David Attewell

David Attewell is a Postdoc.Mobility fellow at Aarhus University, funded by the Swiss National Science Foundation since September 2024. Previously, he was affiliated with the University of Zurich's URPP Equality of Opportunity program, contributing to its research output as reflected in recent publications.

His academic foundation includes:

• PhD in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (awarded May 2021), with concentrations in comparative politics and public policy.

Dr. Attewell's research centers on social cleavages and welfare state politics in advanced industrial democracies, examining how educational and social divisions shape political behavior, redistribution attitudes, and policy preferences. His work employs rigorous comparative methods across Western Europe, revealing how structural inequalities manifest in electoral behavior and party system dynamics through the lens of cleavage theory and deservingness frameworks.

His publication record in premier journals like the British Journal of Political Science and European Journal of Political Research demonstrates a cohesive research trajectory focused on the educational cleavage's growing political significance. Collectively, these works analyze the interplay between social structure, public opinion, and political representation, with increasing attention to network effects and the micro-foundations of welfare attitudes in contemporary democracies.

Scientific recognition:

• No specific awards or fellowships mentioned in source materials beyond core funding.

Research trajectory and funding:

• Current position: Swiss National Science Foundation-funded Postdoc.Mobility fellowship at Aarhus University
• No student advising roles documented in available sources

Collaborative research environment: Active participant in the University of Zurich's URPP Equality of Opportunity program prior to current position, though specific lab affiliations or team structures are not detailed in source materials.