Dr. Federico Brandmayr

Biography

Federico Brandmayr is a lecturer in the Department of Political Science and holds a secondary appointment as an Associate Research Scholar. His work focuses on the politics of expertise, particularly the contested production and reception of expert knowledge within groups, with an emphasis on knowledge related to crime, terrorism, and political extremism. This work forms the basis of his current book project. Federico investigates contemporary distrust in experts, especially in the Italian context, and studies philosophical critiques of the role of science and technology in modern societies. His articles have been published in notable journals such as Sociological Theory, Science, Technology, & Human Values, the European Journal of Sociology, and Social Epistemology, among others. Federico earned his degree in Political Science from the University of Trieste in Italy, and he completed his master's and doctoral degrees in Sociology at Sorbonne University in Paris. Additionally, he has held postdoctoral appointments at the University of Cambridge, the MacMillan Center at Yale, and LUISS University in Rome.

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