Dr. A. (Alessandro) Nai
Faculteit der Maatschappij- en Gedragswetenschappen
Programmagroep: Political Communication & Journalism
Bezoekadres
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
Postadres
- Nieuwe Achtergracht 166
1018 WV Amsterdam
Contactgegevens
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Publicaties
2023
- Casiraghi, M., Curini, L., & Nai, A. (2023). Populism in the eye of the beholder? A conjoint experiment on citizens’ identification of populists. European Journal of Political Research. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6765.12589
Nai, A., Schemeil, Y., & Valli, C. (2023). A persuadable type? Personality traits, dissonant information, and political persuasion. International Journal of Communication : IJoC, 17, 1061–1082. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/19182/4039 [details]- Valli, C., & Nai, A. (2023). Dispositioned to resist? The Big Five and resistance to dissonant political views. Personality and Individual Differences, 207, [112152].
2022
- Maier, J., & Nai, A. (2022). When conflict fuels negativity. A large-scale comparative investigation of the contextual drivers of negative campaigning in elections worldwide. The Leadership Quarterly, 33(2), [101564]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leaqua.2021.101564 [details]
- Medeiros, M., Nai, A., Erman, A., & Young, E. (2022). Personality traits of world leaders and differential policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Social Science & Medicine, 311, [115358]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115358 [details]
- Nai, A. (2022). Populist voters like dark politicians. Personality and Individual Differences, 187, [111412]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.111412 [details]
- Nai, A., Medeiros, M., Maier, M., & Maier, J. (2022). Euroscepticism and the use of negative, uncivil and emotional campaigns in the 2019 European Parliament election: A winning combination. European Union Politics, 23(1), 21-42. https://doi.org/10.1177/14651165211035675 [details]
- Nai, A., Tresch, A., & Maier, J. (2022). Hardwired to attack. Candidates' personality traits and negative campaigning in three European countries. Acta Politica, 57(4), 772–797. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41269-021-00222-7 [details]
- Nai, A., Tresch, A., & Maier, J. (2022). Tailored negativity. Campaign consultants, candidate personality, and attack politics. Swiss Political Science Review, 28(2), 338-360. https://doi.org/10.1111/spsr.12525 [details]
- Nai, A., Young, E., & Bos, L. (2022). Pop populism: ethno-traditionalism beyond national borders and the populist radical right. Acta Politica. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41269-022-00262-7
- Petkevič, V., & Nai, A. (2022). Political attacks in 280 characters or less: A new tool for the automated classification of campaign negativity on social media. American Politics Research, 50(3), 279-302. https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673X211055676 [details]
- Tatum, A., & Nai, A. (2022). Entitled and self-conscious? The ego-centric underpinnings of electoral preferences during the 2020 U.S. election. Research & Politics, 9(4). https://doi.org/10.1177/20531680221145554 [details]
- Valli, C., & Nai, A. (2022). Attack politics from Albania to Zimbabwe: A large-scale comparative study on the drivers of negative campaigning. International political science review = Revue internationale de science politique, 43, 680–696. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512120946410 [details]
- Valli, C., & Nai, A. (2022). let me think about it: Cognitive elaboration and strategies of resistance to political persuasion. Media Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1080/15213269.2022.2098774
- Vargiu, C., & Nai, A. (2022). Sincerity over accuracy: Epistemic preferences and the persuasiveness of uncivil and simple rhetoric. International Journal of Communication : IJoC, 16, 4457–4480. https://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/view/18018
- Verhulsdonk, I., Nai, A., & Karp, J. A. (2022). Are political attacks a laughing matter? three experiments on political humor and the effectiveness of negative campaigning. Political Research Quarterly, 75(3), 720–737. https://doi.org/10.1177/10659129211023590 [details]
2021
- Gravelle, T. B., Medeiros, M., & Nai, A. (2021). In the Shadow of the Tower: Spatial proximity to mosques, visible diversity, and support for the radical right. Political Geography, 91, [102499]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polgeo.2021.102499 [details]
- Maier, J., & Nai, A. (2021). Mapping the drivers of negative campaigning: Insights from a candidate survey. International political science review = Revue internationale de science politique. https://doi.org/10.1177/0192512121994512
- Maier, M., Jalali, C., Maier, J., Nai, A., & Stier, S. (2021). When do parties put Europe in the centre? Evidence from the 2019 European Parliament election campaign. Politics, 41(4), 433-450. https://doi.org/10.1177/02633957211008348 [details]
- Nai, A. (2021). Fear and Loathing in Populist Campaigns? Comparing the Communication Style of Populists and Non-populists in Elections Worldwide. Journal of Political Marketing, 20(2), 219-250. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377857.2018.1491439 [details]
- Nai, A. (2021). Voter information processing and political decision making. In D. P. Redlawsk (Ed.), The Oxford encyclopedia of political decision making (Vol. 2). [e-913] Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.912 [details]
- Nai, A., & Maier, J. (2021). Can anyone be objective about Donald Trump? Assessing the personality of political figures. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties, 31(3), 283-308. https://doi.org/10.1080/17457289.2019.1632318 [details]
- Nai, A., & Maier, J. (2021). Is Negative Campaigning a Matter of Taste? Political Attacks, Incivility, and the Moderating Role of Individual Differences. American Politics Research, 49(3), 269-281. https://doi.org/10.1177/1532673X20965548 [details]
- Nai, A., & Maier, J. (2021). Teflon Trump? Shifting Public Perceptions of Donald Trump’s Personality Traits across Four Studies over 18 Months. International Journal of Public Opinion Research, 33(2), 294-314. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijpor/edaa030 [details]
- Nai, A., & Maier, J. (2021). The wrath of candidates. Drivers of fear and enthusiasm appeals in election campaigns across the globe. Journal of Political Marketing. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377857.2021.1930327
- Nai, A., & Otto, L. P. (2021). When they go low, we gloat. how trait and state schadenfreude moderate the perception and effect of negative political messages. Journal of Media Psychology, 33(2), 82-93. https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000283 [details]
- Nai, A., Maier, J., & Vranić, J. (2021). Personality goes a long way (for some). An experimental investigation into candidate personality traits, voters’ profile, and perceived likeability. Frontiers in Political Science, 3, [636745]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpos.2021.636745 [details]
- Seeberg, H. B., & Nai, A. (2021). Undermining a rival party's issue competence through negative campaigning: experimental evidence from the USA, Denmark, and Australia. Political Studies, 69(3), 623-643. https://doi.org/10.1177/0032321720916162 [details]
2020
- Maier, J., & Nai, A. (2020). Roaring candidates in the spotlight: Campaign negativity, emotions, and media coverage in 107 national elections. The International Journal of Press/Politics, 25, 576-606. https://doi.org/10.1177/1940161220919093
- Nai, A. (2020). Going negative, worldwide: Towards a general understanding of determinants and targets of negative campaigning. Government and Opposition, 55(3), 430-455. https://doi.org/10.1017/gov.2018.32 [details]
- Nai, A. (2020). The Trump paradox: How cues from a disliked source foster resistance to persuasion. Politics and Governance, 8(1), 122-132. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v8i1.2428 [details]
- Nai, A., & Maier, J. (2020). Dark necessities? Candidates’ aversive personality traits and negative campaigning in the 2018 American Midterms. Electoral Studies, 68, [102233]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2020.102233 [details]
- Nai, A., & Toros, E. (2020). The peculiar personality of strongmen: Comparing the Big Five and Dark Triad traits of autocrats and non-autocrats. Political Research Exchange, 2(1), [1707697]. https://doi.org/10.1080/2474736X.2019.1707697 [details]
2019
- Gerstlé, J., & Nai, A. (2019). Negativity, emotionality and populist rhetoric in election campaigns worldwide, and their effects on media attention and electoral success. European Journal of Communication, 34(4), 410– 444. https://doi.org/10.1177/0267323119861875 [details]
- Nai, A. (2019). Disagreeable narcissists, extroverted psychopaths, and elections: A new dataset to measure the personality of candidates worldwide. European Political Science, 18(2), 309-334. https://doi.org/10.1057/s41304-018-0187-2 [details]
- Nai, A. (2019). The Electoral Success of Angels and Demons: Big Five, Dark Triad, and Performance at the Ballot Box. Journal of Social and Political Psychology, 7(2), 830-862. https://doi.org/10.5964/jspp.v7i2.918 [details]
- Nai, A. (2019). Voter Information Processing and Political Decision Making. In W. R. Thompson (Ed.), Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics [e-912] (Oxford Research Encyclopedias). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.912 [details]
- Nai, A. (2019). Watchdog press. In T. P. Vos, & F. Hanusch (Eds.), The International Encyclopedia of Journalism Studies (Vol. 3). (The Wiley Blackwell-ICA International Encyclopedias of Communication). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley Blackwell. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118841570.iejs0167 [details]
- Nai, A., & Martinez i Coma, F. (2019). The personality of populists: provocateurs, charismatic leaders, or drunken dinner guests? West European Politics, 42(7), 1337-1367. https://doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2019.1599570 [details]
- Nai, A., & Martínez i Coma, F. (2019). Losing in the polls, time pressure, and the decision to go negative in referendum campaigns. Politics and Governance, 7(2), 278–296. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v7i2.1940 [details]
- Nai, A., Martínez i Coma, F., & Maier, J. (2019). Donald Trump, Populism, and the Age of Extremes: Comparing the Personality Traits and Campaigning Styles of Trump and Other Leaders Worldwide. Presidential Studies Quarterly, 49(3), 609-643. https://doi.org/10.1111/psq.12511 [details]
2018
- Karp, J. A., Nai, A., & Norris, P. (2018). Dial ‘F’ for fraud: Explaining citizens suspicions about elections. Electoral Studies, 53, 11-19. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2018.01.010 [details]
- Lanz, S., & Nai, A. (2018). How elections shape campaigning effects in direct democracy. In L. Morel, & M. Qvortrup (Eds.), The Routledge Handbook to Referendums and Direct Democracy (pp. 348-368). Routledge. [details]
- Nai, A., & Maier, J. (2018). Perceived personality and campaign style of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Personality and Individual Differences, 121, 80-83. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2017.09.020 [details]
- Nai, A., & Sciarini, P. (2018). Why 'going negative'? Strategic and situational determinants of personal attacks in Swiss direct democratic votes. Journal of Political Marketing, 17, 382-417. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377857.2015.1058310
- Nai, A., & Seeberg, H. B. (2018). A series of persuasive events. Sequencing effects of negative and positive messages on party evaluations and perceptions of negativity. Journal of Marketing Communications, 24(4), 412-432. https://doi.org/10.1080/13527266.2018.1428672 [details]
2017
- Martinez i Coma, F., & Nai, A. (2017). Ethnic diversity decreases turnout. Comparative evidence from over 650 elections around the world. Electoral Studies, 49, 75-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electstud.2017.07.002 [details]
- Nai, A. (2017). The Fourth Estate. In P. Norris, & A. Nai (Eds.), Election Watchdogs: Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity (pp. 191-210). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190677800.003.0010 [details]
- Nai, A., Schemeil, Y., & Marie, J-L. (2017). Anxiety, Sophistication, and Resistance to Persuasion: Evidence from a Quasi-Experimental Survey on Global Climate Change. Political Psychology, 38(1), 137-156.
2016
- Nai, A. (2016). Introduction: Opinions individuelles et arguments de champagne et démocratie directe suisse. In A. Nai (Ed.), Le citoyen face à ses opinions: arguments, connaissances et campagnes politiques en Suisse (pp. 9-28). Seismo Verlag.
- Nai, A. (2016). La formation de l'opinion entre predispositions et information politique. In A. Nai (Ed.), Le citoyen face à ses opinions: arguments, connaissances et campagnes politiques en Suisse (pp. 29-69). Seismo Verlag.
2015
- Lanz, S., & Nai, A. (2015). Vote as you think: Determinants of consistent decision-making in direct democracy. Swiss Political Science Review, 21(1), 119-139.
- Nai, A. (2015). The maze and the mirror: Voting correctly in direct democracy. Social Science Quarterly, 96(2), 465-486.
- Nai, A., & Walter, A. S. (2015). How Negative Campaigning Impinges on the Political Game: a Literature Overview. In A. Nai, & A. S. Walter (Eds.), New perspectives on negative campaigning: why attack politics matters ECPR Press.
- Nai, A., & Walter, A. S. (2015). The War of Words: the Art of Negative Campaigning. In A. Nai, & A. S. Walter (Eds.), New perspectives on negative campaigning: why attack politics matters (pp. 1-31). ECPR Press.
- Nai, A., Petitpas, A., Holecz, V., Marechesini, M., & Sanogo-Willers, B. (2015). An OCEAN of Negativity. An Experimental Assessment on Personality Traits and the Chances to 'Go Dirty' in Debates on Political Issues. In A. Nai, & A. S. Walter (Eds.), New perspectives on negative campaigning: why attack politics matters (pp. 2017-232). ECPR Press.
- Sciarini, P., Lanz, S., & Nai, A. (2015). Till immigration do us part? Public opinion and the dilemma between immigration control and bilateral agreements. Swiss Political Science Review, 21(2), 271–286.
- Walter, A. S., & Nai, A. (2015). Explaining the Use of Attack Behaviour in the Electoral Battlefield: A Literature Overview. In A. Nai, & A. S. Walter (Eds.), New perspectives on negative campaigning: why attack politics matters (pp. 97-114). ECPR Press.
- Walter, A. S., & Nai, A. (2015). Where to Go From Here in the Study of Negative Campaigning: The Comparative Challenge Ahead. In A. Nai, & A. S. Walter (Eds.), New perspectives on negative campaigning: why attack politics matters (pp. 327-333). ECPR Press.
2014
- Nai, A. (2014). Choisir avec l'esprit, voter avec le Coeur. Causes et conséquences des processus cognitifs de formation de l'opinion en Suisse lors des votations fédérales. Seismo Verlag.
- Nai, A. (2014). The Cadillac, the mother-in-law, and the ballot: individual and contextual roots of ambivalence in Swiss direct democracy. Electoral Studies, 33, 292-306.
2013
- Giugni, M., & Nai, A. (2013). Paths towards consensus: Explaining decision-making in the Swiss Global Justice Movement. Swiss Political Science Review, 19(1), 26-40.
- Giugni, M., & Nai, A. (2013). Quality of Deliberation: A Multilevel Analysis. In D. Della Porta, & D. Rucht (Eds.), Meeting democracy. Power and deliberation in Global Justice Movements (pp. 152-178). Cambridge University Press.
- Nai, A. (2013). What really matters is which camp goes dirty. Differential effects of negative campaigning on turnout during Swiss federal ballots'. European Journal of Political Research, 52(1), 44-70.
2010
- Cinalli, M., Giugni, M., & Nai, A. (2010). Political participation and protests of migrants: comparing the role of political opportunities across nine cities in Europe'. Rivista italiana di scienza politica, 3, 397-422.
2009
- Nai, A., & Lloren, A. (2009). Intérêt spécifique et comportement politique des citoyennes suisses (1999-2005). Swiss Political Science Review, 15(1), 99-132.
2022
- Nai, A., Garzia, D., Aaldering, L., Ferreira da Silva, F., & Gattermann, K. (2022). For a research agenda on negative politics. Politics and Governance, 10(4), 243–246. https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i4.6622 [details]
2017
- Norris, P., & Nai, A. (Eds.) (2017). Election Watchdogs: Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity. New York, NY: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780190677800.001.0001 [details]
2016
- Nai, A. (2016). Le citoyen face à ses opinions: arguments, connaissances et campagnes politiques en Suisse. Seismo Verlag.
2015
- Nai, A., & Walter, A. S. (2015). New perspectives on negative campaigning: why attack politics matters. ECPR Press.
2022
- Bos, L., Nai, A., & Saadettin, M. (2022). Establishing the populist people across conflict lines. Paper presented at ECPR General Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.
2020
- Goldberg, A. C., & Nai, A. (2020). Nexit, Frexit or Grexit? A comparison of parties’ and citizens’ positions toward EU exit referendums. Paper presented at EPSA Annual conference (virtual), .
Tijdschriftredactie
- Nai, A. (editor) (2019-2022). Frontiers in Political Science (Journal).
- Nai, A. (editor) (2019-2022). Journal of Social and Political Psychology (Journal).
2022
- Valli, C. & Nai, A. (2022). Let Me Think about It: Cognitive Elaboration and Strategies of Resistance to Political Persuasion. Taylor & Francis. https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.20389519.v1
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Nai, A., Schemeil, Y., & Valli, C. (2023). A persuadable type? Personality traits, dissonant information, and political persuasion. International Journal of Communication : IJoC, 17, 1061–1082.