Matthias Hofferberth. 03/ /2011 Research stay, University of Washington, Seattle, with Prof. Aseem Prakash

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1 January 2016 Matthias Hofferberth Assistant Professor Department of Political Science and Geography University of Texas at San Antonio One UTSA Circle, San Antonio, TX, (210) Research Interests Non-state actors in international relations, especially multinational enterprises Global governance, globalization, and the constitution of agency Social theories of action, especially American Pragmatism Interpretive methodologies and reconstructive methods Educational Background /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 and Prof. Gunther Hellmann Fields: International Relations, Global Governance 03/ /2011 Research stay, University of Washington, Seattle, with 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 Employment History 01/2013 present Assistant Professor (tenure-track) in Political Science, with emphasis on International Relations, 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 Professorships in International Relations, Goethe-University, Frankfurt - 1 -

2 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 Introduction to Political Science POL Human Rights POL International Political Economy POL Globalization (Study Abroad) POL International Organizations (hybrid class) POL Current Topics in Global Analysis POL The United Nations (undergraduate senior seminar) POL Global Governance (graduate level) 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 International Organizations Multinational Enterprises and Global Governance Theories of the Firm The Academic Relationship between IR and IPE (graduate level) Concepts of Social Science (graduate level) Awards, Honors & Grants 12/2015 Recognized Department Top Performer based on annual performance review by the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, UTSA 07/2015 Group Study Visit Grant, Goethe-University Alumni Association, for a study abroad to Germany in July 2015 ($5.500) 02/2015 Group Study Visit Grant, German Academic Exchange Service, for a study abroad to Germany in July 2015 ($11.000) 04/2013 Course Development Grant for Alternative Delivery Formats, Office of the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, UTSA ($10.000) 06/2012 Travel grant, European Consortium for Political Research, to attend the ECPR 2012 Graduate Conference in Bremen 08/ /2011 Ph.D. scholarship, German National Academic Foundation 12/2009 University Award for Excellence in Teaching, State of Hesse 8/2009 Travel grant, 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 09/ /2004 EU Erasmus scholarship at the University of Wales, Swansea 12/ /2008 Student scholarship, German National Academic Foundation - 2 -

3 Publications & Conference Presentations Book Project: Hofferberth, Matthias (under contract & forthcoming in 2016): Multinationale Unternehmen in der Weltpolitik [Multinational Enterprises in World Politics]. Baden-Baden: Nomos Refereed Journal Articles: Hofferberth, Matthias (2016): Confusion is a Fundamental State of Mind. On the Peculiar Intellectual History of Global Governance in International Relations, in: Palgrave Communications 2 (doi: /palcomms ). 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 / Weber, Christian (2015): Lost in translation. A critique of constructivist norm research, in: Journal of International Relations and Development 18: 1, 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, Article Manuscripts Currently Under Review: Hofferberth, Matthias: And of course our major contribution remains to run a decent business. Making Sense of Shell s Sense-Making in Nigeria during the 1990s, in: Business Ethics Quarterly. 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,

4 Conference Papers & Scholarly Presentations: Hofferberth, Matthias (2015): The Global, the Regional, and the Ugly: Theorizing Inter- Organizational Configurations in Global Governance, presented at the MPSA 2015 Annual Conference, April 15-19, Chicago, IL. Hofferberth, Matthias (2015): Corporate Agency in Conflict & Crisis, presented at the Sie Center Workshop on Nonviolent Strategies in Violent Settings, April 2-3, Denver, CO (invited) 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. 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. 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 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. 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 October. Hofferberth, Matthias (2008): Multinational corporations as social actors? On the actor status of MNEs, prepared for the Ph.D - Workshop "Business and Sustainable Development" in Oslo, April

5 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. Professional Memberships & Affiliations Member, International Studies Association (2009 present) Member, American Political Science Association (2009 present) Alumni, German National Academic Foundation (2011 present) Professional Academic & Teaching Activities Faculty Advisor and Conference Host for the Model UN Society at UTSA, Panel Organization, Corporate Realities and Ambiguities, ISA 2016 Conference in Atlanta. Leading Faculty for UTSA Study Abroad program to Frankfurt, Germany, July Panel Organization, Within or beyond or both? Making sense of global governance & International Relations, Fourth Global International Studies Conference, Frankfurt, 6-9 August Panel Organization, Business actors in world politics Corporate perceptions, perspectives, and practices of global governance and Panel Discussant, Global Governance and Business Ethics, ISA 2014 Conference in Toronto. Panel Organization, Corporations in world politics, ECPR 2012 Graduate Conference in Bremen. Professional Training & Teaching Certificates Online Teaching Certificate, 2015 Online Academy, UTSA Hybrid Teaching Certificate, 2013 Hybrid Academy, UTSA Teaching Certificate, 2013 Provost s Creating Critical Thinkers Academy, UTSA Teaching Certificate, Kolleg Hochschuldidaktik, Goethe-University Frankfurt elearning Certificate, studiumdigitale, Goethe-University Frankfurt Professional Service Activities Associate Editor, book series Horizons of International Relations, Nomos ISA International Organization Section Secretary ( ) UTSA Global Affairs Minor Coordinator & MA Program Committee Chair Manuscript reviews for PalgraveCommunications, Organization Studies, Policy & Society, Journal of Business Ethics, International Journal of Psychology and Counseling - 5 -

6 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

7 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 19,