· 1979: Master's degree from the Faculty for Social and Behavioral
   Sciences, University of Tübingen. Thesis on "The Dimensions of
   Liberal Corporatism". Supervisors: Prof. G. Lehmbruch and Prof.
  G.  Maier.
· 1986: Doctorate from the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of
   Konstanz. Thesis on "Conditions and effects of the incorporation
   of  labour unions into state policy making". Supervisors: Prof.
   Gerhard Lehmbruch and Prof. Ralf Dahrendorf.
· 1992: Habilitation on Nuclear Safety Regulation in Germany and
   the USA, University of Constance, Faculty of Administrative
   Sciences.

Positions:

· 1972 -1974: Journalist at Süddeutscher Zeitungsdienst in Aalen
   and Südwestpresse in Ulm.
· 1980 - 1982: Research Fellow, University of Konstanz, DFG
   research project on "Neocorporatist Policy-Making in Western
   Europe".
· 1982 - 1983: Lecturer at the Free University of Berlin, Otto Suhr
   Institute for Political Sciences.
· 1983 - 1984: On leave from the Free University. Editor in Chief of
   the local newspaper Gmünder Tagespost in Schwäbisch Gmünd.
· 1984 - 1986: Lecturer at the University of Constance, Faculty of
   Administrative Science.
· 1986 - 1992: Assistant professor, University of Konstanz.
   Research Fellow DFG-SFB 201 "Administration in Flux".
· 1992 - 1995: Senior research fellow, Max Planck Institute for the
   Study of Societies, Cologne
· 1995 - 2002: Professor for Policy Analysis and Administration,
   Fernuniversität Hagen, Department of Political Science.
· 2002: Chair in Government and Public Policy, University of
   Osnabrück.

Awards, Fellowships, Research Grants:

Awards, Fellowships:
· 2000: Visiting Research Fellow Max-Planck-Institute for the Study
  of  Societies, Cologne
· 2001 - 2002: Willy-Brandt-Chair in Social Transformation Studies at
  the Graduate School in Humanities, University of Cape Town,
  South-Africa (DAAD-Name-Chair-Programme).
· 2003: Visiting Research Professor, Social-Science Institute
  (Shaken), University of Tokyo. 

Research Grants:
· 1986 - 1987: Resarch grant"Economic modernization and labour
  market policies in a cross- national perspective" and "Industrial
  change and   interest intermediation, University of Constance"
  (university research pool).
· 1986 - 1987: Research grant (with Alexander Drexler) "Coping
  strategies of  public administrations in the face of new problems"
  (university research pool).
·1987 - 1992: Nucelar Safety Regulation. Germany and the USA
compared". DFG: SFB 221 "Verwaltung im Wandel", University of Constance.
·1993 - 1997: "Organisational coping strategies in the face of
  contradicting success conditions: The Berlin Trust Agency"
  (financed by the Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Societies,
  Cologne) and "The THA in ist environment of politics and interest
  groups" (Research group "Treuhandanstalt" Berlin).
· 1995 - 1997: "Sectoral transformation processes in East
  Germany"  (Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Societies,
  Cologne).
· 1999: "From the Bonn to the Berlin Republic. Politics, Economy
  and  Society after 1989". (with Hellmut Wollmann, Fritz-Thyssen
  Foundation).
· 2001: "Reconciliation, Resorative Justice, Remembrance"
  (Conference: Sept. 2 - 4, Cape Town, South Africa, financed by
  DAAD).
· 2005: "Patterns of Non-Majoritarian Governance and Political
   System Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa" (Conference: March 10
   - 12, Osnabrueck, Germany, financed by VolkswagenStiftung).
· 2005 / 2007: "Germany   and Japan after 1989: Reform
   Pressures and political system dynamics" " (Joint Seminar Tokio,
   September, Sept. 26 - 28, 2005, and Osnabrueck, Sept. 25-27,
   2007, with Kenji Hirashima, co-financed by  DFG and JSPS).

 Service to the profession:

· Elected member of the Advisory Board of the German Political
  Science Association - DVPW (1989-1992 and 1997-2003). 
· Editorial Advisory Board  "Leviathan - Berliner Zeitschrift für
  Sozialwissenschaft" (2000-2004)
· Co-editor "Leviathan - Berliner Zeitschrift für Sozialwissenschaft"
  (since February 2005)
· Accreditation comittees:
  Institutional accreditation (Wissenschaftsrat / German Council of
  Science and Humanities): Hertie School of Governance, Zeppelin
  University   Friedrichshafen 
  BA-, MA-Programmes: Univ, of Essen/Duisburg, Trier,
  Duesseldorf, HSG, Berlin
· Academic Reviews and Reports for: Politische Vierteljahresschrift,
  Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft,
  Schweizerische Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Routledge-Publishers,
  European Journal for Political Research, Österreichische
  Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, Leviathan, Zeitschrift für
  Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Volkswagen Foundation, DFG,
  Fritz Thyssen-Foundation, State of Sachsen-Anhalt.
· Member of the selection committe "Lichtenberg-Professorships",
  VolkswagenFoundation.
· External Reviewer and supervisor: (PhD- and Habiliation
  committees: HU-Berlin, LSE London, RU Bochum etc.)
· Member of Selection Commitees at various universities.



 Administration:

· 2007 - : Academic Senat Univ. of Osnabrueck
· 2006 - : Member of the faculty council Social Science Faculty,
  Univ. of Osnabrueck 
· 2006 - 2009: Vice Dean of the Social Science Department,
  University of Osnabrueck
· 2004 - 2006: Dean of the Social Science Department, University of
  Osnabrueck
· 1996 - 2002: Member of the faculty council, Faculty for Education,
  Social Sciences and Humantites, Fernuniversität Hagen.
· 1998 - 2000: Dean of the Faculty for Education, Social Sciences
  and Humantites, Fernuniversität Hagen.
· 1997 - 2000: Director, Political Science Department,
  Fernuniversität Hagen.
· 1989, 2000: Steering Committee for the University Elections
  faculty elections (Fernuniversität Hagen.
· 1987 - 1990: Member of the faculty council (Social science faculty,
  University of Constance (1987-1990).
· 1979: Student representative, election committee for the faculty
  elections (Univ. Tübingen).
· 1997/98: Member of the Rectors Task Force on Multimedia and
  University Teaching".
· 1989 - 1990: Faculty curriculum committee, Faculty for
  Administration and Management, University of Constance.
· 1989: Member of the "Computer Investment Program
  Committee" University of Constance.
· 1986, 1989: Member in appointment committees "labour politics"
  (1986) und "social administration" (1989), Social Science Faculty,
  Univ. of Constance.

 Counselling and transfer:

· 1993: German Parliament, Bonn, Treuhandanstalt-Committee
  (Reorganisation of the Treuhandanstalt /   Bundesanstalt für
  Vereinigungsbedingte Sonderaufgaben)
· 1993: Ministry for Unification Korea, Seoul (German Unifcation
  Policy).
· 1995: Shell Germany (Deutsche Shell AG), Hamburg (Brent Spar,
  Risk Policy and Desastermanagement).
· 1994: South-African Constitutional Commission, Committee on
  Federalism (South-African Federalism).
· 2001 - 2004: German Agency for Technical Cooperation
  (Gesellschaft für Technische Zusammenarbeit -GTZ), Eschborn
  (Concepts of Good Governance, Counselling on Developmental
  Policy).
· 2005: Mummert Consulting (Hartz IV evaluation, governance
  analysis).