Gunther Hega
Gunther Hega
Associate Professor of Political Science
Location:
3406 Friedmann Hall, Mail Stop 5346
Mailing address:
Department of Political Science
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5346 USA
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5346 USA
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Office hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11 a.m. to 12p.m. and Tuesdays & Thursdays, 4 to 5p.m. (PSCI 3500)
Tuesdays and Thursdays, 11:45a.m. to 12:45p.m. and Tuesdays 5:30 to 6:30pm (PSCI 3400)
And by appointment.
Education:
- Ph.D., Washington University-St. Louis, 1992
Teaching Interests:
- Comparative and European politics
- Comparative public policy
- International relations
Research Interests:
- Comparative public policies
- German federalism
- Welfare state institutions of advanced industrial societies in Europe
Bio:
Dr. Gunther M. Hega is an associate professor of political science at Western Michigan University. Hega's publications include:
- Consensus Democracy in Switzerland (Peter Lang Publishers, 1998)
- Several articles on the welfare state, education policy and federalism in journals such as German Policy Studies/Politikfeldanalyse, Regional & Federal Studies, Compare (A Journal of Comparative Education) and the Journal of Studies in International Education.
Hega is writing a book about the reform of the education systems in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.