Prof. em. Dr. Dr. h.c. Wolfgang Streeck
Emeritus Director at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
Research Interests
- Political economy of modern capitalism
- Institutional change
- Labor markets and labor relations
Vita
Born in Lengerich, Germany. Married, two children.
Professional Career
| 2014 | Retirement |
| 1995–2014 | Director, Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne, and Professor of Sociology, Faculty of Economics and Social Science, University of Köln |
| 1988–1995 | Professor of Sociology and Industrial Relations, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1986 | Habilitation in Sociology, University of Bielefeld |
| 1980–1988 | Senior Fellow, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin |
| 1980 | Dr. phil., Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main |
| 1976–1980 | Research Fellow, International Institute of Management, Berlin |
| 1974–1976 | Assistant Professor in Sociology, University of Münster, Department of Economics and Social Sciences |
| 1972–1974 | Graduate Student, Department of Sociology, Columbia University, New York |
| 1972 | Diplom in Sociology, Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main |
Professional Activities and Public Service
| 2012–2017 | Research Council, European University Institute (EUI) |
| since 2012 | International Advisory Board, The Sheffield Political Economy Research Institute, University of Sheffield |
| 2008–2009 | Member of the "Zukunftskommission" of the Land of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 2005–2006 | Member of the Commission of the Federal Government for the Modernization of Enterprise-level Co-determination |
| 2003–2006 | Chair, Human Sciences Section, Max Planck Society |
| 2000–2006 | Advisory Committee, Deutsches Institut für Japanstudien, Tokyo (DIJ); chair since 2003 |
| 2001–2008 | Member of the Council (Konzil) of the German Sociological Association (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Soziologie, DGS) |
| 1989–2006 | Executive Council, Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) |
| 2000–2005 | Scientific Advisory Committee, Centre Saint-Gobain pour la recherche en économie |
| 1999–2005 | Executive Board, Society for Comparative Research |
| 1998–2001 | Member, Arbeitsgruppe Benchmarking (the Benchmarking Working Group) of the Bündnis für Arbeit (Alliance for Jobs) as Representative of the Federal Government |
| 1998–1999 | President, Society for the Advancement of Socio-Economics (SASE) |
| 1997–1999 | Chair, Visiting Committee, University of Konstanz, Department of Administrative Science |
| 1995–1998 | Research Director and Member, Kommission Mitbestimmung, Bertelsmann-Stiftung and Hans-Böckler Stiftung |
| 1995–2005 | Member, Scientific Advisory Committee, Hans-Böckler-Stiftung |
| 1990–1993 | Co-Director, Center on Wisconsin Strategy, Department of Sociology, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1989–1993 | Chair, Western European Area Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1989–1992 | Director, Center for Comparative and International Labor Studies, Industrial Relations Research Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1989–1990 | University Research Committee, University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| 1987–1988 | Scientific Advisory Committee, German Sports Federation |
| 1982–1986 | Coordinating Committee, European Group for Organizational Studies (EGOS) |
Selected Visting Appointments
| 2013/14 | Theodor Heuss Chair, The New School for Social Research, New York, N.Y. |
| 2011 | Fernand Braudel Fellow, European University Institute, Florence |
| 2007, 2009 | Visiting Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation, New York, N.Y. |
| 2000 | Jean Monnet Professor, Robert Schumann Centre, European University Institution, Florence |
| 1998 | German-American Academic Council Distinguished Lecturer, Duke University, Durham, North Carolina |
| 1996 | Jean Monnet Professor, European University Institute, Florence |
| 1996 | Professeur invité, Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, Institut d´Etudes Politiques de Paris ("Sciences Po") |
| 1996 | Visitor, European Forum, European University Institute, Florence |
| 1993–1994 | Fellow, Wissenschaftskolleg of Berlin |
| 1989 | Visiting Professor, Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi, Milan |
| 1988 | Visiting Professor, Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Ciencias Sociales, Instituto Juan March de Estudios e Investigaciones, Madrid |
| 1985 | Leverhulme Visiting Professor in European Industrial Relations, School of Industrial and Business Studies, University of Warwick |
| 1983–1984 | Visiting Professor, European University Institute, Florence |
Honors
| since 2016 | Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy |
| 2015 | Doctor scientiarum politicarum honoris causa, Syddansk Universitet, Odense/DK |
| 2012 | Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Public Unterstanding of Sociology, German Sociological Association (DGS) |
| 2011 | Order of Merit, Land of North Rhine-Westphalia |
| 2006 | Honorary Fellow, Society fot the Advancement of Socio-Economics |
| 2002 | Commendatore della Republica Italiana |
| since 2002 | Member, Academia Europaea |
| 2000 | Doctor of Science honoris causa, University of Birmingham |
| 2000–2003 | Honorary President, Association for the Study of German Politics (ASGP) |
| since 1998 | Member, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften (BBAE) |
Scholarly Journals
| 2012–2017 | Research Council, European University Institute (EUI) |
| since 2009 | British Journal of Industrial Relations, International Advisory Board |
| 2006–2012 | Socio-Economic Review, Chief Editor |
| since 2002 | Comparative European Politics, Editorial Board |
| 2000–2014 | Work, Employment and Society, International Advisory Board |
| since 1994 | European Journal of Industrial Relations, International Advisory Panel |
| 1992–2014 | European Sociological Review, Editorial Board |
| 1999–2005 | Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Advisory Council |
| 1998–2005 | Stato e mercato, Comitato editoriale |
| 1995–2007 | Industrielle Beziehungen, Editorial Board |
| 1995–1999 | Zeitschrift für Soziologie, Co-Editor |
| 1988–1998 | Economic and Industrial Democracy, Editorial Board |
| 1979–1986 | Organization Studies, Editorial Board |