Björn Bremer

In a new paper, we provide fresh evidence on the macroeconomic effects of public investment in 27 EU member states. We find that public investment has favorable effects on output and unemployment; doesn't crowd out private investment; and doesn't jeopardise debt sustainability.

Our research makes it clear: by capitulating to the right, Labour is driving voters to Reform UK | Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte Mimicking Farage on immigration is senseless. Labour voters feel betrayed; anti-immigration voters see through the ruse, say academics Tarik Abou-Chadi and Stuart Turnbull-Dugarte

For the Guardian, @turnbulldugarte.com and I discuss our research that clearly shows one thing: Labour's anti-immigration strategy will only strengthen Reform and weaken its own electoral prospects. It won't win voters back but ultimately normalizes the far right

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Very excited for our 4th Progressive Politics Research Network workshop today and tomorrow at Humboldt University in Berlin. With a fabulous group of participants we will not only discuss our research but also how we can use it to inform public debate.

⏳Beyond thrilled to co-launch the 2nd Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy next week — with this *incredible* lineup of female talent

🙌 @dustinvoss.bsky.social @mpifg.bsky.social

🚨 New working paper alert 🚨
Missing summer — and the Tour de France? Don’t worry, we got you covered. 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️
In this paper, we show that being on the route of Tour de France reduces far-right voting. osf.io/preprints/so...

Radical right accommodation really does not work.

New paper out with this exceptionally talented team
@katharinalawall.bsky.social @robjohns75.bsky.social @drjennings.bsky.social @sarahobolt.bsky.social @zachdickson.bsky.social @danjdevine.bsky.social & @jack-bailey.co.uk

doi.org/10.31235/osf...

There it is: call for papers, inaugural conference of @epssnet.bsky.social in Belfast, 2026.

Please send your best work and support this new important initiative!

epssnet.org/belfast-2026/

Even in times of sociocultural conflict, a progressive left electorate is more averse to sociocultural *and* socioeconomic inequalities than (far) right voters.

New paper with @siljahausermann.bsky.social Palmtag @tabouchadi.bsky.social @stefwalter.bsky.social Berkinshaw
tinyurl.com/d42wyb79

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New article out in World Politcs. We analyze how different groups react to varying programs of social democratic parties. We find less trade-offs than often assumed. Generally, more left-progressive programs increase support among social democratic potentials
muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/articl...

New book out at @oxfordacademic.bsky.social on COVID and the EU by @nenaoana.bsky.social @alexmoise.bsky.social and Hanspeter Kriesi. The book was presented at the @eui-eu.bsky.social @eui-sps.bsky.social with very insightful comments by @simonhix.bsky.social www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

📢 Wie gelingt Klimapolitik trotz Widerständen? PPRnet liefert diese Woche im @pwportal täglich neue Antworten – mit einer Serie von Research Briefs.

Neu im @pwportal:
Wir starten die PPRnet Brief Serie zur politischen Machbarkeit von Klimapolitik mit der Einleitung: „Klimapolitik – aber machbar“.

Warum Klimapolitik nur wirkt, wenn sie tragfähig ist

#Klima #Polisky #PPRnet
Mit @bjoernbremer.bsky.social & Jane Gingrich

The Local Politics of Social Investment Under Fiscal Constraints: The Case of Childcare Expansion in Germany Governments in many of the advanced economies expanded childcare, an exemplary social investment policy, in recent years. Yet, considerable regional variation exists in expansion efforts, and often t...

Our (@bjoernbremer.bsky.social) paper on childcare expansion (<3y) in 🇩🇪 was just published @reggovjournal.bsky.social! We examine how the interplay between local government partisanship and fiscal conditions explains parts of the regional variation in childcare provision doi.org/10.1111/rego...
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Very happy to see this published! Thanks for the great collaboration in these last 5 (!) years, @bjoernbremer.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social & @francesconicoli.bsky.social !

Abstract of the article "Partisan cueing and preferences for fiscal integration in the European Union" by Maurits J. Meijers, Björn Bremer, Theresa Kuhn and Francesco Nicoli. Published online first in West European Politics.

Table 1, displaying the expected effects of party cues on support for Eurobonds relative to the control group.

Figure 4, displaying the party cueing effects on support for Eurobonds by country.

Figure 5, displaying the party cueing effecs on support for Eurobonds by EU integration priors.

Online first: "Partisan cueing and preferences for fiscal integration in the European Union" by @mauritsmeijers.bsky.social @bjoernbremer.bsky.social @theresakuhn.bsky.social & @francesconicoli.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1080/0140...

#Academicsky #Polisky

Assistant Professor of Political Science Assistant Professor of Political ScienceThe Institute of Political Science at the Faculty of Social Sciences at Leiden University is currently looking for at least two (2) assistant professors in Poli...

We're hiring!

Two tenure-track openings for Assistant Professors in Political Science or International Relations.

Sharing = 🙏❤️

www.universiteitleiden.nl/vacatures/20...

📢📢📢 JOBS: 4 postdocs 📢📢📢

Uni Münster has opened a call for 4! postdoc positions. I'm involved in one hiring and really hope that suitable candidates (in particular quants) apply!

Why would you apply? Check out @thiloalbers.bsky.social FAQ!

sites.google.com/site/tnhalbe...

Why the left keeps losing (or does it)? Quickly and easily listen to The Rhodes Center Podcast with Mark Blyth for free!

New #RhodesCenter #podcast: Why the left keeps losing (or does it)? — On the episode, Mark Blyth is joined by @bjoernbremer.bsky.social and Paul Pierson to explore why right-wing populism is rising globally while the left struggles to gain traction.

We are excited to publish the second series of research briefs from the Progressive Politics Research Network (PPRNet).

We start with this article:

The political viability of climate policies – @bjoernbremer.bsky.social @hannaschwander.bsky.social Jane Gingrich

www.defacto.expert/2025/04/22/t...

Lower taxes at all costs? Evidence from a survey experiment in four European countries It is commonly argued that citizens favour lower taxes, thereby exerting pressure for tax reductions that undermine the ability of governments to raise revenues. We argue that the ostensibly strong...

▶️ @bjoernbremer.bsky.social and @retobuergisser.bsky.social question the widespread assumption that tax cuts are always popular.

🚨3-Year Postdoc Position in Zurich @ipz.bsky.social

❓Political implications of labor market transformation

Plenty of flexibility, no teaching obligations, great research environment in an highly livable city.

Deadline: May 18, 2025.

tinyurl.com/postdoczurich

#polisky #poliscijobs #psjminfo

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🚨 Join us for the next edition Summer School for Women* in Political Methodology in Bremen 🚨

Open to PhD students and early career scholars Fully-funded places available for applicants, deadline 1st of May 📅 summerschoolwpm.org

The @dvpw.bsky.social Political Economy section has teamed up with @hertieschool.bsky.social to organize this roundtable on US economic policy in Trump's 2nd term, which couldn't be more timely.

Join us for the discussion with our stellar panelists in Berlin on April 11th at 1 pm: shorturl.at/tEkG9

Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy

To all female scholars, working in the broad field of political economy: Apply for the Max Planck Summer School for women in political economy! Two years ago we had a blast!
www.mpifg.de/1343511/2025....

Exciting news! The Max Planck Summer School for Women in Political Economy is back this September at @mpifg.bsky.social.

Huge thanks to the fantastic @palmapolyak.bsky.social and @dustinvoss.bsky.social for making it happen.

Please spread the word!

Job Openings

Lots of great positions at @mpifg.bsky.social, pls share!
- 2yr postdoc in wealth research
- 2yr postdoc in technology & sovereignty
- 3+3yr senior researcher in political economy
- 3+3yr senior researcher in economic sociology
- tenure/director-track group leader digitalization & society

This is an excellent chart, most notably because it shows that the collapse of mainstream parties in Europe & the rise of the far right started with the GFC/Lost Decade/needless austerity from 2008-18. Yes, the refugee crisis, Covid, & inflation mattered, but it was all well under way by then.

Postdoctoral fellow in political science: party competition in Europe Are you our next postdoc with a focus on using expert surveys to examine political party competition around cleavage politics? The Department of Political Science invites applications for a 2-year pos

I am looking to hire a post-doctoral researcher to work with me in a project on social cleavages and political party competition in Europe:
lu.varbi.com/en/what:job/...
Happy to answer any questions, and thanks in advance for circulating the call!

Two great job opportunities in polisci/CPE at @ipz.bsky.social

Less than 2 weeks left to apply!

Portal für Politikwissenschaft – Warum die sozialdemokratischen Parteien nicht von einer fiskal-konservativen Finanzpolitik profitieren

Zahlt es sich für sozialdemokratische Parteien aus, aus „ökonomischer Verantwortlichkeit“ auf konservative Finanzpolitik zu setzen? Nein, argumentiert @bjoernbremer.bsky.social in Teil 4 der #PPRNet & zeigt, dass Austerität von links sozialdemokratischen Parteien schadet #Bundestagswahl2025 #polisky