10.34934/DVN/CZWD06 Vittori, Davide0000-0002-0161-9679(Université Libre de Bruxelles)Pilet, Jean-Benoit0000-0001-5612-0835(Université Libre de Bruxelles)Rojon, Sebastien0000-0003-3559-4673(Université Libre de Bruxelles)Paulis, Emilien0000-0001-5954-4182(University of Luxembourg)Theuwis, Marie-Isabel0000-0003-1802-7896(Université Libre de Bruxelles) Social Sciences and Digital Humanities Archive – SODHA 2025 The datasets consist of two cross-sectional waves designed to measure Italian citizens' preferences for technocratic ministers. Each wave includes approximately 5,000 respondents and features an experimental component. In Wave 1, the experiment assesses preferences for policies implemented by either a technocratic or a partisan minister. Wave 2 replicates the experimental design with a different policy while also introducing an additional experiment to evaluate preferences for mixed decision-making processes. Vittori, Davide(Université Libre de Bruxelles)Pilet, Jean-Benoit(Université Libre de Bruxelles)