Brigitte Pircher

My research focuses on European (dis)integration, EU politics, EU institutions, EU decision-making processes, EU law and its implementation in the various member states, EU internal market, and political entrepreneurship.

I am part of the Swedish Network for European Studies and the research group European Studies at Linnaeus. Please find more about my ongoing projects under the SNES-Lnu website, theme 3:
https://lnu.se/en/research/searchresearch/global-europe/

After a two years postdoctoral fellowship at Linnaeus University (2016-2018), I am currently a senior lecturer at Linnaeus and at the University of Vienna. I completed my PhD studies with distinction at the University of Vienna (2013-2016) and obtained a master's degree in European studies from the University of Vienna and a magister's degree in political science from the University of Innsbruck.

During my pre-doctoral time, I was employed at the Institute for European Integration Research (University of Vienna) and I served as editorial assistant for the European Integration online Papers (EIoP). My working experiences further involve professional development and quality management in social and community work at wohnpartner, the neighbourhood service for community housing in Vienna (2009-2013), and I served as assistant and head of office for a Member of the European Parliament, who was chair of the budgetary control committee, in Brussels and Strasbourg from 2007 to 2009.

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Pircher, B. (2019). The Council of the EU in times of economic crisis: Policy entrepreneur for the internal market. Journal of Contemporary European Research.
Pircher, B. (2019). EU public procurement policy : the economic crisis as trigger for enhanced harmonisation. Journal of European Integration. 1-17.
Pircher, B., Loxbo, K. (2019). Compliance with EU law in times of disintegration: exploring changes in transposition and enforcement in the EU member states between 1997-2016. Journal of Common Market Studies.
Pircher, B. (2017). Member states’ opposition in the Council of the European Union and its impacts on the implementation of directives. Austrian Journal of Political Science. 46. 1-10.

Conference paper (Refereed)

Pircher, B., Loxbo, K. (2019). Member states’ compliance with EU law in times of crisis. .
Pircher, B. (2019). The Council of the EU in times of economic crisis – enhancing neoliberal policies as crisis management. .
Pircher, B. (2017). The EU Policy on Public Procurement. .
Pircher, B. (2017). Debating the Economic Crisis in the European Parliament: Lessons for Entrepreneurship. .
Pircher, B. (2017). EU Public Procurement Policy: Crisis‑induced Harmonization as Driver for European Integration?. 11th ECPR General Conference.
Pircher, B. (2015). An Opposition in the Council of the EU and its Impacts on the Transposition of Directives. .
Pircher, B. (2015). 'Opposing’ in the Council of the European Union and its Effects on the Transposition of the Respective Directives. .
Pircher, B. (2015). Transposing EU Directives : The Effect of Being Outvoted in the Council of the EU. .
Pircher, B. (2014). Contested voting in the Council of the EU: Who dissents?. .
Pircher, B. (2014). Das Abstimmungsverhalten der Mitgliedstaaten im Rat der Europäischen Union vor und nach dem Vertrag von Lissabon. .

Chapter in book (Refereed)

Pircher, B. (2019). Policy-Making in the European Council and the Council of the EU on Europe 2020 : The Presidency Effect. Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth : Political Entrepreneurship for a prosperous Europe. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing. 55-74.
Pircher, B. (2019). Local and Regional Involvement in Europe 2020 : A Success Story?. Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth : Political Entrepreneurship for a prosperous Europe. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing. 93-108.
Pircher, B. (2018). Entrepreneurship policy in the Council of the EU : Reaching Consensus among Member States?. Governance and Political Entrepreneurship in Europe : Promoting Growth and Welfare in Times of Crisis. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing. 82-99.
Pircher, B. (2018). Debating entrepreneurship in the European Parliament in times of crisis : Enriching the discourse. Governance and Political Entrepreneurship in Europe : Promoting Growth and Welfare in Times of Crisis. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing. 100-120.

Collection (editor) (Refereed)

Karlsson, C., Silander, D., Pircher, B. (2019). Smart, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth : Political Entrepreneurship for a prosperous Europe. Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing. 272.

Doctoral thesis, monograph (Other academic)

Pircher, B. (2015). Österreichs Opposition im Rat der Europäischen Union und ihre Auswirkungen auf die Richtlinienumsetzung. Doctoral Thesis. Vienna, University of Vienna.

Article, review/survey (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))

Pircher, B. (2014). Meine Forschung: Welche Folgen hat Österreichs Opposition im EU-Ministerrat?. uni:view online newspaper, University of Vienna.
Pircher, B. (2014). Die Rolle des Europäischen Parlaments in der Beschäftigungs- und Sozialpolitik. Trendreport Arbeit, Bildung, Soziales. Vienna, Forschungs- und Beratungsstelle Arbeitswelt (FORBA). 9-9.