Dr. Josef Hien
Postdoctoral Fellow
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Paulstr. 3 | 50676 Cologne | Germany
Phone: +49 221 2767-538
Fax: +49 221 2767-555
Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Paulstr. 3 | 50676 Cologne | Germany
Phone: +49 221 2767-538
Fax: +49 221 2767-555
Research Interests
political economy; evolution of ideas; institutional theory; political representation; interaction of ideology, interests and institutionsResearch Projects
Selected Publications
Schuldenkrise - Eurokrise - EU Krise? In: Die Zukunft Europas. (Ed.) G. Vogt-Spira. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner Verlag, 2012, 64-73Legislating after Lisbon: New Opportunities for the European Parliament (with B. de Witte, A.H. Trechsel et al.). EUDO Report for the Group of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists & Democrats in the European Parliament, Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies. Florence: European University Institute, 2011
The European Citizens’ Initiative. EUI Review, Spring 2010, 23-25 (2010)
Vita
| 2012-present | Postdoctoral Fellow, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne |
| 2012 | PhD, European University Institute, Florence, Department of Political and Social Sciences; thesis “Competing Ideas: The Religious Foundations of the German and Italian Welfare States” |
| 2010 | Visiting Researcher, Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences (BGSS), Humboldt University, Berlin |
| 2009 | Master of Research, European University Institute, Florence |
| 2008 | Diplom, University of Erlangen-Nürnberg |
| 2006 | DAAD Exchange Student, Graduate School, Department of Political Science, Duke University, Durham |
| 2004 | Erasmus Exchange Student, Department of Political Science, Università di Bologna |