Professor Matt Qvortrup teaches Political Science at University of Notre Dame and is an adjunct professor of European Democracy at LUISS in Rome. After gaining a doctorate in politics at University of Oxford, his research has centred on the tension between political actors being driven by emotion and driven by rational argument. Described by the Financial Times as "a world authority" on democracy, he has pioneered the use of neuroscience in political research. Matt was editor of European Political Science Review 2016-2023.