Brigitte Pircher

Research areas

European (dis)integration
EU institutions and policy-making
EU law and its implementation
European social policy
European Single Market

I am assistant professor (tenure track) at Linnaeus University and postdoc at the Department of International Economics, Government and Business at Copenhagen Business School (www.cbs.dk/en/staff/bpiegb). In 2016, I completed my PhD studies with the highest distinction at the University of Vienna.

Prior work experiences

2018-2020: Senior Lecturer, Linnaeus University
2016-2018: Lecturer, University of Vienna
2016-2018: Postdoctoral fellowship, Linnaeus University
2013-2015: Communication and publication/editorial assistant, University of Vienna
2009-2013: Professional development and quality management in conflict management/community work in social housing, City of Vienna
2007-2009: Assistant and head of office to Member of the European Parliament and chairman of the budgetary control committee, European Parliament

Courses taught at LNU

MA-Level: EU policy-making and its implementation, European integration, European political entrepreneurship, Qualitative methods.
BA-Level: European (dis)integration, European integration in a global order, European Union politics, Sustainability and multilevel governance, International law and human rights law, Introduction to international law, International human rights law, Political analysis, Human rights in historical and philosophical perspective, European human rights law, Terrorism - a multidisciplinary approach, Thesis: Sustainable development law, Introduction to international economic law, trade law and investment law.

Publications

Article in journal (Refereed)

Pircher, B., Farjam, M. (2021). Oppositional voting in the Council of the EU between 2010 and 2019 : Evidence for differentiated politicisation. European Union Politics.
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. 65-81.
Pircher, B. (2020). EU public procurement policy : the economic crisis as trigger for enhanced harmonisation. Journal of European Integration. 42. 509-525.
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. 1270-1287.
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. (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. (2020). The European Commission’s shift from a management approach to strategic enforcement in compliance with EU law from 1989 until 2018. Non-compliance in the European Union: patterns, explanations and remedies, International conference, 17-18 September 2020, online, University of Gothenburg.
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?. Paper presented at the 11th ECPR General Conference, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway, September 6-9, 2017.
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 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.

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.

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.