Prof. Dr. Norbert Kersting

Chair of Comparative Political Science - Municipal and Regional Politics

Institute for Political Science

Phone: +49 251 83-25399
Only for colleagues: norbert.kersting@uni-muenster.de
For students: l.lrp@uni-muenster.de
www.urii.de

Consultation hour:

to be arranged via email: l.lrp@uni-muenster.de

• CV

  sice 2016

  Chairman of the Research Committees 05: "Comparative Studies on Local Government and Politics" in the International Political Science Association (IPSA)

  since 2016

  Second chairman of the Research Committees 10: "Electronic Democracy" in the International Political Science Association (IPSA)

  since 2014

  Speaker of the executive committee in the working group "Internet and Politics -Electronic Governance of the German Association for Political Sciende (Deutsche Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft DVPW)

  2006 - 2016

  Chairman of the Research Committee 10: "Electronic Democracy" in the International Political Science Association (IPSA)

  since 04.​2001

  Professor's chair "Political Science with main emphasis on Municipal and Regional Politics" (Politikwissenschaft mit dem Schwerpunkt Kommunal- und Regionalpolitik) at the University of Münster, assembling of the research center "Urban and Regional Innovation" (Urbane und Regionale Innovation)

  since 2000

  Board member of the Research Committee 05: "Comparative Studies on Local Government and Politics" in the International Political Science Association (IPSA)

  08.​2006 - 03.​2011

  Chair of "Transformation and Regional Integration" (Transformation und regionale Integration) (DAAD), University of Stellenbosch (South Africa)

  10.​2004 - 04.​2006

  Deputy C4 Professor's chair "Political and Socio-economic System of the Federal Republic of Germany" (Politisches und sozioökonomisches System der Bundesrepublik Deutschland) at the Institute for Political Science, University of Kassel

  2004

  Deputy C3 Professor's chair "Analysis and Comparison of Political Systems" (Analyse und Vergleich politischer Systeme) at the Institute for Political Science, University Koblenz-Landau

  04.​2002 - 03.​2004

  Deputy of the Lectureship/Professor's chair: "Political Scientific Methods and Empirical Theory of Democracy" (Politikwissenschaftliche Methoden und empirische Demokratietheorie) course guidance and councelling service/ internship service at the Institute for Political Science, Marburg

   

• Positions

  08.2006 – 03.2011

  Chair "Democratic Transformation and Regionale Integration (DAAD)" at Stellenbosch University (South Africa )

  since 2006

  Vorsitzender des Research Committees 10: "Electronic Democracy" der International Political Science Association (IPSA)

  10.2004 – 04.2006

  C4 Prof. "Political system of Germany" at University Kassel

  02.2003 – 2006

  Länderbeauftragter Germany: E-democraticizing the parliaments and parties in Europe. Forschergruppe am European University Institute, Florence. Projektleitung Prof. Philippe C. Schmitter

  04.2002 – 03.2004

  Vertretung der am Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Marburg ausgeschriebenen Hochschuldozentur/Professur:„Politikwissenschaftliche Methoden und empirische Demokratietheorie “ Studienberatung/Praktikumbetreuung

  2004

  C3 Prof. "Coparative politics " at University Koblemz - Landau

  10.2001 – 03.2002

  Lehrbeauftragter an der Universität Giessen

  since 04.2001

  Full Professor „Comparative Political Science- Local and Regional Politics“ at Muenster University , Aufbau des Forschungszentrums „Urban and Regional Innovation and Internet“

  since 2000

  Vorstandsmitglied des Research Committees 05: "Comparative Studies on Local Government and Politics" der International Political Science Association (IPSA)

  07.1995 – 07.2001

  Assistant professor at Institute for Political Science Philipps University Marburg

  02. – 03.2001

  Visiting professor an der School of Public Management and Planning der Stellenbosch University, Südafrika

  since 1994

  Co Investitigator (chair : Prof. D. Berg-Schlosser): Selfhelp and political participation of urban poor in he global South

  since 1994

  Projektgruppe zur Entwicklung neuer makroqualitativer Methoden (QCA etc.)

  since 1990

  Lehrforschungsprojekte: Politik im Mehrebenensystem, Partizipationsforschung, E-democracy, Verfassungsreform, Verwaltungsreform, Kommunalpolitik, Lehrevaluation, empirische Methoden, Komparatistik

  1990 – 1995

  Assistant at Institute for Political science Philipps Universität Marburg

  1987 – 1990

  Interdisziplinary Habitat-reseachproject at University Marburg

• Academic Education

  10.2002

  Habilitation

  07.1994

  Dissertation. Supoervisor Dr. D. Berg-Schlosser Topic : Politcal Participation and urban lifestyle in the global South

  1987

  MA (Diploma) Sociology, Political science, Economics and Pädagogics at Philipps University Marburg

  1984 – 1987

  MA (Diploma) Soziology, Political science, Economics and Pädagogics at Philipps University Marburg

  1983 – 1984

  Soziology and Political Science at Universidad Complutense de Madrid

  1980 – 1983

  BA (Pre- Diploma) Soziology, Political science, Economics and Pädagogics at Philipps University Marburg

• Research Foci

  • Comparative Politics
  • Local government
  • Online Participation - E-Administration
  • Demokratietheorie
  • Bürokratieforschung
  • Methoden der Politikwissenschaft
  • Entwicklungspolitik und -theorie

• Reviewer

  (in alphabetical order)

  • Bertelsmann Stiftung
  • Development Southern Africa
  • Journal of Current Southeast Asian Affairs
  • European Journal of Political Research
  • International Political Science Review
  • Israel Science Foundation
  • Local Government Studies
  • Politische Vierteljahreszeitschrift
  • Polity and Politics
  • Public Performance and Management Review
  • Scandinavian Political Studies
  • Schweizerische Nationalfond zur Foerderung wissenschaftlicher Forschung
  • Volkswagen Foundation

• Conferences

  • 2015 Crowdsourcing und crowd monitoring Hitzehaus Münster
  • 2014 E-democracy IPSA conference Convener von 7 Research Committee 10 panels bei International Political Science Association (IPSA) conference in Montreal
  • 2013 Participatory Budgeting  Jena. April 2013, Jena
  • 2013 Unequal  participation in democratic procedures. Chances and risksof  citizen participation: Conference of the workers chamber Citizen participation, April 2013, Vienna
  • 2013 Municipal Rating. An introduction into the question. Meeting of the competence center sustainable municipal financial politics. (debt sustainability of german municipalities. April 2013 NRW Bank Münster)
  • 2013 Councils und mayors. State chancellery Baden-Wurttemberg. April 2013, Stuttgart
  • 2013 Participatory Budgeting in german comparison. Rhineland-Palatinate commission of enquiry participation and municipal finance, March 2013, Mainz
  • 2013 Local governance reform in global perspective. Councillor Conference, February 2013, FES
  • 2013Participation in global comparison. state chancellery Baden-Wurtttemberg. January 2013, Stuttgart
  • 2013 Mega sport event legacies. Univerity Chemnitz. January 2013, Chemnitz
  • 2013 Electronic Democracy. An Introduction. Workshop Internet and Democracy. Hitzehaus Januar 2013, Münster
  • 2013 Electronic representation. Conference on Problems of representation in modern democracies. Univ. Oslo January 2013
  • 2012 Electronic democracy. Meeting electronic participation. December 2012 University Hamburg, Hamburg
  • 2012 Citizen Engagement and polititical Participation. Conference series of the BMZ (Federal Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development) Engagement for Africa, Dezember 2012 Hamburg, Cologne and Leipzig
  • 2012 Municipal Finance in federal comparison. Introduction into the question. Meeting of the competence centre sustainablemunicipal  financial politics. November 2012: NRW Bank Münster
  • 2012 Direct und deliberative Democracy. An Introduction. AG DDD. DVPW (German Association for Political Science) Meeting. September 2012 Tübingen
  • 2012 Urban innovation. An introduction. Euroloc summer school. Sept 2012 Münster
  • 2012 Representativity und participation. Keynote speech Bertelsmann congress citizen participation September 2012, Berlin
  • 2012 IPSA Internet User and political trust in Europe. (with Mare Ainsaar) paper accepted at panel Social media revolution. IPSA conference July 2012 in Madrid
  • 2012 Local Reforms. DAAD scholarship recipients national conference : July 2012 Münster
  • 2012 Deliberation and particpation. Panel introduction. Conference Deliberative democracy June 2012
  • 2011 Academic Perspectives on e-governance. Panelist at Plenary session, International UN-conference on theory and practice of e-governance in Tallinn (Estonia)
  • 2011 Electronic democracy and the quality of political discourse. A contradiction? Panel Slovenian political science conference 12 June 2011 in Portoroz, Slovenia
  • 2011 Electronic democracy and the quality of democracy. Problems and prospects. Panel Slovenian political science conference 12. June 2011 in Portoroz, Slovenia
  • 2011 E-participation. An Introduction: Democracy and open government. Lightning talks, CEDEM 11, Univ. Krems

   

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