Mag. Dr. Bernhard Riederer, Bakk.
Bernhard Riederer

Consultation hours: by appointment

Research interests

(1) Family and Intimate Relationships

(2) Social Inequality and Quality of Life

(3) Regional and International Comparisons

Qualifications

Sociology, MA Sociology, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

Economics, BA Economics, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

Social and Economic Sciences, PhD, Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

Employment (Selection)

Research Associate

Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz

Graz, Austria

Oct 2005Sept 2009

Senior Scientist

Österreichische Akademie der Wissenschaften (ÖAW)

Wien, Austria

15 Aug 201431 Dec 2020

Selected Research Outputs

Explaining the urban–rural gradient in later fertility in Europe

Riederer, B. & Beaujouan, E., Jan 2024, In: Population, Space and Place. 30, 1, e2720.

The Part-Time Revolution: Changes in the Parenthood Effect on Women’s Employment in Austria across the Birth Cohorts from 1940 to 1979

Riederer, B. & Berghammer, C. (Corresponding author), Apr 2020, In: European Sociological Review. 36, 2, p. 284-302 19 p.

Regional context and realization of fertility intentions: The role of the urban context

Riederer, B. & Buber-Ennser, I., 29 Apr 2019, In: Regional Studies. 53, 12, p. 1669-1679 11 p.

Changing social stratification in Vienna: Why are migrants declining from the middle of society?

Riederer, B., Verwiebe, R. (Corresponding author) & Seewann, L., Mar 2019, In: Population, Space and Place. 25, 2, 11 p., e2215.

Elternschaft und Wohlbefinden: Kinder im individuellen, partnerschaftlichen und gesellschaftlichen Kontext

Riederer, B., 2018, 1 ed. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 278 p.
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Kohlenberger, J., Buber-Ennser, I., Pędziwiatr, K., Rengs, B., Setz, I., Brzozowski, J., Riederer, B., Tarasiuk, O., & Pronizius, E. (2023). High self-selection of Ukrainian refugees into Europe: Evidence from Kraków and Vienna. PLoS ONE, 18(12), Article e0279783. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279783

Riederer, B. (2023). Bildungsaufstiege in Österreich. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Familien in Österreich: Partnerschaft, Kinderwunsch und ökonomische Situation in herausfordernden Zeiten (pp. 23) https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.450

Riederer, B. (2023). Couples in Austria: birds of a feather flock together. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Families in Austria: Partnerships, fertility intentions and economic situation in challenging times (pp. 11) https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.449

Riederer, B. (2023). Die Einkommens- und Vermögenssituation von Familien. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Familien in Österreich: Partnerschaft, Kinderwunsch und ökonomische Situation in herausfordernden Zeiten (pp. 58) https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.450

Riederer, B. (2023). Die (un)geplante Elternschaft. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Familien in Österreich: Partnerschaft, Kinderwunsch und ökonomische Situation in herausfordernden Zeiten (pp. 36) https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.450

Riederer, B. (2023). Eins, zwei oder drei? Zur idealen Kinderzahl. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Familien in Österreich: Partnerschaft, Kinderwunsch und ökonomische Situation in herausfordernden Zeiten (pp. 30) https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.450

Riederer, B. (2023). One, two or three? On the ideal number of children. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Families in Austria: Partnerships, fertility intentions and economic situation in challenging times (pp. 30) https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.449

Riederer, B. (2023). Paare in Österreich: Gleich und gleich gesellt sich gern. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Familien in Österreich: Partnerschaft, Kinderwunsch und ökonomische Situation in herausfordernden Zeiten (pp. 11) https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.450

Riederer, B. (2023). Psychisches Wohlbefinden: Depressionsrisiko. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Familien in Österreich: Partnerschaft, Kinderwunsch und ökonomische Situation in herausfordernden Zeiten https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.450

Riederer, B. (2023). Psychological wellbeing: risk of depression. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Families in Austria: Partnerships, fertility intentions and economic situation in challenging times (pp. 65) https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.449

Riederer, B. (2023). The financial situation of families. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Families in Austria: Partnerships, fertility intentions and economic situation in challenging times (pp. 58). Austrian Institute for Family Studies (OIF). https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.449

Buber-Ennser, I., & Riederer, B. (2023). Two-child ideal and migration background. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Families in Austria: Partnerships, fertility intentions and economic situation in challenging times (pp. 31) https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.449

Riederer, B. (2023). (Un)planned parenthood. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Families in Austria: Partnerships, fertility intentions and economic situation in challenging times (pp. 36) https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.449

Riederer, B. (2023). Upward intergenerational mobility in education in Austria. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Families in Austria: Partnerships, fertility intentions and economic situation in challenging times (pp. 23) https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.449

Buber-Ennser, I., & Riederer, B. (2023). Zwei-Kind-Ideal und Migrationshintergrund. In N. Neuwirth, I. Buber-Ennser, & B. Fux (Eds.), Familien in Österreich: Partnerschaft, Kinderwunsch und ökonomische Situation in herausfordernden Zeiten (pp. 31) https://doi.org/10.25365/phaidra.450



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Couples´division of work during Covid-19 lockdown in Austria

Berghammer, C. (Project Lead) & Riederer, B. (Co-Lead)

1/04/2130/06/24

Project: Research funding


Uncertainty and voluntary childlessness: The development of ideal family size in Austria

Riederer, B. (Speaker), Buber-Ennser, I. (Contributor) & Setz, I. (Contributor)

14 Sept 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Der Anstieg der Homeoffice-Nutzung in Österreich: Neue oder alte Ungleichheiten?

Riederer, B. (Speaker), Berghammer, C. (Contributor) & Göltl, G. (Contributor)

5 Jul 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Wie geht es den Familien in Zeiten der Krise(n)? Ökonomische Lage und Wohlbefinden

Riederer, B. (Speaker)

3 Jul 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Growing diversity in couples' employment models during the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria

Berghammer, C. (Contributor) & Riederer, B. (Speaker)

27 Jun 202329 Jun 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Sind Eltern die zufriedeneren Menschen? Über Elternschaft und Wohlbefinden

Riederer, B. (Speaker)

22 Jun 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Growing Diversity in Couples’ Employment ModelsDuring the COVID-19 Pandemic in Austria

Berghammer, C. (Contributor) & Riederer, B. (Speaker)

13 Apr 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Anreize zur weiteren Förderung elterlichen Aufteilungen im Kinderbetreuungsgeldbezug: Erfolgreiche Ansätze und Blicke in die Zukunft (Podiumsdiskussion)

Mauerer, G. (Speaker), Zartler, U. (Invited speaker), Lehner, E. (Invited speaker) & Riederer, B. (Invited speaker)

23 Mar 2023

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Neue Erwerbsmodelle in Paaren in der Corona-Pandemie

Riederer, B. (Speaker) & Berghammer, C. (Contributor)

25 Nov 2022

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Familie in Österreich im Wandel: Trends und Herausforderungen

Riederer, B. (Invited speaker)

1 Jun 2022

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Arbeitsteilung von Paaren in der Corona-Krise in Österreich

Berghammer, C. (Invited speaker) & Riederer, B. (Invited speaker)

6 Apr 2022

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Urban-rural differences in fertility: A longitudinal analysis using Austrian register data from the female 1984 cohort

Riederer, B. (Speaker)

13 Dec 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Stadt-Land Unterschiede in der Fertilität. Eine Längsschnittstudie mit Registerdaten in Österreich lebender Frauen der Geburtskohorte 1984

Riederer, B. (Speaker)

29 Oct 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Homeoffice und Lage der Arbeitszeiten in der Corona-Pandemie: Wie sind Familien mit Kindern betroffen?

Riederer, B. (Speaker) & Berghammer, C. (Contributor)

24 Aug 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Neue Erwerbsmodelle in Paaren in der Corona-Pandemie

Berghammer, C. (Speaker) & Riederer, B. (Speaker)

23 Aug 2021

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Regional differences in female employment and fertility in Austria.

Riederer, B. (Speaker)

11 Dec 2020

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Die Teilzeit-Revolution: Erwerbstätigkeit von Müttern in Österreich aus Kohortenperspektive

Berghammer, C. (Speaker) & Riederer, B. (Speaker)

23 Oct 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Lebenswelt Familie

Riederer, B. (Invited speaker)

8 Oct 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


The digital divide in Vienna: Neue Ungleichheiten?

Riederer, B. (Speaker)

28 Sept 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


The shrinking of the middle class in the city: The case of Vienna between 1995 and 2018

Riederer, B. (Speaker), Verwiebe, R. (Contributor) & Seewann, L. (Contributor)

15 Aug 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Machen Kinder (un)glücklich?

Riederer, B. (Keynote speaker)

4 Jul 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Machen Kinder (un)glücklich?

Riederer, B. (Keynote speaker)

25 Jun 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Familie im Wandel

Riederer, B. (Invited speaker)

18 Jun 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


The part-time revolution: Changes in the parenthood effect on maternal employment in Austria – a comparison of the cohorts born from 1940 to 1979

Berghammer, C. (Speaker) & Riederer, B. (Speaker)

17 Jun 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Singles in the City: Lebenszufriedenheit und Lebensstile im Wandel 1995-2018

Riederer, B. (Speaker), Liedl, B. (Speaker), Fritsch, N.-S. (Contributor), Verwiebe, R. (Contributor), Seewann, L. (Contributor) & Haindorfer, R. (Contributor)

13 Jun 2019

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Public


Educational differences in cohort fertility across subnational regions in Europe

Nisén, J. (Speaker), Klüsener, S. (Contributor), Dahlberg, J. (Contributor), Dommermuth, L. (Contributor), Jasilioniene, A. (Contributor), Kreyenfeld, M. (Contributor), Lappegard, T. (Contributor), Li, P. (Contributor), Martikainen, P. (Contributor), Neels, K. (Contributor), Riederer, B. (Contributor), te Riele, S. (Contributor), Szabó, L. (Contributor), Trimarchi, A. (Contributor), Viciana, F. (Contributor), Wilson, B. (Contributor) & Myrskylä, M. (Contributor)

6 Dec 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Register-based research in Austria: Present challenges and future prospects

Riederer, B. (Speaker)

4 Dec 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Singles in the City. A Comparison of Vienna Five Years before and after the Crisis Year 2008.

Seewann, L. (Speaker), Fritsch, N.-S. (Speaker) & Riederer, B. (Contributor)

18 Jul 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Fertility intentions and their realization in couples: Does the division of household chores matter?

Riederer, B. (Contributor), Buber-Ennser, I. (Speaker) & Brzozowska, Z. (Contributor)

Apr 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Der Kinderwunsch und dessen Realisierung: Wie wirkt sich die Aufteilung der Hausarbeit aus?

Riederer, B. (Speaker), Buber-Ennser, I. (Contributor) & Brzozowska, Z. (Contributor)

16 Feb 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Multidimensional Vulnerability, the Youth, and the Family

Riederer, B. (Speaker)

1 Feb 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Vulnerability and the future of families in Europe

Riederer, B. (Speaker)

1 Feb 2018

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Soziale Ungleichheit und das Verschwinden der Migrantischen Mittelschicht im urbanen Raum. Wien fünf Jahre vor und nach der Wirtschaftskrise 2008.

Seewann, L. (Speaker) & Riederer, B. (Speaker)

8 Dec 2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Didn’t plan it but got a baby: Mistimed and unintended births among men and women in six European countries

Brzozowska, Z. (Speaker), Buber-Ennser, I. (Contributor), Riederer, B. (Contributor) & Potancokova, M. (Contributor)

2017

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Realization of fertility intentions in Austria and Hungary: Are capitals different? Vienna and Budapest in comparison

Riederer, B. (Speaker) & Buber-Ennser, I. (Contributor)

2 Sept 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Social change and growing inequality in educational systems? A multi-level analysis of schools' social and ethnic segregation with PISA data from 2000 to 2012

Riederer, B. (Speaker) & Verwiebe, R. (Contributor)

11 Jul 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


The decline of the migrant middle-class in the city. A comparison of Vienna five years before and after the crisis year 2008

Seewann, L. (Speaker), Riederer, B. (Speaker) & Verwiebe, R. (Contributor)

11 Jul 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Vulnerability of families with children: Major risks, future challenges, and policy recommendations

Riederer, B. (Speaker)

14 Jan 2016

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Führungskräfte und Work-Life Balance: Eine doppelte Herausforderung

Berghammer, C. (Speaker) & Riederer, B. (Speaker)

4 Nov 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science


Changes of the educational achievement of immigrant youth in Western Societies: The contextual effects of national (educational) policies

Riederer, B. (Speaker) & Verwiebe, R. (Contributor)

23 Oct 2015

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionScience to Science



Children: Pleasure or Pain? Effects of Parenthood on Subjective Well-Being

Riederer, B. (Speaker)

14 Jul 2014

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther


Kinder: Lust oder Last? Effekte von Kindern auf das individuelle Wohlbefinden der Eltern

Riederer, B. (Speaker)

2 May 2013

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther



Perceived Justice in the Division of Domestic Labor: Actor and Partner Effects.

Riederer, B. (Contributor)

14 Jun 2012

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther










The Interplay of Social Comparisons in Influencing Evaluations of Justice in the Division of Household Labor.

Riederer, B. (Speaker)

15 Jul 2010

Activity: Talks and presentationsTalk or oral contributionOther




Winter term 2025
230082 PR B11 Sociological Research Practice 1: From finding a partner to everyday family life - Analyses with the Generations & Gender Survey

Department of Sociology

Rooseveltplatz 2
1090 Wien

bernhard.riederer@univie.ac.at