How Do Successful Infrastructure Technology Pilots Lead to Policy Change? ETH Zurich 2024 Yael Borofsky Political Science, Social Science, Statistics What is the chain of institutions and activities that link technology pilots in informal settlements to policy responses? read more
Designing Environmentally Effective and Politically Feasible Policies for Cleaner Urban Air in the Global South ETH Zurich 2022 Thomas Bernauer Environmental Science, Political Science, Public Health What are relevant policy instruments for air pollution reduction in developing urban contexts and how do they vary in effectiveness? read more
What Explains Ambitious Climate Policy? Comparing Updated Climate Targets and Covid-19 Recovery Packages and Their Drivers ETH Zurich 2021 Tobias S. Schmidt Economics, Political Economy, Political Science, Statistics Which political and economic drivers can explain country differences in climate ambition between NDCs and recovery packages, and how correlated they are? read more
Tackling the Global Housing Challenges: Relevance and Replicability of Switzerland’s and Uruguay’s Housing Cooperatives’ Policies and Strategies ETH Zurich 2019 Jennifer Duyne Barenstein Economics, Political Science, Sociology Are housing cooperatives a way out of the global affordable accommodation crisis? read more
Civilian Victimization and Conflict Escalation ETH Zurich 2014 Lars-Erik Cederman Law, Political Science To what extent does violence against civilians by armed actors increase the risk of conflict escalation and civil war? read more
Civilian Victimization and Conflict Escalation ETH Zurich 2014 Lars-Erik Cederman Political Science To what extent does violence against civilians by armed actors increase the risk of conflict escalation and civil war? read more
Individual Preferences for International Environmental Cooperation ETH Zurich 2011 Michael Bechtel Law, Political Science, Statistics Which types of international environmental cooperation are likely to have long-term prospects in democracies and which will not? read more
Refugee Flows and Transnational Ethnic Linkages ETH Zurich 2009 Lars-Erik Cederman Anthropology, Law, Sociology What are the effects of cross-border refugee flows and the possible spread of conflicts in host countries taking into account ethnical linkages? read more