Karin Liebhart

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Die österreichische Politikwissenschaft von außen betrachtet
40 Jahre ÖGPW – Auftaktveranstaltung

Karin Liebhart is Visiting Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Vienna . Associated lecturer at the Departments of Political Science, Universities of Vienna and Innsbruck, Jean Monnet Chair/ Comenius University Bratislava and WSHE Łodz Various research projects, invited conference papers and publications on Political Memory, Political Cultures and Identities, Political Images, Symbols and Rituals, European Integration and Enlargement, Comparative Politics, Gender Studies.

Academic Achievements

• 2007 Postdoctoral lecture qualification in Political Science (Habilitation), University of Innsbruck
• 1998 PhD in Political Science, University of Vienna
• 1990 Diploma Postgraduate Studies at the Institute for Advanced Studies and Scientific Research, Vienna
• February 1989 scholarship at the Wilhelm Pieck University Rostock (GDR)
• 1987 Master Diploma in Political Science, University of Vienna
• 1985 Diploma Universitary Course of Studies “Advertising and Marketing”, University of Economics, Vienna

Professional Experience

• 2003-2008 Researcher at the Department of Political Science, University of Vienna
• 1996-2003 Researcher at the Social Sciences Department of the Austrian Institute of East and Southeast European Studies, Vienna
• 1997-1998 Researcher at the Research Centre on „Discourse, Politics, Identity“, Vienna
• 1990-2000 Researcher at the Institute for Inter-disciplinary Research and Consulting WKW, Vienna
• 1987-1989 Freelance research activities as literature research and analysis, conducting quantitative and qualitative interviews

List of other Professional Activities

• 2007 Evaluator for the European Commission FP7/ SSH-2007-1 (CP)
• 2003 Evaluator for the European Commission FP6/ Priority 7 (NoE, IP),
• Since 2006 Secretary General of the Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA)
• 2003-2006 Austrian Representative Executive Committee of the Central European Political Science Association (CEPSA)
• Since 1995 Member of “AGORA (Section on Democracy Research)” of the Austrian Political Science Association (AUPSA)
• 1990-1992 Secretary General of the Austrian Political Science Association (AUPSA)
• Since 1988 Organisation of divers national and international scientific events (conferences, workshops, seminars)

Teaching Experiences

• Since 2007 Associated lecturer at the WSHE Łodz
• Since 2006 Associated lecturer at the Jean Monnet Chair Comenius University Bratislava
• Since 2005 Associated lecturer at the Department of History, University of Vienna
• Since 2000 Associated lecturer at the “Universitätslehrgang Politische Bildung/ MSc-Program“/ IFF Klagenfurt
• 1999-2004 Associated lecturer at the FGS/ Rosa Mayreder College, Strobl, Vienna
• Since 1995 Associated lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Innsbruck
• Since 1991 Associated lecturer at the Department of Political Science, University of Vienna

Main research projects (extract since 2000)

• Die soziale Herkunft von Studierenden der Politikwissenschaft. Eine Untersuchung von StudienanfängerInnen des Bachelorstudiums (WS 2007) am Institut für Politikwissenschaft der Universität Wien AK Wien, 2007/2008).
• Film-Gedächtnis-Politik (Research program „Transdisziplinäres Forschen – Geistes-, Sozial- und Kulturwissenschaften/ TRAFO“, Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture) (2006/2007)
• Negotiating Gender in the European Union (Austrian Science and Research Liaison Office Bratislava) (2006-2007)
• Public Construction of Europe/ PCE (Research program „New Networks for Democracy in Europe/ NODE”, Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture) (2004-2006)
• Cultural Patterns of the European Enlargement Process/ CULTPAT (FP5, European Commission) (2003-2006)
• Traditionelle und innovative familienpolitische Modelle. Eine komparative Analyse Österreichs, Ungarns und Bulgariens (Jubiläumsfond der Stadt Wien/ Austrian Academy of Sciences) (2002-2004)
• Rollenverständnis von mittelosteuropäischen und südosteuropäischen Parlamenten in Bezug auf den EU-Beitritt (Jubiläumsfond/ Austrian National Bank) (2001/2002)
• Nationale Identitäten und Europäische Identität im Prozess der EU-Erweiterung (Research program „Cultural Studies“, Austrian Ministry of Education, Science and Culture) (2000-2002)

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Weblinks

Homepage Karin Liebhart

Selected Bibliography on Amazon

The Discursive Construction of National Identity

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