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Leonardo Morlino

Leonardo Morlino (28 June 1947 – 18 June 2025) was an Italian political scientist who was Emeritus Professor of Political Science at LUISS "Guido Carli" University (Rome, Italy) specializing in comparative politics.

Morlino was the first Italian President of the International Political Science Association from 2009 until 2012.

Previously to being professor at LUISS, he was professor of Political Science at the University of Florence (Italy) from 1971 until 2006. He also served as Vice Rector (Research) of LUISS "Guido Carli" University from 2012 to 2018.

He was visiting professor at, among others, Stanford University (Palo Alto, USA), the Institut d’Études Politiques (Paris, France), the Centro de Estudios Políticos y Constitucionales (Madrid, Spain), the Juan March Institute (Madrid, Spain), New York University (Florence Overseas Study Program), and fellow at Nuffield College (Oxford University, UK), Yale University (New Haven, USA), Stanford University (Palo Alto, USA).

Morlino wrote extensively on the changes of political regimes, democratization processes and the quality of democracy of different areas of the world.

Morlino died on 18 June 2025, at the age of 77. Provided by Wikipedia