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Björn Bremer is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science at Central European University (CEU) in Vienna and a John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University for the 2024/25 academic year. His research bridges comparative politics, international political economy, and political behavior.
Education:
- PhD in Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute, Florence
- MA in International Relations and International Economics, School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University
- BA in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics (PPE), University of Oxford
- UWC Atlantic College
His research focuses on the politics of macroeconomic policies, welfare state politics, and the political consequences of economic crises. He employs both quantitative and qualitative methods, often using survey experiments to study public opinion on fiscal and social policies. He is particularly interested in how austerity, social investment, and fiscal integration are shaped by public preferences, party politics, and elite framing.
His recent publications explore themes such as social democratic responses to austerity, public opinion on government debt, support for European fiscal integration, and the politics of local public investment. His work frequently appears in top journals like European Journal of Political Research, Journal of European Public Policy, and British Journal of Political Science. His 2023 monograph Austerity from the Left: Social Democratic Parties in the Shadow of the Great Recession (Oxford University Press) has become a key contribution to understanding the political economy of the center-left.
Scientific Awards:
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He advises on research projects related to fiscal policy, social democracy, and EU integration. His collaborative projects often involve international teams and are supported by data from survey experiments across multiple countries. He has taught courses on rational choice, macroeconomic policy, political economy, and quantitative methods at CEU, the University of Cologne, and Johns Hopkins SAIS.
Labs and Research Teams:
- Member of the ERC-funded POLCON project on the political consequences of the Great Recession, led by Hanspeter Kriesi.
- Collaborates with researchers at Harvard, MPIfG, and various European institutions on projects related to fiscal policy, public opinion, and EU integration.
