Episode 67: Brandon Zicha (https://www.universiteitleiden.nl/en/staffmembers/brandon-zicha#tab-1) is Assistant Professor of Policy Science at LUC. His research and teaching interest focus on how information is processed by social and political institutions and used to make collective decisions in modern societies, as well as the careful use and informed understanding of quantitative scientific methods for understanding social issues.

This episode's motto: "Diverse perspectives and knowledge lead to better choices."

Links:

Yuval Levin "How Did Americans Lose Faith in Everything?" https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/18/opinion/sunday/institutions-trust.html

Kathleen Thelen's "How Institutions Evolve" https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/how-institutions-evolve/41C3108269725FA3AF2C4AE87A50685E