Short CV
Scientific career
| 1984-1989 | Study of Sociology, History and Psychology at the University of Düsseldorf and at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid (degree: M.A.) |
| 1990-1994 | Doctoral studies at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy (degree: Dr rer pol) |
| 1994-1997 | Postgraduate assistant and coordinator of a comparative research project at the Heinrich-Heine-University of Düsseldorf |
| 1997-2002 | Postgraduate assistant of the Department of Sociology II of the Otto-Friedrich University of Bamberg (degree: 'Habilitation', venia legendi for Sociology) |
| 2002-2004 | Assistant professor at the Faculty of Social Science and Economic Science at the Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg |
| 2004-2006 | Sociology professorship substitution at the University of Siegen |
| 2006-2008 | Temporary Professor for Sociology (W2) with a main focus on "Comparative Sociology of Culture and Political Sociology of Europe" at the University of Siegen |
| since 2008 | Permanent Professor for Sociology (W3) with a main focus on "Comparative Sociology of Culture and Political Sociology of Europe" at the University of Siegen |
Positions and occupations
| 1999-2002 | Academic advisor of the University of Bamberg for students of Sociology |
| 2000-2009 | Speaker of the working group on 'social movements' at the German Political Science Association |
| 2005-2013 | Vorstandsmitglied der Sektion Politische Soziologie der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie |
| 2006-2010 | Speaker of the sociology unit at the Faculty 1 of the University of Siegen |
| 2007-2012 | Chairman of the Section on Political Sociology at the German Sociological Association (2006-2012: Board Member) |
| 2008-2012 | Member of the Boad of the Faculty of Arts, University of Siegen |
| 2011-2016 | Member of the Committee on Research and The Promotion of Young Academics at the University of Siegen |
| 2012-2016 | Board member of the Research Institute of Arts and the Social Sciences (Forschungsinstitut für Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften) at the University of Siegen |
| since 2018 | Member of Board of the Faculty of Arts, University of Siegen and other committees at the University of Siegen |
| Reviewer for | various scientific journals (e.g. American Sociological Review, European Sociological Review, European Union Politics, Journal of Classical Sociology, Journal of Common Market Studies, Mobilization, Popular Music, Sozialer Sinn, Swiss Journal of Social Work, Zeitschrift für Soziologie) and research foundations (the Norwegian Research Council, the British 'Economic & Social Research Council', the Swiss Academy of Technical Sciences) |
Awards
| 1982 | First prize winner of the regional "Jugend musiziert" ("Youth performing music") competition in the brass quartet category of the age group IV and participation in the national "Jugend musiziert" competition |
| July 2004 | Prize for excellent scientific research by the Hans-Löwel-Foundation |
| July 2005 | Award for excellent teaching at the Faculty of Social Science and Economic Science, Otto-Friedrich-University of Bamberg |