1. Biographical Note
- Citizenship: Federal Republic of Germany
- Born: Nov 12, 1956 in Schwendi, Baden-Württemberg (FRG)
2. Employment
- since Oct. 2017
Founding Director, Center for Civil Society Research, Berlin Social Science Center - 2004-2017
Chair in Comparative Politics, University of Munich, Faculty of Social Sciences - 2016
Research Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre of the Europe-an University Institute, Florence - 2014
Visiting Researcher at WZB Berlin Social Science Centre - 2001-02
DAAD Distinguished Chair in German and European Politics at the University of Toronto, Munk Centre for International Studies, Canada - 2000
Offer of the Chair (C4) in Innovation Policy at the University of Kassel, refused - 1996-2004
Chair in Political Science, Technische Universität München, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences - 1994/95
Substitute Chair in Comparative Politics, Europa-Universität Frankfurt (Oder), Faculty of Cultural Sciences - 1989-96
Senior Researcher at the Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Societies Cologne - 1985-89
Researcher at the University of Konstanz, Department of Politi-cal Science and Public Administration in a research project on neo-conservative policy change directed by Prof. Gerhard Lehmbruch - 1982-85
Research Assistant of Prof. Gerhard Lehmbruch at the Universi-ty of Konstanz, Department of Political Science and Public Ad-ministration
3. Education
- Oct 1994
Dr. habil., Habilitation in Political and Administrative Science at the University of Konstanz - June 1989
Dr rer soc., Political Science, University of Konstanz - June 1982
M.A., Political Science, Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen
4. Research Grants and Fellowships
- 2018-21
Principal Investigator, Strategic Basic Research (SBO) expert panel ‘Social sciences & humanities’ (The Research Foundation – Flanders) - 2017
Member of the expert commission ‚Sicherheit im Wandel’ (Zentrum Liberale Moderne) - 2016-19
Principal Investigator, “Europawahlen und Politische Konfliktstrukturierung” (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
(in cooperation with Daniela Braun, LMU München) - 2016
Principal Investigator, „Politische Konfliktstrukturen in der Weltgesellschaft“ (LMU-Exzellent) - 2010-13
Principal Investigator, “Die Politisierung Europas“ (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
(in co-operation with Prof. Hanspeter Kriesi, Univ. Zürich) - 2008-10
Principal Investigator, „Global Health Governance“ (LMU-Excellent) - 2008
Principal Investigator, “Governance, Communication and Public Policy” (LMU-Excellent) - 2005-09
Principal Investigator, „Globalisierung und die Zukunft des Nationalstaats – Die Innere Transnationalisierung des Regierens“, funded by the German Research Association (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) - 2005-09
Principal Investigator “Nationaler politischer Wandel in entgrenzten Räumen – Nationale und transnationale Kampagnen im Vergleich”, funded by the German Research Association (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
(in co-operation with Prof. Hanspeter Kriesi, Univ. Zürich) - 2002-05
Principal Investigator, „Globalisierung und die Zukunft des Nationalstaats – Vom Nationalstaat zum transnationalen Politikregime“, funded by the German Research Association (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) - 2002-05
Principal Investigator “Nationaler politischer Wandel in entgrenzten Räumen – Eine vergleichende Untersuchung zu den Auswirkungen der 4 Globalisierung auf die nationale Politik”, funded by the German Research Association (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft)
(in co-operation with Prof. Hanspeter Kriesi, Univ. Zürich) - 2002-04
Member of the Research Training Network “Dynamics and Obstacles of European Governance”, funded by the European Union, Program “Improving the Human Research Potential and the Socio-Economic Knowledge Base” (Principal Contractor: Dr. Christine Neuhold, University of Maastricht) - 2001-04
Principal Investigator, “Institutionelle Ausgestaltung von Kooperationen zur Förderung von Umweltinnovationen”, funded by the German Ministry for Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung)
(Project Coordinator: Prof. Helmut Karl, Univ. Jena) - April 2000
Visiting Professor at the Institute for Advanced Studies (Institut für Höhere Studien), Vienna, Austria - 1999-2002
Principal Investigator, „Globalisierung und die Zukunft des Nationalstaats – eine international und intersektoral vergleichende Untersuchung zur reflexiven Modernisierung moderner Staatlichkeit“, funded by the German Research Association (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) - 1999-2003
Principal Investigator, „Regulierungsstaat und Infrastruktur in Europa – eine international und intersektoral vergleichende Untersuchung“, funded by the German Research Association (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) - 1998-2001
Main Contractor and Principal Investigator, „National Systems of Innovation and Idea Innovation Chains in Science-Based Industries, funded by the European Union, Program „Targeted Socio-Economic Research
(Project Co-ordinator: Prof. Frans van Waarden, Univ. Utrecht) - 1997-1999
Principal Investigator, „Transnationale Kooperation in der europäischen Forschungs- und Technologiepolitik“, funded by the German Research Association (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) - 1993-1999
Visiting Fellow, University of Warwick, European Public Policy Institute, UK
5. Other Activities
- Director
Department of Political Science, University of Munich (2010-2013) - Coordinator
Munich Center on “Governance, Communication, Public Policy and Law” (2007-2009)
Munich Research Centre (Sonderforschungsbereich) 536 on „Reflexive Modernization” (2006-2008) - Editorial Board
Journal of European Public Policy (1993-99), German Policy Studies/Politikfeldanalyse (since 1999), Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft (2007-2011), Der moderne Staat – Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management (since 2008) - Co-Editor
Book Series “Staatslehre und politische Verwaltung”, Nomos Verlag, Baden-Baden (since 1997); Book Series of the Munich Center on Governance, Nomos Verlag, Baden-Baden (since 2007); “Sustainable Development in the 21st Century”, Nomos Verlag, Baden-Baden (since 2017). - Other Boards
- Münchner Zentrum zur Geschichte von Wissenschaft und Technik (since 1998)
- Member of Scientific Board (Senat) of Bavarian School of Public Policy (Hochschule für Politik München) (2012-2014) Schader-Foundation (2007-2013)
- Research Programme „New Governance of Science“ of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) (2008-2013)
- Research Programme „Historische Innovationsforschung“ of the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung) (1999-05)
- Member of the Review Board of the EU-Network of Excellence PRIME (2005-2008)
- Member of the International Scientific Board of the NCCRProject „Democracy in the 21st Century“ at the University of Zurich (2006-2008)
- Munich Research Centre (Sonderforschungsbereich) 536 on „Reflexive Modernization” (2002-2006)
- Reviewer
- Journals: British Journal of Sociology, Comparative Political Studies, Der moderne Staat (dms); European Journal of International Relations, European Journal of Political Research, European Journal of Public Policy, European Planning Studies, European Union Politics, International Organization, Journal of Common Market Studies, Journal of European Integration, Minerva, Politische Vierteljahresschrift, Österreichische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, Regulation and Governance, Research Policy, Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Politische Wissenschaft, Soziale Welt, West European Politics, Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen, Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft.
- Research Organizations and Funding Agencies: Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung, ANR, Aquin, Anglo-German Foundation, Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst, Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, European Commission (DG XII, various programmes in Framework Programmes 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8), European Research Council, European Science Foundation, Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg, Österreichisches Bundesministerium für Wissenschaft und Verkehr, Österreichischer Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Thyssenstiftung, VolkswagenStiftung, Wissenschaftliche Kommission Niedersachsen, Wissenschaftsgemeinschaft Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, Wissenschaftsrat
Referent des Eröffnungsvortrags am Freitag
Was uns herausfordert – Zusammenhalt in einer diversen und vielfältigen Gesellschaft