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Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Merkel - CV |
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1952 |
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Born in Hof (Germany) |
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1974 |
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Matriculation at the University of Heidelberg in sports/sports
science, history, and political science |
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1980 |
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Final degree (Staatsexamen)
at the
University of Heidelberg in sports/sports science, history, and political
science |
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1981-1982 |
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Scholarship of the
German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD) for the School of Advanced
International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University in Bologna
(Italy). Degree: One Year Diploma in
International Affairs (Political Science, International Law,
Economics, History) |
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1982-1985 |
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Doctoral scholarship of the Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
(German National Academic Foundation) |
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1985 |
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Completion of the doctoral
thesis in political science (supervisor: Professor Klaus von Beyme)
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University of Heidelberg |
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1985-1989 |
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Research fellow at the Faculty of Sociology of the University of Bielefeld,
research area "Political science,
especially Western Europe" |
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1988-1989 |
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John F. Kennedy Memorial
Fellow at the Center for European Studies of the Harvard University (USA) |
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1989-1994 |
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Assistant lecturer at the Institute of Political Science, University
of Heidelberg (chair: Professor Klaus von Beyme) |
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1992 |
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Post-doctoral degree (Habilitation). Venia Legendi for political
science |
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March 1994 |
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Calls:
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for a professorship (C3) in political science from the
University of Osnabrück |
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for a professorship (C4) in comparative government from
the University of Education/University of Erfurt (Pädagogische
Hochschule/Universität Erfurt) |
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for a professorship (C3) in comparative political
science/economy and society from the University of Mainz
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for a professorship (C3, focus on European
integration/European politics, and political theory) from
the University of Duisburg |
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October 1994 |
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Acceptance of a call for a professorship in political science (C3,
comparative government) from the University of Mainz |
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January 1996 |
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1st prize for the best social science article published in 1994
in a German-language journal awarded by the Fritz Thyssen Stiftung for the article:
"Restriktionen und Chancen demokratischer Konsolidierung in
post-kommunistischen Gesellschaften. Ostmitteleuropa im Vergleich",
in: Berliner Journal für Soziologie 4/1994 |
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1997-1998 |
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Managing Director of the Institute of
Political Science, University of Mainz |
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Winter/Spring 1998 |
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Visiting professor at the Center for Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Instituto Juan March in Madrid |
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February 1999 |
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Acceptance of a call for a professorship (C4) from the Institute
of Political Science, University of Heidelberg |
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1999-2001 |
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Managing Director of the Institute of Political Science, University
of Heidelberg |
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Spring 2002 |
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Visiting professor at the Instituto Ortega Y Gasset, Madrid |
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Spring 2002 |
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1st place (pari passu with
a female colleague) on the list for a call for a professorship in
political science (C4) of the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin |
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2002-2009 |
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Recurring visiting professor at Instituto Universitario de
Investigación Ortega y Gasset , Madrid/Spain |
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Winter 2002 |
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Call for the position of a director at the Social Science Research
Center Berlin (WZB), research unit "Democracy: Structures,
Performance, Challenges" |
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since
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Director of the research unit "Democracy: Structures,
Performance, Challenges" at the Social Science Research Center
Berlin (WZB) |
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since April 2004 |
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Professor of political science (C4)
at the Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Faculty of Arts III,
Department of Social Sciences |
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November 2007 |
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Appointment as a member of the Council
of International Advisors to the Spanish Prime Minister José Luis
Rodríguez Zapatero |
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December 2007 |
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Appointment as a member of the
Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities |
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2009 |
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Appointment to the Scientific Committee
of the Fundación IDEAS para el progreso |
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March 2010 |
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Frank Cass Prize 2008 for the
contribution "Democracy through War" as the best article published
in the journal "Democratization" in the year 2008 |
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