Erika Mezger

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Erika Mezger (born December 2, 1957 in Eislingen / Fils ) is a German doctorate in administration who, following relevant research management at the Hans-Böckler-Foundation, worked from 2009 to 2019 as Deputy Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) was active.

life and work

After graduating from Mörike-Gymnasium in Göppingen in 1977, Erika Mezger began studying administrative sciences at the University of Konstanz , which she graduated with a diploma in 1984. Also in Konstanz she received her doctorate with the dissertation "Established" and "Alternative" state control options and their applicability in the policy field of social policy . From 1987 to 2009 she was head of department and then head of department for research funding at the Hans Böckler Foundation, before being appointed Vice Director of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) in 2009.

She is co-editor of the series “Modernization of the Public Sector” (Nomos / edition sigma, Baden-Baden).

From 2012 to 2015 she was a member of the Bertelsmann Foundation's expert commission “The Future of Living and Working Conditions in Germany in a European Comparative Perspective”. Since 2016 she has been a member of the expert group of the EU project "Patterns of Resilience during Socioeconomic Crises among Households in Europe" (RESCUE).

Fonts (selection)

  • "Established" and "alternative" state control options and their applicability in the policy field of social policy . Tuduv Verlag, Munich 1990, ISBN 3-88073-367-8 .
  • with M. Pfaff and D. Jaufmann: Is the work ethic falling? For the development of work attitudes, stresses and absenteeism. Campus, Frankfurt am Main 1995, ISBN 3-593-35407-1 .
  • Opportunities and challenges for work and employment, working conditions and social dialogue. In: D. Bürkhardt, H. Kohler, N. Kreuzkamp, ​​J. Schmid (Eds.): Smart Factory and Digitization. Perspectives from four European countries and regions . Nomos, Baden-Baden 2019, ISBN 978-3-8487-4556-2 , pp. 63-77.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Official website of Eurofound
  2. ↑ Yellow series: "Modernizing the Public Sector"
  3. ↑ Scientific articles on RESCUE
personal data
SURNAME Mezger, Erika
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German administrative scientist
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd December 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH Eislingen / Fils