Education
University of Tübingen.
jurist political scientist university professor
University of Tübingen.
His areas of interest include. The organisational problems and decision processes in governments at all levels. The political economy of inflation and unemployment.
Comparative political economy of the welfare state.
Honorary doctorate of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy Doctor
Honorary doctorate of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy 2007 Science Prize of the Stifterverband 2007 Lifetime Contribution Award in European Union Studies from the European Union Studies Association 2004 Bielefeld Science Award, (with Renate Mayntz) 2004 Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 2003 Honorary Doctorate, Humboldt University Berlin.