Sofia Ammassari

Dr. Sofia Ammassari is Senior Lecturer in Political Science in the College of Business, Creative Arts, Law and Social Sciences. Her main research interests are the populist radical right, women’s and youth political participation, and party organisation. She has published on these topics in journals such as Comparative Political Studies, European Journal of Political Research, Political Studies, Politics and Gender and Party Politics.

Her first two books were both published in 2026 with Oxford University Press. Grassroots Women in the Populist Radical Right investigates women's involvement as members of three parties in India, Italy and Sweden. Youth Wings of the Populist Radical Right looks at the role that youth wings play in ten European parties.

In October 2025, with Duncan McDonnell and Ferran Martinez i Coma, Sofia won over A$825,000 in funding from the Australian Research Council for the Discovery Project “Generation-Z engagement with political parties”. The project, which begins in January 2027, investigates how Gen-Z in Australia, Belgium, India and Italy view and interact with parties.

Prior to joining Flinders University in September 2026, Sofia did her PhD and post-doc at Griffith University in Brisbane.

You can find out more about her research, publications and projects on her personal website.