Dawid Walentek

Dawid Walentek is a postdoctoral researcher at Ghent University within the Ghent Institute of International and European Studies. His work focuses on conflict and cooperation dynamics in international relations, particularly economic sanctions and public opinion on migration policy.

• Current affiliation: Ghent University
• Academic rank: Researcher
• Research themes: Economic sanctions, asylum policy, public preferences

Research Interests

Walentek’s research examines how individual preferences shape international cooperation, with a focus on economic coercion mechanisms and EU asylum policy. He analyzes the alignment between citizen attitudes and governmental decisions, especially regarding labor rights for asylum seekers and refugee redistribution.

Publication Trends

His recent articles in The Conversation and peer-reviewed journals explore pan-European public sentiment on migration, the Ukraine war’s impact on policy preferences, and the tension between human rights and procedural efficiency in asylum systems.

Collaborations

He collaborates with scholars like Natalia Letki (University of Warsaw), Peter Thisted Dinesen (University of Copenhagen), and Ulf Liebe (University of Warwick) on cross-national surveys involving 18,176 EU citizens.