Background
Weßels, Bernhard was born on October 5, 1955 in Bremen, Germany.
Weßels, Bernhard was born on October 5, 1955 in Bremen, Germany.
Degree in Sociology, Freie University Berlin, 1982. Doctor of Philosophy, Freie University Berlin, 1989. Habilitation in Political Science, Freie University Berlin, 2000.
Research assistant Freie University Berlin, 1982—1985, assistant professor, 1986—1989. Senior research fellow Social Science Research Center, since 1989. Planning committee member Comparative Study Electoral Systems, since 1998.
Vice president German Society Electoral Studies, Mannheim, Germany, since 2007. Senior lecturer Humboldt University Berlin, since 2008. Principal investigator German Longitudinal Election Study, since 2009.
Member of German Political Science Association, American Political Science Association.