Dr. Dorian R. Woods, M.T.S.
| Office: | IfP, Melanchtonstr. 36, Raum 015 |
| Telephone: | [+49]-(0)7071- 2972926 |
| Fax: | [+49]-(0)7071- 292417 |
| consultation-hour: | see "Aushang" |
| E-Mail: | dorian.woods [at] uni-tuebingen.de |
Area of research
Comparative welfare state research; U.S.; U.K.; theories of the state; social, family and employment policies
Education
2000-2006 Eberhard-Karls University, Tübingen, Germany. Doctorate recieved on 26. Januar 2006. Grade: Magna cum Laude
1999-2004 Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany. Associated member of the Graduate College “The Future of the European Social Model” at the Center for European and North-American Studies.
1996-2000 Free University and Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany; Seminars in Political Science, Sociology and German as a Second Language.
1992-1995 Harvard University, Harvard Divinity School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Master of Theological Studies.
1988-1992 Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York, USA. Bachelor of Arts.
Publications
University Employment
3/2009-present Postdoc researcher („Habilitation“) at the University of Tübingen with the Schlieben-Lange-Program of the Ministry of Education, Research and Art, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and the European Social Fonds
2/2008-1/2009 University lecturer at the University of Tübingen (“Angestellte”)
10/2007-1/2008 University lecturer at the University of Tübingen (“Lehrbeauftragte“)
8/2006-7/2007 University lecturer at the University of Tübingen (“Angestellte”) Research financed through the competitive grant „Projektförderung für NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen“ at the University of Tübingen
10/2005-7/2006 University lecturer at the University of Tübingen (“Stipendiatin”) Research financed through the competitive scholarship „Wiedereinstiegsstipendium“ at the University of Tübingen and Ministry of Education, Research and Art, Baden-Württemberg
10/2004-9/2005 Doctoral research financed through the Hans-Böckler-Foundation
Professional Networks
- American Political Science Association (APSA)
- Deutsche Vereinigung für Politische Wissenschaft (DVPW)
- International Sociological Association: Research Committee on Poverty, Social Welfare and Social Policy (RC 19)
- Network for European Social Policy Analysis (ESPAnet)
- Sektion Sozialpolitik der Deutschen Gesellschaft für Soziologie (DGS)
Awards and Grants
3/2008-present Competitive postdoc “Habilitation” scholarship at the „Schlieben-Lange“ Program of the Ministry of Education, Research and Art, Baden-Württemberg, Germany and the European Social Fonds
8/2006-7/2007 Project grant „Projektförderung für NachwuchswissenschaftlerInnen“ University of Tübingen: „Doing Dirty Business in the European Social State? Encouraging work migration in the informal social service sector of the private household”
10/2005-7/2006 Research grant „Wiedereinstiegsstipendium“, University of Tübingen and the Ministry of Education, Research and Art, Baden-Württemberg
10/2004-9/2005 Postdoc scholarship, Hans-Böckler-Foundation at the University of Tübingen
9/2003 International Visiting Scholar, American Political Science Association Centennial Center, Washington, D.C., USA
4/2000-6/2004 Doctorate scholarship, Hans-Böckler-Foundation
7/1999-8/1999 & 7/2000-8/2000 German-American Academic Council Summer School Grant for the
German and American Young Scholars' Institute 1999/2000: “The Economics and Politics of Labor in Advanced Societies”
1/1999- 6/1999 Research grant. Berlin State Ministry Administration of Employment, Education and Women predoctoral scholarship, Germany
10/1993-6/1994 Leopold Schepp Foundation graduate studies grant
10/1992-6/1994 Elizabeth Skinner Hubbard Fellowship for the Study of Religion
University Seminars Taught
Winter Semester 2009/10
- The liberal welfare state: the U.S. and its social policies
Winter Semester 2008/09
- Seniorenpolitik im 21. Jahrhundert: Wohlfahrtsstaaten im Vergleich (M.A./Hauptstudium Magister, Diplom)
- Politisch-Ethische Konzepte: Gleichheit, Gerechtigkeit und Gender (M.A./Hauptstudium Magister, Diplom)
- „Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft“: as part of the lecture course „Einführung in die Politikwissenschaft“ (B.A.)
Summer Semester 2008
- Politische Wirtschaftslehre (B.A./ Grundstudium Magister)
Winter Semester 2007/08
- Migration: Social, political and ethical implications for welfare state development (M.A./Hauptstudium Magister, Diplom)
Winter Semester 2006/07
- Gender und Wohlfahrtsstaat - Sozialpolitische und normative Implikationen (M.A./Hauptstudium Magister, Diplom)
Summer Semester 2006
- Methods of Comparison: Implications for research and policy evaluation (M.A./Hauptstudium Magister, Diplom)
Winter Semester 2005/06
- Normative Theorien des Wohlfahrtsstaates (B.A./Grundstudium Magister)
Summer Semester 2005
- Gender und Wohlfahrtsstaat - Sozialpolitische und normative Implikationen (M.A./Hauptstudium Magister, Diplom)
Winter Semester 2004/05
- The political system of the U.S. (B.A./Grundstudium Magister)
