Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics

Research group at @ETH Zurich led by @bernauereth | We investigate environmental issues based on theories and methods of political economy and political science

[Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth]

Read the full commentary: https://t.co/ysYJb1cabg

[Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth]

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:

[Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth]

4/4 Low-cost, high-visibility: These bans are relatively easy to implement and don’t limit consumer choice, making them politically feasible.

[Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth]

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

[Global Environmental Change @GEC_Journal]

🌊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

[Jean-Frédéric Morin @JFredericMorin]

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

[Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth]

Read the full article here: https://t.co/IWm1eAqac2

[Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth]

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.

[Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth]

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.

[Stefanie Walter @stefwalter__]

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

[Lukas Rudolph @LukRudolph]

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

[Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth]

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

[Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth]

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.

[Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics @IPEEP_eth]

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.