Sieglinde Rosenberger, Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr.

Professional Activities

Head of the research group INEX “The Politics of Inclusion & Exclusion”, University of Vienna

Deputy speaker of the interdisciplinary research center “Religion and Transformation in Contemporary Society”, University of Vienna (http://religionandtransformation.at/)

Associate editor of the Journal “Comparative Migration Studies” (https://comparativemigrationstudies.springeropen.com/)

Member of the Expert Council of German Foundations on Integration and Migration (https://www.stiftung-mercator.de/en/partnergesellschaft/expert-council-…)

Member of the Expert Council for Integration “W.I.R. - Wiener Integrationsrat” of the City of Vienna (https://www.wien.gv.at/menschen/integration/integrationsrat.html)

Member of the Commission for Migration and Integration Research at the Austrian Academy of Science

Career and Education

2016 – 2018 Vice Dean at the Faculty of Social Sciences/University of Vienna

2016-2020 Executive Director of the Department of Political Science, University Vienna

7/2014 – 8/2014 Guest Lecturer at Chinese University Political Science and Law/Beijing

2008 – 2013 Member of the University Board, University of Graz

3/2007 – 6/2007 Visiting Fellow at the European University Institute, Firenze

2006 – 2016 Member of the Senate of the University of Vienna

2006 – 2007 Chairperson of the Austrian Political Science Association

2005 – 2008 Academic Mentor, Ludwig Boltzmann Institute European History and Public Spheres

2004 – 2007 Chairperson of the Department of Political Science, University of Vienna

9/2003 – 6/2004 Schumpeter Fellow at the Center for European Studies/Harvard University

1999 – 2004 Chairperson of the Studies Committee of the Department of Political Sciences

3/1996 – 6/1997 Visiting Professor with emphasize on Gender Studies at the University of Vienna in the Department of Political Science

1995 Habilitation venia legendi in Political Science, University of Innsbruck (Title: Geschlechter, Gleichheiten, Differenzen)

1991 – 1992 Visiting Fellow at San Diego State University/CA, Department of Women's Studies (Schrödinger Scholarship)

1990 – 2008 Member of the Executive Committee of the Civic Education Programme, University of Innsbruck/Klagenfurt/Vienna

1989 – 1998 Associate Professor for Political Science at the University of Innsbruck

1989 PhD, School of Social Science and Economics, University of Innsbruck

1984 Short Term Studies at the University of New Orleans/USA

1982 Diploma in Economics, University of Innsbruck

1972 – 1977 Commercial High School, Ried/Innkreis/Austria

Key Research Interests

Migration and immigrant integration research; Asylum and Refugees; Political Participation, Political Representation, Gender Studies

Political protest and contestation in the area of refugee and migration, political participation of different groups

Politicization and Mobilization Studies: comparative empirical analysis of migration/ integration/ asylum; politicization of asylum, right wing actors, and the political production of categorization

Politics, Religion and Gender: comparative investigations of the intersection of religion, culture and gender; studies on religious organizations and religious citizenship; social membership of vulnerable groups

Austrian Politics: studies on political representation, political parties, governmental actors in the area of immigrant integration politics