Prof. Dr. Fritz W. Scharpf
Emeritus Director
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Paulstr. 3 | 50676 Cologne | Germany
Phone: +49 221 2767-204
Fax: +49 221 2767-555
Personal homepage
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Paulstr. 3 | 50676 Cologne | Germany
Phone: +49 221 2767-204
Fax: +49 221 2767-555
Personal homepage
Research Interests
Democratic theory; organization problems and decision processes in government; multi-level governance in Germany and the European Union; political economy of inflation and unemployment in Western Europe; comparative political economy of welfare statesResearch Projects
Selected Publications
Community and Autonomy: Institutions, Policies and Legitimacy in Multilevel Europe. Frankfurt: Campus, 2010Föderalismusreform: Kein Ausweg aus der Politikverflechtungsfalle? Frankfurt: Campus, 2009
Welfare and Work in the Open Economy. Vol. I: From Vulnerability to Competitiveness; Vol. II: Diverse Responses to Common Challenges (ed. with V.A. Schmidt), Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000
Governing in Europe: Effective and Democratic? Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1999 (German and Italian editions 1999; French edition 2000)
Games Real Actors Play: Actor-Centered Institutionalism in Policy Research. Boulder: Westview, 1997 (German edition: Interaktionsformen, Leske + Budrich, 2000)
Legitimacy in the Multilevel European Polity. European Political Science Review 1, 2, 173-204 (2009)
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Vita
| since 2003 | Research on reforming German federalism, European integration, democratic theory and other topics at the MPI for the Study of Societies in Cologne |
| 2003 | Retirement |
| 1986-2003 | Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne |
| 1973-1984 | Director of the International Institute of Management at Wissenschaftszentrum für Sozialforschung (WZB), Berlin |
| 1968-1974 | Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Konstanz |
| 1964-1966 | Assistant Professor, Yale Law School |
| 1964 | Dr. jur. and bar exam, University of Freiburg |
| 1961 | LL.M. (Master of Laws), Yale Law School |
| 1959 | First law degree, University of Freiburg |
Awards and Honors (Selected)
2008: Honorary Doctorate, European University Institute, Florence2007: Science Prize of the Stifterverband, a joint initiative of German industries to promote science and higher education
2007: Lifetime Contribution Award in EU Studies from the European Union Studies Association
2004: Bielefeld Science Award
2004: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2003: Honorary Doctorate, Humboldt University Berlin
2002: Schader Prize
2000: Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science, University of Uppsala
Honorary Member, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Member of the British Academy (for the Humanities and the Social Sciences)
Honorary Fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE)