meeting in Boston, MA. Aug. 28-Sept.1 2002.

“Attempting reform amidst chronic mistrust: leadership, identity politics and legislating development in Southern Italy”. International Conference of Europeanists in Chicago, IL. March 14-16 2002.

“From Clients to Citizens: Public Opinion Mobilization in Naples”. American Political Science Association Meeting in San Francisco, CA. Aug. 29-Sept. 2 2001.

“From Clients to Citizens: Public Opinion Mobilization in Naples”. European Consortium for Political Research Joint Sessions in Grenoble, France. April 6-11 2001.

“Agenda e Fiducia”. Societa’ Italiana di Scienze Politiche Meeting in Naples, Italy. Sept. 27-29 2000.

“Agenda, Trust and Mobilization: the Renewal of Naples”.American Political Science Association Meeting in Washington, DC. Aug. 30-Sept. 3 2000.

Invited Presentations

“From Clients to Citizens: Public Opinion Mobilization in Naples”. Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Dec. 4, 2003.

“From Clients to Citizens: Public Opinion Mobilization in Naples”. Department of Politics, University of California, Santa Cruz. Nov. 14, 2003.

“From Clients to Citizens: Public Opinion Mobilization in Naples”. Department of Political Science, Gothenburg, Sweden. April 25, 2002.

PUBLICATIONS

“The State Of Public Opinion In Italy” in John Geer, ed., Public Opinion and Polling around the World: a Historical Encyclopedia (Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 2004) p.627-633.

UNDER REVIEW

“In the Market for Ideas: A Realist Approach to Political Science” (with Bo Rothstein).

“Wanted: Votes – Top $$ Paid: Investigating the Incompatibility Of Clientelism & Democracy”

“Local Politics and the Emergence of Democratic Responsiveness” (with Terry N. Clark)

“Institutional Change and Overshooting Adjustment in Italian Urban Politics”

IN PREPARATION FOR PUBLICATION

“What Makes an Electoral Promise Legitimate? Setting the Boundaries of Clientelism, Factionalism and Democracy”

“Alienating Citizens: Devolution, associations and participatory budgeting”

“Explaining Graduate Student Voting in Unionization Elections: A Microcosm of American Political Participation”

NEWSPAPER COVERAGE OF MY WORK

La Repubblica September 28, 2000, pg.5 “Bassolino Padre-Padrone”.

La Repubblica September 29, 2000, pg.6 “Il leader: due studi sul governatore”.

Il Mattino September 29, 2000, pg.19 “Gli anti-gossip: I consiglieri del principe”.

Il Corriere Mezzogiorno September 29, 2000, pg.13 “Un declino cominciato col 73%”.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Book Review Editor for CONGRIPS (Conference Group for Research on Italian Politics and Society). March 2005-March 2007.

Discussant for a Panel titled "The Politics of Immigration and Diversity: Italy in Comparative Perspective” (Conference Group on Italian Politics). American Political Science Association Meeting in Washington, DC. Sept.1-4, 2005.

Organized Panel on Turning over the reins: The politics of participatory budgeting in Europe and Latin America” (Conference Group on Theory, Policy, and Society). American Political Science Association Meeting in Washington, DC. Sept.1-4, 2005.

Co-organized Panel on “Clientelism and Democracy” (Democratization Division). American Political Science Association Meeting in Chicago, IL. Sept. 2-5, 2004.

Co-organized Panel on “Belief Formation in Political Analysis: Contending Approaches”(Comparative Politics Division).American Political Science Association Meeting in Boston, MA.Aug. 29-Sept. 2 2002.

Co-organized Panel on “Comparing the Impact of Uncertainty on Economic Policies in Europe”. International Conference of Europeanists in Chicago, IL. March 14-16 2002.

OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Mentor. Brainstorm, Harlem, NY. Sept.2001-April 2002.

Research assistant. Economic analysis department. Union Bank of Switzerland. Singapore and Hong Kong. Nov.1995-May1996.

Internship. Corporate finance department. Coopers & Lybrand. Frankfurt/Main, Germany. Aug.-Sept.1994.

Internship. Fixed income department. UBS-Warburg. London, UK. June-July 1994.