In 1827, Franscini published Switzerland's first comparative statistical analysis ever in "Statistica della Svizzera" ("Statistics of Switzerland"). The explicitly liberal text and interpretation were also translated to German, and helped build Franscini's reputation in the political scene. One year later, he wrote "Della pubblica istruzione nel Cantone Ticino" ("On public education in the canton of Ticino"), in which he strongly criticized the backwardness of the cantonal government's education policy. Another political text of his was published in Zurich in 1829, this time anonymously: "Della riforma della Costituzione ticinese" ("On the reform of the Ticino's constitution"), a call for reform, including an outline of how a liberal constitution should be drafted, and a strong criticism of the canton's restorative and conservative institutions. Franscini continued to write for liberal journals such as "L'Osservatore del Ceresio" and "Il Repubblicano della Svizzera italiana" and between 1837 and 1840 published "La Svizzera italiana", a reform program for the canton of Ticino, based on a comprehensive statistical analysis of its political and economic condition.