Lanny Martin
Full Professor
Biography
Lanny Martin is a Professor of Political Science at Università Bocconi. He is also a research fellow in the Politics and Institutions unit of the Dondena Centre for Research on Social Dynamics and Public Policy.
His research focuses on comparative political institutions, legislative politics, political economy, and coalition government. He teaches courses on democratic representation, European politics, parties and elections, and executives and legislatures. He is the author of numerous articles on his topics of interest. His works have been published in the American Journal of Political Science, American Political Science Review, and British Journal of Political Science, among others.
He got a PhD in Political Sciences from the University of Rochester in 2000.
Recent Publications
- 2026
Refining Gamson: The Isometric Log-Ratio Transformation and Portfolio Proportionality in Multiparty Governments
MARTIN, L., G. VANBERG, "Refining Gamson: The Isometric Log-Ratio Transformation and Portfolio Proportionality in Multiparty Governments", Political Analysis, 2026, pp. 1-17 - 2025
Trust, but verify: Control mechanisms in multiparty governments
MARTIN, L., G. VANBERG, "Trust, but verify: Control mechanisms in multiparty governments" in Handbook on Coalition Politics., Thomas Bräuninger, Marc Debus (Eds.), Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 418-433, 2025 - 2025
Voter Sophistication and Coalition Politics: How Ideological Awareness Shapes Government Formation in Multiparty Democracies
MARTIN, L., G. VANBERG - "Voter Sophistication and Coalition Politics: How Ideological Awareness Shapes Government Formation in Multiparty Democracies" - 2025, Oxford University Press - 2020
Coalition Government, Legislative Institutions, and Public Policy in Parliamentary Democracies
MARTIN, L., G. VANBERG, "Coalition Government, Legislative Institutions, and Public Policy in Parliamentary Democracies", American Journal of Political Science, 2020, vol. 64, no. 2, pp. 325-340 - 2020
Models of coalition politics: recent developments and new directions
MARTIN, L., G. VANBERG, "Models of coalition politics: recent developments and new directions" in The Sage Handbook of Research Methods in Political Science and International Relations., L. Curini, R. Franzese (Eds.), SAGE Publications, chap. 14, pp. 244-260, 2020 - 2020
What You See Is Not Always What You Get: Bargaining before an Audience under Multiparty Government
MARTIN, L., G. VANBERG, "What You See Is Not Always What You Get: Bargaining before an Audience under Multiparty Government", American Political Science Review, 2020, vol. 114, no. 4, pp. 1138-1154
