Maria Cristina Marchetti

Maria Cristina Marchetti is a Full Professor at the Department of Political Science, Sapienza University of Rome, and has served as Department Director since 2021. She teaches Sociology of Political Phenomena and Lobbying and Interest Representation in the European Union, focusing on social and cultural change within complex societies.

• Research Interests
  • European integration and institutional governance
  • Intersection of cultural forms (e.g., fashion) and power dynamics
  • Political processes in transnational contexts

Her scholarly work spans publications on topics like the rule of law in European identity, postmodernism's impact on modernity, and symbolic power representation through fashion. She has coordinated the Erasmus+ K2 project Cultural Studies in Business, emphasizing interdisciplinary collaboration.

• Key Research Themes
  • Depoliticization and anti-politics
  • Time-space analysis in globalization
  • Civic participation and digital democracy