Fritz W. Scharpf
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Fritz W. Scharpf is a German Prof. and Emeritus Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
. His areas of interest include; the organisational problems and decision processes in governments at all levels; the political economy of inflation and unemployment; comparative political economy of the welfare state.
In 2000, Scharpf was awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science
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Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies
The Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies is a German social-science research institute within the Max Planck Society located in Cologne. Established in 1985, it was initially headed by sociologist Renate Mayntz , followed by political scientist Fritz W...
. His areas of interest include; the organisational problems and decision processes in governments at all levels; the political economy of inflation and unemployment; comparative political economy of the welfare state.
In 2000, Scharpf was awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science
Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science
The Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science was established in 1995 by the Johan Skytte Foundation at Uppsala University. The foundation itself goes back to the donation in 1622 from Johan Skytte , politician and chancellor of the university, which established the Skyttean professorship of...
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Other awards
- Honorary doctorate of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy
- 2007 Science Prize of the Stifterverband
- 2007 Lifetime Contribution Award in EU Studies from the European Union Studies AssociationEuropean Union Studies AssociationThe European Union Studies Association is a scholarly and professional association with its focus on the European Union, the processes of its integration, and its transatlantic relations...
- 2004 Bielefeld Science Award, (with Renate Mayntz)
- 2004 Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 2003 Honorary Doctorate, Humboldt University Berlin