PhD Student


giovanni.maggi@ulb.be

Adresse courrier :
ULB - Campus du Solbosch
Avenue F.D. Roosevelt, 50 - CP 124
1050 Bruxelles

Adresse visiteur :
Bâtiment S, 11è étage - Bureau : S10.232
Avenue Jeanne, 44
1050 Bruxelles

 

Bio

Giovanni Maggi is a doctoral candidate in Political Science at the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences of the ULB. His research focuses on political communication and the evolution of the public sphere, especially as it relates to the introduction of new communication technologies. At Cevipol, his dissertation delves into the mainstreaming of radical actors and its relation to the process of discursive polarization.

He holds a Master in digital, new technologies, and public policy from Sciences Po in Paris and a BA in philosophy, international and economic studies from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice.


CV

  • 2025-present : PhD in Political Science (Mini-ARC Fellow)
    Université Libre de Bruxelles. Centre for Research on Political Life (CEVIPOL).
  • 2022-2024 : MA in Digital, New Technologies, and Public Policy
    Sciences Po Paris. Research Track in Comparative Politics
  • 2018-2021: BA in Philosophy, International and Economic Studies
    Ca’ Foscari University of Venice
 

Areas of research

  • Political Communication
  • Comparative Politics
  • Computational Social Science
  • Discursive Polarisation
  • Mainstreaming of Radical Discourse
  • (Social) Media and Politics
 

 
Updated on October 23, 2025