Administration and Institutions
Public Communication
Public Law and Regulation
| Author | Title | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| El Bouchkhi Maéva | Digital Occupational Safety and Health: the Trojan Horse for Workers’ Surveillance in the Digital Workplace | In progress |
| Fasel Mathieu | The regulatory model of the European Union for social media companies | In progress |
| Clarissa Valli Buttow | Public Sector Data Openness in the Crafting of the data-driven Society: The Co-constitutive role of regulation and innovation | 2024 |
| Sofia Amalia | Human rights and private involvement in migration management | 2021 |
Economics of Regulation
| Author | Title | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Fraga de Andrade Leonor | Green Public Procurement: For Good or For Bad? | In progress |
| Tinturier Simon | Hospitals Outcomes and Preferences for Equity in Health: The Importance of Board Composition and Market Mix | In progress |
| Wettstein Jason | Influences in decision making: Three essays in behavioral economics | 2021 |
| Hadji Moudo Macina El | Vaccines and Epidemics : Three Essays on Health Behaviour in Sub-Saharan Africa | 2020 |
| Kistler Deborah | Social Preferences in the Lab, in the Field, and Online | 2017 |
| Wicht Pascal | Organizational choices in the delivery of local public services in Switzerland | 2017 |
| Acatrinei Nicoleta | Work motivation and pro-social behavior in the delivery of public services : Theoretical and empirical insights | 2014 |
Urban Economics
| Author | Title | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Legret Antoine | On the spatial distribution of development: Century-long evidence from Switzerland | In progress |
| Wang Tianqi | Economic and Public Finance Implications of an Aging Population | In progress |
Public Finance
Human Resources Management
| Author | Title | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Assanti Stefano | A study of Performance Management systems in Swiss local governments: implementation effectiveness and impacts on public employees | In progress |
| Cornu Frédéric | Le rôle de la culture organisationnelle dans la relation entre les New Ways of Working et la performance au travail | In progress |
| Renard Karine | The Effects of New Ways of Working on Employees’ Health and Work Engagement: Do Job Demands, Job Resources, and Organizational Climate matter? | In progress |
| Revillod Guillaume | L'IA dans les ressources humaines suisses : état des lieux et attitudes des acteurs RH | In progress |
| Sanchez Maeva | lmpact de la politisation sur la prise de décision des Street-level Bureaucrats: identification d'une chaine d'influence | En cours |
| Egloff Lorenzo | Le management du pouvoir judiciaire à l'exemple du Tribunal fédéral suisse. Perceptions et attentes d'une bonne justice de dernière instance, et implications managériales | 2021 |
| Boukamel Owen | Études sur la capacité d'innovation des organisations publiques | 2020 |
| Brice Kouadio Armand | L’engagement au travail des employés publics en contexte post-bureaucratique : quelles ancres dominantes pour quelle publicitude? | 2019 |
| Vigan Fanou Arsène Euphrem | Engagement organisationnel et satisfaction au travail des agents publics béninois : Quels antécédents pour quels résultats ? | 2017 |
| De Santis Lorenzo | La réceptivité culturelle des organisations du pouvoir judiciaire au management public | 2016 |
| Niklaus Julien | Sentiment d'insécurité et police de proximité. Analyse comparative de trois polices de proximité suisses | 2013 |
| Wyser Carole | Climats éthiques organisationnels dans le secteur public. L'effet de la managérialisation sur les dimensions éthiques de l'environnement de travail des organisations publiques | 2010 |
| Giauque David | Changements dans le secteur public: vers une redéfinition de la régulation organisationnelle en situation de nouvelle gestion publique | 2003 |
Inequality and Integration
| Author | Title | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor Alyssa | Noncitizen enfranchisement: public attitudes regarding the extension of political rights in six democracies. | En cours |
| Sanchez Rodrigo | Equal opportunity policies in the Swiss compulsory education system | En cours |
Information Management
| Author | Title | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Chassot Christian | lnvestigating data governance of biometrics systems in the public sector | In progress |
| Francey Alizée | Understanding Open Government Data through a User-Oriented Perspective | In progress |
| Mori Leonardo | lnvestigating the pollution of government data sharing: the current situation and outlook for the future | In progress |
| Pyram Sonel | Digitalization of Public Administration: Opportunities And Challenges For Developing Countries, The Case Of Haiti | In progress |
| Otunla Zacchaeus | Examining the Risks of Data Sharing with Third-Party Al Vendors in the Public Sector: A Pathway to Trustworthy Al | In progress |
| Marmier Auriane | Open Government Data: Holy Grail or Pandora's Box? | 2023 |
| Mozgovoy Vadym | Physiolytics At The Workplace: Longitudinal Evaluation Of Organizational Effects At Swiss Public Administrations | 2021 |
| Stepanovic Stefan | Implementing data-driven systems for work and health: The role of incentives in the use of physiolytics | 2021 |
| Formaz José | L’impact organisationnel de l’informatisation des administrations publiques suisses: le cas du registre de l'état civil | 2013 |
Public Policy and Sustainability
Public Policy and Evaluation
| Author | Title | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Ajazaj Ilirjana | Determinants of Public Attitudes towards Federalism in Germany and Switzerland | In progress |
| Gatto Laura | Swing with the crisis: The dynamics of business interest groups in the aftermath of the global financial crisis | 2024 |
| Klaus Jacopo | Les défis de l'aménagement du territoire dans un système fédéral | 2020 |
| Nicolas Keuffer | L'autonomie locale et ses conséquences dans une perspective internationale, nationale et communale | 2019 |
| Bernier Ada | Les bases légales de l’évaluation des politiques publiques : de leur identification à la compréhension de leurs raisons d’être | 2016 |
| Jacot-Descombes Caroline | A la croisée des modèles du fédéralisme fiscal et coopératif: les résultats des réformes de répartition des tâches cantons-communes en Suisse | 2013 |
| Wälti Sonja | Les politiques à incidence spatiale. Vers un mode de gestion médiatif | 1999 |
Social Policy
Strategy and Organisation
| Author | Title | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Banks Zoe | Public Sector Governance in the Digital Era | In progress |
| Guirguis Katharina (External PhD student) | Artificial intelligence (AI) in government | In progress |
| Kirklies Pascale-Catherine | Improving public services through citizen co-production | In progress |
| Gonin Audrey | Behavioral Public Administration: nudges as strategic key for public value creation | 2024 |
Regulation of Sport
