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Professor Otto Keck: Curriculum Vitae

Personal Data

Born 1944 at Bodelshausen, Württemberg, Germany; German citizen; married to Monika A. Doeffinger-Keck, M.D.

 

Academic Degrees

1990      Habilitation in Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin

1977      Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) in History and Social Studies of Science, Science Policy Research Unit (SPRU), University of Sussex

1969      Wissenschaftlich-theologisches Abschlußexamen (Master-level degree in protestant theology), Universität Heidelberg

 

Positions

1999 -               Professor Emeritus

1999 - 2009    Professor für Internationale Organisationen und Internationale Politikfeldforschung, Universität Potsdam

1995 - 1999    Professor für Politikwissenschaft, Fachhochschule Darmstadt

1994 - 1995    Lehrstuhlvertretung Professur für Internationale Politik, Universität Potsdam

1992 - 1994    Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Freie Universität Berlin, Fachbereich Politische Wis­senschaft

1990 - 1991     Jean-Monnet-Fellow, European University Institute, Florence

1984 - 1990    Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Internationales Institut für Umwelt und Gesellschaft, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin

                            für Sozialforschung Berlin

1981 - 1984    Habilitandenstipendiat, Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

1980 - 1981    John-F.-Kennedy Memorial Fellow, Harvard University, und Research Fellow, Center for Science and International
                           Affairs, John-F.-Kennedy School of Govern­ment, Harvard University

1974 - 1980    Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter, Abteilung für Wissenschaftsforschung, Universität Ulm

1970 - 1971    Wissenschaftlicher Referent, Rektorat, Universität Heidelberg
 

Visiting Appointments

2006                 Visiting Professor, University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy and Department of Political Science (Fall Quarter)

1999                 Visiting Professor, University of California Los Angeles, Department of Politi­cal Science (Winter Quarter)

1982 -1984     Visiting Fellow, International Institute for Comparative Social Research, Science Center Berlin

1980 - 1981    Visiting Fellow, Center for Science and International Affairs, John-F.-Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

 

Fellowships

Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes (German Scholarship Foundation), fellowship 1964 to 1970 and doctoral fellowship 1972 to 1974

Harvard University, John-F.-Kennedy-Memorial Fellowship, 1980 to 1981

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation),  Habilitandenstipendium, 1981 to 1984

European University Institute, Jean-Monnet-Fellowship, 1990 to 1991

 

Research Grants

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation):

    ►  two grants for dissertation project on decision processes in government support for fast breeder reactor (1976 und 1978);

    ►  two grants for research project on nuclear power in France, United Kingdom, United States and Germany (1981 und 1982);

    ►  two grants for publication of books (1983 und 1991);

    ►  travel grant to attend a congress in the United States(1995);

    ►  travel grant for research visit at University of California, Los Angeles (1999).

Volkswagen Foundation:  grant for literature survey and problem sketch on „Conditions for success of scientific research" (1978).

Friedrich-Thyssen Foundation:  travel grant for congress in London (1981).

Universität Ulm, Central Research Fund: grant for project on decision processes in government support for fast breeder reactor (1979).