Functions and Memberships

Functions

since 2022

Dean of the department of Social Sciences at Goethe University Frankfurt am Main

since 2021

Member of the International Advisory Board of the EU-project YOUCOUNT

since 2019

Member of the International Advisory Board of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence “The Future of Democracy” Åbo Akademi University, Finnland

since 2018

Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany in the Management Committee of the Project 'Constitution-making and deliberative democracy' within the Framework of the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)

2017 - 2018

Organisation of the Scientific Congress of the German Association for Political Science (DVPW) 2018

2016 - 2018

Member of the Steering Committee of the ECPR Standing Group "Democratic Innovations"

since 2012

Mentor, Stipend Program TANDEM of the 'Deutschen Universitätsstiftung', Mentoring Program of the University of Trier

2011-2016

Member of the Faculty Council, FB 03, Goethe-University Frankfurt

2011-2012

Executing Director of the Institut of Political Sciences at Goethe-University Frankfurt

since 2011

Member of the Comité scientifique international, Journal : ‘Participations. Revue de sciences sociales sur la démocratie et la citoyenneté’

2010-2018

Initiator and Speaker of the ECPR-Standing Group „Democratic Innovations“

2010 - 2016

Initiator and spokesperson for the ECPR Standing Group 'Democratic Innovations'

since 2010

Senior Tutor of the Hans-Böckler-Foundation

2009 - 2016

Member of the International Advisory Board of the Interdisciplinary Centre of Excellence “Democracy: A Citizen Perspective” (D:CE), Finnland

2009 - 2012

Member of the think tank 'Future of Democracy', Science Center Bonn

2006-2008

Member in the Scientific Council at WZB

2007

Organization of the annual conference of the World Association for Public Opinion Research, Berlin (with Bernhard Weßels, WZB)

since 2004

Reviewer at different institutions and foundations, e.g., German Research Foundation, European Commission 

2001-2003

Board Member of the Special Research Field 580: "Gesellschaftliche Entwicklungen nach dem Systemumbruch. Diskontinuität, Tradition und Strukturbildung"

since 2000

Reviewer for various Journals and Publisher, e.g.: The American Journal of Political Science, European Journal of Political Research, Politische Vierteljahresschrift (PVS), "Journal Science, Technology & Human Values", Public Administration, Regulation & Governance, Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft (ZfVP)

1998-2000

Member in the standing committee for Promoting Women (StAFF) of German Political Science Association (DVPW)

1996-1998

Speaker of the Research Group "Politics and Genders" of German Political Science Association (DVPW)

1994-1999

Mid-Level-Faculty-Representative at the Institute Council and at the Faculty Council, TU Berlin

1991

Founding and Board Member of the Association for the Promotion of Research on Political Socialization and Participation, Berlin


Memberships

since 2006

Council of European Studies

since 2006

World Association of Public Opinion Research

since 2006

Scientific Council of the Forum "Demokratie leben lernen" of the Hessische Stiftung Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (HSfK)

since 2003

European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR)

since 1999

American Political Science Association (APSA), Divisions "Comparative Politics" and "European Politics"

since 1999

International Research Network on Gender, Politics and State

since 1999

International Political Science Association (IPSA)

1998 - 2000

Nominated member of the Standing Committee for the Advancement of Women (StAFF) of the DVPW

1996 - 1998

Spokesperson of the AK Politics and Gender in the DVPW

1992 - 1996

Co-editor of the newsletter of the Network of Women Working in Political Science and Politics and the AK Politics and Gender in the DVPW (since 1997: femina politica)

since 1994

German Political Science Association (DVPW)

1991 - 2010

Founding and Board Member of the Association for the Promotion of Research on Political Socialization and Participation, Berlin

Administration Office of Prof. Geißel

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