"Studied Law, Social Sciences (specialising in political and administrative sciences) and French literature at the Universities of Göttingen and Hanover (1985-1991), and at the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), Paris (1992-1993) State examinations in law in Lower Saxony (1991) and Hamburg (1997); Diplôme d’Études approfondies en Sciences Sociales, EHESS Paris (joint programme with the École Normale Supérieure), Paris (1993) Grant for doctoral studies from the Hans Böckler Foundation (1992-1994) Doctorate (Dr. rer. jur.) from the Leibniz University Hanover (1997); topic of doctoral thesis: “Police policy and statutory control of police work in Europa in the context of processes of change in nation states, with reference to the examples of Germany, France and the Netherlands” (summa cum laude) Research assistant / associate at the Leibniz University Hanover (1997-2005); thereafter part-time lecturer (2005-2008) Senior-ranking auditor at the German Federal Court of Auditors in Bonn (2005-2009) concerning the following areas: EU affairs / international organisations and facilities / customs / consumer taxes / market regulations / finance Professor of Public Law, with particular reference to European law at the Berlin School of Economics and Law (BSEL) since April 2009"

Administration and Economics