Prof. Dr. Annette Zimmer

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Curriculum Vitae (CV)

  • Civil Society und Democracy

Academic Education

1995Habilitation and venia legendi in Political Science at University of Kassel
1986Doctoral degree (Dr. phil.) at Heidelberg University
1980University degree in History, Political Science and Philisophy (Magister) at Heidelberg University
1977 - 1980Studies in History, Political Science and Philosophy at Heidelberg University
1973 - 1975Studies in History, Political Science and Economics at University of Mannheim

Work Experience

since 2007Director of the Institute for Political Science at University of Münster
since 1996Professor of German and European Social Policy and Comparative Politics at the Institute for Political Science at University of Münster
10/2009 - 03/2010Fellow am Institute for Contemporary Germany Studies, Johns Hopkins University Washington
1995 - 2000German Research Associate of the Johns Hopkins Comparative Nonprofit Sector Project
1998 - 1999Visiting Professor of German and European Studies at the Centre for International Affairs, University of Toronto, Canada (DAAD grant)
1996Acting Professor of German and European Social Policy and Comparative Politics at the Institute for Political Science at University of Münster
1989 - 1995Hochschulassistentin an der Universität Gesamthochschule-Kassel im Fachbereich Wirtschaftswissenschaften
1986 - 1988Research Assistent and Visiting Fellow at Yale University in the Program on Nonprofit Organizations
1980 - 1983Research Assistant at the Institute for Political Science at Heidelberg University

Functions and Memberships

Member of the German Association for Sociology, working group on Social Politics
Member of the German Association for Political Science
Member of the Society for the Promotion of Research on Social Movements
Member of the German Association for Cultural Policy
Member of the American Political Science Association
Member of the Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action (ARNOVA)
Member of the International Society for Third Sector Research (ISTR)

Appointments

2009Offer to a Professorship (W3) , University of Marburg (rejected)

Publications

Zimmer, Annette/ Priller, Eckhard (2022)
In: Hoelscher, Michael et al (eds.), Civil Society: Concepts, Challenges, Contexts. New York: Springer.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Zimmer, Annette (2022)
In: Stumpf, Marcus (eds.), Verbandsmanagement. Potenziale, Prozesse und Ergebnisse professionell managen. Stuttgart: Schäffer-Poeschel Verlag.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Zimmer, Annette (2022)
In: Greiling, Dorothea/ Andeßer, Réne/ Gmür, Markus (eds.), Kooperation und Konkurrenz von Nonprofit-Organisationen. Theoretische Grundlagen, empirische Ergebnisse und Anwendungsbeispiele. Linz: Universitätsverlag Rudolf Trauner.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Zimmer, Annette/ Obuch, Katharina (2022)
In: Robertson-von Trotha, Caroline Y. (eds.), Realities, challenges, visions? Towards a new foreign cultural and educational policy. Karlsruhe: KIT Scientific Publishing.
Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution)
Zimmer, Annette (2022)
In: Zeitschrift für das Recht der Non Profit Organisationen, 14(2)
Type of Publication: Research article (journal)
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Projects

Duration: 02/05/2019 - 03/05/2019
Funded by: Bezirksregierung Arnsberg
Type of project: Scientific Event
Duration: 01/03/2019 - 31/12/2019
Funded by: Verband der Diözesen Deutschlands
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/02/2019 - 30/11/2019
Funded by: CURACON GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft
Type of project: Individual project
Duration: 01/02/2018 - 30/04/2021 | 1st Funding period
Funded by: DFG - Research Unit
Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted outside University of Münster
Duration: 01/09/2016 - 31/08/2019
Funded by: Stiftung Mercator GmbH
Type of project: Individual project
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Talks

Riskante Künstler*innen. Potenziale und Gefährdungen in der Kreativwirtschaft
Wilde, Gabriele; Zimmer, Annette (28/04/2021)
Riskante Künstler*innen. Potenziale und Gefährdungen in der Kreativwirtschaft, WWU MÜnster
Type of talk: scientific talk
Was leisten Verbände für die Gesellschaft? Verbände zwischen Interessenvertretung und Dienstleistung
Zimmer, Annette (01/12/2017)
Tagung des AK-Verbände der DVPW, Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung, Berlin, Deutschland
Type of talk: scientific talk
Von der Fach- zur Führungskraft: So gendern Sie Ihre Führungsetage
Zimmer, Annette (09/11/2017)
ConSozial 2017, Nürnberg, Deutschland
Type of talk: scientific talk
Research and Job Perspectives in Academia
Zimmer, Annette (19/10/2017)
Regionalkonferenz: La democracia y la sociedad civil en America Latina y el Caribe en tiempo de cambios, Universida Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador
Type of talk: scientific talk
For a Better Tomorrow: Social Enterprises on the Move (FAB-MOVE)
Zimmer, Annette (17/10/2017)
Regionalkonferenz: La democracia y la sociedad civil en America Latina y el Caribe en tiempo de cambios, Universida Andina Simón Bolívar, Quito, Ecuador
Type of talk: scientific talk
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Prizes

President of the International Society for Third Sector Research
Awarded by: International Society for Third Sector Research
Award given to: Zimmer, Annette
Date of awarding: 01/01/2014
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Lehrpreis 2009 der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Awarded by: Rektorat der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster
Award given to: Zimmer, Annette, Heuft, Gereon
Announced at: 15/01/2010 | Date of awarding: 15/01/2010
Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction
Fellowship am Institute for Contemporary Germany Studies, Johns Hopkins University Washington
Awarded by: DAAD
Award given to: Zimmer, Annette
Announced at: 15/02/2010
Type of distinction: Scholarship

Doctorates

Does welfare mix matter? Active citizenship in public, for-profit and nonprofit schools and nursing homes in Scandinavia
Candidate: Trætteberg; Håkon Solbu | Supervisors: Sivesind, Karl-Henrik; Zimmer, Annette; Evers; Adalbert
Period of time: 01/01/2016 - 30/11/2020
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at another university (NOT University of Münster)
Characteristics of Chinese Foundations and Their Interactions with Grassroots Social Organizations
Candidate: Min Ji | Supervisors: Zimmer, Annette; Freise, Matthias; Levy, Katja
Period of time: 01/01/2016 - 30/11/2020
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Soziales Investment im Diskurs: Familienpolitik
Candidate: Schönert, Carolin | Supervisors: Zimmer, Annette
Period of time: 01/06/2017 - 31/12/2019
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Big is beautiful: Adaptation strategies of nonprofit organizations in the organizational fields of sports and social services
Candidate: Pahl, Joachim Benedikt | Supervisors: Zimmer, Annette
Period of time: 01/04/2014 - 31/12/2018
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
Urban policy: All of a piece or poles apart? Housing and urban development policy in Vienna and Washington, D. C. and its implementation in disadvantaged urban…
Candidate: Danielle Gluns | Supervisors: Zimmer, Annette
Period of time: 01/10/2013 - 24/04/2018
Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster
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