Curriculum vitae
Dr. Phlipp Köker administers the professorship 'Political System of the FRG and EU' at the University of Oldenburg in the summer semester 2025. His research focusses on comparative political institutions, presidential politics, political parties, and issues of gender and representation, specifically (but not only) in Central and Eastern Europe. In addition, Philipp Köker is interested in comparative university policies and student publishing.
Academic Positions
| 04.2025 – 03.2026 | Professor pro tempore / Administration of the Professorship „Politisches System Deutschlands und der EU“ Department of Social Sciences, Carl von Ossietzky-University Oldenburg, DE |
| 06.2024 | ERASMUS+ Visiting Lecturer Georgian Institute for Public Affairs (GIPA), Tiflis, GE |
| 10.2023 – 03.2024 | Visiting Lecturer Department of Social Sciences, Georg-August-University Göttingen, DE |
| 03.2019 | ERASMUS+ Visiting Lecturer Institute of Political Studies, Charles University Prag, CZ |
| 02.2018 – | Lecturer and Research Fellow (since 02.2021; on leave: 04.2025- 03.2026) Postdoctoral Researcher (02.2018 – 01.2021) Research Group on Comparative Government and the Political System of Germany, Department of Political Science, Leibniz University Hannover, DE |
| 10.2016 – 01.2018 | Senior Research Fellow in Politics and International Relations & Deputy Director of the „Jean Monnet Centre for European Studies“ (CEFEUS) School of Psychology, Politics & Sociology, Canterbury Christ Church University, GB |
| 09.2014 – 05.2016 | FP7 Research Associate in Societal & Political Responses to Corruption in Europe School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, GB |
| 10.2012 – 06.2014 | Postgraduate Teaching Assistant (PGTA) School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, GB |
| 01.2008 – 06.2009 | Student Research Assistant Mannheimer Centre for European Social Research (MZES), Mannheim, DE |
Academic Degrees
| 06.2024 | Postdoctoral Degree ("Habilitation") in Political Science Faculty of Humanities, Leibniz University Hannover, DE |
| 05.2018 | Postgraduate Certificate in Academic Practice (PGCAP) Canterbury Christ Church University, GB |
| 02.2015 | PhD in Political Science School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, GB |
| 11.2010 | MA in Politics, Security and Integration School of Slavonic and East European Studies, University College London, GB |
| 06.2009 | BA in Political Science (Minor Subject: Public Law) University of Mannheim, Mannheim, DE |