Curriculum Vitae
Dr Christian P. Welzel
Contact
Leuphana University Center for the Study of Democracy Scharnhorststr. 1, C12.302 21335 Lueneburg Germany Phone: +49 (0) 4131 677 2453 Email: [email protected]; [email protected]; [email protected]
Positions
Chair for Political Culture Research, Leuphana University Lueneburg, Germany Professor-pro-tempore, Higher School of Economics St. Petersburg, Russia Vice President, World Values Survey Association, Stockholm, Sweden Affiliated Faculty, Center for the Study of Democracy, UC Irvine, USA Adjunct Professor, Jacobs University Bremen, Germany
Education
2000, Habilitation (“Higher Doctorate”) in Political Science, Free University of Berlin 1996, Ph.D. in Political Science, University of Potsdam (Distinction) 1991, M.A. in Political Science and Economic History, University of the Saarland
Areas of Academic Interest
Modernization, social change, and human development Democratization, measures of democracy and governance quality Value formation, cultural change, and public opinion Protest participation and social movements Civil society and social capital
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Professional Experience
2010-now Political Culture Research Professor, Leuphana University Lueneburg 2010-2012 Professor-pro-tempore, Higher School of Economics St. Petersburg, Russia 2006-2010 Full Professor of Political Science (tenured), Jacobs University Bremen 2009 Humboldt Fellow, Center for the Study of Democracy, UC Irvine, USA 2009 POSCO Fellow, East West Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA 2007 Visiting Professor, Center for the Study of Democracy, UC Irvine, USA 2006 Visiting Professor, Center for the Study of Democracy, UC Irvine, USA 2004-2006 Program Coordinator, Integrated Social Science undergraduate and graduate program, Jacobs University Bremen 2002-2005 Associate Professor of Political Science, Jacobs University Bremen 2001 Visiting Professor, University of Potsdam, Germany 1997-2000 Senior research fellow in the department “Institutions and Social Change” of the Social Science Research Center Berlin, Germany 1993-1996 Research fellow and lecturer in German politics, University of Potsdam, Germany 1992 Research fellow and lecturer in German and Comparative Politics, University of Mainz, Germany 1991 Ph.D. student in political science, University of the Saarland, Germany 1990 Research assistant in political science, University of the Saarland, Germany
Awards and Fellowships
2009 POSCO-fellowship for visiting scholars, East West Center, University of Hawaii (USD 10,000) 2008 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Grant for Transatlantic Cooperation project 2008-10 (€ 30,000) 2008 DFG Visiting Scholars Grant for funding research stays at U Michigan and UC Irvine (€ 5,500) 2007 Excellence Initiative grant (€ 5 Mio.) to establish the PhD graduate school “Bremen Interna- tional Graduate School of Social Sciences” (member of the six-headed group of authors) 2007 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Award to undertake research in South Africa 2007-09 (€ 20,000) 2007 UC Berkeley, Center for European Studies, Visiting Fellowship grant (USD 10,000) 2006 Three-year grant from German Science Foundation (DFG: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft) to conduct the research project “Causes and Consequences of Postindustrial Value Change: Germany in International Perspective” (€ 350,000) 2002 Grant from the Thyssen-Foundation to conduct the international conference “Reassessing Democracy” (€ 15,000) 2001 Grant from the European Commission for the research project Terra 2000: The Social Fabric (with Hans-Dieter Klingemann) 2000 Grant from the Social Science Research Center for research at the Institute for Social Re- search (ISR) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 1999 Grant from Thyssen-Foundation for the project Parties and Party Systems in Eastern and Cen- tral Europe (with Hans-Dieter Klingemann) 1998 Grant from the Social Science Research Center for research at the Institute for Social Re- search (ISR) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
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1991 Ph.D. grant from the state government of the Saarland, Germany
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Scholarly Publications
Edited Volumes
Haerpfer, C., P. Bernhagen, R. Inglehart & C. Welzel (eds.) 2009. Democratization. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Lauth, H.-J., G. Pickel & C. Welzel, 2000. Demokratiemessung: Konzepte und Befunde im internatio- nalen Vergleich Measuring Democracy: Concepts and Findings. Opladen, Germany: Westdeutscher Verlag. Bürklin, W., V. Kaina, J. Machatzke, H. Rebenstorf, M. Sauer & C. Welzel, 1997. Eliten in Deutschland: Zirkulation und Integration nach der Vereinigung Elites in Germany: Circulation and Integration. Opladen, Germany: Leske + Budrich.
Monographs
Inglehart, R. & C. Welzel, 2005. Modernization, Cultural Change and Democracy: The Human Devel- opment Sequence. New York: Cambridge University Press. Welzel, C., 2002. Fluchtpunkt Humanentwicklung: Über die Grundlagen der Demokratie und die Ursa- chen ihrer Ausbreitung Vantage Point ‚Human Development‟: On the Roots of Democracy and the Causes of Its Diffusion. Opladen, Germany: Westdeutscher Verlag. Welzel, C., 1997. Demokratischer Elitenwandel: Die Erneuerung der ostdeutschen Elite aus demo- kratie-soziologischer Sicht Democratic Elite Change: The Renewal of East German Elites from the Perspective of Democratic Sociology. Opladen, Germany: Leske + Budrich. Welzel, C., 1992. Von der SED zur PDS: Eine doktringebundene Staatspartei auf dem Weg zur politischen Partei im Konkurrenzsystem? From the SED to the PDS: A Doctrinal State Party on Its Way to a Political Party in a Competitive Electoral System?. Frankfurt/M., Germany: Peter Lang.
Journal Articles
Welzel, C., 2011. “The Asian Values Thesis Revisited: Evidence from the World Values Surveys.” Japa- nese Journal of Political Science 12 (1): 1-31. Alexander, A. & C. Welzel, 2010. “Empowering Women: The Role of Emancipative Values.” European Sociological Review 26 (1): 1-21. Welzel, C. & R. Inglehart, 2010. “Values, Agency, and Well-Being: A Human Development Model.” Social Indicators Research 97 (1): 43-63. Welzel, C. & A. Alexander, 2010. “Measuring Effective Democracy: The Human Empowerment Ap- proach.” Comparative Politics 42: forthcoming. Welzel, C., 2010. “How Selfish Are Self-Expression Values: A Civicness Test.” Journal of Cross Cultural Psychology 41 (March): 1-23. Inglehart, R. & C. Welzel, 2010. “Changing Mass Priorities: The Link between Modernization and De- mocracy.” Perspectives on Politics 8 (2): 551-567. Inglehart, R. & C. Welzel, 2009. “Which Way is History Marching? Debating the Authoritarian Revival: Inglehart and Welzel Reply.” Foreign Affairs 88 (July/August):157-159. Inglehart, R. & C. Welzel, 2009. “What Do We Know About Modernization Today?” Foreign Affairs 88 (2):33-48. Brockmann, H., J. Delhey, C. Welzel & H. Yuan, 2009. “The China Puzzle: Falling Happiness in a Rising Economy.” Journal of Happiness Studies 10:387-405.
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Inglehart, R., R. Foa, C. Peterson & C. Welzel, 2008. “Development, Freedom and Rising Happiness: A Global Perspective 1981-2006.” Perspectives on Psychological Science 3 (4):264-85. Welzel, C. & R. Inglehart, 2008. “Democratization as Human Empowerment.” Journal of Democracy 19 (1): 126-40. Welzel, C., 2007. “Are Levels of Democracy Influenced by Mass Attitudes?” International Political Sci- ence Review 28 (4): 397-424. Welzel, C., 2006. “Democratization as an Emancipative Process.” European Journal of Political Re- search 45 (6): 871-896. Welzel, C. (2006). “Democratization in the Human Empowerment Perspective.” Comparative Sociology 5 (2-3), 258-290. Welzel, C. & R. Inglehart, 2006. “Emancipative Values and Democracy.” Studies in Comparative Inter- national Development 41 (3), 74-94. Welzel, C. & R. Inglehart, 2006. “Democratization as the Growth of Freedom: The Human Develop- ment Perspective.” Japanese Journal of Political Science 6 (3), 313-343. Boehnke, K. & C. Welzel, 2006. „Wertetransmission und Wertewandel: Eine explorative Drei- Generationen-Studie.“ Value Transmission and Value Change: An Explorative Three-Generation Study Zeitschrift für Soziologie der Erziehung und Sozialisation Journal of the Sociology of Educa- tion and Socialozation 26 (4): 341-360. Welzel, C., R. Inglehart & F. Deutsch, 2005. “Social Capital, Voluntary Associations, and Collective Action: Which Aspects of Social Capital Have the Greatest „Civic‟ Payoff?” Journal of Civil Society 1 (2), 121-146. Welzel, C. & R. Inglehart, 2005. “Liberalism, Postmaterialism, and the Growth of Freedom: The Hu- man Development Perspective.” International Review of Sociology 15 (1), 81-108. Inglehart, R. & C. Welzel, 2005. “Exploring the Unknown: Predicting the Responses of Publics Not Yet Surveyed.” International Review of Sociology 15 (1), 173-204. Welzel, C. & R. Inglehart, 2005. “Demokratisierung und Freiheitsstreben: Die Perspektive der Hu- manentwicklung.“ Democratization and Liberty Aspirations: The Human Development Perspective Politische Vierteljahresschrift Political Science Quarterly 46 (1):135-164. Inglehart, R. & C. Welzel, 2003. “Political Culture and Democracy: Analyzing Crosslevel Linkages.” Comparative Politics 36 (1), 61-79. Welzel, C., R. Inglehart & H.-D. Klingemann, 2003. “The Theory of Human Development: A Cross- Cultural Analysis.” European Journal of Political Research 42 (3), 341-380. Welzel, C. & R. Inglehart, 2003. “Exemplary versus Statistical Evidence? Response to Berg-Schlosser.” European Journal of Political Research 42 (2), 386-389. Welzel, C., 2002. “Effective Democracy, Mass Culture, and the Quality of Elites: The Human Develop- ment Perspective.” International Journal of Comparative Sociology 43 (3), 269-298. Inglehart, R., P. Norris & C. Welzel, 2002. “Gender Equality and Democracy.” Comparative Sociology 1 (3-4), 235-264. Welzel, C., 2000. „Volkserziehung oder Institutionenreform? Replik auf Werner Patzelt.“ Educating People or Reforming Institutions? Response to Werner Patzelt Politische Vierteljahresschrift Polit- ical Science Quarterly 41 (2): 316-327. Welzel, C., 2000. “Vom selektiven Umgang mit kritischer Distanz. Eine Antwort auf Werner Patzelts Reaktion auf meine Kritik.“ On the Selective Use of Critical Distance: Response to Werner Patzelt‟s
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Reaction on my Critique Politische Vierteljahresschrift Political Science Quarterly 41 (3): 547- 549. Welzel, C., 2000. „Braucht die Demokratie eine ‚Wurzelbehandlung‟?“ Does Democracy Need a „Root Treatment‟? Blätter für Deutsche und Internationale Politik Journal of German and International Politics 8: 7-16. Welzel, C., 1998. „Vom Konsens zum Dissens? Politische Ordnungspräferenzen von Eliten und Bürgern im ost-westdeutschen Vergleich.“ From Consensus to Dissent? Political Regime Preferences of Elites and Citizens in East-West German Comparison Kölner Zeitschrift für Soziologie und Sozi- alpsychologie Cologne Journal of Sociology and Social Psychology 50 (2): 238-262. Welzel, C., 1997. „Repräsentanz bewegungstypischer Gruppen in der ostdeutschen Elite.“ Represen- tation of Social Movement Groups in the East German Elite Forschungsjournal Neue Soziale Bewegungen Research Journal on New Social Movements 10 (2): 13-22. Welzel, C., 1995. “Der Umbruch des SED-Regimes im Lichte genereller Transitionsmechanismen.” The Breakdown of the SED Regime in Light of General Transition Mechanisms Politische Viertel- jahresschrift Political Science Quarterly 36 (1): 67-90. Welzel, C., 1995. “Politikverdrossenheit und der Wandel des Partizipationsverhaltens: Zum Nutzen direkt-demokratischer Beteiligungsformen.“ Political Disaffection and the Transformation of Partic- ipation: On the Utility of Instruments for Direct Participation Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen Journal of Parliamentary Affairs 26 (1): 141-149. Welzel, C., 1994. “Regime Changes as an Outcome of the Global Systems Competition. An Evolution- ary Approach.” Law and State (49-50): 44 - 75.
Book Chapters
Welzel, C. & R. Inglehart (2010). “Political Culture.” In Caramani, D. (ed.), Comparative Politics. Ox- ford: Oxford University Press, pp. 311-329. Welzel, C. & H.-D. Klingemann (2010). “Democratic Congruence Re-Established: The Perspective of „Substantive‟ Democracy.” In Rosema, M., B. Denters & K. Aarts (eds.), How Democracy Works: Political Representation and Policy Congruence in Modern Societies. Amsterdam: Amsterdam Uni- versity Press, forthcoming. Welzel, C., 2009. “Theories of Democratization,” in: C. Haerpfer, P. Bernhagen, R. Inglehart, C. Welzel (eds.), Democratization, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 74-90. Welzel, C. & R. Inglehart, 2009. “Political Culture, Value Change, and Mass Beliefs,” in: C. Haerpfer, P. Bernhagen, R. Inglehart, C. Welzel (eds.), Democratization, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 127- 144. Haerpfer, C., P. Bernhagen, R. Inglehart & C. Welzel, 2009. “Introduction,” in: C. Haerpfer, P. Bernha- gen, R. Inglehart, C. Welzel (eds.), Democratization, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1-7. Haerpfer, C., P. Bernhagen, R. Inglehart & C. Welzel, 2009. “Conclusion,” in: C. Haerpfer, P. Bernha- gen, R. Inglehart, C. Welzel (eds.), Democratization, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 377-385. Welzel, C., 2008. „Werte- und Wertewandelforschung,“ Value and Value Change Research in: V. Kaina & A. Römmele (eds.), Politische Soziologie Political Sociology, Opladen: Verlag Sozialwis- senschaften, 150-181. Welzel, C., 2007. “Individual Modernity,” in: R.J. Dalton & H.-D. Klingemann (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Political Behavior, New York: Oxford University Press, 185-295.
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Welzel, C. & R. Inglehart, 2007, “The Role of Mass Beliefs in Comparative Politics,” in: C.S. Boix & S. Stokes (eds.), Oxford Handbook of Comparative Politics, New York: Oxford University Press, 297- 316. Welzel, C. & F. Deutsch, 2007. “Value Patterns in Europe and the United States: Is there a Transatlan- tic Rift?” in: H. Anheier & Y.R. Isar (eds.), Conflicts and Tensions (The Cultures and Globalization Series, Vol. 1), London: Sage, 241-252. Welzel, C. & R. Inglehart, 2006. “The Human Development Model of Democracy: East Asia in Perspec- tive,” in: R.J. Dalton & D.C. Shin (eds.), Citizens, Democracy, and Markets around the Pacific Rim, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 21-49. Welzel, C., 2005. „Demokratie aus der Perspektive der Humanentwicklung: Grundeinsichten für Lehre und Bildung,“ Democracy from the Viewpoint of Human Development: Insights for Teaching and Education in: G. Himmelmann & D. Lange (eds.), Demokratiekompetenz: Beiträge aus Politikwis- senschaft, Pädagogik und politischer Bildung Democratic Competence, Opladen: Verlag Sozialwis- senschaften, 65-77. Welzel, C., 2004. “A Theory of Human Development: The Cross-Cultural Evidence,” in: F. Hardt (ed.), Mapping the World: New Perspectives in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Tübingen: Francke, 119-146. Inglehart, R., L. Halman & C. Welzel, 2004. “Introduction,” in: M. Basanez, J. Diez-Medrano, L. Hal- man, R. Inglehart & R. Luijkx (eds.), Human Beliefs and Values: A Cross-Cultural Sourcebook, Mex- ico City: Siglo, 1-20. Welzel, C., 2003. „Irrtümer bei der Interpretation des “ökologischen Fehlschlusses”: Zur Aussagekraft aggregierter Umfragedaten,“ Pitfalls in the Interpretation of the „Ecological Fallacy‟: On the Mean- ingfulness of Aggregated Survey Data in: G. Pickel, S. Pickel, H.-J. Lauth & D. Jahn (eds.), Ver- gleichende Politikwissenschaftliche Methoden Comparative Methods in Political Science, Opladen, Germany: Westdeutscher Verlag, 179-200. Inglehart, R. & C. Welzel, 2002. “Political Culture and Democracy,” in: H. Wiarda (ed.), New Directions in Comparative Politics, New York: Westview Press, 141-164. Welzel, C., 2002. „Gemeinwohl als Bürgerwohl: Die Perspektive der Humanentwicklung,“ The Com- mon Good as the Citizen‟s Good: The Human Development Perspective in: F. Neidhardt & G. F. Schuppert (eds.), Gemeinwohl – Auf der Suche nach Substanz Common Good – Searching for Substance (WZB-Yearbook 2002), Berlin: Sigma, 109-126. Welzel, C., 2002. „Modernisierung und Partizipation: Kontroversen und Befunde zur Partizipationsthe- se,“ Modernization and Participation: Controversies and Findings on the Participation Thesis in: D. Fuchs, E. Roller & B. Wessels (eds.), Bürger und Demokratie in Ost und West Citizens and Democ- racy in East and West, Opladen, Germany: Westdeutscher Verlag, 284-307. Welzel, C., R. Inglehart & H.-D. Klingemann, 2001. „Economic Development, Cultural Change and Democratic Institutions,“ in: L.-H. Röller & C. Wey (eds.), Die Soziale Marktwirtschaft in der neuen Weltwirtschaft [The Social Market Economy in the New World Economy] (WZB-Yearbook 2001), Berlin, Germany: Edition Sigma, 413-438. Welzel, C., 2000. „Humanentwicklung, Systemwettbewerb und Demokratie: Gibt es eine demo- kratische Evolution?,“ Human Development, System‟s Competition, and Democracy: Is there a Democratic Evolution? in: H.-D. Klingemann & F. Neidhardt (eds.), Die Zukunft der Demokratie The Future of Democracy (WZB-Yearbook 2000), Berlin, Germany: Sigma, 471-502.
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Welzel, C., 2000. „Humanentwicklung und Demokratie: Welcher Index mißt am validesten die ‚hu- mane‟ Dimension der Demokratie?,“ Human Development and Democracy: Which Index Measures Best the „Human‟ Dimension of Democracy? in: H.-J. Lauth, G. Pickel & C. Welzel (eds.), Demo- kratiemessung: Konzepte und Befunde im internationalen Vergleich Measuring Democracy: Con- cepts and Findings, Opladen, Germany: Westdeutscher Verlag, 132-162. Lauth, H.-J., G. Pickel & C. Welzel, 2000. „Grundfragen, Probleme und Perspektiven der Demokratie- messung,“ Basic Questions, Problems, and Perspectives in Measuring Democracy in: H.-J. Lauth, G. Pickel & C. Welzel (eds.), Demokratiemessung: Konzepte und Befunde im internationalen Ver- gleich Measuring Democracy: Concepts and Findings, Opladen, Germany: Westdeutscher Verlag, 7-26. Schnapp, K. U. & C. Welzel, 2000. „Wohin steuert das politische System des vereinten Deutschland? Zur Effektivität und Legitimität institutioneller Machtverschiebungen,“ Where Does the Political System of Re-Unified Germany Move? On the Effectiveness and Legitimacy of Institutional Power Shifts in: R. Czada & H. Wollmann (eds.), Von der „Bonner“ zur „Berliner“ Republik From the Bonn to the Berlin Republic (Leviathan-Special Issue 19), Opladen, Germany: Westdeutscher Ver- lag, 328-348. Welzel, C. & T. Cusack, 2000. „Näherung oder Richtung? Der Theorienstreit der Wahlforschung aus der Sicht politischer Repräsentation,“ Proximity or Direction? The Dispute in Electoral Research from the Viewpoint of Political Representation in: J. van Deth, H. Rattinger & E. Roller (eds.), Die Republik auf dem Weg zur Normalität? Wahlverhalten und politische Einstellungen nach acht Jah- ren Einheit The Republic on its Way to Normalcy? Voting Behavior and Political Attitudes Eight Years after Re-Unification, Opladen, Germany: Leske + Budrich, 297-332. Welzel, C., 2000. “East Germany: Elite Change and Democracy‟s „Instant Success‟,“ in: J. Higley & G. Lengyel (eds.), Elites After State Socialism, London: Rowman & Littlefield, 103-122. Welzel, C., 1999. „Humanentwicklung und der Phasenwechsel von Zivilgesellschaften: Ziviles Engage- ment in 50 Nationen,“ Human Development and the Phase Transition of Civil Societies: Civic En- gagement in 50 Nations in: H.-J. Lauth & U. Liebert (eds.), Im Schatten demokratischer Legit- imität: Informelle Institutionen und Partizipation im inter-kulturellen Demokratievergleich In the Shadow of Democratic Legitimacy: Informal Institutions and Participation in Cross-cultural Perspec- tive, Opladen, Germany: Westdeutscher Verlag, 207-236. Welzel, C., 1999. “The Development of Civil Societies: Civic Commitment and „Collective Acting Capaci- ty‟ in 45 Nations,” in: A. Koryushkin & G. Meyer (ed.), Communitarianism, Liberalism, and the Quest for Democracy in Post-Communist Societies, St. Petersburg: St. Petersburg University Press, 140-154. Šiber, I. & C. Welzel, 1997. “Electoral Behavior in Croatia,” in: I. Šiber (ed.), The 1990 and 1992/93 Sabor Elections in Croatia: Analyses, Documents and Data, Berlin: Sigma, 80-102. Welzel, C., 1997. „Rekrutierung und Sozialisation der ostdeutschen Elite: Aufstieg einer demo- kratischen Gegenelite?,“ Recruitment and Socialization of the East German Elite: The Rise of a Democratic Counter-Elite? in: W. Bürklin & H. Rebenstorf et al. (eds.), Eliten in Deutschland: Zir- kulation und Integration Elites in Germany: Circulation and Integration, Opladen, Germany: Leske + Budrich, 201-237. Welzel, C., 1994. „Systemwechsel in der globalen Systemkonkurrenz: Ein evolutionstheoretischer Erklärungsversuch,“ Regime Changes in the Global Systems Competition: An Evolutionary Explana-
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tion in: W. Merkel (ed.), Systemwechsel 1: Theorien, Ansätze und Konzeptionen der Transi- tionsforschung , Opladen, Germany: Leske + Budrich, 47-81. Welzel, C., 1994. „Theoretische und methodische Grundlagen der Politikwissenschaft,“ Theoretical and Methodological Foundations of Political Science in: M. Mols, H.-J. Lauth & C. Wagner (eds.), Politikwissenschaft: Eine Einführung Political Science: An Introduction, Paderborn: Schöningh, UTB, 307-346.
Handbook Entries
Welzel, C., 2010. “Human Development,” in: B. Bardie & D. Berg-Schlosser (eds.), International Ency- clopedia of Political Science, London: Sage, forthcoming. Welzel, C., 2010. “Political Culture,” in: D. Caramani et al. (eds.), Comparative Politics, New York: Oxford University Press, forthcoming. Welzel, C., 2009. “Political Culture,” in: T. Landman, N. Robinson (ed.), Sage Handbook of Compara- tive Politics, London: Sage, 299-318. Inglehart, R. & C. Welzel, 2007. “Modernization,” in: G. Ritzer (ed.), Encyclopedia of Sociology, New York: Blackwell, 3071-3078. Welzel, C., 2007. „Demokratisierung/Demokratisierungswellen,“ Democratization/Waves of Democra- tization in: D. Fuchs & E. Roller (eds.), Lexikon Politik: Hundert Grundbegriffe Political Dictionary: Hundred Basic Terms, Stuttgart, Germany: Reclam, 43-47. Inglehart, R. & C. Welzel, 2002. “Political Culture and Democracy,” in: H. Wiarda (ed.), New Directions in Comparative Politics. New York: Westview Press, 141-164. Klingemann, H.-D. & C. Welzel, 2003. „Ideologie,“ Ideology in: M. Greiffenhagen & S. Greiffenhagen (eds.), Handwörterbuch zur politischen Kultur der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Handbook on the Political Culture of Germany, Opladen: Westdeutscher Verlag, 200-203. Klingemann, H.-D. & C. Welzel, 2001. “Good Practice,” in: P. B. Clarke & J. Foweraker (eds.): Encyclo- pedia of Democratic Thought, London: Sage, 311-314. Klingemann, H.-D. & C. Welzel, 1999. “Political Science and the Emergence of Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe,” in: UNESCO (ed.), World Social Science Report, Paris: Elseviewer, 96-98.
Research Papers
Welzel, C. & H.-D. Klingemann, 2008. “Evidencing and Explaining Democratic Congruence: The Per- spective of „Substantive‟ Democracy.” World Values Research 1(3):57-94. Welzel, C. & A. Alexander, 2008. “Measuring Effective Democracy: The Human Empowerment Ap- proach.” World Values Research 1(1):1-34. Welzel, C. & R. Inglehart, 2008. “Democratization as Human Empowerment: The Role of Ordinary People in Democratization.” Center for the Study of Democracy Paper 08-04 (downloadable at http://repositories.cdlib.org/csd/ 08-04). Welzel, C., 2006. “Are Levels of Democracy Influenced by Mass Attitudes? Testing a Central Premise of the Political Culture Approach.” Center for the Study of Democracy Paper 06-05 (downloadable at http://repositories.cdlib.org/csd/06-05). Welzel, C. & R. Inglehart, 2002. “Human Development and the „Explosion‟ of Democracy: Variations of Regime Change across 60 Nations.” WZB-Discussion Paper FS III 01-202. Welzel, C., R. Inglehart & H.-D. Klingemann, 2001. “Human Development as A General Theory of So- cial Change: A Multi-Level and Cross-Cultural Perspective.” WZB-Discussion Paper FS III 01-201.
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Under Review
Alexander, A. & C. Welzel. “Islam‟s Patriarchal Effect: Spurious or Substantive?.” Under review at Eu- ropean Political Science Review revise & rsubmit. Delhey, J., K Newton & C. Welzel. “How General is Trust in „Most People‟? A Global Study of Trust Radiuses.” Under Review at American Sociological Review revise & resubmit.
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Teaching Experience (courses taught)
PhD Courses
Survey Research in Comparative Politics (lecture, CNRS Summer School on Comparison in the So- cial Sciences, Biarritz, France) Emancipative Values as Subjective Indicators of Social Development (lecture series, University of Oslo, social science summer school) Issues in Subjective Well-being Research (core theory seminar, Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences, PhD program) Micro Politics (seminar, UC Irvine, political science department, PhD program) Global Cultural Change (lecture series, University of Antwerp, PhD summer school on religion and culture)
Graduate Courses Value Orientations and Culture Change (seminar, social science graduate program, Jacobs Univer- sity) The History of Government: From Ancient Empires to Modern Democracies (seminar, social science graduate program, Jacobs University) Democratization: Causes, Dynamics, Actors (seminar, social science graduate program, Jacobs University) Wohlfahrtsstaats-Regime und die Herausforderungen der Globalisierung Welfare State Regimes and the Challenges of Globalization (seminar, political science department, University of Potsdam) Demokratisierungsprozesse im internationalen Vergleich Democratization Processes in Internation- al Comparison (seminar, Otto Suhr Institute, Free University Berlin) Eliten im Postsozialismus Elites in Postsocialism (seminar, political science department, University of Potsdam) Die Gemeinsame Verfasssungskommission The Joint Constitutional Committee (seminar, political science department, University of Potsdam)
Undergraduate Courses Mass Beliefs and Democracy (lecture, social science undergraduate program, Jacobs University) Civic Networks and Social Capital (seminar, social science undergraduate program, Jacobs Universi- ty) Comparing Political Systems (lecture, social science undergraduate program, Jacobs University) From Cell to Community: Social Evolution in the Animal and Human Worlds (transdisciplinary course, social science undergraduate program, Jacobs University) Politische Kultur und Wertewandel Political Culture and Value Change (seminar, political science department, University of Potsdam) Struktur und Funktionsweise politischer Systeme Structures and Functions of Political Systems (seminar, political science department, University of Potsdam) Grundlagen der Vergleichenden Regierungslehre Foundations of Comparative Politics (seminar, political science department, University of Potsdam) Deutschland und die Europäische Union Germany and the European Union (seminar, political science department, University of Potsdam)
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Interessenverbände in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Pressure Groups in Germany (seminar, political science department, University of Potsdam) Föderalismus in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Federalism in Germany (seminar, political sci- ence department, University of Potsdam) Die Forschungs- und Technologiepolitik der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Germany‟s Research and Development Policies (seminar, political science department, University of Potsdam) Politische Partizipation in Deutschland Political Participation in Germany (seminar, political science department, University of Potsdam) Einführung ins politische System der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Introduction to the German Political System (seminar, political science department, University of Potsdam and University of Mainz) Eliten im Transformationsprozess Elites in Transition (seminar, political science department, Uni- versity of Potsdam) Geschichte und Struktur des deutschen Parteiensystems History and Structure of the German Party System (seminar, political science department, University of Potsdam) Einführung in die Vergleichende Regierungslehre Introduction to Comparative Politics (seminar, political science department, University of Mainz)
Professional Training Studying Cross-National Survey Data (seminar, Transcaucasus Research Program, Georgia) Verfassungsrecht der Bundesrepublik Deutschland German Constitutional Law (seminar, school teacher‟s education program, University of Potsdam) Extremismus, Radikalismus und politischer Protest Extremism, Radicalism, and Political Protest (seminar, school teacher‟s education program, University of Potsdam)
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Invited Talks
2009 October: Slovenian Sociological Association, Ljubljana, Slovenia (Opening Lecture). July: International Political Science Association, Santiago de Chile, Chile (Panel Presentation). June: PhD summer school on social science methodology, Biarritz, France (Lecture). April: European Consortium of Political Research, Lisbon, Portugal (Workshop Presentation). April: Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, USA (Panel Presentation). January: Transcaucasian Survey Institute, Tbilisi, Georgia (Workshop Chair).
2008 December: German American Institute, Heidelberg, Germany (Keynote Lecture). November: Institute of Political Science, Stuttgart University (Guest Lecture). September: World Values Survey Association, General Assembly, Istanbul, Turkey (Guest Lecture). September: Summer School, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium (Lecture Series). July: International Association of Cross-Cultural Psychology, Jacobs University, Germany (State-of the-Art Lecture). February: Center for the Study of Democracy, UC Irvine, USA (Guest Lecture). January: University of Michigan, Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor, USA (Guest Lecture).
2007 December: Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg, Delmenhorst, Germany (Conference Presentation). November: Hanse Wissenschaftskolleg, Delmenhorst, Germany (Conference Presentation). September: Flemish Ministry of Equal Opportunity, Gent, Belgium (Keynote Speech). September: Summer School, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Antwerp, Belgium (Lecture Series). August: Center Panel Data Conference, Tilburg University, Netherlands (Guest Address). June: European Survey Research Association, Prague, Czech Republic (Conference Presentation). June: Dutch Foreign Ministry, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Conference Presentation). May: Center for the Study of Democracy, UC Irvine, USA (Guest Lecture). March: World Values Survey Association, Stockholm, Sweden (Conference Presentation).
2006 April: Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, USA (Conference Presentation). November: Political Science Department, Bogacici University, Istanbul, Turkey (Conference Presen- tation). August: Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Oslo, Norway (Lecture Series). May: Center for the Study of Democracy, UC Irvine, USA (Guest Presentation). May: Political Science Department, UC Berkeley, USA (Guest Presentation). November: Political Science Department, Bosporus University, Istanbul, Turkey (Keynote Lecture).
2005 September: American Political Science Association, Washington DC, USA (Conference Presenta- tion).
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December: Bank of Sweden Tercentenary Foundation, Stockholm, Sweden (Conference Presenta- tion). November: Cultural Studies Department, University of Tokio, Japan (Conference Presentation). March: European Commission, DG Research, Brussels, Belgium (Expert Statement).
2004 July: Summer School on Human Values, Madrid, Spain (Keynote Lecture). June: Gallup-Europe, Brussels, Belgium (Conference Presentation). March: East-West Center, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA (Conference Presentation).
2003 November: World Values Survey Association, Bosporus University, Istanbul, Turkey (Conference Presentation). September: Canadian Political Science Association, Halifax, Canada (Conference Presentation). June: International Political Association, Durban, South Africa (Conference Presentation). March: European Consortium of Political Research, Edinburgh, Scotland (Conference Presentation).
2002 November: World Values Survey Association, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa (Conference Presentation). November: Social Science Department, University of Tilburg, The Netherlands (Keynote Lecture).
2001 November: World Values Survey Association, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa (Conference Presentation). April: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (Guest Presentation).
2000 September: American Political Science Association, Washington DC, USA (Conference Presenta- tion). March: European Consortium of Political Research, Copenhagen, Denmark (Conference Presenta- tion).
1999 November: World Values Survey Study Group, Nice, France (Conference Presentation). June: European University Institute, Florence, Italy (Conference Presentation). April: Midwestern Political Science Association, Chicago, USA (Conference Presentation). April: Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (Guest Presentation).
1998 September: International Sociological Association, Montreal, Canada (Conference Presentation). July: World Values Survey Study Group, Stockholm, Sweden (Conference Presentation).
1997 September: German Studies Association, Washington DC, USA (Conference Presentation). May: Central European University, Budapest, Hungary (Conference Presentation).
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Reviewer Activity
Scholarly Journals
Acta Politica American Journal of Sociology American Journal of Political Science American Sociological Review American Political Science Review Comparative Political Studies Comparative Politics European Journal of Political Research European Journal of Sociology Gender & Politics Journal of Cross-Cultural Psychology Journal of Politics Perspectives on Politics Political Communication Political Psychology Political Research Quarterly Politische Vierteljahresschrift Social Forces Social Indicators Research Social Science Research The Sociological Quarterly World Politics Zeitschrift fuer Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
Science Foundations
Austrian Science Foundation (FWF) European Commission Estonian Science Foundation German Science Foundation (DFG) Israeli Science Foundation Swiss National Fund (SNF)
Board Memberships
Member, scientific advisory board of the Telekom Foundation‟s “Innovationsindikator Deutschland” Member, scientific advisory board of McKinsey company‟s “Perspektive Deutschland 2005” Consultant, GfK‟s (Gesellschaft für Konsumforschung) study on value change Advisor, expert group of the EU Commission on value orientations towards science and technology Member, executive committee of the World Values Surveys Association Member, academic council, Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences Advisor, „Ideenrat Deutschland e.V.,“ Frankfurt am Main Member, advisory committee, „Mehr Demokratie Wagen e.V.“
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Offered Positions and Shortlistings
Full Professor for Comparative Politics, Johannes-Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany: Shortlist- ed rank 3. Full Professor for Comparative Politics, University of Sankt Gallen, Switzerland: Shortlisted rank 2. Associate Professor for Political Science, International University Bremen, Germany: Position of- fered and taken. Full Professor for Comparative Politics, Carl-von-Ossietzky University, Oldenburg, Germany: Shortlisted number 1, position offered and rejected. Full Professor for Comparative Politics, Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen, Germany: Shortlisted number 1, position offered and rejected. Full Professor for Comparative Politics, Johann-Wolfgang-von-University, Frankfurt am Main, Ger- many: Shortlisted number 2, position offered and rejected. Full Professor for Political Culture Research, Leuphana University, Lueneburg, Germany: Shortlisted number 1, position offered and accepted.