Martin
Sacher

Martin is a PhD Researcher at the Institute of Political Science. He is working on the role of the European Commission in economic and fiscal policy coordination under the supervision of Prof. David Howarth.

Prior to joining the University of Luxembourg, he has been a Research Assistant in the Brussels office of RAND Europe. Beforehand, he was working at the Research Service of the European Parliament in the Ex-Post Impact Assessment Unit. In addition, he has worked as a research and teaching assistant in the fields of regional and municipal politics and comparative political science at the University of Münster and has done internships at the liaison office of the German Bundestag in Brussels and at the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) in Bonn.

Martin has obtained a joint Master’s degree in Political Science and European affairs from the University of Münster and Sciences Po Lille as well as a Master’s degree in European Political and Administrative Studies from the College of Europe in Bruges.

Research interests
European Union
European Commission
Fiscal Policy Coordination and Surveillance
Decision-Making
Sanctions
Orbilu