Patrick Bayer is Assistant Professor in International Relations at the University of Glasgow. He received his Ph.D. in Political Science from the University in Mannheim in 2013 and holds an M.Sc. degree in Environmental Economics from University College London. Prior to coming to Glasgow, he was research fellow at Washington University in St. Louis and Columbia University.
Patrick’s research focuses on central questions in international cooperation, with applications to environmental and energy politics. Previous research includes work on feed-in tariffs, renewable energy as well as climate and environmental finance, which has been published in Science Advances, the Journal of Politics, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution. Patrick teaches classes on global environmental politics, international organizations, and research methods, and was among the teaching faculty of the EITM Europe Summer Institute.
Patrick has recently developed a keen interest in formal modeling and empirical testing of the strategic interaction of governments and firms in carbon regulation. As ISEP fellow, he will be contributing to evidence-based analysis of international climate governance and regulatory policy, such as emissions trading.