Birgit Mahnkopf
Dr. rer.pol.habil., Professor of European Politics at the Berlin School of Economics and Law Berlin; diploma, Ph.D. and post-doctoral degree (habilitation) in social sciences at the Free University Berlin. Former positions: visiting professor, Institute of Sociology, Technical University Darmstadt; research fellow, Science Centre for Social Research Berlin (WZB); research fellow Sozialforschungsstelle Dortmund; lecturer in sociology, Free University Berlin
Research interests
- Economic, social and political dimensions of globalisation
- Political economy of European integration
- Sociology of work and industrial relations
- Latest research activity: Coordination Action “Privatisation and the European Social Model” (PRESOM), financed within the 6th Framework Programme of the EU-Commission on “Citizens and Governance in a knowledge-based society” (2006-2009)
Selected publications
- Die „Satansmühle“ der kapitalistischen Ökonomie. Der kapitalistische Realismus in der Krise, in: S. Neckel (Hg.)(2010): Kapitalistischer Realismus. Von der Kunstaktion zur Gesellschaftskritik, Frankfurt/M./ New York (Campus): 93-116
- Still a Future for the European Social Model? in: Global Labour Journal, Vol. 1: Iss 3,: 314-330 (together with Ch. Hermann) Download
- Machtwechsel der Ideen. Für die Entzauberung des neoliberalen Glaubens, in: Blätter für deutsche und internationale Politik, H.5/2010
- Piratenhatz am Horn von Afrika, in: Internationale Politik und Gesellschaft (IPG) der Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Berlin, H.1/2010 Download
