KPM Center for Public Management

Public Governance Network at the University of Bern

Public Governance is a focus at the University of Bern. In addition to the CCPM, there are other institutes involved in this area of research with whom we maintain an active exchange of ideas:

Institute for Public Law (OEFRE)

Five university professors specializing in constitutional law and administrative law work at this Institute for Public Law.

Institute for Organization and Human Resource Management (IOP)

The Institute for Organization and Human Resource Management (IOP) is an academically independent institute of the University of Bern that focuses on both national and international issues. Its core areas include Organization and Human Resource Management as important components of corporate management.

Institute of Political Science (IPS)

The Institute of Political Science (IPS) of the University of Bern is one of the leading political science institutes in Switzerland.

Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED)

This new center combines research activities in the areas of macroeconomics, business administration, and human geography into a think tank that is affecting the cantonal, regional, national, and international levels.

Swiss Centre of Expertise in Human Rights (SCHR)

The SCHR is a network comprising the Universities of Bern, Freiburg, Neuenburg, and Zurich, as well as the Institut Universitaire Kurt Bösch, the Center for Human Rights Education at the University of Teacher Education Central Switzerland Lucerne, and the organization humanrights.ch/MERS.