Publications

TRUEDEM places strong emphasis on open-access publication as a central component of its open-science strategy. Open accessibility has been consistently emphasized in project meetings and internal discussions, and all project partners have committed themselves to disseminating research outputs in openly accessible formats wherever possible, supported by dedicated resources within the project budget for open-access publishing. According to the current project publications list, TRUEDEM has so far produced/ contributed to 62 publications, including 42 journal articles, 13 book chapters, and 7 books/monographs; of these, 61% are available in open access. 

Addeo, F., Ammirato, M. L., Delli Paoli, A., Fruncillo, D., Haerpfer, C., & Maddaloni, D. (2025). Trust and voter turnout in Europe: Results from the Horizon TRUEDEM research project. FrancoAngeli. https://series.francoangeli.it/index.php/oa/catalog/book/1361 (open access)

Addeo, F., Blanco-Gregory, R., Maddaloni, D., & Moffa, G. (2023). At the origins of migration choices: A survey of students at two South European universities. Societies, 13(2), 40. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc13020040 

Addeo, F., D’Auria, V., Delli Paoli, A., Punziano, G., Ragnedda, M., & Ruiu, M. L. (2023). Measuring digital capital in Italy. Frontiers in Sociology, 8, Article 1144657. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1144657 

Addeo, F., Delli Paoli, A., Fruncillo, D., & Maddaloni, D. (2026). Electoral volatility and government performance in European countries: A multivariate analysis. Italian Sociological Review. 

Addeo, F., Fruncillo, D., & Maddaloni, D. (2025). Democratic innovations as a tool to restore trust and citizens’ participation: A comparison between stakeholder groups in Italy. Politics in Central Europe, 21(3), 473–494. https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2025-0019 

Angi, D., Bădescu, G., & Radu, B. M. (2025). Beyond economics: COVID-19 vaccination and religious motivations in Romania’s 2025 presidential elections. Romanian Journal of Political Science, 25(1), 35–56. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18034408 

Baboš, P., & Világi, A. (2024). Support for integration, mistrust in institutions: How Slovak citizens make sense of the EU. In M. Pisklová (Ed.), Yearbook of Slovakia’s Foreign Policy 2023 (pp. 30–45). Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association. https://www.sfpa.sk/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Yearbook-of-Slovakis-Foreign-Policy-2023.pdf 

Baboš, P., & Világi, A. (2024). How active and passive social media engagement on Facebook and Instagram shapes democratic attitudes among users in Slovakia. Politics in Central Europe, 20(4), 547–569. https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2024-0024 

Băluță, I., & Tufiș, C. D. (2023). Preaching the “traditional family” in the Romanian Parliament: The political stakes and meanings of a hegemonic narrative. East European Politics and Societies: and Cultures, 38(2), 616–638. https://doi.org/10.1177/08883254231181069 

Băluță, I., & Tufiș, C. D. (2026). “A mother is a mother, and a father is a father.” (Anti-)gender at play in the 2024 Romanian elections. Women’s Studies International Forum, 116, Article 103282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2026.103282 

Batko, K. (2025). Synthetic realities: AI-generated deepfakes and conspiracy theories as a challenge to trust in modern democracies. Zenodo. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18518881 

Batko, K., Turska, E., & Tatarczyk, D. (2025). The evolution of media narratives on Ukrainian refugees in Poland (2022–2024): From solidarity to tension and shifting public trust. Horyzonty Polityki, 16(57), 479–498. https://doi.org/10.35765/HP.2903 

Beaudonnet, L., Belot, C., Le Gall, C., & Van Ingelgom, V. (2024). The second-order model revisited: Lessons from the 2024 European elections in the 27 member states. Politique européenne, 86(4), 6–25. https://doi.org/10.3917/e.poeu.086.0006

Beaudonnet, L., Belot, C., Le Gall, C., & Van Ingelgom, V. (Eds.). (2024). Taking stock of the 2024 European elections in the 27 Member States [Special issue]. Politique européenne, 86(4). https://shs.cairn.info/journal-politique-europeenne-2024-4?lang=en 

Brunkert, L. J., Puranen, B., Turska-Kawa, A., & Welzel, C. (2025). The democracy falling narrative: Debunking stereotypes about democratic deconsolidation in the EU. European Political Science Review, 18(1), 45–68. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773925100208

Cabada, L. (2024). Illiberal populism as a polarizing factor of regional cooperation in Central Europe. UNISCI Journal, (66), 63–79. https://doi.org/10.31439/unisci-211 

Cabada, L. (2025). (Dis)trust in political institutions and long-term polarising trends in the European environment. In V. Novotný (Ed.), Battle for Democracy in the Digital Age (pp. 16–22). Wilfried Martens Centre for European Studies. https://www.martenscentre.eu/publication/battle-for-democracy-in-the-digital-age/

Cabada, L., & Charvát, J. (2024). Party dealignment, multiconflictual party systems and transformation of cleavages: Theoretical considerations. Teoria Polityki, 2024(1), 11–40. https://doi.org/10.4467/25440845tp.24.001.20593 

Delhey, J., Steckermeier, L. C., Boehnke, K., Deutsch, F., Eichhorn, J., Kühnen, U., & Welzel, C. (2023). Existential insecurity and trust during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of Germany. Journal of Trust Research, 13(2), 144–165. https://doi.org/10.1080/21515581.2023.2223184

Demertzis, N., & Klironomos, N. (2026). Trusting during the pandemic: The effect of political, social and scientific trust on COVID-19 mortality across Europe. Frontiers in Political Science, 7, Article 1678788. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2025.1678788 

Demertzis, N., & Koniordos, S. (2025). Voting turnout in elections in Greece, 1990–2024. In F. Addeo, M. L. Ammirato, A. Delli Paoli, D. Fruncillo, C. Haerpfer, & D. Maddaloni (Eds.), Trust and voter turnout in Europe: Results from the Horizon TRUEDEM research project (pp. 88–104). FrancoAngeli. https://series.francoangeli.it/index.php/oa/catalog/book/1361 

Druez, É., Gonthier, F., Kelbel, C., Mayer, N., von Nostitz, F.-C., & Tiberj, V. (Eds.). (2025). French democracy in distress: Challenges and opportunities in French politics. Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92213-8 

Foa, R. S., & Welzel, C. (2023). Existential insecurity and deference to authority: The pandemic as a natural experiment. Frontiers in Political Science, 5, Article 1117550. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2023.1117550 

Fruncillo, D. (2023). Il declino della partecipazione al voto. Compagno al duol…(non) scema la pena. Italianieuropei, 23(2), 81–86. https://italianieuropei.it/italianieuropei-22023/item/4731-il-declino-della-partecipazione-al-voto-compagno-al-duolnon-scema-la-pena.html 

Fruncillo, D., & Valbruzzi, M. (2023). Gli iscritti: caratteristiche sociopolitiche e scelte di voto. In M. Almagisti & P. Graziano (Eds.), Un nuovo inizio? Il Partito Democratico e l'elezione di Elly Schlein (pp. 119–130). Padova University Press. https://www.padovauniversitypress.it/system/files/download-count/attachments/2023-09/9788869383717-OA.pdf 

Ghica, L. A., & Tufiș, C. D. (2025). The landscape of political science journals in Romania. European Political Science, 24(4), 727–738. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-025-00547-3 

Ghica, L., Radu, B., & Tufiș, C. (2026). Romania at the polls 2024–2025: Trust, anti-politics, and the race for information control. Palgrave Macmillan. In press. 

Gonthier, F. (2024). How party polarisation exacerbates the link between democratic deficit and populist voting: Evidence from Europe. West European Politics, 49. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2024.2437936

Gonthier, F. (2025). Mobilisé·es et polarisé·es: Le vote des français·es économiquement à gauche et culturellement à droite aux élections législatives anticipées de 2024. Revue française de science politique, 75(1), 7–38. https://doi.org/10.3917/rfsp.751.0007 

Gonthier, F. (2025). What drives dissatisfied democrats? Views of democracy, democratic satisfaction and voting. In É. Druez, F. Gonthier, C. Kelbel, N. Mayer, F.-C. von Nostitz, & V. Tiberj (Eds.), French democracy in distress: Challenges and opportunities in French politics (pp. 341–370). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92213-8_14

Gonthier, F., Mayer, N., Druez, É., von Nostitz, F.-C., & Kelbel, C. (2025). A realistic call for democratic reform in France. In É. Druez, F. Gonthier, C. Kelbel, N. Mayer, F.-C. von Nostitz, & V. Tiberj (Eds.), French democracy in distress: Challenges and opportunities in French politics (pp. 415–435). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92213-8_17 

Haughton, T., Krašovec, A., & Cutts, D. (2024). Jumping on the new party bandwagon: The 2022 elections and the development of party politics in Slovenia. Europe-Asia Studies, 76(10), 1526–1550. https://doi.org/10.1080/09668136.2024.2378832 

Isernia, P., Mader, M., Martini, S., Radu, B., & Schoen, H. (2025). Populist attitudes and foreign policy postures: A comparative analysis of four European countries. European Political Science Review, 17(1), 22–40. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1755773924000122 

Kizilova, K., & Haerpfer, C. (2023). Political culture: Trust and regime support in the Black Sea region. In M. Voicu, M. Zulean, & K. Kizilova (Eds.), Social Values and Identities in the Black Sea Region. Lexington Books. https://www.bloomsbury.com/au/social-values-and-identities-in-the-black-sea-region-9781666918250/

Kizilova, K., & Haerpfer, C. (Eds.). (2026). Political Trust in Turbulent Times: Confidence and Resilience in Europe. Edward Elgar Publishing 

Kizilova, K., & Norris, P. (2023). “Rally around the flag” effects in the Russian–Ukrainian war. European Political Science, 23(2), 234–250. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-023-00450-9 

Koniordos, S. (2025). Digitalization of work, platform work and the platform work directive: A move from the informal to the formal? International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, 46(1/2), 47–62. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSSP-01-2025-0047

Krašovec, A. (2024). Slovenia: Political developments and data in 2023. European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, 63(1), 447–459. https://doi.org/10.1111/2047-8852.12456

Krašovec, A. (2025). Slovenia: Political developments and data in 2024. European Journal of Political Research Political Data Yearbook, 64(1). https://doi.org/10.1111/2047-8852.70001

Krašovec, A., & Kogovšek, T. (2025). Nezaupanje, nezadovoljstvo ali neznanje? Kvalitativna analiza neveljavnih glasovnic na volitvah v Evropski parlament [Mistrust, dissatisfaction or ignorance? Qualitative analysis of invalid ballots in the European Parliament elections]. Teorija in praksa, 62(1), 109–128. https://doi.org/10.51936/tip.62.1.129 

Krašovec, A., & Lajh, D. (2025). Ali je »slon v prostoru«? Evropska unija in strankarsko tekmovanje. In M. Haček (Ed.), Volitve v državni zbor 2022 (pp. 145–168). Založba Univerze v Ljubljani. https://ebooks.uni-lj.si/ZalozbaUL/catalog/book/760 

Maddaloni, D. (Ed.). (2025). Disillusioning democracy: Trust and political participation in Italy. Results from the TRUEDEM research. FrancoAngeli. https://series.francoangeli.it/index.php/oa/catalog/book/1361 

Maddaloni, D., & Maglio, J. (2025). Practicing solidarity: Migrant reception services in Salerno, Italy, in a time of crisis, conflicts and policy contradictions. Athens Journal of Social Sciences, 12(3), 163–182. https://doi.org/10.30958/ajss.12-3-1 

Mayer, N., Gonthier, F., Druez, É., von Nostitz, F.-C., & Kelbel, C. (2025). France as a lens for understanding democratic challenges. In É. Druez, F. Gonthier, C. Kelbel, N. Mayer, F.-C. von Nostitz, & V. Tiberj (Eds.), French democracy in distress: Challenges and opportunities in French politics (pp. 1–23). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-92213-8_1 

Morio, C. (2023). Evolution of the legal framework in Europe for the use of digital participation at the “local” level: The French case. Dans T. Côme & G. Rouet (Eds.), Participatory and digital democracy at the local level (pp. 31–42). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-20943-7_3 

Morio, C. (2023). La métropolisation et le citoyen. L’Harmattan. 

Morio, C., & Maurice, L. (2024). Pour la justiciabilité des décisions adoptées dans le cadre des budgets participatifs: Note sur TA Grenoble, 4 octobre 2024, M.X. c/ commune d’Annecy, n° 2106063. ALYODA, 2024(3). https://doi.org/10.35562/alyoda.9824 

Norris, P. (2024). “Things fall apart, the center cannot hold”: Fractionalized and polarized party systems in Western democracies. European Political Science, 23(1), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-023-00467-0 

Norris, P. (2024). Big little election lies: Cynical and credulous evaluations of electoral fraud. Parliamentary Affairs, 77(1), 1–24. https://doi.org/10.1093/pa/gsad022 

Norris, P., Kizilova, K., & Haerpfer, C. (2026). Pillars of trustworthiness: Competency, integrity and impartiality. Palgrave Macmillan (in press).

Novak, M., & Lajh, D. (2024). The 2024 European elections in Slovenia: National topics act to mobilize voters. Politique européenne, 86(4), 234–240. https://doi.org/10.3917/e.poeu.086.0234

Pilch, I., Turska-Kawa, A., & Galica, N. (2023). Religiosity, trust, and the acceptance of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic restrictions: The case of Poland. Journal of Contemporary Religion, 38(3), 455–475. https://doi.org/10.1080/13537903.2023.2260165

Puranen, B., & Brunkert, L. J. (2025). Nordic political culture: Democracy, emancipative values and the rise of populism. In T. Blomqvist & G. Larsson (Eds.), Contemporary Nordic Public Policies (pp. 45–68). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-11292-7_3 

Radu, B. M., & Angi, D. (2023). Youth religious socialization and social capital: A case study. Studia Politologiczne, 70, 81–102. https://doi.org/10.33896/SPolit.2023.70.4 

Ruiu, M. L., Ragnedda, M., Addeo, F., & Ruiu, G. (2023). Investigating how the interaction between individual and circumstantial determinants influence the emergence of digital poverty: A post-pandemic survey among families with children in England. Information, Communication & Society, 26(5), 1023–1044. https://doi.org/10.1080/1369118X.2023.2166359 

Soare, S., Spirova, M., & Tufiș, C. (2025). Entangled trajectories: The 2024 electoral year in Bulgaria and Romania. JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, 63. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.70024

Tufiș, C. (2024). The 2024 EU Parliamentary elections in Romania: An election dominated by local issues. Politique européenne, 86(4), 216–223. https://doi.org/10.3917/e.poeu.086.0216 

Világi, A. (2024). An election without a campaign: 2024 EP election in Slovakia. Politique européenne, 86(4), 224–233. https://doi.org/10.3917/e.poeu.086.0224 

Világi, A., & Baboš, P. (2024). Unpacking negative public attitudes towards European Union integration: Insights from a qualitative study in Slovakia. Journal of Contemporary European Studies. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1080/14782804.2024.2401868 

Világi, A., & Baboš, P. (2025). Engagement or expression? A comparative study of Facebook politics in twelve European countries. Politics in Central Europe, 21(3), 325–347. https://doi.org/10.2478/pce-2025-0013