Dr. Björn Bremer
Senior Researcher
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Paulstr. 3 | 50676 Cologne | Germany
Phone: +49 221 2767-154
Fax: +49 221 2767-555
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Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Paulstr. 3 | 50676 Cologne | Germany
Phone: +49 221 2767-154
Fax: +49 221 2767-555
Personal homepage
Research Interests
Comparative political economy; international political economy; comparative politics; party competition; public opinion; fiscal policies; welfare statesResearch Projects
- Preferences for Growth Models
- The Euro in the Time of Covid-19
- Political Aspects of Macroeconomic Policies and Growth Models
Selected Publications
Bremer, Björn, and Sean McDaniel. 2019. "The Ideational Foundations of Social Democratic Austerity in the Context of the Great Recession." Socio-Economic Review, published online February 14, 2019.Bremer, Björn. 2019. " The Political Economy of the SPD Reconsidered: Evidence from the Great Recession." German Politics, published online February 27, 2019.
Bremer, Björn, and Julia Schulte-Cloos. 2019. "The Restructuring of British and German Party Politics in Times of Crisis." In European Party Politics in Times of Crisis, edited by Swen Hutter and Hanspeter Kriesi. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. (forthcoming)
Bremer, Björn, and Guillem Vidal. 2018. "From Boom to Bust: A Comparative Analysis of Greece and Spain." In Living under Austerity: Greek Society in Crisis, edited by Doxis Doxiadis and Aimee Placas. New York: Berghahn Books.
Bremer, Björn. 2018. "The Missing Left? Economic Crisis and the Programmatic Response of Social Democratic Parties in Europe." Party Politics 24 (1): 23-38.
Bremer, Björn, and Guido Baldi. 2015. "The Evolution of Germany’s Net Foreign Asset Position." DIW Economic Bulletin 22+23/2015: 303-309.
Vita
| April 2019 to present | Senior Researcher, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne |
| 2014-2019 | PhD Candidate and researcher in the ERC-Project "POLCON," European University Institute, Florence |
| Oct. 2018-March 2019 | Visiting doctoral student, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin |
| 2016 | Visiting doctoral student, London School of Economics and Political Science |
| 2016 | Visiting researcher, Berlin Social Sciences Center |
| 2012-2014 | MA, International Relations and International Economics, School of Advanced International Studies, Johns Hopkins University |
| 2009-2012 | BA, Philosophy, Politics, and Economics, University of Oxford |
Awards and Honors (Selected)
2016: Peter Mair Memorial Award, American Political Science Association2014: Membership, Phi Betta Kappa National Honor Society, Johns Hopkins University
2010: Scholarship, German National Academic Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)