Prof. emer. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Fritz W. Scharpf
Emeritus Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Research Interests
- Organization problems and decision processes in government
- Multi-level governance in Germany
- Political economy of inflation and unemployment in Western Europe
- Federalism and European Integration
- Applications of game theory
- Comparative political economy of welfare states
Vita
Curriculum Vitae
| 2003 | Retirement |
| 1986–2003 | Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies (MPIfG), Cologne |
| 2001 | Visting fellow at the Institut d'études politiques/Sciences Po, Paris |
| 1999 | Visiting fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute Florence (EUI) |
| 1995 | Jean Monnet Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute Florence (EUI) |
| 1987 | Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University |
| 1984–1986 | Research Professor at the International Institute of Management, WZB Berlin Social Science Center |
| 1973–1984 | Director at the International Institute of Management, WZB Berlin Social Science Center |
| 1968 | Professor of Political Science (Ordinarius), University of Konstanz |
| 1966–1968 | Habilitation Fellowship of the German Research Foundation (DFG), University of Freiburg im Breisgau |
| 1965 | Visiting Assistant Professor at the University of Chicago Law School |
| 1964–1966 | Assistant Professor of Law at Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut |
| 1964 | Second State Exam in Law and Dissertation (Dr. iur.), University of Freiburg |
| 1960–1961 | Studies at Yale Law School, Master in Law (LL.M) |
| 1959–1964 | Legal Intership Service |
| 1959 | First State Examination in Law and Political Science, University of Freiburg |
| 1955–1956 | Fulbright Fellowship to study Political Science at Yale University, New Haven/CT |
| 1954–1959 | Study of Law and Political Science at the Universities of Tübingen and Freiburg im Breisgau |
Professional Activities and Public Service
| 2003–2004 | Member of the Commission on the Reform of the Federal Order |
| 2003 | Member of the Board of Trustees of Hertie School of Governance, Berlin |
| 2002 | Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| 2001 | Honorary Fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) Member of the Steering Committee of the Robert Schuman Centre at European University Institute Florence (EUI) |
| 1999 | Honorary Member of the British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies |
| 1998 | Member of the International Advisory Board of the European Centre for Comparative Government and Public Policy, Berlin |
Awards and Honors
| 2024 | Lifetime Award by the German Political Science Association (DVPW) |
| 2024 | Honorary Doctorate of the Hertie School, Berlin |
| 2016 | Juan Linz Prize of the International Political Science Association (IPSA) |
| 2010 | First Prize of the Fritz Thyssen Foundation for Articles in the Social Sciences in 2009 for: Legitimität im europäischen Mehrebenensystem. In: Leviathan 37(2), 2009, 244–280. |
| 2008 | Honorary Doctorate of the European University Institute, Florence (EUI) |
| 2007 | Science Prize of the Stifterverband, a joint initiative of German industries to promote science and higher education |
| 2007 | Lifetime Contribution Award in EU Studies of the European Union Studies Association (EUSA) |
| 2004 | Bielefeld Science Award in Memory of Niklas Luhmann (jointly with Renate Mayntz) Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany |
| 2003 | Honorary Doctorate of the Humboldt University Berlin |
| 2002 | Prize of the Schader Foundation, Darmstadt |
| 2002 | Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences |
| 2001 | Honorary Fellow of the Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) |
| 2000 | Skytteanska priset (Johan Skytte Prize), University of Uppsala, Sweden |
| 1999 | Honorary Member of the British Academy for the Promotion of Historical, Philosophical and Philological Studies |
Scholarly Journals
| Editorial Board | European Law Journal International Organization Journal of European Public Policy |
| Advisory Board | Themes in European Governance (Cambridge University Press) |
| Scientific Committee | Rivista italiana di politiche pubbliche |