Dr. Maiken Maier

Doctoral Candidate

Institute of Political Science

E-Mail
maiken.maier@unibe.ch
Office
A 142
Postal Address
University Bern
Institute of Political Science
Fabrikstrasse 8
3012 Bern
Switzerland
Scientific positions
Scientific positions
Since 06/2025

Senior Researcher (20 % from June 2025, 100 % from November 2025)
Institute of Science, Technology and Policy (ISTP)
ETH Zurich, Switzerland

06/2025 - 10/2025

Research Associate (80%)
Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research and
Institute for Political Sciences
Policy Analysis and Environmental Governance Group (PEGO)
University of Bern, Switzerland

10/2021 - 05/2025 PhD Student and Assistant 
Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research and
Institute for Political Sciences 
Policy Analysis and Environmental Governance Group (PEGO) 
University of Bern, Switzerland 
Supervisor and First Evaluator: Prof. Dr. Karin Ingold
Second Evaluator: Prof. Dr. Jessica Aschemann-Witzel
Second Supervisor: Dr. Lukas Fesenfeld
05/2024 – 07/2024
Visiting Scholar 
Management Department 
MAPP Centre 
Aarhus University, Denmark
06/2021 – 09/2021
Research Assistant 
Institute for Political Sciences 
Policy Analysis and Environmental Governance Group (PEGO) 
University of Bern, Switzerland
02/2020 – 08/2021
Research Assistant 
Faculty of Business and Economics 
Chair of Marketing and Behavioral Economics 
University of Basel, Switzerland
University education
University education
10/2021 - 05/2025 PhD in Political Sciences and Graduate School in Climate Sciences 
Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research  
Institute for Political Sciences 
University of Bern, Switzerland 
09/2018 – 07/2021
Master (MSc) in Business and Economics 
University of Basel, Switzerland
09/2013 – 04/2017
Bachelor (BA) in International Hospitality Management  
IUBH - International University of Applied Sciences Bad Honnef, Germany 
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences Helsinki, Finland (2 semesters)

Articles published in peer-reviewed scientific journals 

  • Maier, M. (2024). Increasing the uptake of plant-based diets: An analysis of the impact of a CO2 food label. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 93, 102216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102216
     
  • Fesenfeld, L. P., Zeiske, N., Maier, M., Gallmann, M. R., Van der Werff, E., & Steg, L. (2024). Tasting and labeling meat substitute products can affect consumers’ product evaluations and preferences. Food Quality and Preference, 118, 105184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodqual.2024.105184
     
  • Fesenfeld, L. P., Maier, M., Brazzola, N., Stolz, N., Sun, Y., & Kachi, A. (2023). How information, social norms, and experience with novel meat substitutes can create positive political feedback and demand-side policy change. Food Policy, 117, 102445. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodpol.2023.102445  

Published project reports, policy briefs & white papers 

  • Leading Proseminar (Bachelor): “Introduction to Survey Research Methodology“, University of Bern, Fall Semester 2023 and 2024 
  • Guest Lecture Colloquium (Master, PhD): “PhD and Master Colloquium in Policy Analysis and Regulation”, University of Bern, Fall Semester 2023 and 2024 
  • Co-Leading PhD Workshop: “Environmental Policy Analysis at the Food-Climate-Energy Nexus”, Swiss Climate Summer School, Spring Semester 2023 
  • Guest Lectures Seminar (Master): “Environmental Governance: Politics of Food System Transformation & Survey Research”, University of Bern, Spring Semester 2023