Research group at @ETH Zurich led by @bernauereth | We investigate environmental issues based on theories and methods of political economy and political science
Can local action drive global climate change?
In their latest commentary in @NatureClimate, Thijs Bouman, @JBolderdijk & @ekeith_smith show how The Hague’s fossil fuel ad ban challenges social norms and sparks wider support for climate policies.
4 Key Takeaways:
How can policymakers increase public support for costly climate action?
In their latest study, @susi_rhein and @bernauereth show that policy packages reducing uncertainty about long-term benefits can boost support – even for high-cost policies. Read more: https://t.co/Kg4uiiJosT
🌊New Research: Are environmental stressors & migration aspirations related? Data from Bangladesh indicate riverbank erosion affectedness raises aspirations by 15%-points & floods do not.
🌎Read more #OpenAccess in GEC: https://t.co/RRYVeGTlug
What issues are often underestimated by experts in environmental politics? 🤔Listen to the views of some participants to the EPG -2024 Conference (Québec City). More videos at https://t.co/BhaximLBYv
Sarah Gomm (@SarahVialova) et al.’s newly published paper in Journal of European Public Policy shows that including broad actor coalitions in the policy design process can mitigate the challenge low public trust poses for environmental and climate policy support.
5/5 The findings are based on a survey experiment embedded in the Swiss Environmental Panel (N = 6,116) for four climate and environmental policy areas.
Interested in how politicians speak about international organizations in parliament?
IOParlspeech is a new dataset of IO-related parliamentary speeches in six countries, which allows for a variety of analyses.
Check it out here: https://t.co/0Y719Rqblp
How do ideology and partisanship influence voters’ support of arms deliveries? P. Thurner & I provide survey-experimental evidence that 🇫🇷 & 🇩🇪 voters’ attitudes on arms transfers subsume remarkably well under the left-right scale. #openaccess@EPSRjournal https://t.co/HHVrzsd5Ky
6/6 Further research is needed to assess the impact of dynamic pricing models and other policy packages on public opinion, helping to design more effective and widely accepted PT policies. Read more here:
https://t.co/RpyYTP0NvN
How much should public transport (PT) services be expanded, and who should pay?
In Transport Policy, @LichtinFlorian, @ekeith_smith, Axhausen, and @bernauereth explore Swiss public support for improving PT services, revealing a strong preference for government-funded expansions.
5/6 PT service expansion receives over 50% support among respondents, regardless of political orientation. While right-leaning individuals are slightly less supportive, overall endorsement remains high, demonstrating broad public backing across different political views.