Ellen Margaretha Immergut (born 1957) is a political scientist known for her work on electoral and political competition on welfare state reforms, policy analysis, health politics in Europe, and the impact of right-wing populism on social policies.

Education and career

In 1979, Immergut received her B.A. degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at

Harvard University Harvard University is a private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Founded in 1636 as Harvard College and named for its first benefactor, the Puritan clergyman John Harvard, it is the oldest institution of high ...

. She received her M.A. in 1983 and her Ph.D. in 1987 from the Faculty of Sociology at Harvard University. From 1986 to 1987, she was a lecturer in political science at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a private land-grant research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Established in 1861, MIT has played a key role in the development of modern technology and science, and is one of the ...

. This was followed by a position as assistant professor at the Faculty of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1987 to 1991. In 1991 she was promoted to associate professor and held the Ford International Development Chair. Between 1994 and 2002 she held the professorship for Political Theory in the Faculty of Administrative Science at the

University of Konstanz The University of Konstanz (german: Universität Konstanz) is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its main campus was opened on the Gießberg in 1972 after being founded in 1966. The university is Germany's ...

. From 2002 to 2017 she was Professor for Comparative Analysis of Political Systems at the

Humboldt University of Berlin Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (german: Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a German public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin. It was established by Frederick William III on the initiative ...

. As of 2022 she is the head of the department of political and social science at the European University Institute. In 2012, Immergut served on the international committee that reviewed the department of politics and government at

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) ( he, אוניברסיטת בן-גוריון בנגב, ''Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev'') is a public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Ben-Gurion University of the Negev has five campuses: the ...

and presented recommendations change the department, recommendations that were not followed and led to a plan to cancel politics classes at the university.

Selected publications

As of 2022 Immergut's publications have over 7000 citations and she has an h-index of 22. * * **Reviewed in multiple journals including '' Journal of Public Health Policy,'' ''

Contemporary Sociology ''Contemporary Sociology'' is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed academic journal of sociology published by SAGE Publications in association with the American Sociological Association since 1972. Each issue of the journal publishes many in-depth as well ...

,'' and '' Acta Sociologica''. * *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Immergut, Ellen Harvard University alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty Academic staff of the University of Konstanz American women academics 1957 births German political scientists Academic staff of the European University Institute Living people