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The CISE, the Italian Center for Electoral Studies, is an inter-university research facility established by Luiss Guido Carli and the University of Florence. It conducts research on a wide range of topics related to political representation in democracies. Building on its original mission to understand the entire process of political representation, CISE now aims to contribute more broadly to a reflection on the evolution of contemporary democracies and the tensions inherent in the process of representation.

CISE's research areas include: parties and party systems; public opinion; elections, voting behavior, and electoral flows; party competition strategies; the statics, dynamics, and evolution of party systems; political representation and constraints external to responsiveness; and electoral laws and reforms.

CISE’s research, which also draws on a dense international network of relationships with European and American partners, is primarily disseminated through articles published in high-impact international scientific journals, as well as books released by leading international and national publishers. Over the years, the excellence of CISE’s research has also been recognized through numerous awards given to its researchers. CISE also engages in significant public outreach, frequently participating in public debates in the media and offering specific educational programs (in addition to regular Luiss courses) as part of Luiss’s orientation and welcome activities. CISE also conducts targeted research for companies, institutions, political entities, and the non-profit sector.

In addition to publishing articles and books, CISE shares its research through its regularly updated website, where about 150 analyses are published each year, as well as through the “Dossier CISE” series of informative volumes, which are also available in open access on the Center's website.

In addition to publishing articles and books, the Center shares its research through its regularly updated website, where about 150 analyses are published each year, as well as through the “Dossier CISE” series of popular volumes, which are also available in open access on the Center's website.