Matthias Hofferberth. Curriculum Vitae

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1 January 2015 Matthias Hofferberth Curriculum Vitae Education /2012 Ph.D., Political Science, Goethe-University, Frankfurt Multinational enterprises in international relations. On the contingency of roles and meanings of social actors, completed with magna cum laude (written) and summa cum laude (oral) Advisors: Prof. Tanja Brühl / Prof. Gunther Hellmann Fields: International Relations, Global Governance 03/ /2011 Research stay, University of Washington, Seattle, hosted by Prof. Aseem Prakash Joint M.A. in Political Science & Contemporary History Goethe-University, Frankfurt & University of Wales, Swansea, finished first class with distinction Joint B.A. in Political Science & Contemporary History Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, finished first class with distinction Professional Academic Experience 01/2013 present Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Political Science, with an emphasis on globalization and global governance, University of Texas at San Antonio 01/ /2012 Research Associate and Lecturer for the Professorship for International Institutions and Peace Research, Prof. Tanja Brühl, Goethe-University, Frankfurt 08/ /2011 Research Assistant for the Professorship for German and European foreign relations, Prof. Gunther Hellmann, Goethe-University, Frankfurt 04/ /2007 Teaching Assistant for different international relation classes (see teaching experience below), Goethe-University, Frankfurt 01/ /2003 Research Assistant for the Professorship for Economic and Social History, Prof. Ulrich Pfister, Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität, Münster - 1 -

2 Honors, Awards & Grants 11/2014 UTSA goes Germany Study Abroad, reviewed and approved by the Executive Vice Provost and Senior International Officer, UTSA 04/2013 Course Development Award for Alternative Delivery Formats given by the Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, UTSA 06/2012 Travel grant, given by the European Consortium for Political Research to attend the ECPR 2012 Graduate Conference in Bremen 08/ /2011 Ph.D. scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation 12/2009 University Award for Excellence in Teaching, given by the state of Hesse for excellent and innovative teaching 8/2009 Travel grant, given by the American Political Science Association to attend the APSA 2010 Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Washington, DC 07/2007 Best Ph.D. paper award at the Corporate Responsibility Research Conference 2007, Devonshire Hall, University of Leeds, UK 06/2007 Joint M.A. finished first class with distinction 09/ /2004 EU Erasmus scholarship at the University of Wales, Swansea 12/ /2008 Student scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation Research Interests Private actors in international relations, especially multinational enterprises Global Governance and globalization Theories of International Relations & social theories of action, especially American Pragmatism Teaching Experience Assistant Professor, University of Texas at San Antonio, January 2013 present Fully responsible for all aspects of course development, instruction, and student assessment GLA US in the Global Arena GLA Theories of International Relations POL Human Rights POL Globalization POL International Organizations, hybrid class POL Current Topics in Global Analysis POL Global Governance Lecturer, Goethe-University of Frankfurt, January 2008 December 2012 Fully responsible for all aspects of course development, instruction, and student assessment Actors in World Politics Multinational Enterprises and Global Governance Theories of the Firm The Academic Relationship between IR and IPE Concepts of Social Science - 2 -

3 Teaching Assistant, Goethe-University of Frankfurt, April 2005 February 2007 Taught lecture sections as needed, led weekly discussion sections, mentored / graded papers Introduction to Political Science Introduction to International Relations Theories of International Relations World Images and World Order International Institutions Norms in International Relations Publications & Conference Presentations Refereed journal articles: Hofferberth, Matthias / Weber, Christian (forthcoming): Lost in translation. A critique of constructivist norm research, in: Journal of International Relations and Development. Hofferberth, Matthias (2015): Mapping the Meanings of Global Governance. A Conceptual Reconstruction of a Floating Signifier, in: Millennium Journal of International Studies 43: 2, Hofferberth, Matthias (2011): The Binding Dynamics of Non-binding Governance Arrangements. The Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights and the Cases of BP and Chevron, in: Business and Politics 13: 4, Hofferberth, Matthias / Brühl, Tanja / Burkart, Eric / Fey, Marco / Peltner, Anne (2011): Multinational Enterprises as Social Actors. Constructivist Explanations for Corporate Social Responsibility, in: Global Society 25: 2, Book chapters & reviews: Hofferberth, Matthias / Brühl, Tanja (2013): Global Companies as Social Actors: Constructing Private Business in Global Governance, in: Mikler, John (ed.): The Handbook of Global Companies, Wiley-Blackwell: Chichester, Hofferberth, Matthias (2013): Von Sequenzanschlüssen, Fallstrukturmomenten und Bedeutungskategorien. Zur Analyse multinationaler Unternehmen anhand der Verbindung von objektiver Hermeneutik und Grounded Theory, in: Franke, Ulrich / Roos, Ulrich (ed.): Rekonstruktive Methoden der Weltpolitikforschung, Nomos: Wiesbaden, Hofferberth, Matthias (2009): To Perpetual Peace A Disciplinary Stretch. Review of Peace in International Relations, by Oliver P. Richmond, London: Routledge, in: International Affairs 85: 3. Hofferberth, Matthias (2008): Die öffentliche (Nicht-)Wahrnehmung der EU als Akteur in der Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik, in: Tatur, Melanie (ed.): Nationales oder kosmopolitisches Europa? Fallstudien zur Medienöffenlichkeit in Europa, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Conference papers: Hofferberth, Matthias (2014): Mapping the Meanings of Global Governance. A Conceptual Reconstruction of a Floating Signifier, presented at the Fourth Global International Studies Conference, Frankfurt, 6-9 August and the UCL Institute of Global Governance Workshop, London, 23 September

4 Hofferberth, Matthias (2014): And of course our major contribution remains to run a decent business Corporate self-understandings of Shell and ExxonMobil in crises, presented at the ISA Annual Convention 2014, March Hofferberth, Matthias (2013): Get your act(ors) together Actorhood and agency in International Relations Theory, prepared for the ISA Annual Convention 2013,1-4 April Hofferberth, Matthias (2012): "And of course our major contribution remains to run a decent business there" - Corporate meanings and beliefs expressed in Shell's crisis management in Nigeria, prepared for the ISA Annual Convention 2012, 1-4 April Hofferberth, Matthias / Weber, Christian (2012): Lost in translation A methodological critique of constructivist norm research, prepared for the ISA Annual Convention 2012, 1-4 April 2012 Hofferberth, Matthias (2011): The businessman whose master plan controls the world each day. Multinational enterprises and their actor images in IR, prepared for the Dreiländertagung der SVPW, DVPW und ÖGPW in Basel, January 2011 and the Transnational Private Regulation-Workshop at FU Berlin, January Hofferberth, Matthias (2010): The binding dynamics of non-binding governance arrangements. The emergence and development of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, revised for APSA 2010 Annual Meeting and Exhibition in Washington, DC, 2-5 September Hofferberth, Matthias (2010): The binding dynamics of non-binding governance arrangements. The emergence and development of the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights, prepared for the 51st ISA Annual Convention in New Orleans, February Hofferberth, Matthias / Weber, Christian (2009): Lost in translation Constructivist norm research and its conceptual limits, prepared for the 5th ECPR General Conference in Potsdam, September Brühl, Tanja / Hofferberth, Matthias / Rosert, Elvira (2009): Narrative Dynamiken von normativem Wandel in den Vereinten Nationen: Der UN Global Compact und die Responsibility to Protect, prepared for Institutionen und Prozesse in vergleichender Perspektive, DVPW-Sektion Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft in Darmstadt, January Hofferberth, Matthias / Brühl, Tanja / Burkart, Eric / Fey, Marco / Peltner, Anne (2008): Multinational companies, the logic of appropriateness and norms - Ideational motivation for CSR?, prepared for the 3 rd International CSR-Conference "Corporate Responsibility and Governance" at Humboldt-Universität Berlin, 8-10 Oktober Hofferberth, Matthias (2008): Multinational corporations as social actors? On the actor status of MNEs, prepared for the Ph.D - Workshop "Business and Sustainbale Development" in Oslo, April Hofferberth, Matthias (2007): Norms and multinational corporations - ideational motivation for CSR?, prepared for The Corporate Responsibility Research Conference 2007,15-17 July 2007, Devonshire Hall, University of Leeds, UK

5 Professional Memberships & Affiliations & Academic Activities Member, International Studies Association (2009 present) Member, American Political Science Association (2009 present) Member, Research Committee of the Faculty of Social Sciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt ( ) Alumni, German National Academic Foundation (2011 present) Professional Academic Activities Panel organization, Within or beyond or both? Making sense of global governance & International Relations at the Fourth Global International Studies Conference, Frankfurt, 6-9 August Panel organization, Business actors in world politics Corporate perceptions, perspectives, and practices of global governance at the ISA 2014 Conference in Toronto Panel discussant, Global Governance and Business Ethics at the ISA 2014 Conference in Toronto Panel organization, Corporations in world politics at the ECPR 2012 Graduate Conference in Bremen Professional Training & Teaching Certificates Teaching Certificate, 2013 Provost s Creating Critical Thinkers Academy Teaching Certificate, earned by attending workshops and hosting teaching demonstrations, Kolleg Hochschuldidaktik, Goethe-University Frankfurt elearning Certificate, earned by attending elearning workshops, studiumdigitale, Goethe-University Frankfurt Other Professional Experiences 06/ /2006 FIFA World Cup Media Volunteer 09/2005 Intensive language course (French) in La Rochelle, sponsored by the German National Academic Foundation 01/2005 Participation in the MainMUN simulation at Goethe-University, Frankfurt 08/ /2004 Internship at the Max Planck-Institute for History in Göttingen 05/2002 Organization of an excursion to the concentration camp of Auschwitz, Poland, including a hosted field trip to the IG-Farben Camp in Ausschwitz-Monowitz 12/ /2003 Active member of the student s council, History Department, Westfälischen Wilhelms Universität Münster 09/ /2001 Civil service year as care-provider for mentally disabled people at Lebenshilfe e.v

6 Academic References Prof. Tanja Brühl Department for Political Science Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main Campus Westend PEG-Gebäude Grüneburgplatz Frankfurt am Main (+49) 69 / (+49) 69 / (fax) bruehl@soz.uni-frankfurt.de Prof. Gunther Hellmann Department for Political Science Goethe-University Frankfurt am Main Campus Westend PEG-Gebäude Grüneburgplatz Frankfurt am Main (+49) 69 / (+49) 69 / (fax) g.hellmann@soz.uni-frankfurt.de Prof. Aseem Prakash Department of Political Science 39 Gowen, Box University of Washington Seattle, WA (fax) aseem@uw.edu San Antonio, January 16,