Reinhard Steurer

Career

• 2013 Associate Professor (tenure) at InFER (Institute of Forest, Environmental and Natural Resource Policy), BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
• 2012 - 2013 Habilitation in Comparative Politics
• 2008 - 2013 Assistant Professor at InFER (Institute of Forest, Environmental and Natural Resource Policy), BOKU - University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
• 2005 - 2008 Project director at RIMAS - Research Institute for Managing Sustainability (www.sustainability.eu) at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration/Austria (inter alia coordinator of the ESDN Office, www.sd-network.eu)
• 2004 - 2011 Lecturer at the Vienna University of Economics and Business on the societal context of business (CSR, stakeholder management and the role of governments)
• 2002 - 2005 Senior Researcher at the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration (www.sustainability.eu)
• 2001 - 2002 Postgraduate Studies: Master of Public Policy (MPP; specialization in “Managing Sustainability”) at the University of Maryland in College Park/USA; scholarships from the Ministry of Science, the Austrian Fulbright Commission, the Austrian Chamber of Commerce and the province of Salzburg
• 1999 - 2001 Doctoral studies: PhD (“Dr.phil.”) in Political Science at the University of Salzburg/Austria; doctoral exams in Comparative Political Science and Economics; scholarships from the Austrian Academy of Science and the University of Salzburg
• 1997 - 1999 Lecturer at the Institute for Political Science at the University of Salzburg and freelance political scientist (commissioned study on climate policies in Austria)
• 1996 - 1997 Tutor and Research Assistant at the Department of Political Science, University of Salzburg, Austria
• 1990 - 1997 Undergraduate and graduate studies: MA (“Mag.phil.”) in Political Science at the University of Salzburg/Austria 2nd course of study: BA (“First Diploma”) in Psychology at the University of Salzburg/Austria

Awards

• Year: 2013 Awards: Harold D. Lasswell Prize for the publication "Disentangling Governance": best article in Policy Sciences that contributes most to the theory and practice of the policy sciences, as determined by a vote of the journal’s international editorial board
• Year: 2002 Awards: Scholarship of the University of Maryland/USA (Master in Public Policy)
• Year: 2001 Awards: Fulbright scholarship of the Austrian Fulbright Commission (Master in Public Policy)
• Year: 2001 Awards: Julius-Raab scholarship of the Austrian Chamber of Commerce (Österreichische Wirtschaftskammer) (Master in Public Policy)
• Year: 2001 Awards: Scholarschip for post graduate studies of the Austrian Ministry of Science (Master in Public Policy)
• Year: 1999 Awards: Doctoral scholarship of the Austrian Academy of Sciences (DOC)
• Year: 1997 Awards: Three schoolarships from the University of Salzburg (for Summer Schools & Dissertation)