Paolo Dardanelli

**Paolo Dardanelli**
"The principles and modes of government are too important to be disregarded by an inquisitive mind", James Madison, 1773 Welcome to my website. I am a political scientist based at the University of Kent in Canterbury, UK. On these pages you can find an outline of my biography, details of my research, consultancy, and media activities, information on my courses, and a full list of works (with downloadable text where possible). I welcome your comments, do not hesitate to get in touch. Thank you for your visit. What's new? 'The Parliamentary and Executive Elections in Switzerland, 2011', a report co-written with Sean Mueller, has just been published in Electoral Studies 32/1: 197-201. 'Europeanization and the Unravelling of Belgium: a Comparative Analysis of Party Strategies', an article showing that European integration has had a small but significant influence on the transformation of Belgium, has been published in Acta Politica 47/2: 181-209. Contacts School of Politics and International Relations, University of Kent, Canterbury, CT2 7NX, United Kingdom; p.dardanelli@kent.ac.uk; +44 1227 827417. © 2000-2013 Paolo Dardanelli. Last updated and validated 20-May-2013.