Dr. Pierre Lüssi

Scientific Collaborator

Institute of Political Science

Phone
+41 31 631 83 33
E-Mail
pierre.luessi@unibe.ch
Office
A 157
Postal Address
University Bern
Institute of Political Science
Fabrikstrasse 8
3012 Bern
Switzerland
Education and experience
01/2026 – current Researcher and Lecturer at the Chair of Swiss Politics at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Bern.
01/2022 – 12/2025
Doctoral candidate and assistant at the Chair of Swiss Politics at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Bern.
Title of monograph: The Swiss Worlds of Family Policy: An Analysis of the Cantonal Political Context and the Effects of Family Policy Measures.
09/2021 – 12/2021
Scientific internship at the Education Planning Department of the Education Directorate, Canton of Zurich.
09/2019 – 07/2021
Masterstudium in Politikwissenschaft (Mono 120 ECTS) mit Schwerpunkt Schweizer Politik an der Universität Zürich.
Masterarbeit: Familienexterne Kinderbetreuung in den Kantonen – Ein Modell der kantonalen Voraussetzungen.
09/2019 – 07/2021
Master's degree in Political Science (Mono 120 ECTS) with a focus on Swiss politics at the University of Zurich.
09/2020 – 07/2021 Project collaboration on the research project Youth & Politics: How politically informed are young people in the canton of Zurich? Conducting a survey and an experimental intervention on political participation in the canton of Zurich on behalf of the University of Zurich, commissioned by the Department of Justice and Home Affairs, Canton of Zurich.
09/2016 – 07/2019
Bachelor's degree in Political Science (major 120 ECTS) and Modern History (minor 60 ECTS) from the University of Zurich.
  • Family policy
  • Swiss politics
  • Political participation
  • (Direct) democratic institutions

Monograph

  • Lüssi, Pierre. in process of publication. «Die Schweizer Welten der Familienpolitik. Eine Analyse des kantonalen politischen Kontextes und der Auswirkungen von Familienpolitikmassnahmen.»

Project Publications

Public Outreach (Selection)