Innsbruck Center for European Research

icerI’m happy to announce that I will be teaching a political science seminar (Fundamentals of the European Social and Fundamental Rights Policy) at my alma mater, the University of Innsbruck, starting in October 2016.

I’m looking forward to collaborating with the Innsbruck Center for European Research and its international team, and I hope to be able to raise interest for the MPI Fellow-Group’s and the Chair of Sociology of Diversity’s core topics in a new generation of political scientists. You can find my profile and the ICER website here.

Book Presentation at the EURAC Library

buchvorstellungI’m very happy to announce that I will be presenting my book “The Impact of Europeanization of Minority Communities” at the EURAC Library in Bozen/Bolzano on Thursday March 17th, 2016.

The event will be held in German; it starts at 18:00 and is presented by the EURAC Institutes for Minority Rights and for Studies on Regionalism and Federalism and by Politika, the South Tyrolean Political Science Association. Günther Pallaver, Professor of Political Science at the University of Innsbruck and President of Politika, will be hosting.

The presentation will be in an interactive format, engaging the audience and offering the possibility to ask questions. I’m very grateful for this opportunity, and I’m looking forward to discuss my findings with you all! You can find the official event invitation on the left.

TUM Diversity Day – “Vielfalt an Universitäten: Erforschen, erfahren und gestalten”

Programm-_-Vielfalt-an-Universitäten_27-01-2016_Seite_1On January 27th, the TUM Department of Sport and Health Sciences held its Diversity Day, where researchers from different academic disciplines presented their ideas on diversity related issues, with a special focus on higher education and universities. I’m happy to have been able to participate in this interesting event with a small input on the refugee crisis, and I hope to have made a contribution to the awareness-raising process on these highly relevant topics. The event was held in German, and was titled “Vielfalt an Universitäten: Erforschen, erfahren und gestalten“. To get additional information on the presenters and on the topics covered, click right here.

“The Europeanization of Minority Communities” available now!

coverI’m very happy to announce that the publication process of my PhD-dissertation with Springer VS is now complete, and that the book can be ordered as a softcover as well as an e-book. Further information on my book and its contents can be found here, and it’s available from Springer VS as well as other sites! The process of drafting, researching and writing this publication has taken a couple of years, and it was my first large-scale research project; I’m therefore delighted that it’s now ready to be spread and discussed in the academic community via a renowed publishing house. There are many people who made this endeavour possible: my family and friends first and foremost, so a special thank you goes out to them, as well as to my interview partners, and everyone else who was involved in the various stages of this project. I hope you enjoy reading it and I’m looking forward to your questions or comments!

Pre-order links:
–  Springer
–  Amazon

“Buddies for Refugees” Kick-Off Event

PresentationIn light of the ongoing refugee crisis, providing prerequisites for inclusion, possibilities for education or even just an interesting and productive way to pass the time constitute very important tasks. The Junge Akademie at TUM has therefore launched an exemplary project called “Buddies for Refugees”: Guest auditors from various countries who had to flee their homelands and could not start or continue their university education are invited to attend classes at TUM; students, scientific staff and professors assist them as “junior” or “senior” buddies, and provide help in navigating the new educational context. The program was officially launched on October 25th, and I was happy to contribute to this highly interesting project by shortly presenting political background information on the refugee crisis, EU asylum and migration policies, and the current situation in Germany. You can find the complete kick-off event program here, more information about “Buddies for Refugees” is available here.

Post-Doctoral Research Associate at Max Planck Institute and TU Munich

I am very happy to announce that as of July 15, 2015 I have started to work as a post-doctoral research associate at the Max Planck Institute for Social Law and Social Policy (Fellow-Group: “Dis[cover]ability and Indicators for Inclusion”) as well as at the Sociology of Diversity Chair, TU Munich. I am very pleased to be working in such an enriching and stimulating environment, and hope to be able to make a valuable contribution to both the Fellow-Group and the Sociology of Diversity Chair’s research focus.

Politika 2015 – scientific yearbook on South Tyrolean politics

Politika15Politika 2015, the scientific yearbook on South Tyrolean politics, is now available via Nomos and Edition Raetia.

It focuses on the development of the South Tyrol autonomy regarding various topics; my contribution addresses the impact of Europeanization on European minorities, granting special attention to how such processes may impact the situation in South Tyrol and the planned ‘Autonomy Convent’.

You can find out more about the book and order it on the Edition Raetia and the Nomos websites. To know more about the South Tyrolean political science association Politika, click here.

Workshop on “Old” and “New” Minorities at EURAC in Bozen/Bolzano

eurac call for papers

I will be taking part in a workshop on “Protecting and Including ‘New’ and ‘Old’ Minorities: Opportunities, Challenges, Synergies” at the European Academy Bozen/Bolzano on February 27th.

The paper I will be presenting is titled “‘Old’ vs. ‘New’ Minorities – An Identity-Based Approach to the Distinction Between Autochthonous and Immigrant Minorities”, and I am looking forward to a very interesting and varied discussion with researchers from different countries as featured in the workshop program.