CISE - Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali

Name

CISE - Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali

Legal name

CISE – Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali

Website

https://cise.luiss.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Political and Electoral Research Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling (541910)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Electoral Support & Election Observation (BPADAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Education, Research & Academic Congresses (THAHAJAD)

Keywords

• Electoral research
• Political science research
• Voting behavior analysis
• Democratic representation studies
• Electoral data software

Headquarters

HQ city

Roma

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CISE is a non-profit interuniversity research center that conducts quantitative research on Italian elections and democratic representation, publishing academic volumes with Il Mulino on every Italian political election since 1994, producing peer-reviewed scientific journal articles, and developing data analysis software (staR and DAX) for the social sciences. Its activities include expert commentary for media, parliamentary testimony on electoral reform, and the Telescope science communication series for public engagement.

Product overview

CISE (Centro Italiano Studi Elettorali) is an interuniversity research center (LUISS Guido Carli and University of Florence) focused on the quantitative study of elections and democratic representation. The organization offers research products and tools including staR and DAX software for statistical data analysis, the Telescope dissemination series for public engagement, datasets, and publication series. CISE also conducts collaborative international research projects including the ICCP (Issue Competition Comparative Project) and POSTGEN, studying voting behavior and party competition in comparative perspective.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Telescope: A special series of CISE science communication articles and events on elections and democratic representation.

Products and services

• staR Online software for statistical data analysis developed by CISE, used in university courses for flexible and interactive teaching of data analysis in the social sciences.
• DAX Data analysis software developed by CISE within the FOSSR (PNRR) infrastructure project for social science data analysis.
• Telescope Special series of CISE articles and events for scientific dissemination on Italian elections and democratic representation, published regularly on the CISE website.
• Dataset Collection of electoral data and research datasets published by CISE for academic and public use.
• Dossier CISE Series of in-depth research dossiers on Italian elections published in PDF format, including analyses of specific electoral events and reforms.
• Il Mulino Election Volumes Series Regular series of comprehensive research volumes on each Italian political election from 1994 to date, published in partnership with Il Mulino publishing house and available through academic bookstores and libraries worldwide.
• ICCP (Issue Competition Comparative Project) International research project coordinated by CISE Director Lorenzo De Sio, studying party strategies and voting behavior in nine Western countries (including the USA) using survey data and social media data.
• POSTGEN (Generational gap and post-ideological politics in Italy) PRIN-funded research project coordinated by CISE, in collaboration with Milano Statale, Bologna, and Pavia, studying political attitudes and behaviors of different generations of Italian citizens.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~20 scientific publications per year in Italian and international journals
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

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Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• LUISS Guido CarlicoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPrimary host university for CISE. LUISS provides institutional affiliation, office space, and academic infrastructure. The center operates within the Department of Political Sciences of LUISS. CISE was established as an interuniversity center between LUISS and Università di Firenze in 2011.
• Università degli Studi di Firenze (University of Florence)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding university partner. CISE was originally constituted at the University of Florence in June 2004. The center maintains active research collaboration with the Faculty of Political Sciences 'Cesare Alfieri' and the Department of Political Sciences of the University of Florence.
• ITANES (Italian National Election Studies)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCISE scholars are members of ITANES, the Italian National Election Studies group - the major Italian research network for election studies. This affiliation provides access to comprehensive Italian electoral data and collaborative research opportunities.
• Il Mulino Publishing HousecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEditorial partnership for the CISE research volume series. Il Mulino publishes CISE's comprehensive election studies, including the regular series dedicated to each Italian political election since 1994.
• ICCP (Issue Competition Comparative Project)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research project coordinated by CISE Director Lorenzo De Sio, studying party strategies and voting behavior in nine Western countries (including the USA), using survey data and social media data.
• POSTGEN Project (PRIN)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch project on 'Generational gap and post-ideological politics in Italy' funded by PRIN (Ministerial University and Research Fund). CISE coordinates three other units (Milano Statale, Bologna, Pavia) to study political attitudes and behaviors of different generations of Italian citizens.
• Hoover Institution (Stanford University)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCISE researcher Aldo Paparo served as W. Glenn Campbell and Rita Ricardo-Campbell National Fellow at the Hoover Institution, conducting research on comparative party identification.
• European University Institute (EUI)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCISE Director Lorenzo De Sio was Jean Monnet Fellow at EUI. CISE collaborates with EUI's Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (directed by Stefano Bartolini from 2006-2013).
• ESF-COST Action IS0806 (The True European Voter)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational research project in which CISE scholars participated, investigating electoral behavior in European context.
• CEVIPOF (Sciences Po Paris)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCISE researcher Federico Trastulli was visiting doctoral researcher at CEVIPOF, Sciences Po Paris.
• Stanford UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCISE Director Lorenzo De Sio was Campbell National Fellow at Stanford University. CISE President Roberto D'Alimonte taught as visiting professor at Yale and Stanford.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Pew Research Center: Major US-based nonpartisan research organization producing public opinion polling, election studies, and demographic analysis. Comparable in mission (rigorous non-partisan electoral research disseminated to public/media) but operates at substantially larger scale and global reach.
• IFOP: Long-standing French polling and market research firm conducting election studies and public opinion surveys. Comparable as a producer of quantitative electoral data and analysis, though operating commercially rather than as an academic center.
• Chatham House: UK-based international affairs think tank producing policy-relevant research across geopolitics, governance, and democracy. Comparable as an academic-policy hybrid producing rigorous research with significant media and policy footprint, though operating at much larger scale and broader thematic scope.
• YouGov: International public opinion and data research company conducting election polling and political research across many markets. Comparable as a quantitative electoral data and survey provider, but commercially operated and serving B2B/B2C clients rather than an academic center.
• European University Institute (EUI): EU-level postgraduate academic institution producing comparative European political research, including the EUI's Democracy Research Unit. Comparable as an institutional hub for European electoral and democratic studies; CISE director Lorenzo De Sio was a Jean Monnet Fellow there.

Direct peers

• Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales (CEPC): Spanish public research center focused on political and constitutional studies, publishing academic works and policy analysis on Spanish electoral systems and democratic representation. Comparable as a public/government-affiliated academic center producing peer-reviewed electoral research.
• Centro de Investigaciones Sociológicas (CIS): Spain's official public opinion research institute producing the national barometer and electoral studies. Closely comparable as a country-level electoral research center supplying media, government, and academia with quantitative analysis.
• CEVIPOF (Centre for Political Research at Sciences Po): French academic center for electoral and political behavior research at Sciences Po. Comparable as a university-anchored research center using quantitative methods, surveys, and electoral datasets, with strong media and policy reach; CISE researchers have hosted CEVIPOF visitors.
• Istituto Cattaneo: Bologna-based independent research foundation studying Italian politics, elections, and public opinion. Comparable as a domestic peer producing quantitative electoral analysis, datasets, and policy commentary for Italian media and institutions.
• ITANES (Italian National Election Studies): Italian academic network coordinating post-election surveys and electoral research. CISE scholars are ITANES members, and both organizations co-produce Italy's primary electoral studies; directly comparable in mission, data products, and academic audience.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

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