MATHILDE M. VAN DITMARS

Welcome! I am a political sociologist and Assistant Professor at the University of Milan.

My research lies at the intersection of political behaviour, social stratification, and gender & politics. I study how social divides shape political attitudes and behaviour through processes of political socialization and formative life experiences.

I am the Principal Investigator of INTERGEN (Italian FIS Starting Grant, 2026–2031), which examines how structural inequalities drive generational political change and what this means for political representation in ageing democracies.