Dr. Klaus Armingeon

Biography

Klaus Armingeon is a prominent scholar in Political Science with a focus on economic and social policies, comparative party studies, and interest groups in an international context. His academic journey began in Tübingen, Germany, where he studied Political Science, Educational Science, and Contemporary Eastern European History, culminating in a master's degree. After working as a research assistant under Prof. Gerhard Lehmbruch at the University of Konstanz, he completed his doctoral thesis on comparative income policies. He then advanced his academic career with a habilitation supervised by Prof. Manfred Schmidt in Heidelberg and worked at the University of Mannheim. Since 1993, Armingeon has been affiliated with the University of Bern. His international experience includes guest professorships in the USA and Austria. He served as president of the Swiss Political Science Association and was an editor for the Swiss Political Science Review, contributing to various scholarly boards and associations. He has received prestigious fellowships and is notable for his analyses of the structures and policies of the European Union.

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