Brigitte Pircher
Associate professor
Department of Political Science
Faculty of Social Sciences
I am Associate Professor at Linnaeus University and researcher at Copenhagen Business School (www.cbs.dk/en/staff/bpiegb). Currently, I lead the project 'The strategic use of public procurement', and I am also part of the work package ’fair working conditions through labour market policy’ in the EU Horizon 2020 project 'EuSocialCit', coordinated by the University of Amsterdam (https://www.eusocialcit.eu/). In 2016, I defended my PhD with the highest distinction at the University of Vienna. I have many years of working experience outside academia in publication and communication management, conflict management, and community work in social housing in Vienna. Furthermore, I worked for several years in the European Parliament in Brussels and Strasbourg.
Research areas
- EU’s response to crises (financial, Eurozone, economic, asylum, Brexit, Corona, etc.) and the crises’ impacts on EU decision-making and European integration
- EU institutions and EU policy-making
- EU law and policies and their implementation in the member states
- European labour market policies
- European single market, particularly public procurement and Recovery and Resilient Facility
Teaching: I have teaching experiences from Linnaeus University and the University of Vienna at all levels of education and supervise bachelor's, master's, and doctoral theses in my research areas.
My research groups
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Europe research – the EU in regional and global politics During the last few years, the research has focused in particular on the EU as a regional player in foreign policy towards candidate countries…
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Swedish Network for European Studies – Lnu The Swedish Network for European Studies (SNES) at Linnaeus University (LNU) conducts research on European politics by focusing on the EU as Foreign…
My ongoing research projects
Publications
Article in journal (Refereed)
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Pircher, B. (2022). Compliance with EU law from 1989 to 2018: The Commission’s shift from a normative to a regulative approach. Journal of Common Market Studies.
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Pircher, B. (2022). EU public procurement policy during Covid-19 : A turning point for legitimate EU governance?. Politics and Governance. 10 (3).
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Pircher, B., Farjam, M. (2021). Oppositional voting in the Council of the EU between 2010 and 2019 : Evidence for differentiated politicisation. European Union Politics. 22 (3). 472-494.
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Pircher, B. (2020). The Council of the EU in Times of Economic Crisis : A Policy Entrepreneur for the Internal Market. Journal of Contemporary European Research. 16 (1). 65-81.
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Pircher, B. (2020). EU public procurement policy : the economic crisis as trigger for enhanced harmonisation. Journal of European Integration. 42 (4). 509-525.
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Pircher, B., Loxbo, K. (2020). Compliance with EU Law in Times of Disintegration : Exploring Changes in Transposition and Enforcement in the EU Member States between 1997 and 2016. Journal of Common Market Studies. 58 (5). 1270-1287.
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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 (3). 1-10.
Status: Published
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 the economic crisis in the European Parliament : 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.
Conference paper (Refereed)
- Pircher, B. (2022). The Covid-19 crisis as critical juncture for EU's policy on public procurement. .
- Pircher, B. (2020). It‘s the End of the Worlds as we know them : Policy Changes in EU Compliance. UACES virtual conference, 7-11 September : Panel 404: The EU and compliance.
- 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). 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?. Paper presented at the 11th ECPR General Conference, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, September 6-9, 2017.
Dataset (Refereed)
- Pircher, B., Farjam, M. (2021). Dataset to 'Oppositional voting in the Council of the EU between 2010 and 2019: Evidence for differentiated politicisation'. Sage Publications.
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. 317.
Other (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
- Pircher, B. (2021). How differentiated politicisation affects voting behaviour in the Council of the European Union. London School of Economics and Political Science.
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Pircher, B. (2021). Compliance with EU law in times of European disintegration. UACES (University Association for Contemporary European Studies).
Blog post on the Research blog of the Research Network on Effective Enforcement of EU Law and policy
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Article, review/survey (Other (popular science, discussion, etc.))
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Pircher, B. (2014). Meine Forschung: Welche Folgen hat Österreichs Opposition im EU-Ministerrat?. uni:view online newspaper, University of Vienna.
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Pircher, B. (2014). Die Rolle des Europäischen Parlaments in der Beschäftigungs- und Sozialpolitik. Trendreport Arbeit, Bildung, Soziales. Vienna, Forschungs- und Beratungsstelle Arbeitswelt (FORBA). (1). 9-9.
Status: Published