Postdoc Camilla Locatelli
Research Profile
Fiscal Policy I Private and Public debt I EU macro-economic policy I Technocracy
My research interests lie at the intersection between political economy and economic sociology, rooted in the attempt at reconciling macrolevel analysis with its micro foundations.
My research revolves around 4 main themes:
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The role of technical expertise in policy making: what are the limits of technical governance and in what way does technocratic management clash with the promises of democratic legitimacy?
- The political economy of public spending: how do states and policy makers set and negotiate limits around public spending? What role do different institutional actors play at different levels (national and EU level)?
- The relationship between public and private Indebtedness: How do macro-level constraints impact the decision-making processes of everyday people?
Selected Publications
- Locatelli, C. (2026). Mind the output gap: The (de-)politicisation of fiscal policy in the EU. Journal of European Integration, 1–22.
- Beretta, G., & Locatelli, C. (2026). Rethinking investment behind the technocratic veil: The emerging consensus on investment and the new EU fiscal rules. Finance and Society, 1–14.
- Aspide, A., Beretta, G., & Locatelli, C. (2026). Recovery and resilience plans across borders: Italy, France, Germany and Spain. In Turning ambition into action: LUHNIP's report on Italy's recovery plan.
- Aspide, A., Beretta, G., & Locatelli, C. (2026). Who governs the recovery? A comparative analysis of degree of centralization, stakeholders' involvement, and monitoring mechanisms of NRRPs. In Turning ambition into action: LUHNIP's report on Italy's recovery plan.
- Locatelli, C. (2024). Mind the output gap: The new technocratic politics of EU fiscal rules in Italy (MPIfG Discussion Paper 24/7). Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies.
- Locatelli, C. (2024). Ruling the game or gaming the rules? The politics of technocratic fiscal surveillance in the EMU. PhD dissertation. Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies.
- Locatelli, C. (2025). Book review: A history of capitalist transformation: A critique of liberal-capitalist reforms by Giampaolo Conte. Capital & Class, 49(1), 153–155.
- Locatelli, C. (2024). The Capital Order: How Economists Invented Austerity and Paved the Way to Fascism [Book review]. Rivista Italiana di Scienza Politica, 54(1), 115.
Curriculum Vitae
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| Year | Position / Degree |
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| Year | Position / Degree |
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Since Sept. 26 | Postdoctoral researcher, Max Weber Institute for Sociology, Heidelberg University |
2024-2026 | Postdoctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for the Studies of Societies, Cologne |
12/2024 | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Cologne &IMPRS Graduate School |
2020-2024 | Doctoral Researcher, Max Planck Institute for the Studies of Societies, Cologne |
06/ 2020 | Master’s Degree, University of Amsterdam |
2018-2020 | Research Master Social Sciences (Sociology-Mixed Methods), University of Amsterdam |
07/2018 | Bachelor degree cum Laude, University of Milano Bicocca |
2015-2018 | Bachelor of Arts, Sociology, University of Milano Bicocca |