Dr. David Fortunato

Biography

David Fortunato studies how policymaking institutions structure decisions made by governments and voters. His research focuses on understanding how voters make sense of complex political and economic processes, such as attributing responsibility for policy outcomes among multiple government actors and predicting what will happen in elections. He also studies how governmental actors interact and respond to voters when making policy choices. This research entails examining voters’ beliefs and choices across a range of policymaking activities and outcomes, including roll call votes, amendments, fiscal policy, and sovereign debt. Fortunato has published his research in prestigious journals including the American Political Science Review and the Journal of Politics. He is the author of a forthcoming book titled “The Cycle of Coalition: How Parties and Voters Interact in Coalition Governance.” David is recognized as a leading expert in European political economy and holds an affiliation with Copenhagen Business School.

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