
Dr. Gracia Brückmann
Oeschger Centre for Climate Change Research (OCCR) / PostDoc
Institute of Political Science
- Phone
- +41 31 684 83 34
- gracia.brueckmann@unibe.ch
- Office
- A 169
- Postal Address
- University Bern
Institute of Political Science
Fabrikstrasse 8
3012 Bern
Switzerland
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Since 10/2021 |
Institute of Political Science, Post-Doc in the projects SWEET EDGE (Enabling Decentralized renewable GEneration in the Swiss cities, midlands, and the Alps) and SURE (SUstainable and Resilient Energy for Switzerland) funded by Swiss Federal Office of Energy, SFOE |
09/2023 - 12/2023 | Visiting Fellow at London Scool of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Department of Social Policy |
2017 - 2021 |
Dr. sc. ETH, ETH Zurich, thesis entitled "Electric vehicle adoption and acceptance". Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Thomas Bernauer, Committee members: Prof. Dr. Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen, Prof. Dr. Kay Axhausen. Researcher at ETH Zurich's International Political Economy and Environmental Politics group and Institute of Science, Technology and Policy (Swiss Mobility Lab). Projects included, e.g., "Fostering the Transition Towards More Fuel-Efficient Cars" (funded by the Swiss Federal Office of Energy, SFOE). |
2017 |
Student research for Institute for Transport Planning and Systems, ETH Zurich, Prof. Dr. Kay W. Axhausen, Zurich |
2016 |
Student research assistant at Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Research, Prof. Dietmar Harhoff, PhD, Munich, Germany |
2015 - 2016 |
Erasmus Semester, University of Nice Sophia Antipolis, France |
2015 |
Internship at German Council of Economic Experts, Labour Market Experts, Wiesbaden, Germany |
2014 - 2017 |
Master in International Economics and Policy Consulting, University of Magdeburg, Germany. Thesis: An Econometric Analysis of the Effect of Political Contributions from the Oil Industry on Votes at the US Congress. |
2014 |
Internship at BMW, Analysis and Prognosis Customer, Market and Competition (Strategic Market and Concurrence Prognosis), Munich, Germany |
2012 - 2013 |
Erasmus Semester, Stockholm University, Sweden |
2011 - 2013 | Student research assistant at Seminar for Empirical Economics, Prof. Dr. Joachim Winter, Munich, Germany |
2010 - 2013 | Bachelor of Science Economics, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany, Thesis: Widowhood, Medical Expenditures, and Health Care Utilization among the Elderly US Population. |
Publications
Peer-reviewed
2024
- Brückmann, G., Ruprecht, S., & Stadelmann-Steffen, I. (2024). Solar for tenants: Survey evidence on design and framing of citizen-financed photovoltaic projects in Switzerland. Energy Research & Social Science, 118, 103819. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2024.103819
2023
- Brückmann, G. et al. (2023). Towards more impactful energy research: The salient role of social sciences and humanities. PLOS Climate 2 (2), e0000132. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pclm.0000132
- Brückmann, G. & Bernauer. T, (2023). An experimental analysis of consumer preferences towards public charging infrastructure Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment 116, 103626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2023.103626
- Wicki, M., Brückmann, G., Quoss, F. & Bernauer, T. (2023). What do we really know about the acceptance of battery electric vehicles? – Turns out, not much. Transport Reviews, 43:1. https://doi.org/ 10.1080/01441647.2021.2023693
2022
- Brückmann, G. (2022). The effects of policies providing information and trialling on the knowledge about and the intention to adopt new energy technologies. Energy Policy, 167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113047
- Brückmann, G. (2022). Test drives & information might not boost actual battery electric vehicle uptake. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 160. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/J.TRA.2022.03.025
- Wicki, M., Brückmann, G. & Bernauer, T. (2022). How to accelerate the uptake of electric cars? Insights from a choice experiment. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.131774
2021
- Brückmann, G., Wicki, M. & Bernauer, T. (2021). Is resale anxiety an obstacle to electric vehicle adoption? Results from a survey experiment in Switzerland. Environmental Research Letters, 16 (12), 124027. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ac3531
- Brückmann, G., Willibald, F. & Blanco, V. (2021). Battery Electric Vehicle adoption in regions without strong policies. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 90, 102615. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.TRD.2020.102615
2020
- Brückmann, G. & Bernauer, T. (2020). What drives public support for policies to enhance electric vehicle adoption? Environmental Research Letters, 15(9), 094002. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-9326/ab90a5
Reports, blog posts and other published work
- Brückmann G. & Bernauer, T. (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) Annual and final reports on the SFOE funded project Fostering the Transition Towards More Fuel-Efficient Cars. https://www.aramis.admin.ch/Texte/?ProjectID=41021
- Wicki, M., Brückmann, G., Quoß, F., & Bernauer, T. (2021). Hemmnisse und Massnahmen beim Kauf von Elektrofahrzeugen: Schlussbericht zum Themenbereich Haushalte der Energieforschung Stadt Zürich, ISTP Paper Series 6. 1-115. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000476614
- Brückmann, G. (2020). Beyond more Chargers for Electric Vehicles in Zurich, Energy Blog @ ETH Zurich, November 10, 2020. https://blogs.ethz.ch/energy/electric-vehicles-in-zurich/
- Brückmann, G., Huber, R. A., & Bernauer, T. (2018). Das Zürcher Formel E Rennen im öffentlichen Meinungsbild. ISTP Paper Series, 2. 1-17. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000267631
Media and Media Coverage
- Niranjan, A. (2023) "Europe hits roadblocks in the race to switch to electric cars", August 26, 2023. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/aug/26/europe-roadblocks-race-switch-electric-cars-evs-zero-emission-goal
- Bättig, I. (2023) "Krisen, Sprache, Gerechtigkeit - was hat das mit der Energieforschung zu tun?", energia, February 22, 2023. https://energeiaplus.com/2023/02/22/krisen-sprache-gerechtigkeit-was-hat-das-mit-energieforschung-zu-tun
- Brückmann, G. (2021) “Überlagernde Massnahmen können helfen” Schaffhauser Nachrichten, December 30, 2021.
- Oltermann, P (2021) "Electric vehicles divide opinion as car-loving Germany goes to polls" The Guardian, September 20, 2021. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/sep/20/electric-vehicles-divide-opinion-as-car-loving-germany-goes-to-polls
- Brückmann, G. (2021) “Die Furcht vor dem falschen Pferd” Der Pragmaticus, September 03, 2021. https://www.derpragmaticus.com/r/kauf-eines-elektroautos/ (Also podcast and TV interview.)
- Chopade, N. (2021) "Pulling in the public to embrace the adoption of electric vehicles." Yale Environment Review, March 2, 2021. https://environment-review.yale.edu/pulling-public-embrace-adoption-electric-vehicles
- Fritzsche, D. (2018). 2018. “ETH-Umfrage zeigt: Männer freuen sich deutlich mehr auf Formel-E-Rennen in Zürich als Frauen” NZZ, June 07, 2018. https://www.nzz.ch/zuerich/eth-umfrage-zeigt-maenner-freuen-sich-deutlich-mehr-auf-formel-e-rennen-in-zuerich-als-frauen-ld.1392461
Teaching
Fall 2022 & 2023 & 2024 | Master Seminar: "Energy and Mobility Policies for Decarbonisation", University of Bern |
Spring 2024 | Lecture on Causality "Die Kunst kausaler Inferenz", University of Bern |
2023 | Lecture on Public Opinion at "Political Economy of Climate Change", Organization jointly with: V. Koubi, University of Bern |
2023 | Lecture on Renewable Energy Policy and Diffusion at "Political Economy of Climate Change", Organization jointly with: V. Koubi, University of Bern |
2021 | Lecture on Battery-electric vehicle adoption at "Frontiers in Energy Research", Organizer: Energy Science Centre, ETH Zurich |
2021 | Lecture on Sustainable Development at "Political Economy". Organization jointly with: V. Koubi, D. Kolcava, ETH Zurich |
2020 | Lecture on Experimental Political Science at "Proseminar 2". Organizers: D. Presberger, F. Quoß, ETH Zurich |
2018 & 2019 | Tutorial “Methoden der Empirischen Sozialforschung” (Empirical social science methods), lecture by Dr. L. Rudolph, ETH Zurich |
2018 & 2019 | Seminar instructor "IDEA League Challenge: The mobility challenge", by Prof. Dr. T. Bernauer, ETH Zurich |
2012 | Tutorial "Mathematical Methods in Economics", lecture by Prof. H. Rainer, Ph.D., LMU Munich |
Additionally, Dr. Brückmann advised several Master theses.