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Thomas Bernauer

@bernauereth

Professor of Political Science @ETH Zurich | Head of Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics Group @IPEEP_ETH | Former Founding Director of @ISTP_ETH

 Zurich, Switzerland
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Joined November 2013
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🚗 Does policy sequencing boost support for climate policy? New study asks: does telling people pull policies (subsidies) worked make them more open to push policies (bans, taxes)? Finding: no, support for push policies barely moves. 📄Full paper here: doi.org/10.1080/14693062.202…
Could policy sequencing increase public support for ambitious climate policies? Experimental...

Could policy sequencing increase public support for ambitious climate policies? Experimental...

Conventional wisdom presumes there is a trade-off between policy effectiveness and feasibility: push policies that disincentivize undesirable behaviour and tend to be more effective are often less ...

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🌍 New paper by Siegfried & Bernauer examines transboundary water disputes over the Amu Darya and Syr Darya basins. Verdict: "water wars" are unlikely. Inclusive frameworks and better irrigation efficiency can turn crisis into cooperation. Full paper here: doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18772…
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🌆What do people in polluted cities actually want done about air pollution? Survey across Jakarta, Delhi, Accra & Johannesburg finds high concern about air pollution, on par with safety & economic worries. Support for mitigation, even at cost. Reports: ib.ethz.ch/research/current-…

What People Think and Want

Understanding citizens’ perceptions of air pollution and their expectations toward government action is central to assessing the political feasibility and ambition of pollution mitigation policies....

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🌍 How do we measure environmental concern? New study by develops a refined scale that captures variation among highly concerned citizens, something existing measures miss. Tested using IRT, it predicts pro-environmental behaviour & policy support. 📎Link: doi.org/10.1080/09644016.202…
How to measure environmental concern: an IRT evaluation and advancement of established survey scales

How to measure environmental concern: an IRT evaluation and advancement of established survey scales

Measuring environmental concern is central to environmental public opinion research, yet the field lacks a comprehensive and consistent approach. Existing measures are limited by a lack of theoreti...

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New study: does who proposes a carbon tax matter as much as how big it is? Survey of 3,192 people in Germany & Poland finds support falls sharply as rates rise, regardless of the messenger. Trust helps who gets heard, but can't offset high costs. 📄doi.org/10.1017/S0143814X261…
Attitudes towards carbon taxation in the EU: messenger effects vs. content effects | Journal of...

Attitudes towards carbon taxation in the EU: messenger effects vs. content effects | Journal of...

Attitudes towards carbon taxation in the EU: messenger effects vs. content effects

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EJPR journal@EJPRjournal23 Oct 2025
🆕 Why adopt costly #SupplyChainRegulations? 💸 D. Kolcava E.K.Smith & @bernauereth show that citizens underestimate costs and expect benefits when backing stringent supply chain rules due to low #TradeExposure in 12 OECD countries. #OA buff.ly/z4AnShh
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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: doi.org/10.1080/13501763.202…

Do policy packages that mitigate uncertainty over long-term policy benefits increase support for...

Citizens often oppose long-term policies that cause upfront costs while aiming to deliver uncertain, future benefits. Previous research has mainly focused on how reducing upfront policy costs incre...

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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.
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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.
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ISTP ETH@istp_eth21 Mar 2023
❗️#JobOpening: Are you passionate about using science to inform policy decisions and want to help us bridge the gap between #science and #policy? Then apply now for our position as Programme Manager Science & Policy in #Zurich @ETH_en More info: u.ethz.ch/WlHLx
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It was a pleasure to have been part of this! I look forward to future collaborations between our universities.
Int. Political Economy and Environmental Politics (@IPEEP_eth) profile pictureInt. Political Economy and Environmental Politics@IPEEP_eth6 Mar 2023
International and cross university collaborations bring a great potential to improve our ways of thinking and doing research. We are proud to have been able to co-​teach a two week course with the University of Ashesi in Ghana. bit.ly/41L1l1M #university #collaboration
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Adrian Gilli@gilliadrian8 Jan 2023
Gibt es den Stadt-Land-Graben in der Schweiz? Sehr lesenswerter #ETHGlobe und @ETHZukunftsblog Artikel von @bernauereth! Article in english: ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/e…
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In Umweltdebatten wird gerne eine Kluft zwischen städtischer und ländlicher Gesinnung kolportiert, die es so nicht gibt, sagt @bernauereth im aktuellen #Zukunftsblog. ethz.ch/de/news-und-veransta…
Bei Umweltfragen ist der Stadt-Land-Graben geringer als oft vermutet

Bei Umweltfragen ist der Stadt-Land-Graben geringer als oft vermutet

In Umweltdebatten wird gerne eine Kluft zwischen städtischer und ländlicher Gesinnung kolportiert, die es so nicht gibt, sagt Thomas Bernauer. Faktisch weise nur wenig auf einen grundsätzlichen...

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How can we overcome partisan barriers to climate action? Adam Mayer and @ekeith_smith argue in @NatureClimate that not all partisans are created equal – it is crucial to understand sources of both inter- and intra-party divergence in climate actions 📜rdcu.be/c23mc
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Keith Smith@ekeith_smith10 Jan 2023
A great exploration of our recent publication focusing on why we should not assume that Republicans, as a whole, strongly resist climate policy measures.
Sarah DeWeerdt (@DeWeerdt_Sarah) profile pictureSarah DeWeerdt@DeWeerdt_Sarah10 Jan 2023
There's more than one kind of Democrat or Republican. And that matters for climate policy. Here's why in my latest for @AnthropoceneMag ft. @ekeith_smith & Adam Mayer: anthropocenemagazine.org/202…
Understanding partisanship nuances may be the key to climate action

Understanding partisanship nuances may be the key to climate action

A new study finds that resistance to climate policy among Republicans is driven by far more by negative partisanship than expressive partisanship

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ISTP ETH@istp_eth16 Dec 2022
Check out the wide-ranging #SynthesisReport and #PolicyImplications of the Swiss Minerals Observatory, with which the researchers successfully conclude their work. Congratulations 👏 📄 Full report: u.ethz.ch/y0C43 👥 Learn more about the group: u.ethz.ch/KNfad
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A new article from our Group by Dennis Kolcova, Keith Smith and Thomas Bernauer shows that citizens prefer more transparent supply chains and support strong reporting requirements across the 12 largest OECD importing countries. Article : nature.com/articles/s41893-0…
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ISTP ETH@istp_eth1 Nov 2022
Want to acquire the necessary #PublicPolicy analysis skills in order to thrive at the interface of #technology and policy? 👨‍💻👩‍🎓 As there are spots left in the executive program, we opened another application window. Make sure to apply until November 20, 2022, at the latest ‼️
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ISTP ETH@istp_eth29 Sep 2022
Are you a science or engineering professional?🧑🏼‍🔬👷🏽‍♀️ Does regulation and public policy play an important role in your field?🏛 Acquire the necessary public policy analysis skills by joining our TPP executive program at @ETH_en. ‼️Apply by October 15, 2022: tpp.ethz.ch/
Technology and Public Policy – ETH Continuing Education Programme

Technology and Public Policy – ETH Continuing Education Programme

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We like to perpetuate the idea of a divide in the attitudes of city dwellers and country people as part of debates on the environment, but it’s simply not the reality, explains @bernauereth in the current #Zukunftsblog. ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/e…
On environmental issues, the city-country divide is smaller than often assumed

On environmental issues, the city-country divide is smaller than often assumed

We like to perpetuate the idea of a divide in the attitudes of city dwellers and country people as part of debates on the environment, but it’s simply not the reality, explains Thomas Bernauer. In...

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Apply now! #PhD
Keith Smith (@ekeith_smith) profile pictureKeith Smith@ekeith_smith30 Aug 2022
🚨 New PhD Position in Environmental Politics🚨 We are looking for a doctoral student to work on a Horizon EU funded project (CAPABLE) focusing on design of socially and economically acceptable climate policy measure across Europe. @IPEEP_eth @istp_eth jobs.ethz.ch/job/view/JOPG_e…
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