Fritz Sager

Professor Fritz Sager is a political scientist specializing in public administration, policy research, and Swiss politics. He serves as a member of the Management Board and Professor at the University of Bern's Competence Center for Public Management (KPM). His research focuses on policy evaluation, organizational analysis, and urban policy, with a strong emphasis on crisis management and evidence-based decision-making. Sager has contributed over 200 publications to leading journals such as Public Administration Review and Policy & Politics.

His work explores topics including the role of evaluation in direct democratic campaigns, institutional resilience in democratic backsliding contexts, and the dynamics of secondary capital regions. Sager leads the Ethics and Policy Lab and supervises doctoral students, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. He has received prestigious awards, including the Marshall E. Dimock Award for editorial excellence and recognition at the Literati Network Awards.

Key projects include studies on pandemic governance, climate policy communication, and urban prosperity in small towns. His research bridges academic rigor with practical policy implications, addressing contemporary challenges like evidence utilization in crises and norm erosion in advanced democracies.