Education
Ph.D. (summa cum laude), Free University of Berlin, Political Science (2002)
M.A./Dipl.Pol. (summa cum laude), Free University of Berlin, Political Science (1996)
B.A. (summa cum laude), Luther College, Political Science (1992)
Employment
University of Passau, Professor of Political Science and Comparative Government (2022 - )
Rijksuniversiteit Groningen, Professor of European Politics and Society, Director of the Research Centre for the Study of Democratic Cultures and Politics (2016 - 2022)
John Cabot University/Rome, Associate Professor of Political Science and International Affairs, Chair of the Department of Political Science and Int. Affairs (2012 – 2015 )
University of Michigan/Ann Arbor, DAAD Assistant Professor of Political Science (2006 – 2012)
University of Potsdam/Moses Mendelssohn Center, Senior Researcher (2005 – 2006)
Yale University, Postdoctoral Fellow, YCIAS/Political Science (2003 – 2004)
Free University of Berlin, Assistant Professor, Political Science (1999 – 2005)
Free University of Berlin, Lecturer, Political Science (1996 – 1999)
Other Academic Appointments and Fellowships
University of Potsdam/Moses Mendelssohn Center, Permanent Fellow (2006 – 2021)
Humboldt Universität zu Berlin, Visiting Fellow, Institute of Social Sciences (2011-2012)
University of Haifa, Affiliate Professor, Political Science (2005 – 2011)
University of Vienna, Visiting Assistant Professor, Political Science (2006)
International Research Center for Cultural Studies (IFK), Vienna, Research Fellow (2006)
University of Munich, Visiting Lecturer, Political Science (2005 – 2006)
University of Haifa, Gerhard Bucerius Zeit Fellow/Guest Lecturer (2004)
University of California at Berkeley, Visiting Scholar, History (1999 – 2002)
Honorary Appointments
Member of the Editorial Board of Antisemitism Studies (2016 - )
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal of International Political Theory (2013 -- )
Member of the Editorial Board of the Journal for the Study of Antisemitism (2010 - )
University of Michigan, Roland and Eileen Weiser Center for Emerging Democracies, Faculty Associate (2008 – )
University of Michigan, International Institute, Affiliated Faculty (2007 – )
University of Michigan, European Union Center/Center for European Studies (EUC-CES), Faculty (2007 – )