Martin Seeleib-Kaiser

Martin Seeleib-Kaiser studied Political Science, American Studies and Public Law at Ludwig-Maximilians University in Munich (Germany) (MA 1989; Dr phil 1993) and was awarded the venia legendi in political science (habilitation) by Bremen University (Germany) (2001).

Prior to his appointment at the Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen in 2017, he held appointments at the University of Oxford (2004-2017), Duke University (North Carolina, USA) (1999-2002) and Bremen University (1993-1999; 2002-2004). He was a visiting scholar/guest professor at George Washington University (USA; 1996), Shizuoka University (Japan; 1997) and Aalborg University (DK; 2008).

His research focuses on the politics of social policy and comparative social policy analysis. He has worked on the relationship between globalization and welfare systems, political parties and the welfare state, the interplay between ‘public’ and ‘private’ social protection policies and associated processes of dualization and more recently on social rights of EU citizens and youth outsiderness.

Seeleib-Kaiser’s research has been funded by the Anglo-German Foundation, the British Academy, the ESRC, the European Commission, the European Trade Union Confederation, the Fritz Thyssen Foundation, the German Research Foundation and the Hans Böckler Foundation. He has also advised a number of governments and the EU Commission.