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Dr. Danyel Reiche Department of Political Studies and Public Administration (PSPA) American University of Beirut Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon Tel: + 961 1 350000, Ext Dr. Danyel Reiche Department of Political Studies and Public Administration (PSPA) American University of Beirut Beirut 1107-2020, Lebanon Tel: + 961 1 350000, ext. 4346 E-mail: [email protected] https://aub-lb.academia.edu/DrDanyelReiche EDUCATION Free University of Berlin Privatdozent* in Political Science 2001-2005 Berlin, Germany Leibniz University of Hannover Doctor of Philosophy in Political Science 1997-1999 Hannover, Germany Summa Cum Laude University of the Witwatersrand Bachelor of Arts in Political Science 1996-1997 Johannesburg, South Africa Leibniz University of Hannover Diploma in Social Sciences 1992-1997 With Distinction *Note: Privatdozent is a post-doctoral degree in Germany granted after a process of scholarship, Which was reviewed by and defended before an academic committee. Included in this post-doctoral degree is a Habilitation thesis and teaching assessment. ACADEMIC POSITIONS Associate Professor for Comparative Politics with tenure 2019-present Department of Political Studies and Public Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Associate Professor for Comparative Politics 2014-2019 Department of Political Studies and Public Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Assistant Professor for Comparative Politics 2008-2014 Department of Political Studies and Public Administration, American University of Beirut, Lebanon Project Coordinator 2008 Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Germany Visiting Assistant Professor for Energy and International Affairs 2006-2007 School of Foreign Services, Georgetown University, Washington DC, USA Research Fellow 2005-2006 Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU), Otto-Suhr-Institute for Political Science, Free University of Berlin, Germany 1 ADDITIONAL POSITIONS Visiting Scholar: Department of Sport Pedagogy and Sport History at the Institute Spring 2017/2018 of Sport and Exercise Sciences of the University of Münster, Germany The Institute for Quantitative Social Science, Harvard University, Summer 2015, 2016 USA Fall 2014 Fares Center for Eastern Mediterranean Studies, Tufts University Summer 2016 USA (Non-Resident Fellow) Department for Post-Graduate Studies, Technical University of Oruro, Summer 2012 Bolivia Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Wuppertal, Spring 2012 Germany Center for Transatlantic Relations (CTR), Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced Summer 2011 International Studies (SAIS), Johns Hopkins University, Fall 2010 EU Center of Excellence, Washington DC, USA CICERO (Center for International Climate and Environmental Research), Spring 2008 University of Oslo, Norway Center for Clean Technology and Environment Policy (CSTM), Fall 2002 University of Twente, The Netherlands EC Baltic Renewable Energy Centre (EC BREC), Warsaw, Poland Fall 2001 COURSES TAUGHT Universities: American University of Beirut Energy Politics; European Politics; Globalization and Culture; Introduction to Comparative Politics; Introduction to Political Science; Politics and Government: United States of America; Politics of Emerging Countries; Politics of Sports Georgetown University Energy, Society, and International Affairs; US German Energy Policy, Research Methods for Policy Analysis Free University of Berlin Energy Policy in Comparison; Sport, Politics, and Media in International Comparison; The Politics of the FIFA World Cup and the Olympic Games; Sport and Politics in Transatlantic Comparison Berlin School of Economics (HWR) EU Energy Policy 2 University of Hannover German Environmental Policy; Energy Policy in International Comparison Course Evaluations: Average teaching evaluation at AUB as Assistant Professor 4.1, as Associate Professor 4.4 (out of 5). Average teaching evaluation at Georgetown University is 4.3 (out of 5). No teaching evaluations from German universities are available. PUBLICATIONS (2,126 citations in total as of January 29, 2020; h-index 20; i10-index 36. Citation count source scholar.google.com; impact factors for 2017) Books: Reiche, Danyel. 2016. Success and Failure of Countries at the Olympic Games. New York: Routledge (26 citations). Reiche, Danyel. 2004. Rahmenbedingungen für erneuerbare Energien in Deutschland. Möglichkeiten und Grenzen einer Vorreiterpolitik (Foreword by Jürgen Trittin). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang (87 citations). (Translation: “The frameWork for reneWable energies in Germany. Opportunities and obstacles for a pioneering politics”) Reiche, Danyel. 2003. Restriktionen und Erfolgsbedingungen erneuerbarer Energien in Polen (Foreword by Grzegorz Wiśniewski). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang (8 citations). (Translation: “Obstacles and success conditions of reneWable energies in Poland”) Reiche, Danyel. 2002. Erneuerbare Energien in den Niederlanden. Pfadabhängigkeiten, Akteure, Belief Systeme und Restriktionen (Foreword by Maarten Arentsen). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang (1 citation). (Translation: “ReneWable energies in the Netherlands. Path dependencies, actors, belief systems and obstacles”) Reiche, Danyel and Krebs, Carsten. 1999. Der Einstieg in die Ökologische Steuerreform. Aufstieg, Restriktionen und Durchsetzung eines umweltpolitischen Themas. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang (49 citations). (Translation: “The introduction of the ecological tax reform. Rise, obstacles and implementation of an environmental policy”) Reiche, Danyel, Krebs, Carsten and Rocholl, Martin. 1998. Die Ökologische Steuerreform - was sie ist, wie sie funktioniert, was sie uns bringt. Basel: Birkhäuser Verlag (24 citations). (Translation: “The ecological tax reform – what it means, how it Works, and What the benefits are”) Krebs, Carsten and Reiche, Danyel. 1996 (second edition 1997). Der mühsame Weg zu einer Ökologischen Steuerreform - Ein Beitrag zur Systematisierung der Debatte. Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang (11 citations). (Translation: “The difficult path toWards an ecological tax reform”) Edited Volumes: Reiche, Danyel & Sorek, Tamir (eds.). 2019. Sport, Politics and Society in the Middle East. London: Hurst/Oxford University Press. 3 Bechberger Mischa and Reiche, Danyel (eds.). 2006. Ökologische Transformation der Energiewirtschaft. Erfolgsbedingungen und Restriktionen. Berlin: Erich Schmidt Verlag (11 citations). (Translation: “Ecological transformation of the energy industry. Success conditions and obstacles”) Reiche, Danyel (ed.). 2005. Grundlagen der Energiepolitik (Foreword by Klaus Töpfer). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang (41 citations). (Translation: “Introduction into energy politics”) Reiche, Danyel (ed.). 2003. Handbook of Renewable Energies in the European Union II. Case Studies of all Accession States (Foreword by Günter Verheugen), Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang (9 citations). Reiche, Danyel (ed.). 2002 (second edition in 2005). Handbook of Renewable Energies in the European Union. Case Studies of the EU-15 States (Forewords by Hermann Scheer, Claudes Turmes and Stephan Kohler). Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang (38 citations). Peer-Reviewed Articles: Reiche, D. & Tinaz, C. (2019): “Policies for naturalization of foreign-born athletes: Qatar and Turkey in comparison,” International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics. Volume 11, Issue 1, p. 153- 171 (1 citation). Reiche, D. (2018): “The Role of the Lebanese-Australian Diaspora in the Establishment of Rugby League in Lebanon,” International Journal of the History of Sport, Volume 35, Issue 5, p. 448- 467 (Impact Factor: 0.294). Reiche, D. (2018): “Issues Around the FIFA World Cup 2018 in Russia: A Showcase of How Sports and Politics Mix,” Sport und Gesellschaft – Sport and Society. Volume 16, No. 2-3, p. 283-296 (1 citation). Reiche, D. (2018): “Not Allowed to Win: Lebanon’s Sporting Boycott of Israel,” The Middle East Journal, Vol. 72, No. 1, Winter 2018, p. 28-47. (Impact Factor 0.605, 2 citations) Reiche, D. (2017): “Why Developing Countries Are Just Spectators in the ‘Gold War’: The Case of Lebanon at the Olympic Games,” Third World Quarterly, Volume 38, No. 4, p. 996-1011. (Impact Factor 1.848, 6 citations) Pettigrew, S. & Reiche, D. (2016): “Hosting the Olympic Games: An Overstated Advantage in Sports History,” International Journal of the History of Sport, Volume 33, Issue 6-7, p. 635-647. (Impact Factor: 0.294, 12 citations) Reiche, D. (2015): “Investing in Sporting Success as a Domestic and Foreign Policy Tool: The Case of Qatar,” International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, Volume 7, Issue 4, p. 489-504. (57 citations) 4 Reiche, D. (2015): “Sport as a Tool for Deflecting Political Problems: Bolivia’s President Morales’ Successful Campaign Against FIFA’s Ban on High Altitude Football,” Sport in Society, Volume 18, Issue 1, p. 28-41. (Impact Factor: 0.667) Reiche, D. (2014): “Drivers Behind Corporate Social Responsibility in the Professional Football Sector: A Case Study of the German Bundesliga,” Soccer & Society, Volume 15, Number 4, p. 472-502. (29 citations) Reiche, D. (2013): “Climate Policies in the U.S. at the Stakeholder Level: A Case Study of the National Football League,” Journal of Energy Policy, Volume 60, p. 775-784. (Impact Factor: 4.039, 6 citations) Reiche, D. (2013): “The Prohibition of Online Sports Betting: A Comparative Analysis of Germany and the United States,” European Sport Management Quarterly, Volume 13, Issue 3, p. 293- 314. (Impact Factor: 1.966; 10 citations) Khodr, H. & Reiche, D. (2012): “The Specialized Cities of the Gulf Cooperation Council: A Case Study of a Distinct Type of Policy Innovation and Diffusion,” Digest of Middle East Studies, 21(1), p.149–177. (12 citations) Reiche, D.
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