CURRICULUM VITAE Anna Fruhstorfer Contact Details Postal Address: Email: Website: Universität Göttingen, Institut für Politikwissenschaft, Auditorium, Weender Landstrasse 2, 37073 Göttingen anna.fruhstorfer@uni-goettingen.de www.fruhstorfer.me Current Position since 2016 Universität Göttingen, Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Humboldt Chair of Comparative Constitutionalism, Prof. Ran Hirschl Education July 2015 March 2011 Fall 2010 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Ph.D in Political Sciences Committee: Prof. Silvia von Steinsdorff, HU Berlin; Prof. Zachary Elkins, UT Austin; Prof. Ellen Immergut, HU Berlin University of Texas at Austin Visiting Researcher, Comparative Constitutions Project University of Texas at Austin Visiting Fellow, Department of Government 2009-2015 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Ph.D Candidate 2000-2005 University of Passau, Germany M.A. in Political Science and History Academic Positions and Professional Experience 2016-2017 University of Texas at Austin, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Government 2015-2016 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Post-Doctoral Researcher, Department of Social Sciences 2010-2016 University of Texas at Austin and University of Chicago, Researcher, Comparative Constitutions Project
2009-2015 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Researcher (wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin), Department of Social Sciences 2007-2009 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Researcher (wissenschaftliche Mitarbeiterin), Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences 2007-2009 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin and University Lüneburg, Researcher (Freelance) for various research projects 2004-2007 German Parliament (Deutscher Bundestag), Assistant to a member of parliament 2002-2004 University Passau, Research assistant, Professor Gellner 2004 German Parliament, Internship 2004 German Ministry for the Interior, Internship 2001 Liaison Office of the Republic of Austria to the European Union, Internship Publications BOOK in preparation Constitutions and Presidents. How formal rules constrain and empower EDITED VOLUME and SPECIAL ISSUE 2016 Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe. From Post-Socialist Transition to the Reform of Political Systems. Wiesbaden. Springer VS (co-editor with Michael Hein) in preparation PRESIDENTS AND ASSEMBLIES. A quarter of a century after Shugart and Carey seminal book (co-editor with Gianluca Passarelli) JOURNAL ARTICLES 2017 Paradoxes of constitutional politics in the post-soviet space, in: Illinois Law Review, 101-129 2016 Recent debates and advances in the scholarly examination of presidential institutions, in: French Politics 14, 254-271 2012 Post-soviet de facto states in search of internal and external legitimacy, in: Communist and Postcommunist Studies 45, 117-121, with Silvia von Steinsdorff under review Power of the Powerless. Measuring Presidential Power in Parliamentary and Semi-Presidential Systems under review Consistent and Inconsistent Constitutional Design
WORK IN PROGRESS * The three C s. Causes, Content and Consequences of Constitutional Amendments in Autocratic and Hybrid Regimes * Success or failure of constitutional amendments: Why do constitutional amendment drafts get adopted? A Study on Post-Socialist Countries in Central and Eastern Europe (coauthored with Michael Hein) * Constitutionalism in Germany since 1848: Stability and Change (co-authored with Felix Petersen) CONTRIBUTIONS TO EDITED VOLUMES 2017 * Verfassungspolitik in der Republik Moldau, in: Benz/Lauth/Bröchler (ed.): Handbuch der Europäischen Verfassungsgeschichte 5. * Okulare und Repraesentative Demokratie, in: Hammer/Kajewski (ed.): Ocular Democracy by Jeffrey Green. transcript. 2016 * Constitutional Politics in the Republic of Moldova, in: Fruhstorfer/Hein (ed.) Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe, Springer VS. * Constitutional Politics in Czech Republic, in: Fruhstorfer/Hein (ed.) Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe, Springer VS., with Barbora Moormann-Kimakova * From Post-social transition to the reform of political systems, in: Fruhstorfer/Hein (ed.) Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe, Springer VS., with Michael Hein * Introduction, in: Fruhstorfer/Hein (ed.) Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe, Springer VS., with Michael Hein BLOG POSTS, OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS, REVIEWS Blog Monthly contributor to www.presidential-power.com (countries: Albania, Croatia, Macedonia, Moldova, Montengro, Serbia and Slovenia) 2016 Review: Government Formation in Central and Eastern Europe (by Keudel-Kaiser, Dorothea), in: Zeitschrift fuer Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften 2012 Review: Transitional Justice (edited volume Melissa S. Williams, Rosemary Nagy, and Jon Elster in: Law and Politics Book Review 2010 Präsidenten im Transformationsprozess Osteuropas, in: Beiträge für die 18. Tagung Junger Osteuropa-Experten.
Prices 2016 International Research Award (InRA) for excellent female postdoctoral scholars at Humboldt University Berlin Datasets Constitutional Presidential Power Dataset based on a new measure of presidential power coded for 46 parliamentary and semi-presidential regimes (since first democratic constitution until 2015; continuously updated) Unsuccessful Constitutional Amendments A data collection of all unsuccessful constitutional amendment proposals in 17 Central and Eastern European countries since the first post-1989 constitution until 2014 (with Michael Hein) Research Grants 2016-2017 Post-Doctoral Research Grant, Volkswagen Foundation (e 110.000) 2016-2017 Post-Doctoral Research Scholarship, Caroline von Humboldt Grant Programme (e 18.900, declined) 2016 DAAD Travel Grant (e 1.800) 2013-2015 Research Grant DFG/Humboldt University, publication of an edited volume and development of a research network on constitutional politics after 1989 (e 15.000); with Michael Hein 2011 Research Grant Oxford Spring School in Quantitative Methods (e 1.300) Federal Ministry of Science and Education, Constitutional Court in Turkey and Germany (e 145.000); principal investigator Silvia von Steinsdorff 2010 Research Grant and Travel Expenses (Research stay at University of Texas at Austin) (app. e 4.500) 2010 DAAD Research Grant, South Caucasus, Central Asia and Moldova (e 27.300); principal investigator Silvia von Steinsdorff
Conferences and Workshops (co-organizer*) 2018 *Universität Göttingen, Author Workshop, Presidents and Assemblies (co-organized with Gianluca Passarelli) 2014 *Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Author Workshop, Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe (co-organizer with Michael Hein) 2011 *Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Conference, Constitutional Courts between Autocracy and Democracy (co-organizer with Silvia von Steinsdorff) 2010 *Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Conference, De facto states in the Post-Soviet Space (co-organizer with Silvia von Steinsdorff) Conferences and Invited Talks 2017 MPSA Chicago, Constitutional Politics in the Post-Soviet Area and Constitutional Courts and Presidential Power in Central and Eastern Europe 2016 University of Texas, Public Law Panel: Constitutional Change in the US and beyond University of Texas, Public Law Lunch Series: Bullet-Talk Constitutional Politics in Autocratic Regimes University of Chicago, Constitutional History: Comparative Perspectives, Constitutional Politics in Autocratic Regimes of the Post-Soviet Area DVPW Sektion Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, Hamburg, Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe (Panel chair, with Michael Hein) 2015 University of Oslo, Historical Parliamentarism: Early Instances, Evolution, and Constitutional Design, Presidential Power and Constitutional Choices 2014 University of Uppsala, The Importance of Constitutions, Presidential Constitutional Power ECPR General Conference, Glasgow, Constitutional politics in times crises, Panel Chair with Felix Petersen; Co-author paper: Deliberation in constitution making processes; Single author paper: Measurement of presidential power ECPR Joint Sessions, Salamanca, Measurement of presidential power
2010 LSE Joint PhD Symposium, Presidents in the process of transformation in SEE 2009 Stanford University, Bechtel International/Wais conference, Constitutional Power and constitutional reality of presidents in Eastern Europe University College London, 9th international postgraduate conference on Eastern Europe, Presidents in the process of democratization Teaching experiences Spring 2018 every fall every spring Spring 2016 Spring 2015 Spring 2014 Spring 2013 Fall 2011 Spring 2011 Fall 2010 Spring 2010 Fall 2009 MA course: Constitutional Politics in Autocracies and Democracies. Eastern Europe and the Post-Soviet Area Introduction into German Politics and/or Introduction into Comparative Politics and International Relations Workshop Introduction Qualitative Content Analysis with MAXQDA (both graduate and undergraduate) Advanced BA course: Executive-Legislative Relations from a Comparative-Historical Perspective Advanced BA course: Institutional Change between Autocracy and Democracy Advanced BA course: Parliaments in Comparative Perspective Advanced BA course: Parliaments in Eastern Europe Advanced BA course: Parties and Party Systems in Europe Advanced BA course: Measurement of Democracy Introduction BA: Presidents in Eastern Europe Introduction BA: Colourful Revolutions Introduction BA: Parliamentarism and Presidentialism Methodological Training, qualitative and quantitative 2017 Survival Analysis, University of Texas Statistics Institute 2013 Statistics and Data Analysis using STATA, Humboldt University Berlin 2011 Presenting Statistical Results Effectively with R, Oxford Spring School in Quantitative Methods;
R for Advanced Statistics, Free University Berlin 2009 SPSS for Advanced Statistical Analysis, Free University Berlin Introduction to Multivariate Statistics, Free University Berlin Introduction (fs)qca, Berlin Graduate School of Social Sciences Introduction into Grounded Theory, Humboldt University Berlin Introduction Qualitative Research Methods, Humboldt University Berlin 2008 Oslo Summer School, Research Design with Barbara Geddes (UCLA) Additional Languages PC Service Member of German (mother tongue) English and French (proficient), Russian and Spanish (good), Romanian (basic) SPSS, STATA (proficient), R (beginner) LaTeX; MaxQDA; MS Office Reviewer for Comparative Politics, Political Research Quarterly, Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften, International Political Science Review Co-chair of research network on Constitutional Politics in Central and Eastern Europe German Political Science Association; Themengruppe Politik und Recht; American Political Science Association; Austrian Political Science Association
References Prof. Ran Hirschl PhD Phone: 0049-551-39-21850 Universität Göttingen, Department of Political Science ran.hirschl@sowi.uni-goettingen.de Prof. Zachary Elkins PhD Phone: 001-512 232-7250 University of Texas at Austin, Department of Government zelkins@austin.utexas.edu Prof. Dr. Silvia von Steinsdorff Phone: 0049-302093-1430 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Social Sciences silvia.von.steinsdorff@sowi.hu-berlin.de Prof. Ellen Immergut PhD Phone: 0049-302093-1692 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Social Sciences ellen.m.immergut@sowi.hu-berlin.de Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal Phone: 0049-302093-1430 Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Social Sciences Julia.von.Blumenthal@sowi.hu-berlin.de Berlin, November 7, 2017