Maxwell Bessler

Max Bessler is an MPhil candidate in International Relations at St. Antony's College. His research covers how technology companies and their products align with, resist, or reshape the behaviour of governments. Before Oxford, he was a Visiting Fellow at the Bay Area Council Economic Institute, a strategy consultant, an economic analyst at the CIA, and intern at the Economics Program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies. Away from his research, he loves triathlon, writing, and the occasional row.

CASSM Colloquium Series - Ida Loeschel - "No Justice, No Transition? Procedural Fairness and Climate Policy Acceptance in Germany"

The CASSM Colloquium Series is a space for researcher's interested in receiving feedback on their experimental designs prior to gathering any data. The abstract for this week's presenter can be found below. Abstract Achieving ambitious climate targets requires both effective policy instruments and sustained public acceptance. While existing research identifies perceived fairness as an important determinant of climate policy support, the causal effects of procedural fairness in energy-related decision-making remain underexplored.

CASSM Colloquium Series - Ekaterina Rebinskaya - "What Propaganda Doesn’t Say: Belief Systems and the Indirect Effects of Identity Propaganda"

The CASSM Colloquium Series is a space for researcher's interested in receiving feedback on their experimental designs prior to gathering any data. The abstract for this week's presenter can be found below. Autocrats frequently invoke narratives about the nation’s past to justify their power and policies. But does this actually lead to the formation of cognitive links between historical narratives and contemporary policies in citizens’ minds?

CASSM Colloquium Series - Nina Estermann – “Dynamics of Anger and Anxiety Between Citizens and Government Politicians in Germany”

The CASSM Colloquium Series is a space for researcher's interested in receiving feedback on their experimental designs prior to gathering any data. The abstract for this week's presenter can be found below. Abstract Emotions influence human behaviour and thereby also political behaviour. Yet research on emotions in political environments often misses the broader context of emotions among citizens. My research addresses the puzzle of how citizens’ emotions and government politicians’ responses interact, bringing together supply and demand side effects.
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