Edifici ESCI - Born - Despatx 19.521
phone: 93.542.1161
Paolo holds a MA in Political Science from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Barcelona, Spain - 2009)
and a BA in Liberal Arts (Cum Laude) from Universidad San Francisco de Quito (Quito, Ecuador -
2007). He was a professional musician for almost a decade in his native Ecuador before
retaking his graduate education in the social sciences in 2007 in UPF - Barcelona.
Currently he is a PhD Candidate, FI scholar and teaching assistant at Universitat Pompeu Fabra. His thesis, in general terms, focuses on citizens' attitudes towards democracy. He has also collaborated with the European Social Survey (ESS), participating in the design and evaluation of the ESS Round 6 questionnaire.
His academic interests include political culture, attitudes towards democracy, data visualization and survey methodology. Out of the academic world, his main interests are music production and interpretation, football, cooking, and caber tossing.
Most important publications over the last 5 years:
Moncagatta, P. (forthcoming in 2012) "Support for democracy in Venezuela: Does trusting Hugo Chávez play any role?" Revista Latinoamericana de Opinión Pública.
Torcal, M. and Moncagatta, P. (2011) "Political Support", in B. Badie, D. Berg-Schlosser and L. Morlino (eds.) International Encyclopedia of Political Science. London: Sage Publications.
Most recent research projects:
The European Social Survey: Data for a Changing Europe (DACE) (2010-2014)
Funding: European Commission
Code: 262208
"European Social Survey Infrastructure - Improving Social Measurement in Europe". European Commission Sixth Framework Programme - Infrastructures. Project Reference: 26042. Project Acronym: ESSI. Under the supervision of Prof. Willem E. Saris. (2009-2012).
"La calidad de la democracia. Una perspectiva empírica y comparada". Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (Plan Nacional de I + D + I). Project Reference: CSO2008-06525-C02-01. Principal Investigator: Manuel Pérez Yruela. (2010-2011).