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Alan Al Yussef serves as a Paid Guest Professor at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) in Brussels, Belgium, within the School of Economics and Business and the Finance, Insurance, Risk & Economics department. He also holds dual postdoctoral researcher positions in Applied Economics and Business Technology and Operations.
His research focuses on political economy with emphasis on electoral systems, political selection mechanisms, and polarization dynamics. Key interests include socioeconomic anxieties' impact on voting behavior, age effects in political careers, and representation in Belgian federal elections. His work combines empirical analysis of municipal-level election data with theoretical frameworks from political economy.
Professor Al Yussef's publication record shows consistent output from 2021-2025, with research trending toward increasingly sophisticated analysis of Belgian political systems. His work demonstrates strong methodological rigor in examining how structural factors influence electoral outcomes and political representation.
Award Highlights:
- Runner-Up Award at Workshop on Analytical Modelling Approaches to Understanding Democracy (2024)
Professor Al Yussef actively supervises graduate students, with 36 supervised works documented. His advising spans topics including digital transformation, financial sector skills, sports economics, and consumer behavior. He maintains international research collaborations, recently conducting research stays at IAE-CSIC in Barcelona and BI Norwegian Business School in Bergen, while regularly presenting at major political science conferences across Europe.
