Reto Bürgisser

Reto Bürgisser

Postdoctoral Researcher

University of Zurich

Welcome!

I am Postdoctoral Researcher at the Department of Political Science, University of Zurich. Prior to joining the IPZ, I was a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Bern. I hold a Ph.D. from the European University Institute.

I work at the intersection of political economy, comparative politics, and political behavior. I am particularly interested in the politics of welfare state and labor market reforms, fiscal and environmental policy preferences, technological change, and growth models. In my Ph.D., I have studied the politics of welfare state recalibration in Continental and Southern Europe over the last three decades. Currently, I am part of the NORFACE TECHNO and the ERC Welfare Priorities projects and I co-organize the Zurich Political Economy Seminar Series.

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Interests
  • Welfare States & Labor Markets
  • Fiscal & Environmental Policy
  • Technological Change
  • Growth Models
Education

  • PhD European University Institute, 2019

  • MRes European University Institute, 2015

  • MA University of Zurich, 2013

  • BA University of Zurich, 2011

Publications

Björn Bremer, Reto Bürgisser (2023). Public Opinion on Welfare State Recalibration in Times of Austerity: Evidence from Survey Experiments. Political Science Research and Methods 11(1), 34-52.

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Reto Bürgisser (2023). Policy Responses to Technological Change in the Workplace. JRC Working Paper Series on Social Classes in the Digital Age 2023/04, 1-21.

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Reto Bürgisser, Donato Di Carlo (2023). Blessing or Curse? The Rise of Tourism-Led Growth in Europe’s Southern Periphery. Journal of Common Market Studies 61(1), 236-258.

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Silja Häusermann, Reto Bürgisser (2023). Family Policy. The Oxford Handbook of Swiss Politics. Oxford University Press..

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Björn Bremer, Reto Bürgisser (2023). Do Citizens Care About Government Debt? Evidence From Survey Experiments on Budgetary Priorities. European Journal of Political Research 62(1), 239-263.

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Silja Häusermann, Tarik Abou-Chadi, Reto Bürgisser, Matthias Enggist, Reto Mitteregger, Nadja Mosimann, Delia Zollinger (2022). Wählerschaft und Perspektiven der Sozialdemokratie in der Schweiz. NZZ Libro.

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Reto Bürgisser (2022). The Partisan Politics of Family and Labor Market Policy Reforms in Southern Europe. in Garritzmann, J., S. Häusermann, and B. Palier (eds.). The World Politics of Social Investment (Volume II): The Politics of Varying Social Investment Strategies. Oxford University Press.

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Silja Häusermann, Reto Bürgisser (2022). Familienpolitik. Handbuch der Schweizer Politik. NZZ Libro.

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Reto Bürgisser, Thomas Kurer (2021). Insider–Outsider Representation and Social Democratic Labor Market Policy. Socio-Economic Review 19(3), 1065–1094.

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Macarena Ares, Reto Bürgisser, Silja Häusermann (2021). Attitudinal Polarization Towards the Redistributive Role of the State in the Wake of the COVID-19 Crisis. Journal of Elections, Public Opinion and Parties 31(S1), 41-55.

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Klaus Armingeon, Reto Bürgisser (2021). Trade-Offs Between Redistribution and Environmental Protection: the Role of Information, Ideology, and Self-Interest. Journal of European Public Policy 28(4), 489-509.

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Reto Bürgisser (2019). The Politics of Welfare State Recalibration in Continental and Southern Europe. Ph.D. Thesis. Department of Political and Social Sciences, European University Institute.

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Research Projects

The Politics of Welfare State Recalibration in Continental and Southern Europe
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Social and Fiscal Policy Preferences and Priorities
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How Technological Change Reshapes Politics - Technology, Elections, and Policies (TECHNO)
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Sunshine States in World Markets - The Political Economy of Tourism-Led Growth
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Environmental Protection, Social Policy, and Green Taxation
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Teaching

University of Zurich

  • The Political Economy of Climate Change, MA Seminar, Spring Term 2023.
  • The Politics of the Welfare State, BA Specialization Seminar, Fall/Spring Term 2021/2022.
  • Political Consequences of Technological Change, MA Seminar, Spring Term 2021.
  • Swiss Economic and Social Policy in Comparative Perspective, BA Seminar, Spring Term 2020.
  • Political Consequences of Technological Change, MA Seminar, Spring Term 2020.

University of Bern

  • Causes and Consequences of the Crisis in Southern Europe, BA Seminar, Fall Term 2019.
    Awarded with the Excellence in Teaching Award by the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Science.
  • States and Markets: Introduction to Comparative Political Economy, BA Seminar, Spring Term 2019.
    Awarded with the Excellence in Teaching Award by the Faculty of Business, Economics, and Social Science.
  • Causes and Consequences of the Crisis in Southern Europe, BA Seminar, Fall Term 2018.

European University Institute

  • Introduction to Quantitative Methods, Ph.D. Seminar, Fall Term 2015 (with Fabrizio Bernardi).
  • Catch-Up Course in Data Analysis, Ph.D. Block Seminar, Fall Term 2015.

Supervision

  • 10+ MA theses
  • 15+ BA theses

Outreach

Media

Policy Briefs and Reports

Contact

  • Department of Political Science, University of Zurich, Affolternstrasse 56, 8050 Zurich, Switzerland,