Dorukhan Açıl

Dorukhan Açıl is a Doctoral Researcher affiliated with the International Max Planck Research School NeuroCom in cooperation with Leipzig University. His primary affiliation is at the Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany. His research focuses on political behavior, social media dynamics, and public opinion analysis with a regional emphasis on Latin America. Key themes include political polarization in Brazil, age-related engagement on social platforms like Facebook, and the interplay between political affiliation and compliance with public health measures during crises.

Recent work explores how demographic variables such as age influence political activity on social media across 46 nations, as well as empirical studies on Bolsonaro supporters’ adherence to quarantine protocols during the pandemic. His contributions bridge political science, computational social science, and behavioral research.

He is reachable via dacil@....