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Gunther Hega
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Associate Professor Faculty Supervisor, University of Bonn Study Abroad Program 3406 Friedmann Hall (269) 387-5885 Personal Web site |
Gunther M. Hega received his Ph. D. from Washington University-St. Louis in 1992. His major research areas are the comparative public policies and welfare state institutions of the advanced industrial societies in Europe. His recent publications include a book on "Consensus Democracy" in Switzerland with Peter Lang Publishers (1998) and several articles on the welfare state, education policy, and federalism in journals such as German Policy Studies/Politikfeldanalyse, Regional & Federal Studies, Compare--A Journal of Comparative Education, and the Journal of Studies in International Education. Dr. Hega is currently writing a book about the reform of the education systems in Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. Current research projects on German federalism, the welfare state and education reform, as well as course-related material, are available at his web page. Dr. Hega, who also holds an appointment at the University of Tübingen, Germany, teaches courses on Comparative Public Policy, Comparative and European Politics, and International Relations.