I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at the University of Liverpool, which I joined in 2017. Prior to this, I was a Research Fellow at CAGE – Centre for Competitive Advantage in the Global Economy at the Department of Economics at the University of Warwick. I studied Political Science at the Università degli Studi di Pavia (UNIPV) and received a PhD in Government from the Department of Government at the University of Essex in 2013.
I use the tools of quantitative political economy to study counterterrorist regulation, terrorism and public opinion, and racial bias in law enforcement.
Publications
Wait and see? Public opinion dynamics after terrorist attacks with Marco Giani and Ria Ivandic. The Journal of Politics 85:3 843-859.2023.
European Integration and the race to the top in counterterrorist regulations with Thomas Plümper. Journal of European Public Policy 04: 1-13. 2017.
The Politics of Targeted and Untargeted Counterterrorist Regulations. Terrorism and Political Violence, 28:4: 713-734. 2016.
The ‘Peer Effect’ in Counterterrorist Policies with Eric Neumayer and Thomas Plümper. International Organization,68:1-2. 2014.
Legislative Response to International Terrorism. Journal of Peace Research, 48: 399-411. 2011.
Working papers/work in progress
Felon re-enfranchisement, race, arrests — with Riccardo Di Leo and Giacomo Damioli.
Policy backlash: The case of police reforms in the United States – with Stephane Wolton
Other projects
The papers and projects below are related to my work as a post-doctorate fellow in the department of economics at Warwick University
Bargaining over Maternity Pay: Evidence from UK Universities.– with Vera Troeger. Journal of Public Policy, 2019.
Motherhood in Academia: A Novel Dataset with an Application to Maternity Leave Uptake – with Vera Troeger, Riccardo Di Leo, Thomas Scotto. Social Policy & Administration, 2024.
The Motherhood Penalties: Insight from Women in UK Academia – with Vera Troeger, Riccardo Di Leo, Thomas Scotto. Under Review
Motherhood, Leave Generosity and Academic Productivity – with Vera Troeger, Riccardo Di Leo, Thomas Scotto. Under Review
Contacts
email: Mariaelisa.Epifanio@liverpool.ac.uk
mailing address: Dr Mariaelisa Epifanio,Department of Politics, University of Liverpool, Room: G33, 8-11 Abercromby Square, Liverpool L69 7WZ, United Kingdom
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