Björn Bremer

@bjoernbremer.bsky.social

Political economist @CEU | the politics of macroeconomic policies, economic crises & party politics | cycling enthusiast and wannabe sports commentator | www.bjoern-bremer.com

🚨 New GERDA update: - Large update of mayoral elections (6 new states) - Landrat elections - Wahlkreis (district)-level results (BW & LW) - Local council seats (Gemeinde/Stadt & Kreis) - 2026 elections: BW state, BY & HE local More info below and here: www.german-elections.com

GERDA: German Election Database

Comprehensive dataset of local, state, federal, European, mayoral, Landrat, and county election results in Germany at the municipality and constituency (Wahlkreis) level, plus subnational public opini...

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Hanging out with @ccavaille.bsky.social, @ldeblok.bsky.social & @catherinedevries.bsky.social on Zoom to talk about fiscal policy was one of the few good things that happened during the pandemic. It's been fun to work on this since and I'm very happy to see the paper out at @cpsjournal.bsky.social!

Charlotte Cavaille@ccavaille.bsky.social · 4mo ago

New paper with @bjoernbremer.bsky.social and @catherinedevries.bsky.social out! The Limits of Public Support for Fiscal Consolidation: Survey Evidence From Great Britain (1/7) journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

🚨 Just shipped a major update to GERDA, the German Election Database. - State elections update: new years + mail-in - 3 new election types: Mayoral, County, European - Municipal elections: 1984-2025 - Meinungsbild public opinion - New website & features german-elections.com

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My former job @mpifg.bsky.social now comes with a tenure track. I'm obviously biased, but this is a great opportunity for comparative/international political economists and an important milestone for the MPIfG (see Philipp's thread). Happy to answer questions about what the job was like for me!

Philipp Golka@pgolka.bsky.social · 4mo ago

We are hiring a tenure track (!) senior researcher in political economy! This is obviously a great job (permanent without teaching obligation) and I hope you all apply. However, I would like to take a moment to share just how significant this is in the German academic context ⬇️

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Für den Spiegel habe ich darüber geschrieben was andere grüne Parteien aus dem Erfolg der Grünen in Großbritannien lernen können. Eine Agenda die soziale Ungleichheit betont. Ein Zuhause für progressiven Aktivismus und progressive Identitäten. Kein mea culpa bei Anfeindungen. tinyurl.com/4hmhmdzd

(S+) Meinung: Strategiedebatte bei den Grünen: Es ist okay, gehasst zu werden – Gastbeitrag

Der Erfolg von Cem Özdemir in Baden-Württemberg scheint für einen mittig-konservativen Kurs der Partei zu sprechen. Doch aus dem Durchbruch der Grünen in Großbritannien lässt sich etwas anderes lernen...

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🚨 The political economy of finance summer school is back, 3rd year running! Better still: We're bringing it to London via @lse-ei.bsky.social. 𝐓𝐨𝐩𝐢𝐜: Finance & democracy 𝙳̲̲𝚊̲̲𝚝̲̲𝚎̲: 4-5 June 2026 𝘈𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦: March 1. Link below. We've got brilliant instructors as usual. Please spread the word!

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The Department of Network and Data Science at @weareceu.bsky.social is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in network science or computational social science. I'm in a different department, but am very happy to answer questions about CEU or life in Vienna in general.

CEU Department of Network & Data Science@ceu-dnds.bsky.social · 8mo ago

CEU DNDS is looking for a new Assistant Professor to join us in #Vienna! If you work in #NetworkScience or #ComputationalSocialScience, we’d love to hear from you. 👉 bit.ly/44lfXb4

After more than 10 years of “the Danish Model”, nativism is hegemonic in the country, the far right polls near level highs again, and the Social Democrats lost Copenhagen and poll at historic low. European Social Democrats should look at the facts, not the myths! Me in @theguardian.com

The ‘Danish model’ is the darling of centre-left parties like Labour. The problem is, it doesn’t even work in Denmark | Cas Mudde

This week’s local elections are the latest reminder that when social democrats move rightwards, they’re making a mistake, says academic and author Cas Mudde

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