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Born November 19, 1954 in Stuttgart. Citizen of the EU, Germany and Switzerland.
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1975-1979 |
University of Tuebingen, M.A. in major subjects Political Science and East European History (Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Gerhard Lehmbruch) |
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1978 |
Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection |
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1980-1982 |
Ph.D. student, University of Konstanz; Ph.D on statutory and voluntary (neo-corporatist) incomes policies in Western Europe (Supervisor: Prof. Gerhard Lehmbruch). |
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1993 |
Habilitation in political science, University of Heidelberg (Supervisors: Prof. Dr. Manfred G. Schmidt, Prof. Dr. Klaus von Beyme) |
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1976-1979 |
Student assistant (Hilfsassistent) Institute of Political Science, University of Tuebingen |
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1980-1982 |
Research assistant, University of Konstanz, Political Science (Prof. Dr. Gerhard Lehmbruch) |
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1983-1987 |
Research assistant, University of Mannheim, Sociology (Prof. Dr. Peter Flora) |
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1984-1985 |
Guest lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter), University of Heidelberg, Sociology |
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1985-1986 |
Guest lecturer (Lehrbeauftragter), University of Tuebingen, Political Science |
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1987-1993 |
Assistant professor, University of Heidelberg, Political Science (Prof. Dr. Manfred G. Schmidt) |
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1993- |
Professor (1993-95: Extraordinarius; 1996- Ordinarius) in Political Science, University of Bern; Director of the Institute of Political Science |
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2002 |
Fall term: Guest professor, Duke University, North Carolina, USA |
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2003 |
Guest professor: Leopold-Franzens-Universität Innsbruck, Austria |
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2010 |
Nannerl O Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University |
1993 University of Berne, chair in political science
1993 University of Magdeburg, Professor (C3)
2000 University of Cologne, chair in political science
3rd Prize Fritz-Thyssen-Foundation for articles in social sciences journals, 1987
Prize of Acadamic Foundation of the University of Heidelberg for research and teaching, 1992
Prize for the best articles in West European Politics (together with Nathalie Giger), 2008
Nannerl O Keohane Distinguished Visiting Professorship, Duke/UNC Chapel Hill, 2010
American Political Science Review
American Journal of Political Science
Comparative Politics
Comparative Political Studies
Politische Vierteljahresschrift
European Sociological Review
European Journal of Political Research
European Union Politics
Journal of Public Policy
Journal of European Public Policy
Bundesamt für Bildung und Wissenschaft (Switzerland)
Schweizerische Akademie für Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften
Schweiz. Nationalfonds
Stiftung Volkswagenwerk (Germany)
Deutscher Gewerkschaftsbund
Revue Suisse de Science Politique
West European Politics
Routledge and Kegan Paul
Dutch Social Science Research Council ('gebied voor Maatschappij- en Gedragswetenschappen') of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO)
Swiss Political Science Association
German Political Science Association
American Political Science Association
Institut für Hoehere Studien Vienna, Scientific Board (2008-)
Hans Boeckler Stiftung, Scientific Board (2006-)
Executive Council of the Swiss Political Science Association (1995 -)
Executive Council of the European Community Studies Association (Switzerland), ECSA Suisse, (2001- )
Editorial Board European Journal of Political Research (2003-)
Swiss Foundation for research in social sciences (FORS), Lausanne, Scientific Board, (2008-)
Max-Planck Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung, Köln, Scientific advisory board (2002-2008)
Zentrum für Umfragen und Methoden, Mannheim, Board, (2001-2007)
Chair Swiss Political Science Association (1999-2002)
Editor Swiss Political Science Review (2004-2006)
Council for the Social Sciences, Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences - (2000-2002)