Dr. Alberto López Ortega

Biography

Alberto López Ortega is an Assistant Professor at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he leads the VENI project focused on the impact of ethnic norms on citizens' (il)liberal democratic attitudes from 2025 to 2029. He is also a Ramón Areces Fellow and a Visiting Scholar at Harvard University's Center for European Studies from 2024 to 2025, contributing to the Weatherhead Research Cluster on Identity Politics. His specialization lies in comparative politics, electoral behavior, representation, and public opinion, particularly regarding LGBTQ+ rights and liberal democracy. López Ortega co-directs the electoral prediction market Predilect and co-leads WG1 of the COST Action LGBTI+ Social Economic Inequalities (CA19103). He holds a Ph.D. in Political Science from the University of Zurich and focuses his research on identity-based polarization and the erosion of socioculturally liberal attitudes. His methodological expertise includes quantitative techniques with a specific emphasis on experimental survey methods. His work has been published in prestigious journals such as Nature Human Behaviour, Science Advances, American Political Science Review, Journal of Politics, and British Journal of Political Science, indicating his significant contribution to the field. Additionally, his analyses have appeared in media outlets including The New York Guardian and El País.

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