Curriculum

Prof. Dr. Michael Koß is Professor of the Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany and the EU at the Institute of Political Science (IPW). His research focuses on political parties, parliaments, and democracy in a comparative perspective. As a political systems expert, Michael Koß is a frequent guest and author in non-academic media settings, including articles for Die Zeit and contributions for Deutschlandfunk (dlf).

• Since 10/2019: Professor of the Political System of the Federal Republic of Germany and the EU at Leuphana University Lüneburg
• 4/2019-9/2019: Substitute professorship for political systems and system comparison, Technical University of Dresden
• 10/2018-3/2019: Substitute professorship for comparative political science, Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich, Germany
• 2018: Habilitation at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Ludwig-Maximilians-University Munich
• 2014: Visiting scholar at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University
• 2013: Visiting scholar at the Constitution Unit, University College London
• 2013: Visiting scholar at the Department of Political Science, Stockholm University
• 2013: Visiting scholar at the Centre des Études Éuropéennes, Sciences Po Paris
• 2013-18: Associate professor at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute for Political Science, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany
• 2012-18 Schumpeter Fellow of the Volkswagen Foundation
• 2009-13: Research assistant at the Chair of Politics and Governance in Germany and Europe, University of Potsdam
• 2008: PhD at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Georg-August-University Göttingen
• 2007-09: Research fellow at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Oxford and at the Department of Political Science, University of Göttingen
• 2005-06: Research fellow at the Department of Politics and International Relations, University of Sussex
• 1996-2002: Magister Artium, Political Science, Medieval and Modern History and Law at the Georg-August-University of Göttingen

Furthermore

• 2023 Member of "Kommission für die Geschichte des Parlamentarismus und der politischen Parteien (KGParl)"
• 2012 Schumpeter Fellowship of the Volkswagen Foundation (EUR 500,000)
• 2011 Brandenburg Junior Researcher Prize (EUR 20,000)