German Bender

German Bender is an affiliated researcher at the House of Governance and Public Policy, Stockholm School of Economics, and a senior research associate at Harvard Law School’s Center for Labor and a Just Economy. He also works as chief analyst at the think tank Arena Idé in Stockholm and serves as a columnist for Lag & Avtal and Dagens Arena. Additionally, he is a member of the non-fiction expert group at the Swedish Arts Council.

• Civil Engineer in Media Technology (2000–2005), Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm
• Professional degree in journalism (2004–2005), Stockholm University

Bender’s research focuses on power relations in the labor market, emphasizing institutional and organizational dynamics shaping interactions between labor market actors like unions, employer associations, and the state. His work integrates political science, sociology, economics, and organization studies, with particular attention to digital automation, migration, inequality, and wage coordination. He has presented at major academic conferences (EGOS, AOM, SASE, ILERA, WINIR, ESPAnet) and participated in research workshops at Stanford University and Harvard University.

His affiliations include the House of Governance and Public Policy (Stockholm School of Economics), the Center for Labor and a Just Economy at Harvard Law School, and Arena Idé in Stockholm. Further details on his work are available via Google Scholar.