Daniel Bochsler
University of Zurich / Zentrum für Demokratie Aarau
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Daniel Bochsler - Curriculum vitae
Studies
 2004-2008 |
PhD, University of Geneva PhD thesis: Resolving the puzzle of party systems in Central and Eastern Europe: The joint impact of party nationalisation and electoral systems Visiting scholar at the University of Tartu (2006), the University of California at Irvine (2006-2007) and the Central European University (2007). |
| 2003 |
Master degree (Lizentiat) in social sciences (subjects: political science, journalism and constitutional law) at the University of Bern. Studied 1998-2003 in Bern and Fribourg (Switzerland) and Bologna (Italy). MA dissertation: Comparative study about electoral systems in Swiss cantons and in Bosnia-Herzegovina and the way to enforce moderate forces through electoral engineering in a multi-ethnic state, using a own simulation model >> more |
| 2004 |
Diploma in journalism at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland) |
Academic appointments
| 2011- |
Assistant Professor in Comparative Politics (Democratisation), NCCR Democracy, University of Zurich |
| 2009-2011 |
Post-doctoral research fellow at the Center for the Study of Imperfections in Democracies (DISC), Central European University, Budapest |
| 2008-2009 |
Lecturer (Oberassistent) at the University of Zurich in political science, chair for methodology: Substitute lecturer for the courses at the vacant chair of methodology |
| 2007-2008 |
Research assistant at the University of Zurich in political science |
| 2005-2006 |
Assistant at the University of Geneva in political science |
| 2002-2004, 2005 |
Research assistant at the Graduate Institute of Public Administration (Idheap). Research on the Swiss federalism (BADAC), on the Costs of Federalism (ICCA), on the Geneva parliament, and on concordance in the Swiss national and cantonal governments |
See separate sites for teaching experience and publications.
Grants
- Swiss National Science Foundation, 9 months research grant for prospective researchers, 2006-2007.
- Several grants for summer schools and conference participation.
Academic Service
Reviewer:
American Journal of Political ScienceAmerican Political Science Review
CEU Political Science Journal
Comparative Political Studies
Electoral Studies
European Journal of Political Research
Homo oeconomicus
Journal on Ethnopolitics and Minority Issues
Journal of Peace Research
Journal of Politics
Party Politics
Political Research Quarterly
Politics & Policy
Public Choice
Publius, The Journal of Federalism
Scandinavian Political Studies
Swiss Political Science Review
Languages
French, Italian, Serbo-Croat, Russian, English, Spanish
basic knowledge in Romanian (learning)