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patrick f.a. wurster, m.a.

personal data

biographical sketch

professional career

Spring 2004

Guest lecturer (Comparative Politics) at the Facoltà di Scienze Politiche of the University of Catania (Italy)

Università degli Studi di Catania (Italia)

2002-2003

Researcher within the project PolitikON (www.politikon.org), sectoral project on "International and Comparative Political Opinions and Behaviour" (Prof. Dr. B. Westle), funded by the German ministry of Education and Research

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg

Fall 2001-

Part-time lecturer in Comparative Politics at the Faculty of Social Sciences (Political Science) and 2002-2003 at the Faculty of Arts (in the Intensive Studies Programme on Literature)

Universität Osnabrück

03/1999-12/2001

PhD-candidate within the DFG-Graduate School "Migration in Modern Europe" at the Institute for Migration Research and Intercultural Studies (IMIS)

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1998-1999

Part-time research assistant at the Faculty of Social Sciences (Political Science) for Prof. Dr. Ralf Kleinfeld (Comparative Politics/ Public Policy)

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1997

Management assistant to the director (Prof. Dr. Baratta) at its "centro operativo" in Rome (Italy), responsible for network coordination and communication, conference organisation

Rete Tematica SOCRATES "Immaginare l'Europa"

1993-1996

Part-time student assistant at the Faculty of Social Sciences (Political Science) for Prof. Dr. Ingeborg Tömmel (International Politics/ European Integration) and Prof. Dr. Josef Schmid (Comparative Politics, Public Policy Analysis)

Universität Osnabrück

1988-1989

Part-time project trainee within a development project for the German technical cooperation-GTZ and the Ministère des Travaux Publics of the Central African Republic)

GTZ - C.A.R.

other professional activities

2004

Organisation and Coordination of the Model United Nations preparatory conference in Osnabrück, with H.E. Dr. Térence Nsanze, Ambassador of Burundi in Germany

      University of Osnabrück

2003

Country referee (Togo) for the Bertelsmann-Foundation's international ranking of Developing and Transformation Countries (Bertelsmann Transformation Index 2003)

      Gütersloh

1997-

Translations and co-presentations with various African authors (Pius Ngandu Nkashama, Hawad, Assia Djebar a.o.)

      City of Osnabrück

volunteer work

2002

Direction, organisation and introduction of an art exhibition related to the documenta11 in Kassel, with Tété Azankpo (Lomé, Togo) and Julie Heitmann (Paris/Osnabrück, Germany)

Landkreis Osnabrück

2001-

Co-Editor of the Internet forum H-Africa (www.h-net.org/~africa/)

Michigan State University

2001

Conception and organisation of an artistic exchange project between Togo and Germany entitled "In the Other's Mirror" with Tété Azankpo (Lomé, Togo) within the City of Osnabrück Africa-Festival

German-French Society/
City of Osnabrück

1995, 2002-2003

Student (1995) and faculty representative (2002-2003) to the university's and faculty's directing boards

Universität Osnabrück

1992-1993

Founding member (with Dr. habil. J.W. Sempebwa, Uganda) of the Africa-Working-Group at the IMIS.
Organisation of a corresponding lecture series.

IMIS Africa Working Group

1994

Executive board and co-editor of a student journal

Die Flugschrift

1990-1996

Local and national executive board member; trainer and AIESEC representative on national and international seminars and conferences, a.o. on World Summit on Social Development (WSSD) 1995 in Copenhague (Denmark).
Human Resources Advisor/ Trainer for AIESEC Rome (1996)

AIESEC

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