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Curriculum Vitae Prof. Dr. habil. Stefan A. Schirm

Education

  • 1989 M.A. in Political Science from the University of Munich.
  • 1993 Ph.D (Dr.rer.pol.) in Political Science from the University of Munich.
  • 1998 Habilitation (Dr.rer.pol.habil.) in International Political Economy from the University of Munich.

Professional Career

  • 1986-91 Free-lance journalist for German TV (ZDF, BR) and Print (epd, Die Zeit etc.) covering politics and economy in Latin America and Europe.
  • 1991-99 Lecturer at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute for Political Science of the University of Munich.
  • 1994-98 Research Associate at the Institute for International Relations of the Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP) in Ebenhausen.
  • 1995-96 John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow and Research Associate at the Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Cambridge Mass.
  • 1999-04 Tenured Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Stuttgart, Head of the International Relations Unit.
  • 2000-03 Chair of the Section for International Relations of the German Political Science Association (DVPW).
  • 2001-03 Partner of the DVPW-project 'online-teaching PolitikON', responsible for e-learing units on International Political Economy.
  • 2003 Visiting Scholar at the Munk Centre for International Studies, University of Toronto.
  • 2003-05 Member of the Board of the German Society for Political Science (DGfP).
  • Since 2004 Full Professor of Political Science and Chair of International Politics at the Ruhr University of Bochum.
  • 2007-2008 Executive Editor of 'Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft' 1/2007-12/2008.
  • 2010-2011 Senior Fellow, Transatlantic Academy & Visiting Scholar, School for Advanced International Studies (SAIS), Washington D.C.
  • Since 2011 Co-Editor of 'Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft'.
  • 2014 Robert Schuman Fellow at the European University Institute (EUI), RSCAS, Global Governance and Europe in the World Programmes, Florence, Italy.
  • 2015-2017 Vice Dean of the Faculty for Social Science, Ruhr University of Bochum
  • 2017-2019 Dean of the Faculty for Social Science, Ruhr University of Bochum
  • 2019-2023 Co-Director of the 'Graduate School on Political Cohesion (GSPC)'.

Awards and Fellowships

  • 1991-93 Doctoral Scholarship, University of Munich.
  • 1992 Research Grant from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD).
  • 1994 Dissertation Award, German Latin American Studies Association (ADLAF).
  • 1994-95 Post-Doc Fellowship, Fritz-Thyssen Foundation and SWP.
  • 1995-96 John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellowship, Center for European Studies, Harvard University.
  • 1997-98 Habilitation Scholarship of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG).
  • 2003 Research Grant of the Fritz-Thyssen Foundation.
  • 2010 Fellowship Transatlantic Academy, German Marshall Fund of the US.
  • 2014 Robert Schuman Fellowship, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS), European University Institute.

Reviewer for:

 Institutions/ Grants:

  • Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung
  • Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
  • Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung (DSF)
  • Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
  • Fritz-Thyssen-Stiftung
  • Leibnitz Gemeinschaft
  • Österreichische Nationalbank Jubiläumsfonds
  • SFB 700 (FU Berlin)
  • Externer Gutachter universitäre Berufungsverfahren "Internationale Beziehungen"
  • Universitäre Akkreditierungsverfahren (AQUIN)
  • Volkswagen Stiftung

Journals/ Publishers:

  • Cambridge Review of International Affairs
  • Cambridge University Press
  • European Journal of International Relations
  • European Political Science Review
  • Global Governance
  • International Affairs
  • International Political Science Review
  • International Politics
  • Journal of Common Market Studies
  • Lateinamerika Analysen
  • Politische Vierteljahresschrift
  • Review of International Political Economy
  • Review of International Studies
  • Routledge Publishers
  • Socio-Economic Review
  • Third World Quaterly
  • Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik
  • Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen
  • Zeitschrift für Politikberatung (advisory board)
  • Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft (co-editor)