Alexander Reisenbichler
Areas of interest
- Politics of housing, financial, and labor markets in advanced economies
- Western Europe
- Comparative Politics
Biography
Alexander Reisenbichler is associate professor in the Department of Political Science and research coordinator of the Joint Initiative in German and European Studies (JIGES) at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy. His work explores the politics of housing, financial, and labor markets in advanced economies, with regional specializations in Western Europe and the United States.
His recent book, Through the Roof: Housing, Capitalism, and the State in America and Germany (Cambridge University Press) explains the highly divergent trajectories of American and German housing policies throughout the past century. His academic articles have appeared in leading journals including Comparative Political Studies and Comparative Politics, and his public-facing writing has appeared in Foreign Affairs. His research has been featured in major news outlets, including Deutsche Welle, Die Zeit, The Globe and Mail, The Washington Post, and others.
He is a former John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow at the Center for European Studies at Harvard University.
