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Wainer Lusoli

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Wainer Lusoli
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Born (1974-03-01) March 1, 1974 (age 50)
Occupation(s)Scientific Officer, Joint Research Centre (European Commission)
Websitewww.lusoli.info

Wainer Lusoli (born March, 1 1974) is an Italian academic and political scientist. He has worked on issues concerning electronic democracy and, more recently, digital identity.

He is currently a Scientific Officer at the Joint Research Centre (European Commission) and a Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Chester. Prior to this, he was a Senior Lecturer at the University of Chester and a Research Fellow at the University of Salford and at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Early life and education

Born in Sassuolo, Italy, Lusoli grew up in Sassuolo, Italy and earned a Laurea in Political Science and from the University of Bologna, an Master's degree in European Political Systems and Cultures from the University of Bologna, Network Europaeum, and a PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Career in academia

Between 1999 and 2006, Lusoli has written extensively[1] on topics related to electronic democracy and e-participation. Especially, he contributed to literature the use of web services by political parties [2], by political party members and elites, by trade unions, and by citizens in several countries.

Network Europaeum IPOL Research Website

See also

References

  1. ^ 427 entries in Google Scholar on 23 October 2009
  2. ^ Gibson, R. K., Ward, S. J., & Lusoli, W. (2003). [hhttp://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~db=all~content=a780454906 The Internet and Political Campaigning: the new medium comes of age?] Representation, 39(3), 166-180.