Andreas Busch

Andreas Busch serves as University Professor (W3) for Comparative Politics & Political Economy at the University of Göttingen since 2008, holding the Chair within the Institute of Political Science. Previously, he was Reader in European Politics at Oxford University (2003-2008) and DAAD Lecturer at Oxford (2001-2003).

Education:

• Studies in political science, economics, and public law at Munich, Heidelberg, and Oxford
• Doctorate (1994)
• Habilitation (2002)

His research centers on comparative political science with emphasis on government activity analysis (economic, legal, constitutional policy) and institutional frameworks. He pioneers work in political economy through regulatory policy studies and cross-national economic system comparisons, while advancing network policy as a critical governance dimension.

Major recognitions include:

• VMI Award for Young Scientists (1994)
• John F. Kennedy Fellowship at Harvard (1997-1998)
• Oxford Teaching Excellence Award (2007)
• Göttingen Academy of Sciences membership (2014)

Professor Busch secured competitive funding including ESRC grants for personal information regulation research (2007-2009) and leadership in Digital Humanities projects (2012-2016). He chairs the Göttingen Academy's Research Commission on Demographic Change and Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg's Scientific Advisory Board, while serving as Deputy Managing Director of the Göttingen Centre for Digital Humanities.