Prof. Dirk Leuffen

Research Group Political Science & International Politics


Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae and Publication List ordered by Publication Type

Portrait

Dirk Leuffen is a Professor of International Politics at the Department of Politics and Public Administration. His research and teaching covers varies topics from European Politics and Integration; he generally holds a strong passion for the analysis of political preference formation and decision-making processes. Currently, together with Sharon Baute, he directs the project “Conditions of European Solidarity” (CONSOLI) at the Cluster of Excellence on the Politics of Inequality.

Since April 2024, Dirk Leuffen is the University of Konstanz’ Vice Rector for Research, Innovation and Impact; he already held this post from 2015 to 2019. Since 2019 he is a representative of the German Rectors’ Conference (HRK) in the Committee for the selection and evaluation of International Max Planck Research Schools (IMPRS).

Before joining the University of Konstanz, Leuffen worked as a Senior Researcher at ETH Zurich. He holds a doctoral degree from the University of Mannheim.