Ákos Szegőfi

Year of Enrollment: 
2019
Country: 
Hungary
Address: 
Vienna, Quellenstrasse 51
Room: 
D510

As a PhD student at the Department of Cognitive Science in CEU, I work on the human cognitive capacities that help us in assessing the truth-value of communicated information – also known as epistemic vigilance. I’m interested in contemporary communicative phenomena such as fake news, disinformation and conspiracy theories, as well as the institutional and cultural contexts of post-truth. In my research I utilize an interdisciplinary approach merging experimental and historical methods alike. I have previously worked in the fields of journalism, international relations and nationalism studies.

Qualification

International relations BA, Eötvös Loránd University
Psychology BA, Eötvös Loránd University
Nationalism Studies MA, Central European University

Research Area