Professor Dr. Heike Klüver Current Position Education Academic

Professor Dr. Heike Klüver
Humboldt University of Berlin, Department of Social Sciences, Universitätsstraße 3b, Berlin, Germany
Email: [email protected], Website: www.heike-kluever.com
Children: Theda Klüver, born 8 October 2015 and Greta Klüver, born 8 October 2015
Current Position
10/2016 -
Humboldt University of Berlin
Professor (W3) of Comparative Political Behavior
Education
09/2007 - 07/2010
University of Mannheim, Graduate School of Economic and Social
Sciences
Ph.D. in Political Science
Thema: Lobbying in the EU: Interest Group Influence on Policy Formulation
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Berthold Rittberger
Grade: Summa cum laude
received the Best PhD Thesis Award of the University Association for
Contemporary European Studies (UACES) and the Lorenz-von-Stein Award for
the best PhD thesis in Social Sciences at the University of Mannheim
10/2002 - 07/2007
01/2006 - 07/2006
University of Heidelberg
Master in Political Science and Economics
Visiting Student, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
09/2005 - 01/2006
Visiting Student, Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Grenoble, France
Academic Positions
10/2015 - 03/2016
Parental leave
04/2015 - 09/2016
University of Hamburg
Professor (W3) of Comparative Politics
04/2013 - 03/2015
University of Bamberg
Professor (W2) of Empirical Political Science
05/2012 - 03/2013
University of Konstanz
Juniorprofessor (W1) for Policy Analysis and Public Administration
09/2010 - 04/2012
Nuffield College, University of Oxford
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Research College: The Transformative Power of Europe, Free
University of Berlin
External Research Fellow
Mannheim Center for European Social Research
External Research Fellow
Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs
Visiting Research Fellow
08/2011 - 08/2012
09/2010 - 08/2012
03/2009 - 06/2009
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Books
Klüver, Heike (2013): Lobbying in the European Union: Interest groups, lobbying coalitions and
policy change, Oxford: Oxford University Press
Klüver, Heike (2008): Interessenvermittlung in der Europäischen Union: Nationale Verbände auf
dem Weg nach Brüssel, Saarbrücken: VDM
Edited Volumes
Beyers, Jan, Caelesta Braun and Heike Klüver (2016): Legislative Lobbying in Context: The policy
and polity determinants of interest group politics in the European Union, London: Routledge
Journal Articles
Spoon, Jae-Jae and Heike Klüver (forthcoming): Does Anybody Notice? How Policy Positions of
Coalition Parties Are Perceived by Voters, European Journal of Political Research
Klüver, Heike and Jae-Jae Spoon (forthcoming): Challenges to multi-party governments: How
governing in coalitions affects coalition parties’ responsiveness to voters, Party Politics
Sagarzazu, Iñaki and Heike Klüver (forthcoming): Coalition governments and party competition:
Political communication strategies of coalition parties, Political Science Research and Methods
Klüver, Heike and Jae-Jae Spoon (forthcoming): Who responds? Voters, parties, and issue attention,
British Journal of Political Science
Drüner, Dietrich, Heike Klüver, Ellen Mastenbroek and Gerald Schneider (forthcoming): The Core
or the Winset? Explaining Decision-Making Duration and Policy Change in the European Union,
Comparative European Politics
Bäck, Hanna, Marc Debus and Heike Klüver (2016): Bicameralism, intra-party bargaining and the
formation of party policy positions: Evidence from the German federal system, Party Politics,
22(3): 405-417
Klüver, Heike and Iñaki Sagarzazu (2016): Setting the agenda or responding to voters? Political
parties, voters and issue attention, West European Politics, 39(2): 380-398.
Giger, Nathalie and Heike Klüver (2016): Voting against your constituents? How lobbying affects
representation, American Journal of Political Science, 60(1): 190-205.
Spoon, Jae-Jae and Heike Klüver (2015): Voter polarization and party responsiveness: Why parties
emphasize divided issues, but remain silent on unified issues, European Journal of Political
Research, 54(2): 343-362.
Klüver, Heike (2015): Interest groups in the German Bundestag: Exploring the issue linkage between
citizens and interest groups, German Politics, 24(2): 137-153.
Lowery, David, Frank R. Baumgartner, Joost Berkhout, Jeffrey M. Berry, Darren Halpin, Marie
Hojnacki, Heike Klüver, Beate Kohler-Koch, Jeremy Richardson and Kay Lehman Schlozman (2015):
Images of an Unbiased Interest System, Journal of European Public Policy, 22(8): 1212-1231.
Zubek, Radoslaw and Heike Klüver (2015): Legislative pledges and coalition government, Party
Politics, 21(4): 603-614.
Klüver, Heike (2015): The Promises of Quantitative Text Analysis in Interest Group Research: A
Reply to Bunea and Ibenskas, European Union Politics, 16(3): 456-466.
Klüver, Heike, Caelesta Braun and Jan Beyers (2015): Legislative lobbying in context: Towards a
conceptual framework of interest group lobbying in the European Union, Journal of European
Public Policy, 22(4): 447-461.
Klüver, Heike, Christine Mahoney and Marc Opper (2015): Framing in context: How interest groups
employ framing to lobby the European Commission, Journal of European Public Policy, 22(4):
481-498.
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Journal Articles (Continued)
Klüver, Heike and Christine Mahoney (2015): Measuring interest group framing strategies in public
policy debates, Journal of Public Policy, 35(2): 223-244.
Klüver, Heike and Jae-Jae Spoon (2015): Bringing salience back in: Explaining voting defection in
the European Parliament, Party Politics, 21(4): 553-564.
Spoon, Jae-Jae and Heike Klüver (2014): Do parties respond? How electoral context influences party
responsiveness, Electoral Studies, 35: 48-60.
Boräng, Frida, Rainer Eising, Heike Klüver, Christine Mahoney, Daniel Naurin, Daniel Rasch and
Patrycja Rozbicka (2014): Identifying frames: A comparison of research methods, Interest groups
& Advocacy, 3(2): 188-201.
Klüver, Heike and Iñaki Sagarzazu (2013): Ideological congruency and decision-making speed: The
effect of partisanship across EU institutions, European Union Politics, 14(3): 388-407.
Klüver, Heike and Toni Rodon (2013): Explaining policy position choice of Europarties: The effect
of legislative resources, British Journal of Political Science, 43(3): 629-650.
Klüver, Heike and Sabine Saurugger (2013): Opening the black box: The professionalization of
interest groups in the European Union, Interest Groups & Advocacy, 2(2): 185-205.
Klüver, Heike (2013): Lobbying as a collective enterprise: Winners and losers of policy formulation
in the European Union, Journal of European Public Policy, 20(1): 59-76.
Klüver, Heike (2012): Biasing politics? Interest group participation in European policy-making,
West European Politics, 35(5): 1114-1133.
Klüver, Heike (2012): Die Macht der Informationen: Eine empirische Analyse von Lobbyingerfolg in
der Europäischen Union, Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 53(2): 211-239.
Klüver, Heike (2012): Informational lobbying in the European Union: The effect of organizational
characteristics, West European Politics, 35(3): 491-510.
Klüver, Heike (2011): The contextual nature of lobbying: Explaining lobbying success in the
European Union, European Union Politics, 12(4): 483-506.
Klüver, Heike (2010): Europeanization of lobbying activities: When national interest groups spill
over to the European level, Journal of European Integration, 32(2): 175-191.
Klüver, Heike (2009): Measuring interest group influence using quantitative text analysis, European
Union Politics, 10(4): 535-549.
Book Chapters
Klüver, Heike (2012): Measuring interest group influence using quantitative text analysis, in:
Goodwin, John (Eds): SAGE Secondary Data Analysis, London: Sage
Other Publications
Klüver, Heike (2014): Les lobbies dans la gouvernance ou la main invisible du marché, Pouvoirs,
149, 121-134
Klüver, Heike (2011): Lobbying in coalitions: Interest group influence on European Union
policy-making, Nuffield College Working Papers in Politics, 2011-4, 1-36
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Reviews
Klüver, Heike (2012): Book review “Resolving Controversy in the European Union: Legislative
decision-making before and after enlargement” (by Robert Thomson), West European Politics,
35, 4, 942-943
Under Review
Klüver, Heike and Mark Pickup: Do governments follow their voters? A longitudinal analysis of
government responsiveness in Germany, Under review
Klüver, Heike and Radoslaw Zubek: Do governments keep their promises? A comparative analysis of
the fulfilment of legislative pledges, Under review
Mahoney, Christine, Marc Opper and Heike Klüver: The effectiveness of gains and losses frames in
interest group lobbying, Under review
Work In Progress
Klüver, Heike: Political parties, interest groups and policy issues: A longitudinal study of issue
evolution in Germany, Paper was presented at the ECPR Joint Sessions and the EPSA Conference,
April/June 2016
Klüver, Heike and Jae-Jae Spoon: Helping or hurting? How governing as a junior coalition partner
influences electoral outcomes, Paper was presented at the MPSA Conference in Chicago, April 2016
Klüver, Heike and Iñaki Sagarzazu: Where have all the leaders gone? Evaluating the dynamics of
parties’ issue attention, Paper will be presented at the EPSA Conference in Brussels, June 2016
Klüver, Heike and Elisabeth Zeidler: Economic interest groups in Germany: Explaining their density
and diversity, Work in progress
Krauss, Svenja and Heike Klüver: Portfolio allocation and control mechanisms in coalition
governments, Paper was presented at the EPSA Conference in Brussels, June 2016
Giger, Nathalie, Heike Klüver and Christopher Witko: Public opinion, interest group lobbying and
legislative votes: Evidence from the US states, Work in progress
Klüver, Heike: The survival of interest groups Work in progress
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Conference Participations
2016
American Political Science Conference, September 2016, Philadelphia
5th Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association, June 2015, Brussels
ECPR Joint Sessions, April 2016, Pisa
Text Analysis and the Study of International Institutions Workshop, January 2016, Berlin
2015
5th Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association, June 2015, Vienna
The Manifesto Project User Conference, WZB Berlin, June 2015, Berlin
Interest group populations in comparative perspective Workshop, May 2015, Hamburg
2014
4th Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association, June 2014, Edinburgh
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 2014, Chicago
Disenchanted Swiss Democracy, Zurich, January 2014
2013
Dreiländertagung der DVPW, ÖGPW und SVPW, Innsbruck, September 2013
7th ECPR General Conference, Bordeaux, September 2013
3rd Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association, June 2013, Barcelona
13th Conference of the European Union Studies Association, Baltimore, May 2013
Influencing EU Politics: Mobilization and Representation of European Civil Society, June 2013
13th Conference of the European Union Studies Association, Los Angeles, May 2013
2012
Conference Transformative Power of Europe 2.0, Berlin, December 2012
Workshop The European Political Project, Geneva, October 2012
Sixth Pan-European Conference on EU Politics, Tampere, September 2012
ESRC Methods Festival, Oxford, July 2012
2nd Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association, June 2012, Berlin
3rd Annual Transformation of the State Conference, University of Oxford, May 2012
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 2012, Chicago
Workshop Position Formation in the EU, Social Science Research Center, Berlin, March 2012
2011
Dritte Offene Sektionstagung der DVPW-Sektion Internationale Politik, Munich, October 2011
University Association for Contemporary European Studies Conference, Cambridge, September 2011
6th ECPR General Conference, Reykjavik, August 2011
1st Annual General Conference of the European Political Science Association, Dublin, June 2011
2nd Annual Transformation of the State Conference, University of Oxford, May 2012
12th Conference of the European Union Studies Association, Boston, March 2011
Dreiländertagung der DVPW, ÖGPW und SVPW, Basel, January 2011
2010
Conference Quantifying Europe, Mannheim, December 2010
5th Pan-European Conference on EU Politics, Porto, June 2010
2009
5th ECPR General Conference, Potsdam, September 2009
11th Conference of the European Union Studies Association, Los Angeles, April 2009
Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, April 2009, Chicago
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Conference Participations (Continued)
2008
4th Annual Graduate Conference in Political Science, International Relations & Public Policy,
Jerusalem, December 2008
4th Pan-European Conference on EU Politics, Riga, September 2008
Transatlantic Graduate Student Workshop on European Integration and Multilevel Governance,
Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, May 2008
University Association for Contemporary European Studies Student Forum 9th Annual Conference,
Canterbury, April 2008
Research Grants
10/2014 - 09/2017
German Research Foundation, Project Title: Bringing policies back in:
Explaining payoff allocation in coalition governments, Cooperation Partner:
Hanna Bäck (University of Lund), Grant amount: e 334.394
01/2014 - 11/2014
Internal Research Promotion, University of Bamberg, Project Title:
Do governments keep their promises? A comparative analysis of the fulfilment
of legislative pledges, Cooperation Partner: Radoslaw Zubek (University of
Oxford), Grant amount: e 1882
10/2013 - 09/2015
Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Project Title: Interest representation in Germany:
A longitudinal study of interest groups registered at the Bundestag, Grant
amount: e 100.000
08/2011 - 08/2013
American National Science Foundation, Project Title: Framing of Public
Policy Debates in the European Union, together with Frank Baumgartner
(University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Christine Mahoney
(University of Virgina), This project is conducted in collaboration with the
INTEREURO Project funded by the European Science Foundation, Grant
amount: $300,000
09/2011 - 08/2012
British Academy, Project Title: Citizens, interest groups and legislative
activity: A longitudinal study of interest representation, Grant amount: £7124
06/2009 - 08/2010
Karin-Islinger-Foundation, Project Title: Interest Group Influence on
Policy Formulation in the European Union, Grant amount: e 1000
Awards
05/2013
Best Paper Award of the European Union Studies Association (EUSA)
09/2011
Best PhD Thesis Award of the University Association for Contemporary
European Studies (UACES)
07/2011
Lorenz-von-Stein Award for the best dissertation in Political Science, Sociology
and Psychology at the University of Mannheim, e 1000
02/2010
Young Scholar Award for outstanding performances and innovative projects of
doctoral students in the Social Sciences at the University of Mannheim, e 1000
12/2008
Honorary Mention Award, Best Paper Competition, 4th Annual Graduate
Conference in Political Science, International Relations & Public Policy,
Jerusalem
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Talks On Invitation
An Introduction to Text Analysis for the Social Sciences: Overview and selected applications,
Goethe-Universität Frankfurt, May 2015
Changing Strategies? How the electoral context influences party responsiveness in Europe, CEU
Budapest, March 2015
Coalition governments and party responsiveness in Europe: How past government experience affects
issue responsiveness, University of Geneva, March 2015
Lobbying in the European Union: Interest groups, lobbying coalitions and policy change, University
of Stockholm, February 2013
Friends in government and foes in elections: Issue attention in coalition governments, Department of
Political Science, Lund University, Dezember 2012
Lobbying in der Europäischen Union: Interessengruppen, Lobbyingkoalitionen und Politikwandel,
Institut für Sozialwissenschaften, Universität Stuttgart, November 2012
Lobbying as a collective enterprise: Research Seminar Series, Department of Politics and International
Relations, School of Social Science, University of Aberdeen, March 2012
Whom do they represent? Determinants of policy position choice of Europarties, Current Research
in European Union Politics Seminar Series, University of Oxford, February 2012
Lobbying in the European Union: Interest groups, lobbying coalitions and policy change, Nuffield
Political Science Seminar, Nuffield College, University of Oxford, November 2011
Lobbying successfully: Interest groups, lobbying coalitions and policy change in the European Union,
Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, Department of Business and Politics, Copenhagen Business
School, May 2011
Measuring interest group influence using quantitative text analysis, Annual Academic Advisory Board
Meeting, Graduate School of Economic and Social Sciences, University of Mannheim, June 2009
Online consultations in the European Union: Measuring interest group influence using content
analysis, Moynihan European Research Centers Speaker Series, Syracuse University, April 2009
Scholarships
09/2010 - 08/2012
Anglo-German State of the State Postdoctoral Fellowship, University of Oxford,
funded by the Volkswagen Foundation
04/2009
Travel grant, 11th Biennial International Conference of the European Union
Studies Association, Los Angeles, 23-25 April 2009
03/2009 - 06/2009
Scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Program for a Visiting
Fellowship at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs in
Syracuse/USA
07/2008 - 06/2009
PhD scholarship, State Foundation Baden-Württemberg
05/2008
Travel grant, Transatlantic Graduate Workshop on European Integration and
Multilevel Governance, directed by Liesbet Hooghe and Gary Marks
09/2007 - today
PhD scholarship, University of Mannheim
01/2006 - 07/2006
Erasmus scholarshoip, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain
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Professional Activities
Council member
Member of the Council of the European Political Science Association, since
06/2014
Editorial board
Member of the editorial board of the Journal of European Public Policy, since
10/2013
Editorial board
Member of the editorial board of Interest Groups & Advocacy, since 06/2015
Guest editor
Guest editor of the Special Issue “‘Legislative Lobbying in Context: The policy
and polity determinants of interest group politics in the European Union” at
the Journal of European Public Policy, with Jan Beyers and Caelesta Braun
Section chair
Section: Political Behavior, Parties and Elections, European Political Science
Association Conference, June 2015, Vienna (with Mary Stegmaier)
Organizer/Chair
Workshop “Interest group populations in comparative perspective”, University
of Hamburg, 8.-9 May 2015
Workshop “Politische Akteure im europäischen Mehrebenensystem”,
Dreiländertagung der DVPW, ÖGPW und SVPW, Innsbruck, September 2013
(Co-Organizer)
ECPR Summer School on Interest group politics, 2013 - 2015 (Co-Organizer)
Conference: 3rd Annual Transformation of the State Conference, University of
Oxford, 11 May 2012 (Co-Organizer)
Conference: 2nd Annual Transformation of the State Conference, University
of Oxford, 21 May 2011 (Co-Organizer)
Political Science Seminar Series, University of Bamberg, since 2013
Transformation of the State Seminar Series, University of Oxford, September
2010 - August 2012 (Co-Organizer)
Panels at EPSA, MPSA, EUSA and the ECPR General Conference
Discussant
Panels at EPSA, MPSA, EUSA and the ECPR General Conference
Committees and representation
Co-chair of the Local Organization Committee of the ECPR Winter School in Methods and
Techniques (2015-1018), 04/2014 - 03/2015
Speaker of the Political Science Group, University of Bamberg, 02/2014 - 03/2015
Member of the search committee “W1 Juniorprofessorship in Political Science; particularly
International Relations with an emphasis on arms control and disarmament”, University of Hamburg,
2015
Member of the search committee “W3 Chair in Political Science in particular Political Sociology”,
University of Bamberg, 2014
Member of the search committee “W3 Chair in Political Science in particular Governance of innovative
and complex technical systems”, University of Bamberg, 2013/2014
Member of the search committee “W1 Juniorprofessorship in Political Economy”, University of
Konstanz, 2012/2013
Member of the search committee “W2 Professorship in Comparative politics with a particular focus
on conflict and democratization research”, University of Konstanz, 2012
Member of the Professorial committee, University of Konstanz, since May 2012
Representative of the Doctoral Students, University of Mannheim, 2009 - 2010
Student Member of the Faculty Council, University of Heidelberg, 2004 - 2005
Student Representative, University of Heidelberg, 2003 - 2005
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Reviewer
American Journal of Political Science
British Journal of Political Science
ECPR Press
Electoral Studies
European Integration Online Papers
European Journal of Political Research
European Union Politics
Fritz Thyssen Foundation
German Politics
German Science Foundation
Interest Groups & Advocacy
Israeli Science Foundation
Journal of Civil Society
Journal of Common Market Studies
Journal of European Integration
Journal of European Public Policy
Journal of Politics
Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory
Journal of Public Policy
Oxford University Press
Party Politics
Political Communication
Political Science Research and Methods
Political Studies
Politics & Governance
Review of International Organizations
Routledge
Scandinavian Political Studies
Schweizer Nationalfonds
Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
Swiss Political Science Review
West European Politics
Zeitschrift für Politikberatung
Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft
Thesis Supervision and Assessment
Supervisor, PhD Candidate Maria-Sophie Thürk, University of Hamburg, since 10/2015
Supervisor, PhD Candidate Svenja Krauss, University of Bamberg/Hamburg, since 10/2014
(DFG-Project)
Supervisor, PhD Candidate:
(DFG-Project)
Christoph Uhl, University of Bamberg/Hamburg, since 10/2014
Supervisor, PhD Candidate: Elizabeth Zeidler, University of Bamberg/Hamburg, since 10/2013
(Fritz Thyssen Project)
Co-Supervisor, PhD Candidate: Martin Wirtz, University of Bamberg, since 04/2013
Co-Supervisor, PhD Candidate: Matthias Mader, University of Bamberg, since 04/2013
Member of the dissertation committee, PhD Candidate: Kai Schulze, University of Konstanz, 05/2013
MA Programme Politik- und Verwaltungswissenschaft, University of Konstanz, 2012 - present
BA Programme Politk- und Verwaltungswissenschaft, University of Konstanz, 2012 - present
MPhil Programme European Politics and Society, University of Oxford, 2010 - 2012
MPhil Programme Politics (Comparative Government), University of Oxford, 2010 - 2011
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Teaching Experience
Summer 2015
MA Course:
Political representation and government responsiveness,
Universität Hamburg, Language: English
Summer 2015
MA Course: Comparative Political Sociology, Universität Hamburg, Language:
German; with Kai-Uwe Schnapp
Summer 2015
BA Lecture: Regieren in politischen Mehrebenensystemen, Universität
Hamburg, Language German
Summer 2015
BA Course: Policy-Making in der Europäischen Union, Universität Hamburg,
Language: Deutsch
Summer 2015
BA Course: Parteien und Parteiensysteme Universität Hamburg, Language:
Deutsch
PhD Course: Research Design and Research Questions, GIGA Institute,
Language: English
Summer 2015
Winter 2015
PhD Course: Quantitative Text Analysis, ECPR Winter School on Methods
and Techniques, Language: English
Winter 2014/15
BA Lecture: Einführung in die Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Universität
Bamberg, Language German
Winter 2014/15
BA Course: Policy-Making in der Europäischen Union, Universität Bamberg,
Language: Deutsch
Winter2014/15
PhD Course: Research Design in Social Sciences, Universität Bamberg,
Language: Englisch
Winter 2014/15
BA/MA Course: Oberseminar für Examenskandidaten, Universität Bamberg,
Language: German
Summer 2014
MA Course:
Political representation and government responsiveness,
Universität Bamberg, Language: English
Summer 2014
MA Course: The European Union and its citizens, Universität Bamberg,
Language: English
Summer 2014
MA Course: Measuring preferences in Political Science, Universität Bamberg,
Language: English
Summer 2014
BA Course:
The European Commission:
Composition, Powers and
Relationship to Member States, Universität Bamberg, Language: German
Summer 2014
BA/MA Course: Oberseminar für Examenskandidaten, Universität Bamberg,
Language: German
Winter 2013/14
MA Course: Interest groups in comparative perspective: Mobilization, lobbying
strategies and influence, Universität Bamberg, Evaluation grade: 1.0 (1=best,
6=worst), Language: English
Winter 2013/14
MA Course: The European Parliament: Evolution, Organization and Powers,
Universität Bamberg, Evaluation grade: 1.7 (1=best, 6=worst), Language:
English
Winter 2013/14
PhD Course: Research Design in Social Sciences, Universität Bamberg,
Evaluation grade: 1.4 (1=best, 6=worst), Language: English
Winter 2013/14
BA Course: Parteien und Parteiensysteme, Universität Bamberg, Evaluation
grade: 1.7 (1=best, 6=worst), Language: German
Winter 2013/14
BA/MA Course: Oberseminar für Examenskandidaten, Universität Bamberg,
Language: German
Spring 2013
MA Course: Party politics in Europe, Universität Bamberg, Language:
Evaluation grade: 1.8 (1=best, 6=worst), English
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Teaching Experience (Continued)
Spring 2013
Spring 2013
Spring 2013
Spring 2013
Spring 2013
Winter 2012
MA Course: Coalition Governments: Formation, Governance and Survival,
Universität Bamberg, Evaluation grade: 1.9 (1=best, 6=worst), Language:
English
PhD Course: Quantitative text analysis in Political Science, Universität
Bamberg, Evaluation grade: 1.1 (1=best, 6=worst), Language: English
PhD Course: Social Science Methodology and Research Design, together with
Johannes Marx, Universität Bamberg, Language: English
BA Course: Das deutsche Regierungssystem im europäischen Kontext,
Universität Bamberg, Evaluation grade: 2.1 (1=best, 6=worst), Language:
German
PhD Course: Data Collection in Political Science Research, together with
Stefanie Bailer and Marco Steenbergen, ETH Zürich, Language: English
BA Course: Party politics in Europe, Universität Konstanz, Evaluation grade:
1.26 (1=best, 6=worst), Language: English
Winter 2012
BA Course: Bürokratie und Politik: Ministerialbürokratie in Deutschland
im internationalen Vergleich, Universität Konstanz, Evaluation grade: 1.67
(1=best, 6=worst), Language: German
Spring 2012
BA Course:
The European Commission:
Composition, Powers and
Relationship to Member States, Universty of Konstanz, Evaluation grade: 1.0
(1=best, 6=worst), Language: English
Spring 2012
BA Course: Policy-Making in the European Union, Universty of Konstanz,
Evaluation grade: 1.0 (1=best, 6=worst), Language: German
Spring 2012
PhD Workshop: Methoden der quantitativen Text- und Inhaltsanalyse, GESIS
Institut für Sozialwissenscaften, Mannheim, Language: German
PhD Workshop:
Quantitative Text Analysis in Political Science,
Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Evaluation grade: 1.40 (1=best, 6=worst),
Language: English
BA Course: Governance in the European Union, University of Mannheim,
Evaluation grade: 1.83 (1=best, 6=worst), Language: German
Winter 2011
Winter 2009
Summer 2009
Winter 2008
Spring 2008
PhD Course: Quantitative Text Analysis, ECPR Summer School on Methods
and Techniques, Teaching Assistant for Kenneth Benoit and Will Lowe,
Evaluation Grade of Teaching Assistant 4.83 (5=best, 0=worst), Language:
English
BA Course: The Political System of the European Union, University of
Mannheim, Evaluation grade: 1.44 (1=best, 6=worst), Language: German
BA Course: Interest Intermediation in the European Union, University of
Mannheim, Evaluation grade: 1.52 (1=best, 6=worst), Language: German
Additional Training
06/2011
Longitudinal analysis with the German Socioeconomic Panel (SOEP)
08/2009
Essex Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis and Collection, Course:
Hierarchical Model Specification in Quantitative Research Methods
07/2009
Workshop: Introduction to Python, University of Konstanz
07/2009
Empirical Implications of Theoretical Models (EITM) Europe Summer
Institute, University of Mannheim
08/2008
ECPR Summer School on Methods and Techniques, Courses: Quantitative Text
Analysis/Introduction to R
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Memberships
American Political Science Association (APSA)
Council for European Studies (CES)
Deutsche Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft (DVPW)
European Legislative Politics Research Group (ELPRG)
ECPR Standing Group on Interest Groups
European Union Studies Association (EUSA)
European Political Science Association (EPSA)
Midwest Political Science Association (MPSA)
University Association for Contemporary European Studies (UACES)
Media Interviews
04/2015
10/2014
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: “Wer will noch in die Wissenschaft”,
25.04.2015
Radio Galaxy: ‘Die Alternative für Deutschland”, 15.10.2014
05/2014
TV Oberfranken: “Europawahl: So funktioniert das Wählen”, 21.05.2014
02/2013
Deutsche Welle: “Abgeordnete unter Plagiatsverdacht”, 14.02.2013
Language Skills
German:
Native
English:
Full professional proficiency, TOEFL-Test: 116 of 120 points
French:
Professional working proficiency
Spanish:
Professional working proficiency
Computing Skills
Statistics:
STATA (advanced), R (advanced)
Other:
MS Office (advanced), LATEX(advanced)
Last updated: October 2016
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