Research programme: Transformation of Political (Dis-)order
Function: Former Head of the department
Specialization: Political Scientist
Work areas:
Responsibilities in education and training:
5/2007- 4/2015 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Head of Department "Governance, Statehood, Security" |
2003-2007 | German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) Senior Researcher |
2001-2003 | University of Mainz Professor pro Tempore (Political Science) Dr. phil. (Political Science) |
1999-2001 | University of Mainz Senior Lecturer (Political Science) |
1999 | University of Mainz Dr. phil. Major: Political Science Minors: Economy, Business Administration |
1995-1999 | University of Mainz Lecturer (Political Science) |
1994 | Bank for Regional Development Rheinland-Pfalz Consultant |
1993 | University of Mannheim Master in Business Administration |
Scientific advisory board of the Bertelsmann-Transformation Index
Executive Committee of the European Association of Development Research Institutes EADI
2007: Award for the Best Article in the 2006 Volume of the "Politische Vierteljahresschrift", the Flagship Journal of the German Political Science Association (Title: Democracy's Dividend: Political Order and Economic Productivity)
2000: University Prize for Best Dissertation, University of Mainz, Germany (Title: Diversification as a Foreign Policy Strategy: Chile, Mexico and East Asia)