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Curriculum Vitae
12 April, 1936 born in Kreibitz (Czech Republic)
1956/62 student of law and political science at the Universität Heidelberg and Berlin Freie Universität
1957/58 Fulbright student at Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn., USA
in 1962 first law exam (1. Staatsexamen)
1962/66 law traineeship (Referendardienst)
in 1967 Second law exam (2. Jurist. Staatsexamen)
in 1967 law doctorate (Dr. jur.)
1967/74 assistant (to Prof. Carl Joachim Friedrich) at Institute of Political Science at Universität Heidelberg
1970/71 Kennedy Memorial Fellow at Harvard University
1974/1993 professor (of policy research and public administration) at Freie Universität Berlin
in 1975 co-founder of IfS Institut für Stadtforschung und Strukturpolitik, a private research institute focusing on evaluation and consultancy, particularly in the fields of housing, urban renewal, environmental protection and economic promotion policies
1975/1996 chairing the Research Committee on Local Politics within the German Political Science Association
in 1981 chairing an adhoc Task Force on Housing policies appointed by the Federal Minister of Housing
1982/1983 member of the Inquiry Commission on Administrative Reform appointed by the Parliament of Berlin
1985/1997 chairman of the Research Committee on the Comparative Study of Local Politics and Government within the International Political Science Association (IPSA)
1984/1985 member of an OECD expert group commissioned to conduct a "Review of Urban Policies in Japan", three visits to Japan
in Dec. 1985 visiting research fellow at National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA), Tokyo, Japan
in Sept.1986 lecturing in Brazil on local politics and administration upon invitation by Goethe-Institut
in fall 1990 visiting professor at the University of Amsterdam
since 1989 visits to the Soviet Union/ Russian Federation and to other Central and East European cuntries,starting research on the political, administrative and economic transformation
in Nov. 1989 visit to Guatemala to evaluate the effectiveness of DSE-funded training seminars for local practitioners commissioned by Deutsche Stiftung für internationale Entwicklung, DSE
1991/1994 chairing the Advisory Commission on Housing Policy established by the Minister of Urban Development, Housing and Transportation of Land of Brandenburg
1991/1996 a member and co-chairman of the urban admininistration / public administration research group within the Commission for the Study of the Social and Political Transition in East-Germany (Kommission für die Erforschung des sozialen und politischen Wandels)
in Winter 1992/1993 extended travelling in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Kasachstan,Poland, Hungary, Czech Republic, Slovac Republic and in the Baltic countries for research and consultancy purposes, commissioned by Bundesministerium für Raumordnung, Städtebau und Bauwesen, Bonn
since April 1993 professor (of public administration) at the newly established social science faculty at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin.
1993 a founding member of European Evaluation Society
in March 1995 lectures in India upon invitation by Goethe-Institut
July 1997 lectures in Argentina upon invitation by Goethe-Institut
1998/1999 President of the European Evaluation Society
since October 2001 retirement, Professor emeritus
in May 2002 lectures at Higher School of Economics (HSE) in Moscow
in July 2002 visiting scholar at Université de Bordeaux upon invitation of Maison des Sciences de l’Homme
since 2002 a corresponding member of Research Institute of Deutsche Hochschule für Verwaltungswissenschaften Speyer
since 2003 a member of Scientific Council of GRALE (Groupe de Recherche sur l’Administration Locale en Europe), Paris
February 2003, February 2004, March 2005 visiting professor School of Public Administration at University of Göteborg
2003/2006 chairman of the Research Comittee (RC 32) on Public Policy and Administration within the International Political Science Association
September 2003 visiting scholar at Centre de Sociologie d‘ Organisations, CSO, Paris and guest of Maison des Sciences de l’Homme
Since March 2004 consultancy and site visits as an expert of the Council of Europe on legislative projects in Armenia, Georgia, Russian Federation
May 2003, April 2004 visiting professor at Higher School of Economics, HSE, Moscow
July 2004 conferences and lectures in China (Hongkong, Beijing,, Weifang, Shanghai)
June 2006 visiting professor at Political Science Department of University of Bergen, Norway
November 2006 - October 2008 visiting professor at German Studies Centre at Bejing University (jointly established by Beijing University, Freie Universität Berlin and Humboldt Universität Berlin and co-funded by German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD).
November 2006 lectures at Tokyo University and Waseda University, Tokyo
September 2007 lectures at Higher School of Economics, HSE, Moscow
October 2007 lectures at School of Public Administration of Renmin University, Bejing, at China University of Political Science & Law, Bejing, at China Center for Comparative Politics & Economics, Bejing, and at Institute of German & European Studies of Tongji University, Shanghai
From May 2007 to 2009 Initiator and co-convener of (three) international research conferences at Villa Vigoni, at Lake Como, Italy within the Villa Vigoni research programme
May 2007 lectures at Università di Siena, and at Università Cattolica, Milano
October 2008 lectures at School of Public Administration of Renmin University, Bejing Center for Comparative Politics & Economics, Bejing, as well as International University of Law and Political Science, Bejing
May 2008 lectures at Università di Siena, and at at Università di Firenze
From mid-2009 to 2010 Mentor in a (Russian language) programme of Open Socienty Institute, Budapest ,for research fellows from ex-Soviet Union countries - workshops in Budapest, Vilnius and Dushanbe (Tadzhikistan)
September 2009 lectures at Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, at Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and at Universidad Pablo Olavide Sevilla
October 2009 lectures at State University, Sankt Peterburg, Russia, and at European University, Sankt Peterburg
May 2010 lectures at Università di Firenze, and at Università di Napoli
Since 2010 Member of an International Advisory Council at Higher School of Economics (HSE), Moscow
October 2010 Lectures at National Taiwan University and Sooshow University, Taipei, Taiwan
October 2010 Lectures in Moscow and in Novosibirsk
April-September 2011 consultancy (contracted by UNDP/EU) in the Decentralization Project of the Turkish government
July 2012 lectures at Summer School at University of Kosice, Slovakia
October 2012 lectures at Università di Trento, Università Bicocca/Università Cattolica, Milano, and Università Bocconi, Milano
December 2012 lecture at University of Perm, Russia
Between spring 2013 and 2016 co-initiator (along with Sabine Kuhlmann and Geert Bouckaert) of COST Action "Local Public Sector Reform: An International Comparison" (with researchers from over 20 EU countries and beyond) and co-leader (along with Ivan Kopric and Gérard Marcou) of COST Working Group on "(external) re-organization of local government" (focusing on the provision of public utilities/social services).
November 2013 contribution to workshop held in Istanbul, Turkey
In December 2013 lectures at Università Bicocca (Milano) and at the Universities of Torino and Genova
April 2014 lecture at Charles University in Prague, CR
May/June 2014 lectures at universities in Moscow, Omsk, Novosibirsk, Irkutsk and Krasnoyarsk
November 2014 lecture at workshop organized by Kudrin Foundation and IRZ in Moscow
September 2015 lectures at Università di Bologna and Università Cattolica, Milano
November 2015 lectures at IMEMO, HSE and RANEPA in Moscow
Foreign languages
English, French, Russian, Spanish, Italian, Swedish (reading)
Main Research Interests
- Comparative administration, public sector reform
- Comparative study of local government
- Comparative research on institutional transformation in Central Eastern Europe, including Russia
- Evaluation of public policies
Curriculum Vitae
geb. 12. April 1936 in Kreibitz (Tschechische Republik)
1956/62 Studium der Rechtswissenschaft und Politikwissenschaft an der Universität Heidelberg und an der FU Berlin, Stipendiat Studienstiftung des Deutschen Volkes
1957/58 Fulbright-Stipendiat an der Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA ,
1962/67 Erstes und Zweites Juristisches Staatsexamen
1967 Promotion (Dr. jur.) "Stellung der Parlamentsminderheiten in England, Italien und Deutschland" (1967)
1967/74 wissenschaftlicher Assistent von Carl Joachim Friedrich am Institut für Politikwissenschaft der Universität Heidelberg
1970/1971 Kennedy Fellow an der Harvard University, Cambridge, USA
1974/93 Professor für Policy- und Verwaltungsforschung am Zentralinstitut für Sozialwissenschaftliche Forschung der FU Berlin
1975-1996 Sprecher des Arbeitskreises Lokale Politikforschung innerhalb der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft (DVPW)
seit 1975 Mitbegründer und Mitgesellschafter des IfS Institut für Stadtforschung und Strukturpolitik, Berlin
1982/1983 Mitglied der vom Berliner Abgeordnetenhaus eingesetzten Enquêtekommission "Verwaltungsreform"
1984/1985 bundesdeutsches Mitglied der von der OECD mit einer "Review of Urban Policies in Japan" beauftragten internationalen Expertengruppe
Dez. 1985 Visiting Research Fellow am National Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA), Tokio, Japan ,
1985-1996 Vorsitzender des Research Committee on the Comparative Study of Local Politics and Government (innerhalb der International Political Science Association, IPSA)
WS 1990 Gastprofessor an der Universität Amsterdam
1993 Gründungsmitglied der European Evaluation Society
1998/99 Präsident der European Evaluation Society
1993/2001 Professor für Verwaltungslehre an der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (1993), seit 1.10.2001 emeritiert.
Mai 2003, April 2004 Gastvorlesungen an Hochschule für Ökonomie, HSE, Moskau
Februar 2003, März 2004, März 2005 Gastprofessor an der School of Public Administration der Universität Göteborg, Schweden
seit 2003 Vorsitzender des Research Committee on Public Policy and Public Administration (innerhalb der International Political Science Association, IPSA)
Seit 2003 Mitglied des Wissenschaftl. Beirats des Groupement de Recherches sur l’Administration Locale en Europe (GRALE), Paris
Juli 2004 Vortragsreise in VR China
Juni 2006 Gastprofessor am Institute of Political Science at University of Bergen, Norwegen
November 2006 Gastprofessor am Zentrum für Deutschland-Studien (ZDS) der Universität Peking (das ZDS ist eine gemeinsame Gründung der Universität Peking, der FU Berlin und der Humboldt-Universität Berlin, Förderung durch Deutschen Akademischen Austauschdienst, DAAD)
November 2006 - 2008 Vorträge an Tokyo University und Waseda University, Tokyo
September 2007 Vorlesungen an der Hochschule für Ökonomie (HSE), Moskau
Oktober 2007 Vorlesungen an School of Public Administration der Renmin University, Peking, an der China University of Political Science & Law, Peking, am China Center for Comparative Politics & Economics, Peking, und am Institut für Deutschland- und Europa-Studien der Tongji University, Shanghai
Von Mai 2007 bis 2009 Initiator und Mitveranstalter von (drei) internationalen Forschungskonferenzen an der Villa Vigoni am Comer See, Italien innerhalb des Villa Vigoni Forschungsprogramms
Mai 2007 Vorlesungen an Università di Siena und an Università Cattolica, Milano
Oktober 2008 Vorlesungen an School of Public Administration der Renmin University, Bejing, am Center for Comparative Politikcs & Economics, Bejing und an International University of Law and Political Science, Bejing
Mai 2008 Vorlesungen an Università di Siena, an Università di Firenze
Von 2009 bis 2010 Mentor im (russisch-sprachigen) Programm des Open Society Institute, Budapest, für Forschungsstipendiaten aus Ländern der ehemaligen Sowjetunion - Workshops in Budapest, Vilnius und Dushanbe (Tadzhikistan)
September 2009 Vorlesungen an Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, an Universidad Autónoma de Madrid und an Universidad Pablo Olavide Sevilla
Oktober 2009 Vorlesungen an der Staatsuniversität von Sankt Peterburg und an European University, Sankt Peterburg
Mai 2010 Vorlesungen an Università di Firenze und an Università di Napoli
Seit 2010 Mitglied eines International Advisory Council an der Hochschule für Ökonomie (HSE), Moskau
Oktober 2010 Vorlesungen an der National Taiwan University und der Sooshow University, Taipei, Taiwan
Oktober 2010 Vorträge in Moskau und in Novosibirsk
April-September 2011 Beratungstätigkeit (im Auftrag von UNDP/EU) im Dezentralisierungsprojekt der türkischen Regierung
Juli 2012 Vorlesungen in der Summer School an der Universität von Kosice, Slowakei
Oktober 2012 Vorlesungen an Università di Trento, Università Bicocca/Università Cattolica, Milano, und Università Bocconi, Milano
Dezember 2012 Vorlesung an Universität Perm, Russia
Zwischen 2013 und 2016 Mit-Initiator (mit Sabine Kuhlmann und Geert Bouckaert) der COST Action "Local Public Sector Reform: An International Comparison" (mit Wissenschaftlern aus über 20 EU Ländern und darüber hinaus) und Leiter (zusammen mit Ivan Kopric und Gérard Marcou) der COST Working Group on "(external) re-organization of local government".
November 2013 Mitwirkung an Workshop in Istanbul, Türkei
Dezember 2013 Vorlesungen an der Università Bicocca (Mailand) sowie an den Universitäten von Turin und Genua
April 2014 Vorlesung an Karls-Universität, Prag
Mai/Juni 2014 Vorlesungen an Universitäten in Sibirien (in Omsk, Novosibirsk, Krasnoyarsk und Irkutsk)
November 2014 Vorlesung an Kudrin-Stiftung und IRZ in Moskau
September 2015 Vorlesungen an Università di Bologna und Università Cattolica, Milano
November 2015 Vorlesungen an IMEMO, HSE und RANEPA in Moskau
Fremdsprachen
englisch, französisch, russisch, spanisch, italienisch, schwedisch (lesen)
Forschungsfelder
- (international vergleichende) Policy- und Verwaltungsforschung
- Verwaltungsmodernisierung (Schwerpunkt: lokale Demokratie/Politik/Verwaltung)
- Implementations- und Evaluationsforschung
- Transformationsforschung (Ostdeutschland, Mittel-Osteuropa, Rußland)
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