Curriculum Vitae of Prof. Dr. Sylvia Veit Personal data Date of birth: June 26 1977, Place of birth: Weimar German citizen, married, three children (* 2003, 2006 and 2010) Contact University of Kassel, Department of Economics and Management, Chair of Public Management, Nora-Platiel-Str. 4, 34127 Kassel, Email: sveit@uni-kassel.de Academic Employment Since Sept. 2014 Professor (W3) of Public Management, Faculty of Economics and Management, University of Kassel Academic Director of the study program Master of Public Administration since 9/2014 Member of the Institute of Management and Business Administration since 9/2014 Commissioner for women's affairs of the Faculty of Economics and Management since 2/2015 Chairwoman of the board of examiners of the study programs Master of Public Administration and Master of Business Administration since 4/2015 Member of the Executive Committee of the International Centre for Higher Education Research (INCHER-Kassel) Oct. 2013 - Aug. 2014 Apr. 2011 - Sep. 2013 Feb. 2009 - Mar. 2011 Sep. 2008 - Feb. 2009 Oct. 2007 - Feb. 2009 Apr. 2007 - Sep. 2007 Oct. 2006 Mar. 2007 Assistant Professor, Chair for Political Science, Administration and Organization II, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Potsdam Fixed Term Professor of Public Administration, Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics, Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg (Vertretungsprofessur) Postdoctoral researcher and lecturer, Chair of Political Science, Administration and Organization, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Potsdam Contract researcher, Environmental Policy Research Center, Free University, Berlin Research fellow, Chair of Political Science, Administration and Organization, University of Potsdam Lecturer, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Potsdam Research fellow, Chair of Political Science, Administration and Organization, University of Potsdam 1
Education Feb. 2009 Sep. 2004 - Sep. 2008 June 2003 Oct. 1997 - June 2003 June 1996 Aug. 1993 - June 1994 Ph.D., Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Potsdam (magna cum laude) Graduate School of Modern Governance, University of Potsdam Diploma in Political Science, University of Potsdam, diploma mark: 1.2 (with distinction) Study of Political Science (Minors: Economics and Law), University of Potsdam and Free University of Berlin Abitur, Georgius-Agricola-Gymnasium, Glauchau (Germany), mark: 1.1 (best exam in the year) Fagerlia Videregående Skole, Ålesund (Norway) Grants and Awards Nov. 2015 - Oct. 2017 December 2014 January 2014 July 2013 March 2013 October 2012 Aug. 2012 - Feb. 2013 July 2012 Thyssen Foundation (81.000 Euro): Research Project Impact of Coalition Governments on the Politicization of Ministerial Bureaucracy in the German States (2015-2017) Best Paper Award of the Permanent Study Group IX, European Group for Public Administration (EGPA) for the paper Culture Matters the Training of Top Civil Servants in Austria, Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland (with M. Knassmüller), EGPA Annual Conference, University of Administrative Sciences, Speyer DAAD: Conference Grant (2,400 Euro), XXIIInd IPSA World Congress of Political Science, University of Montreal, Canada inkom GmbH (1,000 Euro): Conference grant, Public Sector Accounting Reform in Bavaria: Implementation, Problems, and Perspectives, University of Bamberg (with D. Böhme) Universitätsbund Bamberg (540 Euro): Conference grant, Annual Conference of the Section Policy Analysis and Public Administration within the German Political Science Association (DVPW), University of Bamberg (with T. Rixen) International Institute of Administrative Sciences (IIAS): Conference grant, annual conference of the German Section of IIAS, University of Administrative Sciences, Speyer (Germany) University of Bamberg (1,500 Euro): Research grant, survey study Reforms in finances and accounting at local level in Germany (with D. Böhme) DAAD: Conference grant, XXIInd IPSA World Congress of Political Science, Universidad Complutense de Madrid (Spain) 2
Feb. - May 2012 Feb. 2010 - June 2010 May 2009 December 2009 February 2008 October 2007 January 2007 October 2005 Sep. 2004 - June 2007 University of Bamberg (2,700 Euro): Research grant, career patterns of top bureaucrats in the German federal states Bertelsmann Foundation (15,000 Euro): Research grant, study on sunset legislation in international comparison (with B. Jantz) Bosch Foundation: Conference grant, Transatlantic Policy Consortium (TPC) conference Repositioning Europe and America for Growth: Policy Frameworks for Innovative and Competitive Societies, Jönköping University, Sweden Potsdam Graduate School, University of Potsdam (700 Euro) & Institute for Management and Organization e.v., Potsdam (500 Euro): Publication grant for Ph.D. thesis University of Tilburg (Netherlands): Conference grant, workshop on ex ante evaluation of legislation Potsdam Graduate School, University of Potsdam: Travel grant for expert interviews and library work in Stockholm (Sweden) European Commission, DG Enterprise and Industry: Conference grant, First Advanced Colloquium on Better Regulation, Centre for European Governance, University of Exeter (UK) Potsdam Graduate School, University of Potsdam: Travel grant for expert interviews with civil servants in Swedish agencies and ministries, Stockholm/Jönköping (Sweden) University of Potsdam, Graduate School of Modern Governance: Doctoral scholarship Services for the Profession Reviewer for several research funding organizations (Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft/DFG and similar organizations in other European countries) Member of Appointment Committee (Full Professor of Public Management): University of the German Federal Armed Forces Munich Discussant, Panel The Grand Challenges of Public Administration, Annual Conference of the German Association of Political Science (DVPW), 21-25 September 2015, Duisburg Discussant, Panel Evaluation of Legislation and Better Regulation in Europe, Annual Conference of the German Association of Evaluation (DeGEval), 16-18 September 2015, Speyer Discussant, Panel Parliaments in the Policy Cycle. Executive-Legislative Relations as a Determinant for Policy Making, 2nd International Conference on Public Policy, 01-04 July 2015, Milan (Italy) Discussant, Panel Comparing Policy Advisory Systems, 2nd International Conference on Public Policy, 01-04 July 2015, Milan (Italy) Discussant, Panel The two communities thirty-five years later: Policy advisory systems in a comparative perspective, RC 32 Public Policy and Administration, IPSA World Congress, Montreal, Québec, Canada, July 19-24, 2014 (with Alberto Brugnoli and Thurid Hustedt) 3
Panel convenor, Administrators at the Top II: Career Bureaucrats, Political Appointees and Trends of Politicization, RC 27 Structure and Organisation of Government, IPSA World Congress, Montreal, Québec, Canada, July 19-24, 2014 (with Eckhard Schröter, Colin Campbell and B. Guy Peters) Panel chair, Administrators at the Top: Recruitment Patterns, Career Paths, and Role Perceptions of Senior Bureaucrats, RC 27 Structure and Organisation of Government, IPSA World Congress, Montreal, Québec, Canada, July 19-24, 2014 (with Eckhard Schröter, John Halligan and Bert Rockman) Conference organizer, Public Sector Accounting Reform in Bavaria: Implementation, Problems, and Perspectives, 25. July 2013, Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg (with Doris Böhme and Franz Diringer) Panel convenor, Organizing policy advisory systems, 1st International Conference on Public Policy, 26-28 June 2013, Grenoble (France) (with Thurid Hustedt and Robert Hoppe) Panel chair, The organization of policy advice: Causes and consequences, 1st International Conference on Public Policy, 26-28 June 2013, Grenoble (France) Conference organizer, Coordination in Multi-Level Systems, Annual Conference of the Section Policy Analysis and Public Administration within the German Political Science Association (DVPW), 1-2 March 2013, Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg (with Thomas Rixen) Conference organizer, Governmental Research Agencies: Scientification and/or Politicization?, 10-11 May 2012, Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg (with Marian Döhler and Eva Barlösius) Panel chair, Career Paths and Human Resource Management in Governmental Research Agencies, Conference on Governmental Research Agencies: Scientification or Politicization?, 11 May 2012, Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg Discussant, Panel Conclusions on hierarchical versus collaborative governance in the energy sector, Transatlantic Policy Consortium Colloquium, Jönköping International Business School, 29 May 2009, Jönköping (Sweden) Journal Editorship and Manuscript Reviewer Member of the editorial board of the peer-reviewed journal der moderne staat Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management Reviewer for: Acta Politica International Journal of Political Science, der moderne staat Zeitschrift für Public Policy, Recht und Management (dms), European Political Science Review, Jahrbuch der Schweizerischen Verwaltungswissenschaften, Politische Vierteljahresschrift (PVS), International Review of Administrative Sciences (IRAS), Policy Studies Journal, Public Administration, West European Politics Memberships and Executive Committees Member of the Executive Committee of the Section Policy Analysis and Public Administration in the German Association of Political Science (DVPW) Member of the Executive Committee of the International Centre for Higher Education Research (INCHER-Kassel) Member of the German Association of Political Science (DVPW), the German Section of the International Institute of Public Administration (IIAS), the International Public Policy Associa- 4
tion (IPPA), the International Political Science Association (IPSA), the Research Committee on the Structure and Organization of Government (SOG) and the Transatlantic Policy Consortium (TPC) Policy Advice and Training June/July 2016 October 2015 December 2014 June 2014 Sep. 2013 Nov. 2011 Feb 2010 - June 2010 Dec. 2008 - Apr 2009 Aug. 2008 - Jan. 2009 July 2008 - Oct. 2008 Dec. 2006 Feb. - July 2005 Nov. 2004 - Feb. 2005 Feb. 2002 - July 2002 Training course Theories of decision-making and organizational behavior, Administration Academy (Verwaltungsakademie) Berlin Scientific Expert/Forum Discussant, Federal Chancellery, Conference of the National Regulatory Control Council Training course Theories of decision-making and organizational behavior, Administration Academy (Verwaltungsakademie) Berlin Training course Policymaking in Germany An introduction, Potsdam Center for Policy and Management (PCPM), Training Course Program Leadership and Change on behalf of the Office of the Civil Service Commission, Thailand Workshop on Schools and Bureaucracy, Training for headmasters, Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg Advisor of the Court of Auditors in Thuringia Study on sunset legislation in international comparison, financed by the Bertelsmann-Foundation (with Bastian Jantz) Study on de-bureaucratization for citizens in European comparison, financed by the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation (with Werner Jann, Kai Wegrich and Bastian Jantz) Study on Sustainability Impact Assessment within the Federal lawmaking process, financed by the Bertelsmann-Foundation (with Klaus Jacob and Julia Hertin) Advanced training for higher civil servants in the state administration of Brandenburg, financed by the Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs, Health and Family Affairs of the Federal State of Brandenburg Study on tools for better lawmaking, financed by the German Youth Institute in Munich Study on Better Lawmaking at EU level 2001-2005 for the EU Council Presidency of Luxembourg, financed by the Ministère de la Fonction publique et de la Réforme administrative, Luxembourg (with Götz Konzendorf, Peter Wordelmann and Susanne Bölck) Study on methods and instruments for better regulation, financed by the Bertelsmann Foundation (with Werner Jann and Kai Wegrich) Study on evaluation of transnational mobility, financed by the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training, Thessaloniki, Greece (with Sören Christensen and Peter Wordelmann) 5
Apr 2001 - Nov 2001 Apr. 2000 - Mar. 2002 Regulatory Impact Assessment of the draft Child and Youth Welfare Service Act in Saxony-Anhalt, financed by the Ministry for Labour, Social Affairs and Health of the Federal State of Saxony-Anhalt (with Peter Wordelmann et al.) Survey on teenager s drug consumption in a German city, financed by the municipality of Potsdam (with Thomas Bendel et al.) 2001-2005 peb GbR (Wildenbruch), freelancer: various consultancy and evaluation projects in the fields of vocational training and better regulation, training in planning and decision-making tools, simulation game TAU (Technology, Labour and Environment) 1999-2002 Heidelberger Institute for Vocation and Labour (hiba) (Heidelberg/Berlin), freelancer: introduction of a quality management system for the institute, research in the field of vocational training Languages German: Native Speaker Norwegian: Fluent English: Fluent Swedish: Excellent Russian: Fair Spanish: Fair 6