Political Science

Department of Political Science
Western Michigan University
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5346 USA
(269) 387-5680

Gunther Hega

Gunther Hega
Associate Professor of Political Science
Office: (269) 387-5885
Fax: (269) 387-5354
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
Gunther Hega
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 51福利社 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.