Gabriele Magni

Biography

Gabriele Magni is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Loyola Marymount University. His research examines issues of diversity and representation in advanced democracies. One stream of his work focuses on the causes and consequence of LGBTQ+ political representation. Another stream analyzes immigration attitudes and voting behavior. His research has been published in the American Political Science Review, the American Journal of Political Science, the Journal of Politics, the British Journal of Political Science, and Comparative Political Studies, among other outlets. He has also written for The Washington Post, Politico and The New Republic, and he has provided commentary to The New York Times, The Washington Post, FiveThirtyEight, Fox News, NBC News, ABC News, TIME, Al Jazeera, Associated Press, and Reuters, among others. A first-generation college student, Gabriele grew up in Italy, obtained a Ph.D. from UNC-Chapel Hill, and completed a postdoc at Princeton University before joining LMU.

Education (4)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Ph.D, Political Science

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: M.A., Political Science

University of Bolognia: M.A., International Relations and Economic Development

University of Milan: B.A., Political Science and History

Articles (8)

Boundaries of Solidarity: Immigrants, Economic Contribution, and Welfare Attitudes

American Journal of Political Science

Gabriele Magni

2022-04-11

"Boundaries of Solidarity: Immigrants, Economic Contribution, and Welfare Attitudes." American Journal of Political Science, 2022

Voter Preferences and the Political Underrepresentation of Minority Groups: Lesbian, Gay and Transgender Candidates in Advanced Democracies

Journal of Politics

Gabriele Magni, Andrew Reynolds

2021-10-01

"Voter Preferences and the Political Underrepresentation of Minority Groups: Lesbian, Gay and Transgender Candidates in Advanced Democracies." Journal of Politics, 2021 (with Andrew Reynolds)

The Persistence of Prejudice: Voters Strongly Penalize Politicians with HIV

Political Behavior

Gabriele Magni, Andrew Reynolds

2021-01-31

"The Persistence of Prejudice: Voters Strongly Penalize Politicians with HIV." Political Behavior, 2021 (with Andrew Reynolds)

Economic Inequality, Immigrants, and Selective Solidarity: From Perceived Lack of Opportunity to Ingroup Favoritism

British Journal of Political Science

Gabriele Magni

2020-06-23

"Economic Inequality, Immigrants, and Selective Solidarity: From Perceived Lack of Opportunity to Ingroup Favoritism." British Journal of Political Science, 2021

Women Want an Answer! Field Experiments on Elected Officials and Gender Bias

Journal of Experimental Political Science

Gabriele Magni, Zoila Ponce de Leon

2020-08-10

"Women Want an Answer! Field Experiments on Elected Officials and Gender Bias." Journal of Experimental Political Science, 2021 (with Zoila Ponce de Leon)

What is a Career Politician? Theories, Concept and Measures

European Political Science Review

Gabriele Magni, Nicholas Allen, Donald Searing, Philip Warncke

2020-01-22

"What is a Career Politician? Theories, Concept and Measures." European Political Science Review, 2020 (with Nicholas Allen, Donald Searing, Philip Warncke)

Candidate Sexual Orientation did not Matter in the 2015 UK General Election

American Political Science Review

Gabriele Magni, Andrew Reynolds

2018-03-25

"Candidate Sexual Orientation did not Matter in the 2015 UK General Election." American Political Science Review, 2018 (with Andrew Reynolds)

It’s the Emotions, Stupid! Anger about the Economic Crisis, Low Political Efficacy, and Support for Populist Parties

Electoral Studies

Gabriele Magni

2017-12-01

"It’s the Emotions, Stupid! Anger about the Economic Crisis, Low Political Efficacy, and Support for Populist Parties." Electoral Studies, 2017