Political scientist; associated with the Hamburg Institute for Social Research
2015-2023 Hamburg Foundation for the Advancement of Research and Culture
1987–2015: Research staff member, Hamburg Institute for Social Research
1982: Doctoral degree (advisor Prof. Iring Fetscher) with a thesis focusing on the restructuring of German universities
1978–1982: Staff member, Center für Didactics, University of Frankfurt am Main
Studied political science, philosophy, and German language and literature at the University of Frankfurt am Main