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CURRICULUM VITAEUrsula Hoffmann-LangeSeptember 5, 2018Home AddressWestendstraße 6063128 DietzenbachT. 49 6074 23226mobile 49 170 8263796e-mail: [email protected] and Place of BirthCitizenshipMarital StatusNovember 17, 1943StuttgartDeutschmarried, no childrenEducation:1990Advanced degree (Dr. phil. habil. and Venia legendi) in Political Science, University ofMannheim, Germany1977Dr. phil. in political science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim,Germany1970M.A. (Diplom) in Sociology and Political Science, University of Mannheim, Germany1964Teacher’s Degree, Teachers‘ College, Stuttgart, Germany1962High School Degree, Königin Olga-Gymnasium, Stuttgart, GermanyAcademic Career:Since 1992Full Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, University ofBamberg, Germany (retired since April 2009)08/2003 - 07/2004Senior Research Director, Center for Survey Methodology (ZUMA),Mannheim, Germany08/1997 - 05/1998Fulbright Distinguished Chair for German Studies, Department of PoliticalScience, Vanderbilt University, Nashville (TN), USA
04/1991 - 07/1991Visiting Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim,Germany01/1989 - 03/1994Director, Research Unit for „Youth and Politics”, German Youth Institute (DJI),Munich Germany09/1985 - 06/1988Visiting Associate Professor, Dept. of Government, The University of Texas atAustin (TX), USA05/1980 - 03/1985Study Director, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim10/1975 - 01/1980Study Director, Center for Survey Methodology (ZUMA), Mannheim,Germany06/1971 - 03/1973Research Associate, Institute for Social Research of the Konrad AdenauerFoundation, Alfter, Germany11/1970 - 06/1971Research Assistant, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of MannheimTeaching Appointments and Research Fellowships Abroad:08/2010 - 09/2010Research Fellow, Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Studies (STIAS), SouthAfrica11/2009 - 12/2009Research Fellow, Stellenbosch Institute of Advanced Studies (STIAS), SouthAfrica05/2009Visiting Fellow, Haifa Center for German & European Studies, University ofHaifa, Israel12/2003 - 01/2004Visiting Fellow, Bucerius Institute for Research of Contemporary GermanHistory and Society, University of Haifa, Israel08/1997 - 05/1998Fulbright Distinguished Chair for German Studies, Vanderbilt University,Nashville (TN), USA09/1985 - 06/1988Visiting Associate Professor Dept. of Government, The University of Texas atAustin (TX), USA (sponsored by the German Academic Exchange Service)02/1980 - 04/1980Visiting Fellow, Research School of Social Sciences, The Australian NationalUniversity, Canberra (sponsored by Fritz Thyssen Stiftung)Current Research Projects: Member of the research network "The Global Economic Crisis and its Implications forDemocracy", Transformation Research Unit, Centre for International and ComparativePolitics, Stellenbosch University, South Africa (since 2008)-2-
Principal Investigator of a comparative study on “Support for Democracy. Citizens and theirRepresentatives in Times of Crisis” (since 2013, together with Hans-Dieter Klingemann, SocialScience Center Berlin, and Yilmaz Esmer, Bahçeşehir University Istanbul)Completed Research Projects:2007 - 2010Comparative survey on political value orientations and support for democracyamong parliamentarians in seven democracies by the Transformation ResearchInitiative, University of Stellenbosch and STIAS, South Africa2000Survey of the members of the German Political Science Association (DVPW) ongender equality1999Survey of doctoral students and post-docs on their working conditions and personallife situation at the University of Bamberg, Germany1996 - 1997Survey of students on their study conditions and personal life situation at theUniversity of Bamberg, Germany1990 - 1992Comparative survey on the political values and attitudes of ninth graders in theFederal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic1989 - 1995Survey on political values, attitudes and participation of young people in Germany(first DJI-Jugendsurvey 1992)1980 - 1985Study director of a study on West German elites ("Führungsschicht in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland 1981")1971 - 1975Research Associate for a study on West German elites ("Westdeutsche Führungsschicht 1972")Referee for:Research Foundations: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, Fritz Thyssen Stiftung, Fonds zurFörderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung Wien, Flemish Research Foundation FWO, HungarianScientific Research Fund (OTKA), Swiss National Science FoundationPeer-Reviewed Journals: Politische Vierteljahresschrift, Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozialpsychologie, Zeitschrift für Soziologie, German Politics, European Journal of Political Research,European Political Science Review, Scandinavian Political Science, Politics and Governance (onlinejournal), ZSE-Zeitschrift für Soziologie der Erziehung und Sozialisation, International Journal ofCultural Policy, European Journal of Cultural and Political Sociology-3-
Membership in Academic Associations: Deutsche Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft (DVPW) American Political Science Association (APSA) International Political Science Association (IPSA)Functions in Academic Institutions and Associations: Since 2014 Research Associate, Centre for International and Comparative Politics,Stellenbosch University 2012 – 2018 Secretary, Research Committee 02 "Political Elites" of the International PoliticalScience Association (IPSA) 2004 - 2018 Board Member, Research Committee 02 „Political Elites“ of the InternationalPolitical Science Association (IPSA) 2002 - 2017 Member, Scientific Advisory Board for Survey Research of the German YouthInstitute (DJI), Munich, Germany 2001 – 2012 Member, Scientific Advisory Board to the European Social Survey (ESS) 2006 Member, Supervisory Board of GESIS (Gesellschaft ) 2003 - 2009 Member, Executive Committee of the European Consortium for PoliticalResearch (ECPR) 1998 - 2005 Member, Advisory Board for Leadership and Civic Education to the FederalMinister of Defense.Teaching Experience:1992 - 2011Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, University of Bamberg, Germany1997 - 1998Department of Political Science, Vanderbilt University, Nashville (TN), USA1991Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim, Germany1989Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, University of Bamberg, Germany1985 - 1988Department of Government, The University of Texas at Austin (TX), USA1976 - 1985Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim, and Institute ofSociology, University of Heidelberg, Germany-4-
Course Topics: Comparative Politics Theories and methods of comparative political research Political system of Germany Historical foundations of democracy in Germany Political system of the United States Parties and Elections in Germany and the United States Political systems of Western Europe Political parties and cleavages in Western Europe Direct Democracy Parlamentarian, presidential and semi-presidential systems Federalism Democracy and Democratization Elites and democracy Right-wing extremism Political culture and value change Youth and politics Electoral behavior-5-
1990 Advanced degree (Dr. phil. habil. and Venia legendi) in Political Science, University of Mannheim, Germany 1977 Dr. phil. in political science, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim, . University, Canberra (sponsored by Fritz Thyssen Stiftung)
