Institute of Political Science

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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 10/2021	PhD Student and Assistant Oeschger Center for Climate Change Research Institute for Political Sciences Policy Analysis and Environmental Governance Group (PEGO) University of Bern, Switzerland Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Karin Ingold
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
Since 10/2021	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)

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

Fesenfeld, L.P., Maier, M., Murphy, A., Sharpe, S. & Kislig, S. (2024). Crossing the tipping point: Alternative Proteins and Planetary Health Diets Case Study. University of Exeter, University of Bern, ETH Zürich. https://global-tipping-points.org/download/6429/
Fesenfeld, L. P., Maier, M., Montfort, S., Ingold, K., Flachsland, C., & Levi, S. (2021). Akteursbefragung zur deutschen Klimaschutzpolitik. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3961307

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