Marius Busemeyer

Prof. Marius Busemeyer is a Professor of Comparative Political Economy and speaker for the Cluster of Excellence ‘The Politics of Inequality’ at the University of Konstanz. His expertise spans comparative political economy, welfare state dynamics, education policy, and institutional change theories. He holds affiliations with multiple advisory boards, including the Swiss State Secretariat for Education and GESIS, and serves on the supervisory board of the Heinrich Böll Foundation.

• Education: Political Science, Economics, Public Administration, and Law from the University of Heidelberg and Harvard Kennedy School of Government.
• Doctorate: Political Science from the University of Heidelberg.
• Postdoctoral Research: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (Cologne).

Research focuses on welfare state structures, government spending, and public opinion toward social policies. His interdisciplinary work bridges political science, economics, and sociology.

• Visiting Roles: Harvard University, WZB Berlin, CUNY, University of Paris 1, and AMCIS.

Recognized as a Fellow of the Heidelberg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (2024), reflecting his scholarly contributions to political science.

Labs/Teams: Leads the Cluster of Excellence ‘The Politics of Inequality’ at Konstanz, fostering interdisciplinary research on inequality dynamics.