Matthew Bergman is part of the C3 Project "Strong vs. Weak Governments and the Challenge of Economic Reforms", part of the collaborative research center "Political Economy of Reforms" at the University of Mannheim. He completed his BA at Johns Hopkins University with a minor in physics and then taught secondary calculus, physics, and chemistry in Arizona, USA. He obtained is MA and PhD at University of California, San Diego in Political Science. Thereafter he lectured on the topics of comparative and international political economy, public policy analysis, research design, and legal reasoning.
He is the founding director of the Krinsk-Houston Law & Politics Initiative at UCSD, which serves as a bridge between students, alumni, and the San Diego legal community. Matthew also makes media contributions on topics relating to European politics.
Research Interests: Political Institutions, Political Economy, Electoral Systems, Comparative Politics, Voting Behavior, Party-Voter Linkages, European and Italian Politics, Populism, Parties, Elections, and Public Opinion, Issue Competition.
Publications:
2021
Bergman M, Flatt H. Broad-appeal agendas: Issue diversity and the centre-right's electoral success. Electoral Studies. 2021 Apr;70. 102272. doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2020.102272
Bergman M. 'When Dimensions of Discontent Align: Approving the 2020 Italian Constitutional Referendum'. 2021. Paper presented at PSA Annual International Conference, .
Bergman M, Passarelli G. Conflicting messages of electoral protest: The role of systematic and elite discontent in the Italian 2016 constitutional referendum. Politics. 2021 Mar 15;51(1):42-66. doi.org/10.1177/0263395720974975
Bergman M. What the manifestos tell us about the 2021 Dutch general election. EUROPP Blog. 2021 Feb 9.
Bergman M, Passarelli G. Understanding Electoral Protests in Italy's 2016 Constitutional Referendum. PSA Blog. 2021 Jan 13.
Bergman M. Party Personnel Strategies: Electoral Systems and Parliamentary Committee Assignments. Oxford University Press, 2021. 304 p.
2020
Bergman M, Passarelli G, Serricchio F. Decade of Party Distrust: Persistence through Reform in Italy. Quaderni dell'Osservatorio elettorale (QOE) – Italian Journal of Electoral Studies (IJES). 2020 Dec 23;83(2):15-25. doi.org/10.36253/qoe-9590
Bergman M. Italians will vote on a reform to create stable governments. But will it work? Washington Post. 2020 Sep 18.
Bergman M. Italy's Constitutional Referendum: Yet Another Reform to Improve the Country's Governability. EUROPP Blog. 2020 Sep 14.
Bergman M. Sorting between and within coalitions: the Italian case (2001–2008). Italian Political Science Review. 2020 May 4. doi.org/10.1017/ipo.2020.12
Bergman M. Gianluca Passarelli. Preferential Voting Systems: Influence on Intra-Party Competition and Voting Behaviour. Representation-the Journal of Representative Democracy. 2020;56(1):127-132. doi.org/10.1080/00344893.2020.1720791
Bergman M. New Directions in Quantitative Measures of Populism. In Ron A, Nadesan M, editors, Mapping Populism: Approaches and Methods. London and New York: Routledge, Taylor & Francis. 2020. p. 236-247
Press and Media:
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