Thomas Plümper left PRIO in 2012. The information on this page is kept for historical reasons.
Thomas Plümper is an External Associate at PRIO.
Research Interests
Current research interests include: international economic policy spillovers; panel data analysis; multiparty competition; effects of political institutions on mortality and famine.
Background
Languages spoken:
German, English
Working experience:
Adjunct, Centre for the Study of Civil War, PRIO, since 2006
Reader, Political Economy and International Relations, University of Essex, since 2005
External Research Fellow, Max-Planck-Institute of Economics, since 2005
Previous positions:
Associate Professor, Comparative and International Politics, University of Konstanz, 2002-2005
Visiting Fellow at Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Societies, Cologne, 07.-08.2003
Monet Fellow at the Schumann Center for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, 09. 2002-07. 2003
Research Fellow at the Centre for European Studies, University of Pittsburgh, 03.-07.2001
Assistant Professor, International Politics, University of Konstanz, 1998-2002
Research Associate, Max-Planck-Institute for the Study of Societies, 1995-98
Assistant Professor, International Politics, University of Potsdam, 1994-95
Education:
Habilitation (Political Science) University of Konstanz, 2001
Ph.D. (Political Science) Free University of Berlin, 1995 (summa cum laude)
Diploma (Political Science) Free University of Berlin, 1991 (with distinction)
Study of Political Science and Economics, Free University of Berlin, 1986-1991