Prof. Dr. Florian Keller

Work at ZHAW

Position

• Head of Center for Geopolitics & Competitiveness
• Deputy Head International Management Institute
• Programdirector MBA

Professional development teaching

• DAS in Applied Diplomacy
• Continuing Education Course in Diplomacy in the Digital Age
• CAS Foreign Affairs and Applied Diplomacy

Network

Social media

LinkedIn

Media presence

Swiss bosses distance themselves from the United States

Projects

• Is the EU a security provider in Europe in 2025? The EU’s new foreign policy towards peace in Ukraine in challenging circumstances / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Harmony or Dissonance: A Quantitative Analysis of Asset Managers' Proxy Voting Behavior / Deputy project leader / completed
• Geopolitical risks in a fragmented economy / Project leader / completed
• Business Models of a Dentistry Network / Co-project leader / completed
• Evaluation and Testing of new cross-boarder cooperation in additive manufacturing / Co-project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Keller, F., & Zoller-Rydzek, B. (2022). Trade and attitude towards the EU : what really matters. European Foreign Affairs Review, 27(1), 127–154.
• Zoller-Rydzek, B., & Keller, F. (2020). COVID-19 : guaranteed loans and zombie firms. CESifo Economic Studies, 66(4), 322–364. https://doi.org/10.1093/cesifo/ifaa014
• Keller, F., & Zoller-Rydzek, B. (2019). European nearshoring index : is eastern Europe attractive for Swiss IT firms? Central European Business Review, 8(3), 35–53. https://doi.org/10.18267/j.cebr.217

Books, peer-reviewed

• Keller, F. (2017). Botschafterporträts : Schweizer Botschafter in den «Zentren der Macht» zwischen 1945 und 1975 (1. Auflage). Chronos.
• Keller, F. (2013). Unser Mann vor Ort : Schweizer Botschafter in den “Zentren der Macht” zwischen 1945 und 1975 [Doctoral dissertation]. Universität Freiburg.

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

• Zoller-Rydzek, B., Gurova, S., & Keller, F. (2025). Geopolitical risks : differential impacts on domestic firms and MNEs. In R. van Tulder, N. Fernandes Crespo, V. Corado Simões, & C. Fernandes Crespo (Eds.), The changing global power balance : challenges for European firms (pp. 325–348). Emerald. https://doi.org/10.1108/S1745-886220250000019016
• Keller, F., & Egli, Y. (2019). 3D-Druck im Schweizer Mittelstand : aktueller Stand und Szenarien für die Zukunft. In Digitalisierung in der Praxis : so schaffen KMU den Weg in die Zukunft (pp. 197–208). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-26137-5_13
• Keller, F. (2017). Aussenpolitik. In C. Ebnöther (ed.), Leitfaden durch das politische System der Schweiz (pp. 171–181). Orell Füssli.
• Keller, F. (2017). Zwischen Österreich und Welthandelspolitik. In J. Inauen, F. Metzger, & M. Furrer (eds.), Geschichte und Beruf : eine Festschrift für Urs Altermatt von seinen ehemaligen Studierenden (pp. 149–152). LIT.

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Zoller-Rydzek, B., Gurova, S., & Keller, F. (2023, December 15). Navigating change : managing firm risks in turbulent times. 49th Conference of the European International Business Academy (EIBA), Lisbon, Portugal, 15-17 December 2023.
• Zoller-Rydzek, B., Strecker, N., & Keller, F. (2023, March 17). The causal impact of trade and migration flows on bilateral attitudes. 4th Workshop of the Swiss Network on Public Economics, Fribourg, Switzerland, 17 March 2023.
• Ursprung, D., & Keller, F. (2022). Covid-pandemic as an accelerator for e-government? : an analysis of Switzerland’s progress to implement the Tallinn Declaration on E-Government from 2017. 22nd EURAM Annual Conference, Winterthur, Switzerland, 15-17 June 2022.

Other publications

• Keller, F., & Zoller-Rydzek, B. (2021). Trade and attitude towards the EU : what really matters? ECPR Joint Sessions of Workshops and Research Sessions, Online, 17-28 May 2021.
• Keller, F. (2020). University of applied sciences : an important part of the Swiss education and research. University Industry Innovation Magazine, 2020(1), 4–7.
• Farley, M., Keller, F., & Zoller-Rydzek, B. (2020). Schweizer Unternehmen in der Corona-Krise : Durchstehen statt Adaptieren. Ökonomenstimme. https://www.oekonomenstimme.org/artikel/2020/06/schweizer-unternehmen-in-der-corona-krise--durchstehen-statt-adaptieren/
• Zoller-Rydzek, B., & Keller, F. (2020). COVID-19 : guaranteed loans and zombie firms. https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/100897/1/MPRA_paper_100897.pdf
• Keller, F., Pfister, R., & Ursprung, D. (2020). Diskrepanzen in den bilateralen Handelsstatistiken der Schweiz. Ökonomenstimme. https://www.oekonomenstimme.org/artikel/2020/04/diskrepanzen-in-den-bilateralen-handelsstatistiken-der-schweiz/
• Keller, F., Ebnöther, C., & Ursprung, D. (2018). Training a new workforce for a service economy. University Industry Innovation Network.
• Keller, F. (2018). Neue Formen grenzüberschreitender Kooperation mit 3D-Druck.
• Keller, F., Ebnöther, C., & Ursprung, D. (2018). Common frameworks in Switzerland : cantonal autonomy in a confederation. ZHAW Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften. https://doi.org/10.21256/zhaw-5534
• Keller, F. (2018). Standortförderung : die Grossen schwingen jetzt die Peitsche. Neue Zürcher Zeitung. https://www.nzz.ch/meinung/standortfoerderung-die-grossen-schwingen-jetzt-die-peitsche-ld.1352589
• Keller, F., & Kienast, M. (2017). Wettkampf um Schweizer Kapital. Competence, 2017(8), 36–38. https://www.zhaw.ch/storage/sml/ueber-uns/sml-magazin-competence-nr8.pdf
• Keller, F. (2015). Österreichs Vorpreschen. In M. Schweizer & D. Ursprung (eds.), Integration am Ende? : die Schweiz im Diskurs über ihre Europapolitik ; ein Lesebuch (pp. 161–167). Chronos.

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