Arthur Benz

Prof. Dr. Arthur Benz

Retired Professor

Working area(s)

Comparative Politics and German Government

Contact

Work Landwehrstraße 50A
64293 Darmstadt
Post/Mail: Dolivostraße 15

Publications Curriculum Vitae Research

Arthur Benz is Professor of Political Science at the TU Darmstadt. Between 2010 and 2019, he was the head of the research group „Comparative Politics and German Government”. After he retired in October 2019, he continues research as a Principal Investigator of the project “Linking National and International Administrations”, funded by the German Research Foundation.

Research Interests

  • Multilevel Governance
  • Federalism and Democracy
  • Energy Transformation
  • Transformation of the State and Public Administration
  • German Association of Political Science (1997-2000 and 2003-2006: member of the Executive Committee, 2003-2006: Vice-President)
  • International Political Science Association
  • Akademie für Raumentwicklung in der Leibniz-Gemeinschaft
  • Canadian Political Science Association
  • Elected Review Board „Social Science“ of the German Research Foundation (2000-2008)
  • Committee for Collaborative Research Centers, German Research Foundation
  • Editorial Board “European Political Science Review”
  • Advisory Board “Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft”
  • Editorial Advisory Board of “DISP” (Zürich, CH)
  • Editorial Board of “Verwaltungsarchiv”
  • 2007 John G. Diefenbaker Award des Canada Councils of the Arts
  • 2018: Publius: The Journal of Federalism Distinguished Scholarship Award