Curriculum Vitae
- born in 1946 at Düsseldorf, Germany
Education
- 1968-71 Sociology, economics, and history at the University of Freiburg
- 1971-72 Sociology and history at the Sorbonne, Paris
- 1972-74 Sociology, economics, and history at the Free University of Berlin
- 1974 Diplom-Soziologe, Free University of Berlin
- 1979 Promotion, Dr. sc. pol., University of Münster
- 1987 Habilitation (venia legendi, sociology), University of Marburg
Employment
- 1976-79 Research Fellow, University of Münster, Department of Sociology
- 1979-84 Research Fellow, International Institute of Management, Science Centre Berlin
- 1985-87 Akademischer Rat, University of Marburg
- 1987-92 Professor, University of Heidelberg, Department of Sociology
- 1992 Full Professor, University of Trier, Department of Social Sciences
Fellowships and Visiting Appointments
- 1980-81 Research Fellow at the London School of Economics, Department of Industrial Relations
- 1984 Research fellow at Stanford University, Department of Sociology (Fellowship: German Science Foundation)
- 1986-87 Jean-Monnet-Fellowship, European University Institute, Florence
- since 1987 Member of the American Sociological Association
- 1991-92 Research fellow Columbia University, New York (Fellowship: Volkswagen-Foundation)
- 1996-97 Research fellow, Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley (Fellowship: Volkswagen-Foundation)
- 1999 Research fellow, Center for European Studies, Harvard University (Fellowship: German Science Foundation)
- since 2000 member of the Selection Committee of the Thyssen Award
- 2005/06 Fellow Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin
Awards
- 1995 Award of the Thyssen Foundation (best German article in the social sciences)
- 1996 Award of the Thyssen Foundation (best German article in the social sciences)
- 2000 Teaching excellence award, sociology, University of Trier
