Dr. Gracia Brückmann

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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

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

Teaching

Spring 2024	Lecture on Causality, University of Bern
Fall 2022 & 2023	Master Seminar: "Energy and Mobility Policies for Decarbonisation", 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.

Institute of Political Science

Dr. Gracia Brückmann

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Publications

Peer-reviewed

2023

2022

2021

2020

Reports, blog posts and other published work

Media and Media Coverage

Teaching