Assistant Professor

Patrick van Erkel is an Assistant Professor of Political Communication at the Amsterdam School of Communication Research (ASCoR). He holds a PhD in political science from the University of Antwerp (2017). His research focuses on how political news and information, both in traditional media and on social media, affect citizens’ political attitudes and behavior, focusing on topics such as (affective) polarization, political knowledge, and mis- and disinformation. His work has appeared in journals such as Political Communication, the Journal of Press/Politics, the European Journal of Political Research, and Public Opinion Quarterly.

Keywords: Public opinion; Polarization; Elections; Misinformation; Political behavior