Ulrich Glassmann

Ulrich Glassmann is a Professor of Comparative Political Economy at the Europa-Universität Flensburg (EUF) since 2016. He is also an associated researcher at the The Politics of Inequality Excellence Cluster at the University of Konstanz. From 2021 to 2024, he served as Vice President for Europe and International Affairs at EUF, leading the successful EMERGE-Higher Education Alliance application under the European Universities Initiative.

Education:

• Magister in Political Science, History & Philosophy (University of Cologne, 1997)
• PhD in Political Economy (University of Osnabrück, 2005)

Research focuses on economic, education, and social policy in international contexts, particularly inequality, debt, and corruption dynamics. His work emphasizes cooperation/conflict patterns among economic and political actors in collective action dilemmas, with a regional focus on Mediterranean economies. He has held visiting positions at the University of Siena and served as interim professor at the University of Konstanz.

Grants include funding from Volkswagen Foundation and Thyssen Foundation. Current affiliations include Konstanz's Kulturelle Grundlagen von Integration cluster. Publications emphasize EU-Italy relations, regional disparities, and digital economy impacts.

Professional contributions include editorial roles and policy analysis work. His research bridges political economy theory with empirical studies on Mediterranean regional dynamics and European integration challenges.