His research interests focus on the quantitative study of collective behavior.

He graduated in Sociology and Social Research in 2019 and subsequently obtained a PhD in Social Science Methodology in 2022 from the Department of Communication and Social Research at the Sapienza University of Rome. He collaborates with the journal Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale as part of the editorial secretariat.

He is currently part of the FOSSR (Fostering Open Science in Social Science Research) project, collaborating on Work Package 4 – Improving longitudinal data infrastructures in Italy.

Main Publications

Germani D. (2019), The populist obsession: theories and problems, Journal of the Social Imaginary, 14, Mimesis Edizioni, pp. 54-68, DOI: 10.7413/22818138147.

Panarese P., Germani D. (2020), Risk factors and manifestations of distress among hardcore and casual gamers. A contribution to the debate on the risk of video game addiction, in Mauceri S., Di Censi L. (eds.), Hyperconnected adolescents. An investigation into the risks of technology and digital media addiction, Armando Editore, Rome, 5, pp. 95-113.

Germani D., Sonzogni B., Cecconi F. (2023), Influence and Similarity in Social Networks: A Study of the Opinion Dynamics Among Teenagers Through an Agent-Based Model, in: Squazzoni, F. (eds) Advances in Social Simulation, ESSA 2022, Springer Proceedings in Complexity. Springer, Cham. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-031-34920-1_21, pp 263-271.

Germani D., Sonzogni B., Cecconi F. (2023), Methodological pluralism in the study of opinion dynamics. Sociometry, web survey, agent-based modelling, Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale, 130, pp. 52-65, DOI: 10.3280/SR2023-130003.

Sonzogni B., Germani D. (2023), The discrepancy of green votes. A study on the variation of environmentalist support between Europe and Italy, Sociologia e Ricerca Sociale, 131, pp. 216-229, DOI: 10.3280/SR2023-131014.

Sonzogni B., D’Ambrosio G., Germani, D. (2023) “Changes in ‘ordinary’ life. Covid-19’s effects on young students’ mental and physical well-being, Ask: Research and Methods. Volume 31, Issue 1 (2022), pp. 27-45, DOI: 10.18061/ask.v31i1.0002.