Oscar Barrera-Rodríguez 

Senior ERC fellow Democracy Challenged Project

UCD School of Politics and International Relations

Ph.D. in Economics at the Paris School of Economics

I am currently a Senior Researcher Fellow at the University College Dublin, School of Politics and International Relations on the Democracy Challenged Project funded by the ERC. Prior to this, I was a postdoctoral researcher affiliated with the "Théorie Économique, Modélisation et Applications" (THEMA) laboratory at the CY Cergy Paris Université CNRS. Additionally, I am a research fellow at the World Inequality Lab in Paris. I earned a Ph.D. in Economics from the Paris School of Economics in 2020, having previously obtained a Master's in Public Policy and Development from the same institution in 2014.

My research interests are at the intersection of development and political economy. My primary research focuses on understanding the role of information (including disinformation) and social exposure in shaping individual opinions and attitudes toward society in various contexts. These include political preferences, perceptions of migrants, child stimulation practices, and nutrition.

Another research area explores the political economy of political cleavages and social inequality, aiming to better understand the geographic and socio-demographic factors influencing electoral preferences.

Contact

oscar.barrerarodriguez@ucd.ie

UCD School of Politics and International Relations (SPIRe) School 

Office: G313, Newman Building, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.