F. (Francesca) Giardini, PhD

Associate professorHer/Hers

Faculty of Behavioural and Social Sciences

Telephone:

+31 50 36 34642

E-mail:

f.giardini rug.nl

Homepage ORCID Research Portal

Research interests

From The Times Higher Education World University Rankings, to products' reviews on eBay, or to friends recommending restaurants and books, we are immersed in a network of evaluations about individuals, places, goods, companies or even institutions. Knowing others' reputations allows us to make predictions about their behaviors, and being effective in managing one's own reputation is crucial for social inclusion.

In my research I am interested in identifying the conditions under which reputation and gossip might support or hamper cooperation in different setting. I am especially interested in social sustainability and on the mechanisms promoting it. I recently started working on the network dynamics of cooperation in organizations.

Publications

Gender ratio and influence in teams, a model

Zhou, X., Giardini, F., Hemelrijk, C. K. & Nijstad, B. A., Jul-2026, Advances in Social Simulation: Proceedings of the 20th Social Simulation Conference, Delft, The Netherlands, 25-29 August, 2025. Verhagen, H., Chappin, E. & Scholz, G. (eds.). Springer Nature Switzerland, p. 698-722 25 p. (Springer Proceedings in Complexity (SPCOM) ).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

Handling of Reputation-Damaging Information in Adolescents and Young Adults With Autism

Barbarroja, N., Giardini, F., Ordin, M. & Manrique, H. M., 16-Jul-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

In concealment and in relevation: Gossip, Secrecy, and Social Cohesion

Giardini, F. & Wittek, R., 2026, In: L'Année sociologique. 76, 2, p. 15-33

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Major intensification of fire weather across southern Europe in recent decades

Feron, S., Cordero, R. R., Damiani, A., Schulz, K., Wang, C., Ouyang, Z., Giardini, F., Redondas, A. & Beaulieu, A., 30-Jul-2026, In: Scientific Reports. 16, 1, 12 p., 21852.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Structure, time and effectiveness: An integrative review for resilient interorganizational networks in post-disaster recovery

Damaschin, L., Giardini, F. & Wittek, R., 30-May-2026, In: Progress in Disaster Science.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Unraveling the Role of Vulnerability and Norm Compliance in Societal Preparedness in Health Crises

Li, T. & Giardini, F., 2026, Advances in Social Simulation: Proceedings of the 20th Social Simulation Conference. Verhagen, H., Chappin, E. & Scholz, G. (eds.). Springer, p. 351-365 15 p. (Springer Proceedings in Complexity).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

Competing norms and shifting saliences. How norm beliefs affected behavior among Dutch health care interns during the COVID-19 lockdown

Teekens, T., Giardini, F. & Wittek, R., May-2025, In: Rationality and Society. 37, 2, p. 201-229 29 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Gossip

Giardini, F., 14-Feb-2025, The Handbook of Social and Political Conflict. Wiley-Blackwell, p. 221-229 9 p.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review

Homophily in opinion networks affects collective risk perception in heterogeneous populations

Giardini, F., Vilone, D., Zino, L. & Cao, M., 31-May-2024, Proceedings of the International ISCRAM Conference 2024. Penkert, B., Hellingrath, B., Rode, M., Widera, A., Middelhoff, M., Boersma, K. & Kalthöner, M. (eds.). ISCRAM

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

Modeling Realistic Human Behavior in Disasters. A Rapid Literature Review of Agent-Based Models reviews

Giardini, F., Borit, M., Verhagen, H. & Wijermans, F., 2024, Advances in Social Simulation: Proceedings of the 18th Social Simulation Conference. Elsenbroich, C. & Verhagen, H. (eds.). Springer, p. 151–162 12 p. (Springer Proceedings in Complexity).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review