Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin - Comparative Political Sciences and Political Systems of Eastern Europe

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“