Curriculum Vitae:
1989 Neusprachliches Gymnasium, BG XIX Gymnasiumstraße, Vienna
1993 Diplome Europeen, political theories, University Aix-Marseille
1995 Mag.phil., political science & international development, University of Vienna
1996 Postgraduate, International & European relations University of Amsterdam
1997-1998 Internships, European Commission (policy analysis of international relations), Brussels; United Nations Office for Project Services UNOPS (management of international environmental programs), New York
1997-2001 Journalist: The Economist - Intelligence Unit, Der Standard, Die Presse
1999-2005 Researcher, Research Fellow, Social and Political Sciences, European University Institute Florence
2000-2001 Visiting Scholar, Humboldt University Berlin
2004 Ph.D., Social & Political Sciences, European University Institute EUI, Florence
2005-2006 Senior EU-Expert, Urban Sociology & Globalisation, Bauhaus-University Weimar
2006-2009 Post-Doc Fellow (EU-RTN, FWF-Schrödinger), Geography, Sociology, Government, LSE Cities Centre, London School of Economics
2006-2010 Lecturer of Political Science, University of Vienna
2010-2011 Visiting Professor & Marshall Plan Anniversary Chair of European Studies, Planning & Urban Studies, Politics, University of New Orleans
2011-2014 Visiting Scholar & Lecturer, Sociology, Politics, Mellon-Endeavour European & Urban Research Groups, University of Chicago
2016-2017 Lecturer of Sociology, University of Innsbruck
2017 IPMA-Certified Project Manager
2018-2019 International/EU Visiting Professor of Social Geography and Regional Development, Charles University Prague
since August 2019 Board Member, ESA-RN 32 Political Sociology, European Sociology Association
since February 2020 Professor of Political Sociology,
Department of Sociology, University of Vienna
Research Areas:*
Politics & Society – social movements, democracy, publics, governance, populism, nationalism, institutional processes
* Cities & Social Space – urban politics, regions, territoriality, participative planning, multi-level governance, cultures & sustainable development, globalisation
* Cultures & Power – diversity, conflicts, legitimacies, modernity critiques, knowledge cultures, discourse, interpretative & comparative methods
* Europe/Europeanisation, Austria & CEE, North America, North/South, transnationalisation
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