Simone Cremaschi

I am a political scientist studying topics in comparative political economy, political behavior, and political sociology. I am a Departmental Lecturer in Comparative European Politics at University of Oxford’s Department of Politics and International Relations and an associate member of Nuffield College.

research. I study how welfare, labor, environmental, and public-memory policies shape support for far-right parties and the integration of migrants in Western Europe, and how community narratives, collective memory, and local political cultures channel these dynamics into political mobilization. I combine design-based causal inference with immersive qualitative fieldwork, and develop new approaches to integrate the two.

impact. My research appears in leading journals and has been featured in outlets such as the Financial Times, the New York Times, The Guardian, and The Economist. It has been recognized with the AJPS Best Article Honorable Mention (MPSA, 2026), the NEPS Medal for the best publication in peace science (2025), and the IMISCOE Maria Ioannis Baganha Award (2021).

vita. Before Oxford, I was a postdoctoral researcher at Bocconi University’s Department of Social and Political Sciences and Dondena Centre. I received my PhD in Political and Social Sciences from the European University Institute and held visiting positions at Columbia University, the WZB Berlin, and ETH Zurich’s Immigration Policy Lab. My research has been supported by UNU-WIDER, Leiden University, and Fondazione Roberto Franceschi.

contacts. To get in touch, please email me at simone.cremaschi@politics.ox.ac.uk.