Alessandra Lo Piccolo is a PhD candidate in Political Science and Sociology at the Scuola Normale Superiore, and a member of the Center on Social Movement Studies (COSMOS). Her research interests lie in the field of political sociology, and she has worked on themes such as voting behaviour and populist radical right parties.

Her PhD project aims at investigating political corruption and the impact of social movements forms of mobilization in the field of anti-corruption.

Alessandra holds a B.A. in Sociology (University of Bologna), a Master’s degree in Sociology and Social Research (University of Trento), and an Msc in Sociology (Tilburg University).

Research interests: political sociology, social movements, political corruption, anti-corruption movements, and mixed methods