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Patrizia Catellani

I have two main research interests:

(1) Counterfactual thinking. Research addresses: (a) the influence of social and contextual norms in the generation of counterfactual alternatives; and (b) the effects of counterfactual communication on impression formation.

(2) Social psychology of politics. Research is focused on: (a) political communication and its effects on voters; (b) the perception of political candidates; and (c) the explanation processes regarding political issues/events and their links with voting intention.

Primary Interests:

  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Causal Attribution
  • Communication, Language
  • Intergroup Relations
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Law and Public Policy
  • Political Psychology
  • Prejudice and Stereotyping
  • Self and Identity
  • Social Cognition
  • Applied Social Psychology
  • Causal Attribution
  • Communication, Language
  • Intergroup Relations
  • Judgment and Decision Making
  • Law and Public Policy
  • Political Psychology
  • Prejudice and Stereotyping
  • Self and Identity
  • Social Cognition

Books:

Journal Articles:

Other Publications:

  • Catellani, P. (2011). Counterfactuals in the social context: The case of political interviews and their effects. In D. Birke, M. Butter, & T. Koeppe (Eds.), Counterfactual thinking-Counterfactual writing (pp. 81-94). De Gruyter: Berlin/Boston.
  • Catellani, P. (2004). Political psychology, Overview. In C. Spielberger (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of applied psychology (pp. 51-65). London: Elesevier.
  • Catellani, P., Colombo, F., Milesi, P., Villa, M., & Scaglioni, M. (2010). What has been and what should have been. The representation of the government’s performance in a television interview with Italian Prime Minister Berlusconi. In F. Colombo (Ed.), A trivial country. Essays on media and politics in Italy (pp. 31-48). Vita e Pensiero: Milan.
  • Catellani, P., & Milesi, P. (2007). Two psychological routes to right-wing extremism: How Italian workers cope with change. In J. Flecker (Ed.), Changes in working life and the appeal of the extreme right (pp. 105-121). Ashgate, London.
  • Catellani, P., & Milesi, P. (2006). Juries in Italy: Legal and extra-legal norms in sentencing. In M. Kaplan & A. Martin Rodriguez (Eds.), Understanding world jury systems through social psychological research. New York: Psychology Press.
  • Catellani, P., & Milesi, P. (2005). When the context is the case: Counterfactuals in the courtroom. In D. Mandel, D. Hilton, & P. Catellani (Eds.), The psychology of counterfactual thinking (pp. 183-198). London: Routledge.
  • Catellani, P., Milesi, P., & Crescentini, A. (2005). One root, different branches: Identity, injustice, and schism. In B. Klandermans & N. Mayer (Eds.), Through the magnifying glass: The world of right-wing extremism. London: Routledge.
  • De Weerdt, Y., Catellani, P., De Witte, H., & Milesi, P. (2007). Perceived socio-economic change and right-wing extremism: A survey among European workers. In J. Flecker (Ed.), Changes in Working Life and the Appeal of the Extreme Right. London: Ashgate.
  • Milesi, P., Chirumbolo, A., & Catellani, P. (2005). Italy: The offspring of fascism. In B. Klandermans & N. Mayer (Eds.), Through the magnifying glass: the world of right-wing extremism. London: Routledge.

Courses Taught:

  • Psychology of Communication
  • Social Psychology of Politics
  • Psychology of Communication
  • Social Psychology of Politics

Patrizia Catellani
Department of Psychology
Catholic University of Milan
Largo Gemelli, 1
20123 Milan
Italy

Phone: +39 02-72342906
Fax: +39 02-72342280

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