curriculum vitae

Academic Positions

03 2008–12 2014
WZB Berlin Social Science Center, Director of the Research Unit „Cultural Sources of Newness“, and Technical University of Berlin, Institute for Sociology, Research Professorship

1987–2008
Witten/Herdecke University, Witten, Chair for The Theory of the Economy and its Social Environment

11/1986
Venia Legendi in economics based on the habilitation thesis: „Die Produktion von Recht“ (The Production of Law)

1986
Project contracts at Ifo-Institut, Munich, and at Berlin Social Science Center, Institute for Management

1978–1985
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, post-doc assistant

03/1983–06/1984
Scholarship of the German Science Foundation, research stays at New School for Social Research, New York, and European University Institute, Fiesole

09/1977–1978
Claremont McKenna College and Center for the Study of Law Structures, Claremont, CA, Visiting Assistant Professor and Research Associate

Education

1976
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Dr. rer. pol., Dissertation: Die Gestaltung von Property Rights als Mittel gesellschaftlich-wirtschaftlicher Allokation, Grade: summa cum laude, dissertation award of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences

1972–1974
Post graduate scholarship of the German Science Foundation

09/1970–12/1971
University of Washington, Seattle, WA, M.A. in Economics

02/1970–06/1970
Portland State University, Portland, OR, B.A. in Mathematics

11/1967–07/1969
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich, Mathematics, Vordiplom

1966–1967
Oskar-von Miller-Gymnasium, Munich, Abitur

1965–1966
Camas High School, Camas, WA, Diploma

1958–1965
Maximilians-Gymnasium, Munich

Administrative Positions

12/2002–07/2003
Member of the executive board of Witten/Herdecke University

1992–1995
and 2000–2003
Dean of the Faculty for Economics and Management, Witten/Herdecke University

Research Invitations and Visiting Positions

04/2011
Columbia University, NYC

09/2007–12/2007
Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, Visiting Scholar

09/2003–02/2004
Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, CA, Visiting Scholar

02/2002–03/2002
Rockefeller Foundation Study Center, Bellagio, Resident Scholar

02/2001–03/2001
University of California at Berkeley, School of Information Management Systems, Visiting Scholar

05/1995–06/1995
Universität Innsbruck, Austria, Visiting Professor

03/1995–04/1995
Universitá di Catania, Italy, Visiting Professor

Editorial Boards and Committees

2009-2018
Chairman of the Board of Trustees (Kuratorium) of Schmölders-Stiftung für Verhaltensforschung im Wirtschaftsleben

2016-
Journal of Cultural Economics, book review editor

2007–2008
Member of Expert Commission on Art of the State Government of North Rhine-Westphalia

2005–2008
Akademie Schloss Solitude, Member of the Advisory Board

2005–2006
Soziale Systeme. Zeitschrift für soziologische Theorie, acting editor

1998–2001
Committee to Study Global Networks and Local Values, Computer Science and Telecommunications Board, National Research Council

1994–1996
Association for Cultural Economics, President

1995–2002
Soziale Systeme. Zeitschrift für soziologische Theorie, Co-editor

1995–2003
Journal of Cultural Economics, Editorial Board

1992–
European Journal of Law and Economics, Editorial Board

Academic and Related Awards

1998
Distinguished Scholar Award of the Association for Cultural Economics International

1977
Kurt-Magnus-Prize of the ARD (national television network) for young journalists

1977
Dissertation Prize of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences