Academic interests
I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas, I work on moral and political philosophy. In the GoodAttention Project, I research the role of attention in democratic deliberation. What kind of norms should govern citizens’ attention when they deliberate on common problems and make decisions together in democratic fora? Politicians, experts, marginalized groups, and conspiration theorists are all striving to grab our attention, and we must always decide which voices to prioritize. In the age of social media, growing polarization, and the like, this is an increasingly difficult task. My research looks at how individuals and institutions can promote good attention norms for ensuring the proper functioning of democratic deliberation.
My general research interests are democratic theory, particularly the value of democracy, as well as non-ideal democratic theory, particularly possibilities for democratic reform in the face of mounting global crises, e.g., populism, the development of digital technology and AI, climate change, and migration.
Background
I received my PhD from Central European University (Vienna, Austria) in 2022. For more information, see my Academia.edu site: https://uit.academia.edu/ZsoltKapelner