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Homo Academicus in the 21 st Century. Social Sciences outside the Ivory Tower

Homo Academicus in the 21 st Century. Social Sciences outside the Ivory Tower. Professor Christian W Haerpfer Chair in Politics CASS. Social sciences IN the ivory tower Classic Career. Lecturer Senior Lecturer Reader Professor Junior Research Fellow Senior Research Fellow

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Homo Academicus in the 21 st Century. Social Sciences outside the Ivory Tower

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  1. Homo Academicus in the 21st Century. Social Sciences outside the Ivory Tower Professor Christian W Haerpfer Chair in Politics CASS

  2. Social sciences IN the ivory towerClassic Career • Lecturer • Senior Lecturer • Reader • Professor • Junior Research Fellow • Senior Research Fellow • Principal Investigator

  3. Non-Profit Research Centres • Institute for Advanced Studies • Princeton, Vienna etc. • Royal Institute of International Affairs (Chatham House), London • Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, DC • National Academy of Sciences: Netherlands, Austria, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Romania etc. • CNRS-Centre Nationale de Recherche Scientifique, Paris

  4. Commercial Market Research • Gallup, USA • TSN, France • IPSOS-MORI, UK • GFK, Germany • Nielsen, USA

  5. Commercial Consultancy • OXFORD XXI & HART GROUP, UK • BIG FOUR (5) • KPMG • Deloitte • Ernst & Young • Pricewaterhouse Coopers

  6. Supra-National Organizations • European Commission, Brussels • (English & French) • United Nations (UNO) • New York, Geneva, Vienna • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), London • European Central Bank (ECB), Frankfurt

  7. Ministries in National Governments • Social Science Expert in office of Prime Minister – Chancellor – President • Foreign Office • Ministry of Defence • Ministry of Social Affairs • Home Office - MI 5 – MI 6, CIA, FSB

  8. National and Regional Parliaments • Social Science Expert – Advisor in: • House of Commons • House of Lords • US Congress + Senate • Scottish parliament, Edinburgh • European parliaments

  9. Media • Journalist for society and politics: • TV • Newspapers • New Media • Facebook • Twitter

  10. Civil Society • Social Science Expert: • Greenpeace • Attack • Avaaz • Compassionate farming • Liberty • Amnesty International

  11. Consultancy Entrepreneur • Or – You start your own business and become the owner of a private consultancy company • Spin-Off funding at Universities • Start-up funds from governments

  12. Life inside and outside the Ivory Tower • Property ladder = Career ladder: • No gaps in CV • Internship,Honorary fellowship • Work experience • Visibility - Branding • Networking • Languages

  13. Social Science = Vocation + Craft • Vocation in analogy to: • Poet • Novelist • Actor • Painter • Not for money, but scientific passion and motivational kick!

  14. Finale • Thank you for coming to Aberdeen! • Thank you for not falling asleep! • Thank you for not using your i-phone (too much)! • Thank you for your attention! • Good luck with your future career as social scientist either inside or outside the Ivory Tower !

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