Curriculum Vitae
Dr. Claudia-Y. Matthes
Department of Social Sciences
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Unter den Linden 6, 10099 Berlin
claudia.matthes@sowi.hu-berlin.de
Tel: +49-30-2093-66544
Professional Positions
since March 2009
Senior Lecturer in Comparative Politics and Director of Studies of International MA-Programmes at the Department of Social Sciences of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2006 – 2009
Director Office for Scientific Services, Coaching and Counselling, Teaching and Research for Universität Potsdam, Universität Bremen and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2005
Speech Writer in the Administration of the German Bundestag, Office of the Speaker Mr. Wolfgang Thierse
2004 – 2005
Personal Aide to Vice-President for International Affairs and Public Relations of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Prof. Dr. Anne-Barbara Ischinger
2000 – 2004
Post-Doc at the Department of Social Sciences of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Prof. Dr. Helmut Wiesenthal, DFG-sponsored project „Transformation Governance“
1999 – 2000
Officer at Studienförderwerk Klaus Murmann der Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V.
1998 – 2000
Project- and Conference Management for Research Group on Northern European Politics (FOR:N) e.V.
Academic Education
1998
Dr. rer. pol. at Freie Universität Berlin
1995 – 1998
PhD-student in the Graduate School „The New Europe. National and international Dimensions of institutional Change“ of Freie Universität and Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
1994
Diploma in Political Science and Economics, Freie Universität Berlin
Research Projects and Collaborations
2023 – 2026
Jean Monnet Chair "Shaping the EU`s functionality and trust-internal reforms and policies for further enlargement (ShapingEU)" (project leader), sponsored by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
2020 – 2023
Jean Monnet Module "Investigating EU Policies to foster the Rule of Law (EU4Law)" (project leader), sponsored by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
2018 – 2020
“Peace Dialogue Campus Network: Fostering Positive Attitudes between Migrants and Youth in Hosting Societies” (Peacemakers) (project leader for HU) in collaboration with Koc University Istanbul (lead partner), Universidade Aberta, Universita di Bologna, Erasmus University Rotterdam, Gaziantep University, sponsored by the Erasmus+ Programme, Key Action 2 of the European Union.
2017 – 2020
Jean Monnet Network “Enhancing Visibility of the Academic Dialogue on EU-Turkey Cooperation” (VIADUCT), Universität Köln (Lead partner) and 39 partner institutions, sponsored by the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union.
2013 – 2015
Research Network Constitutional Politics, sponsored by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG)
since 2003
Member of expert network (country reports on Poland) of Bertelsmann-Foundation’s Sustainable Governance Indicator and Bertelsmann Transformation Index
International Experience
2016
Visiting Scholar at Center for European Studies of University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill/USA, sponsored by Visiting Scholar Grant of UNC
2014
Teaching Staff Exchange at Università degli Studi di Siena, sponsored by Erasmus Programme of the European Union
since 2009
regular teaching obligations at Middle East Technical University, Ankara/Turkey
2008
Field research in Hungary and Czech Republic for Universität Bremen for the project Reforming the Social Insurance Administration, financed by DFG
since 2006
regular field work trips to Poland
2001 and 2003
Fieldwork trips to Estonia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Slovenia and Slovakia to investigate the governance of economic reforms for the project Transformation Governance, financed by DFG
1996
Guest Researcher at Corvinus-University in Budapest and Institute for Political Studies of the Academy of Sciences in Warsaw, research on parliaments, financed by DFG
1995
Summer school at University of Krakau, financed by DAAD
1994
Intern NDR-Studio Riga including fieldwork for Diploma thesis on development of political parties in Latvia
1992
Intern at Cooperation for Peace, The Baltic Centre Riga, study on privatisation policies in Latvia
1991
University excursion to Lithuania and Latvia
Memberships and Activities in Academic Self-Administration
German Association of Political Science (Sec. Comparative Politics)
Forum Northern European Politics (FOR:N) e.V.
German Society for East European Studies e.V.
German-Turkish Society e.V.
Department Board, Department of Social Sciences
Examination Committee for International MA-programmes
Appointment Committees of the Department of Social Sciences
Accreditation Team for international programmes
Working groups and steering committees on Internationalisation at HU Berlin
Reviewer
Problems of Post-Communism, International Journal of Finance & Economics, Democratization, Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Polish National Science Center, Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft e.V., several selection committees of HU’s International Office and for German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Scholarships
Full Grant Visiting Scholar EU Center for European Studies at UNC/Chapel Hill
Dissertation Scholarship by DFG as member of the Graduate School „The New Europe. National and international Dimensions of institutional Change“