Professor Dr. Lorenza Antonucci

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Lorenza Antonucci is an Associate Professor in Sociology at the University of Cambridge, focused on understanding the changing nature of societal responses to work and financial precarity both in Europe and globally. Her research investigates the causes of socio-economic insecurity, the effects of which exacerbate inequalities and influence populist voting. Prior to joining Cambridge, Antonucci served as Associate Professor and Deputy Director of Research at the College of Social Sciences at the University of Birmingham. She is a German Kennedy Memorial Fellow and Visiting Scholar at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University. Antonucci’s work has been published in prominent sociology and political science journals, and she has contributed to various international media outlets. Her forthcoming book, 'Insecurity Politics', offers a detailed examination of the role of insecurity in political sociology and its impact on voter behavior. Her interests include empirically investigating precarity, financial insecurity, political sociology, and methods for comparative research.

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