Present and Previous Positions
Since 2018
Member of the Expert Group for the Observatory on the Online Platform Economy, European Commission
Since 2017
Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society, Principal Investigator, Head of Research Groups “Democracy and Digitization” & “Quantification and Social Regulation”
Since 2017
Freie Universität Berlin, Professor of Internet Politics
Since 2014
Berlin University of the Arts, Central Institute of Further Education, Honorary Professor of Internet Politics
Since 2013
Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), Project Group “The Internet Policy Field”, Head
Since 2012
Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society, Director
2010-2013
Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), Cultural Sources of Newness Research Unit, Research Associate
Since 2010
Research associate at the Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation, London School of Economics and Political Science
2007-2010
Centre for Analysis of Risk and Regulation, London School of Economics and Political Science, ESRC Researcher
2004-2007
Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), Research Unit Innovation and Organisation, Research Fellow
2003-2004
University Duisburg-Essen, Department of Political Science, temporary position as Professor for Politics and Communication
2000-2003
Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB) and Nexus, Internet Governance Research Unit, Research Fellow and Program Leader
1995-2000
Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), Research Unit Organisation and Technology, Research Fellow
1995
University of California, Berkeley, Dept. International and Area Studies, Visiting Research Fellow
1993-1995
Technical University Berlin, Department of Computer Science, Research Fellow
1990-1992
Social Science Research Center Berlin (WZB), Research Unit Organisation and Technology, PhD Student
1987-1989
Free University Berlin, Otto-Suhr-Institute of Political Science, Research Fellow
Professional Activities
Since 2017
Member, International Scientific Advisory Board (ISAB), Internet Interdisciplinary Institute (IN3)
Since 2016
Member, Steering Committee, Internet Governance Forum Germany
Since 2016
Reviewer, PVS – Politische Vierteljahresschrift [Journal of the German Political Science Association]
Since 2015
Member, Standing Committee Digitized Society, Leopoldina – German National Academy of Sciences
Since 2015
Member, Working Group Big Data – Data Protection – Privacy, Leopoldina – German National Academy of Sciences, acatech – National academy of Science and Engineering & Union of the German Academies of Sciences and Humanities
Since 2015
Einstein Foundation Berlin, Advisory Committee of the Executive Board, Member
Since 2015
Reviewer, Global Constitutionalism [Journal]
2014
Member, Accountability & Governance Public Experts Group, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
Since 2014
Member, Advisory Board on Regional Planning at the Federal Ministry of Transport and Digital Infrastructure
2014-2015
Member, Expert Group on “Trust at Risk? Implications for and Responses of Research and Innovation Policies in a Medium-Term Perspective”, European Commission (DG Research and Innovation)
Since 2014
Member, Programme Advisory Council, RCUK Centre for Copyright and New Business Models in the Creative Economy (CREATe)
Since 2014
Member, Research Advisory Network (RAN), Global Commission on Internet Governance
Since 2014
Member, Advisory Board, Big Data & Society [Journal]
2014
Co-chair, Global Multistakeholder Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance(NETmundial)
2013-2016
Since 2013
Member of the Managing Board & Reviewer, Internet Policy Review [Journal]
Since 2013
Member of the Editorial Board & Reviewer, Information, Communication & Society [Journal]
2011-2014
Member of the Advisory Board, Open Knowledge Foundation Deutschland
2010-2013
Expert member, Parliamentary enquiry commission “Internet and digital society”, German Federal Parliament
2009
Evaluator, EU Framework Programme 7 ICT-2007-5 “Network of the Future”
Since 2009
Member of the Editorial Board & Reviewer, Critical Policy Studies [Journal]
2007-2010
Evaluator, “Society and Future” Programme, Belgian Federal Science Policy Office
Since 2007
Faculty Member, European Summer School on Internet Governance
2006-2010
Member, Multi-Stakeholder Advisory Committee, Internet Governance Forum (IGF)
2006
Founding Member, Global Internet Governance Academic Network (GigaNet)
2006-2010
Member of Academic Council and Deputy Chair, Federal Agency for Civic Education
2005-2010
Partner, Internet Governance Project, University of Syracuse
2004, 2005
Member of the Nominating Committee, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)
2003-2005
World Summit on the Information Society, Member of the German Civil Society Coordination Group; Member of the German Delegation; Co-coordinator (with Adam Peake) of the Civil Society Internet Governance Caucus
Since 2003
Member, Committee “Communication and Information” German Commission for UNESCO
2002-2006
Member, Academic Council, Federal Agency for Civic Education
Since 2002
Member, Green Academy, Heinrich-Böll-Foundation
2000-2002
Member, Working Group, NGO and Academic ICANN Study (NAIS)
