Born:
June 5, 1943 in Lemgo, Germany
Universities:
1962-1967 Free University of Berlin, degree: Diplom-Politologe
1967/68 Tufts University, Fletcher School for Law and Diplomacy, Harvard University, Medford/Cambridge MA, USA.
Assistant 1969-1975 John F. Kennedy-Institute for North American Studies, FU Berlin; Ph. D. (Dr. rer. pol. 1975).
Current Position:
Since 1975 Professor of Political Science/Comparative Government and Journalism (since 1982) at Hamburg University.
2000 Alcatel-SEL-Foundation Chair at Technical University of Darmstadt
Head of the Research Centre for Media and Politics (Arbeitsstelle Medien und Politik) at the Institute of Political Science.
Teaching and Research: Media policy (technology, economy) in Germany, Europe and Northern America in comparative perspective, Internet and electronic democracy, public spheres, comparative research etc.
1995-1998 Member of Inquiry Commission of Deutsche Bundestag on the "Future of Media".
1998-2002 Head of Amerikazentrum Hamburg
Member of the Euromedia Research Group
Member of Group "Cyberdemocracy" in COST A 14/EU
Member of the Broadcasting Board of Deutsche Welle.
Curator of Association politik-digital.de/europa-digital.de and other positions.
Recent books on: Europe as Communication Space (1994); Information Supherhighway in the US (1996); Information Highway in Hamburg (1997); Travel Journalism (1997); Recent Trends in US-Media (2001).
