Episode 8: Björn Bremer on Austerity Politics and the Debt Brake

In the eighth episode of “Political Science? No Problem et al.” we talk to Björn Bremer about how the public thinks about austerity politics in the context of Germany's upcoming election. How does public opinion look on spending cuts and what drives these preferences? In what policy areas are spending cuts met with greater resistance and how does the public prioritize debt lending, raising taxes and expenditure reduction? We also talk about how austerity cuts and borrowing affect electoral politics and party branding. 

You can find Björns website here: https://www.bjoern-bremer.com/  and follow him on Bluesky here: https://bsky.app/profile/bjoernbremer.bsky.social.  

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