Ulrich Klöti
Ulrich Klöti (born June 5, 1943 in Bern , † February 5, 2006 in Wermatswil near Uster ) was a Swiss political scientist .
Life
After graduating from high school in Neuchâtel , Ulrich Klöti studied sociology , economics and political science at the University of Bern , Princeton University and the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor , USA . In 1972, he was with a work The chief official of the Swiss Federal Administration - Sociological cross sections in the years 1938, 1955 and 1969, when Erich Gruner doctorate . In 1973 Klöti entered the Swiss federal service and was an adjunct in the executive secretariat of the federal chancellery .
In 1980 Klöti was appointed associate professor to the newly founded chair for domestic and comparative politics at the University of Zurich . In 1986 he was made full professor of political science and was also head of the institute from 1988 to 2000. He was also involved in the Swiss Academy of Humanities and Social Sciences, of which he was Vice President from 1991 to 1997. He was also a research councilor at the Swiss National Science Foundation.
In 2004 Klöti became Vice President of the University of Zurich for teaching. One of his most important commitments was the fundamental renewal of the courses within the implementation of the Bologna reform.
The Handbook of Swiss Politics , which he (co-) edited , became a standard work.
Literature (selection)
- Ulrich Klöti, Theo Haldemann, Walter Schenkel: The city in the federal state - Going it alone or working together ?. Environmental protection and public transport in the agglomerations of Lausanne and Zurich , Rüegger 1993, ISBN 3725304742
- Werner Bussmann, Ulrich Klöti, Peter Knoepfel: Introduction to Political Evaluation , ISBN Helbing & Lichtenhahn 1997, ISBN 3719015815
- Ulrich Klöti, Peter Knoepfel, Hanspeter Kriesi: Handbook of Swiss Politics , Neue Zürcher Zeitung 2002, ISBN 3858239011
- Ulrich Klöti, Christian Hirschi, Uwe Serdäne, Thomas Widmer: Unrecognized foreign policy decision-making processes in Switzerland , Rüegger 2005, ISBN 372530808X
Web links
- Literature by and about Ulrich Klöti in the catalog of the German National Library
- Website of Ulrich Klöti (University of Zurich)
- "Political scientist Ulrich Klöti died" (Tages-Anzeiger of February 7, 2006)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klöti, Ulrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss political scientist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 5, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 2006 |
| Place of death | Wermatswil , near Uster |