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Zoltan Fazekas

Associate Professor

Subjects
Analysis Data Politics Election Quantitative methods

Primary research areas

Polit­ic­al in­form­a­tion and evid­ence
How do politi­cians in­ter­act with stake­hold­ers and busi­nesses? What can they learn from busi­nesses and how can they nav­ig­ate in­flu­ence and ex­pert­ise?
Polit­ic­al com­mu­nic­a­tion
When do voters pun­ish or re­ward politi­cians or busi­nesses? How can politi­cians best com­mu­nic­ate about their work, policy po­s­i­tions, and in­ter­ac­tions with busi­nesses?
Psy­cho­logy of polit­ic­al be­ha­vi­or
How do dif­fer­ent forms and meas­ures of in­di­vidu­al level nar­ciss­ism re­late to polit­ic­al at­ti­tudes, be­ha­vi­ors, and eco­nom­ic de­cision mak­ing?

Lever­aging ex­pert­ise for bet­ter policy and ac­count­ab­il­ity

As Associate Professor of Business and Politics with focus on quantitative methods since 2019, I study questions related to how politicians and businesses interact, what voters think about such relationships, and how these influence public policy. My research is at the intersection of political science, psychology, and communication. In my research I mostly apply various computational approaches to better understand texts, information exchanges, communication, but I also rely on surveys and experiments to uncover individual attitude formation and voter expectations. Overall, I strive to understand the cost, desirability, and potential of economic and political expertise in modern democracies.

Outside activities

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