Curriculum Vitae

Dr. des Flavia Fossati Political Science Department University of Zurich Affolternstrasse 56 8050 Zurich Email: fossati@pw.uzh.ch Phone: +41(0)44 634 50 28 Mobile: +41(0)79 256 32 53 Date of Birth: June 22th 1983 Nationality: Swiss

Research and Current Position

Since October 2013 Postdoctoral researcher at the Chair for Swiss Politics and Comparative Political Economy, Prof. Dr. Silja Häusermann, Uni-versity of Zurich

Autumn 2013 PhD (Dr.phil) in Comparative Political Science, University of Zur-ich Title: Activation policies in Western Europe. The multidimensional-ity of “novel” labour market strategies Jury: Prof. Dr. Hanspeter Kriesi, EUI Florence, Prof. Dr. Silja Häu-sermann, University of Zurich

August 2013-November 2013

Researcher VOX-Analyses, with Prof. Dr. Thomas Widmer, Uni-versity of Zurich, and Dr. Thomas Milic, University of Berne and of Zurich

September 2012-October 2013

Doctoral Student, at the Chair for Swiss Politics and Compara-tive Political Economy, Prof. Dr. Silja Häusermann, University of Zurich

October 2009-September 2012

Junior researcher and Doctoral Student, NCCR Democracy 21, Project 11: Strategies of Political Actors in a Public Debate, Prof. Dr. Hanspeter Kriesi, University of Zurich

January-September 2009 Research and Teaching Assistant at the Chair for Political Sci-ence Methodology, University of Zurich

April 2009

Master in Political Science, Sociology and International Law, University of Zurich (mark 5.87 out of 6)

October 2008

Master Thesis: The Effect of Integration and Social Democratic Welfare States on the Educational Achievement of Immigrant Students, Department of Sociology, Prof. Dr. Marc Szydlik, Uni-versity of Zurich (summa cum laude)

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Awards and Grants

June 2013 NCCR Democracy Doctoral Program Publication Award, for the best single authored paper published in a peer-reviewed jour-nal

August 2009-August 2012 Pro-Doc Grant, Swiss National Science Foundation, Grant Num-ber PDFMP1-126421, NCCR Democracy Project “Political strate-gies in a public space”, Prof. Dr. Hanspeter Kriesi, University of Zurich

June 2002 Premio Maraini award for the best marks in the Modern Lan-guages curriculum (5.88 out of 6) Premio Bianchi award for the best exam results in Geography, History and Economy (summa cum laude)

Teaching

Autumn 2013 BA-Seminar: Swiss Politics: Elections 2011, with Prof. Dr. Silja Häusermann, University of Zurich

Autumn 2013 BA-Lecture: Swiss Politics, teaching assistant to Prof. Dr. Silja Häu-sermann, University of Zurich

Spring 2012 and 2013 MA-Seminar: Winners and losers in modern labour market policy, with Dominik Geering, University of Zurich

Autumn 2012 and Spring 2013 BA-Seminar: Swiss Politics: Elections 2011, with Prof. Dr. Silja Häusermann, University of Zurich

Spring 2009 BA-Seminar: Exercises: Advanced Methods in Political Science, Uni-versity of Zurich

Autumn 2008 Teaching-Assistant: Advanced Methods in Political Science, Dr. To-bias Schulz, University of Zurich

Autumn 2007 Teaching-Assistant: Advanced Methods in Political Science, Prof. Dr. Simon Hug, University of Zurich

Supervised MA-theses

D’Aulerio, Zeno (2013): „Parteiwechsel in der italienischen Abgeordnetenkammer 2001-2013“, MA-thesis, Poli-tical Science Department, University of Zurich

Debrunner, Yvonne (2013): „Die Angst vor dem sozialen Abstieg: Ursachen und Implikationen“, MA-thesis, Poli-tical Science Department, University of Zurich

Gander, Heiri (2012): „Sozialkapital und Demokratiequalität in den italienischen Regionen. Eine Ergänzung zu Putnams Making Democracy Work“, MA-thesis, Political Science Department, University of Zurich

Supervision of 7 BA-theses

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Service to the Profession

Since August 2013 Senior Member and advisor of PoliValent a peer-mentoring group of the Political Science Department University of Zurich Coordinator and member of an interdisciplinary “Writing group network” at the Political Science Department University of Zurich

June 2013 Discussant and Co-organiser (with Prof. Dr. Regula Hänggli and Dr. Laurent Bernhard) of the Panel “The Challenges of High Unem-ployment in (Western) Europe” at the International Conference of Europeanists, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Since Mai 2013 Second Representative of the Swiss doctoral and post-doctoral students at the Swiss Political Science Institution (SVPW). Co-organisation of the Young Scholars Forum at the Swiss Political Sci-ence Conferences

Since September 2012 Member of PoliValent a peer-mentoring group, Political Science Department University of Zurich

Since February 2012 Referee for the European Sociological Review

October 2009-July 2011 Coordinator of the PhD+ peer-mentoring group of the NCCR De-mocracy (phase II), organization of monthly meetings, and several courses and workshops, including a workshop on scale analysis with Prof. Dr. Marco Steenbergen (University of Zurich) and a workshop on complex programming in Stata, with Lucas Leeman (Columbia University)

Since October 2009 Member PhD+ peer-mentoring group, NCCR Democracy (phase II)

Academic Training

Summer/Winter schools and method courses

12.-17. August 2012 NordWel and Reassess Summer School, Hanasaari/Espoo, Helsinki (FI) (paper and poster presentation)

29. August- 2. September 2011 Summer School Lugano, Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) I, Prof. Dr. Peter Schmidt and Prof. Dr. Eldad Davidov, University of Giessen and University of Zurich

27.-28. April 2011 Workshop Multilevel Models, Prof. Dr. Marco Steenbergen, Universi-ty of Zurich

17.-18. February 2011 Workshop Scale Analysis, Prof. Dr. Marco Steenbergen, University of Zurich

11. January 2011 Workshop Complex Programming in Stata, Lucas Leeman, Columbia University

8. July-11. March 2010

European Voter Winter School: Methodological Issues in Compara-tive Electoral Analysis, Prof. Dr. Cees van der Eijk, University of Nottingham (UK)

25. July-21 August 2009

Summer School in Social Science Data Analysis, Essex (UK) Course 1: Multilevel Analysis: Concepts and Applications, Prof. Dr.

Kelvyn Jones Course 2: Pooled Time-Series Cross-Sectional Analysis, Dr. Vera

Troeger

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Didactic Courses for Teaching Certificate

18.-19. September 2012

MA-and BA-thesis supervision, Eva Keller, Didactica, University of Zurich

13.-14. Dezember 2012

Rethorics for academic teaching, Wolfgang Wellstein, Didactica, University of Zurich

11. Oktober und 15. November 2012 Novice: Teaching large audiences, Stefan Jörissen, Hochschuldi-daktik, University of Zurich

11. September 2012 Peer feedback in teaching, Anja Pawelleck, Hochschuldidaktik, University of Zurich

27-28. August 2012 Début: Introduction to teaching, Sanaz Schröder, Hochschuldidak-tik, University of Zurich

26. April 2012 How to plan successful seminars, Balthasar Eugster, Didactica University of Zurich

29. October and 20. September 2011 Learning how to organize teaching, Annette Trettenborn, Universi-ty of Zurich

29. Februar and 7. March 2008

Didactics for Teaching, Bruno Wohlgemut and Thomas Triebelhorn

Soft-Skill Courses

29. Mai 2013 Highly productive academic writing, Prof. Dr. Helen Sword, Uni-versity of Auckland (NZ)

13. November 2012 Conflict and negotiation strategies, Dagmar Engfer, University of Zurich

13.-14. February 2012 Improve your voice for effective presentation, Maya Hermann, University of Zurich

20. May 2011 Research Design, Dr. Sarah Shepard, ETH Zurich

22.-23. March 2011 Presentation Skills, Dr. Sarah Shepard, ETH Zurich

February-June 2010 Scientific Writing in English, Anna Ekert-Centowska, University of Zurich

Additional Working Experience and Study Trips

August 2008-February 2009 Administrative Assistant of the Chair of Political Science Meth-ods, University of Zurich

Autumn 2008 Translation Italian/ German of questionnaires and documenta-tion for the Swiss National Science Project Parliamentary Deci-sion-Making, chaired by Prof. Dr. Simon Hug and Sarah Bütiko-fer

August 2008-October 2008 Administrative Assistant of the Chair of International Relations, Prof. Dr. Dieter Ruloff

Autumn 2008 and Spring 2009 Responsible for the Teaching Evaluation of the Political Science Department, University of Zurich

Autumn 2006 Study Trip (one week), European Union, Brussels and Participa-tion in several Young European Swiss (YES) Seminars (Bern, Lu-cerne und Lugano) with Radio interviews on the subject (RTSI, Rete 3)

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2003-2008 Administrative Assistant (part-time), Physiotherapy Dominique Ray, 6986 Miglieglia (CH)

Summer 2003

Sales Assistant Manor Lugano (CH)

Summer 2001 and 2002

Internship Tourist Bureau Caslano (CH) customer consulting and administrative assistant

Publication

Flavia Fossati (2011a): “The Effect of Integration and Social Democratic Welfare States on Immi-grants’ Educational Attainment: A Multilevel Estimate”. Journal of European Social Policy, 21(5): 391 - 412.

Conference and Working Papers

2013

Fossati, Flavia (2013a): Activation Policies in Western Europe. The Multidimensionality of “Novel” Labour Market Strategies. PhD thesis, Political Science Department, University of Zurich.

Fossati, Flavia (2013b): “How Self-Interest and Values Explain Labour Market Attitudes”, paper present-ed in the panel “The Unpopularity of Welfare State Reforms. Exploring the Micro-Foundations of Standard Assumptions”, at the ECPR General Conference, September 4-7, University of Bor-deaux.

The paper is available in the NCCR-Working Paper Series (No. 62), at: http://www.nccr-

democracy.uzh.ch/publications/workingpaper/pdf/wp_62.pdf. A previous version was also presented in the panel “Socio-Economic Inequalities and Political

Cleavages in Post-Industrial Societies”, at the ECPR Joint Session, February 11-16, University of Mainz.

Fossati, Flavia (2013c): “Explaining Public Attitudes Towards a ‛Variety‚ of Activation Policies”, paper pre-sented in the panel “The Challenges of High Unemployment”, at the Conference of Europeanists, 25-27 June, University of Amsterdam.

Fossati, Flavia (2013d): “Public Attitudes Towards Labour Market Policy Measures: The Roles of Political Sophistication and Prejudices”, paper presented at The Swiss Political Science Conference, Feb-ruary 1-2, University of Zurich.

Fossati, Flavia (2013e): "Labour Market Policy Conflicts and Coalitions." In: Kriesi, Hanspeter, Laurent Bernhard, Flavia Fossati and Regula Hänggli (eds.): Shaping the Debate on how to Fight Unem-ployment. A Comparative Analysis of the Political Communication Strategies on Labour Market Policies in Western Europe. Unpublished Manuscript, Political Science Department, University of Zurich.

Fossati, Flavia (2013f): Why Social Democrats’ Labour Market Preferences Differ Across Regimes. Un-

published Manuscript, Political Science Department, University of Zurich.

Häusermann, Silja and Fossati, Flavia (2013): “Does Social Policy Matter for Elections? The Relevance of

Cultural and Economic Preferences in the Swiss 2011 Election Campaign”, paper presented at the

Workshop “The 2011 Swiss Elections” (organised for the Swiss Political Science Review Special

Issue “The 2011 Swiss Elections”), 25-26. October, Solothurn.

Kriesi, Hanspeter, Laurent Bernhard, Flavia Fossati, and Regula Hänggli (2013a): "Characteristics of the Debates." In Kriesi, Hanspeter, Laurent Bernhard, Flavia Fossati and Regula Hänggli (eds.): Shaping the Debate on how to Fight Unemployment. A Comparative Analysis of the Political Communication Strategies on Labour Market Policies in Western Europe. Unpublished Manu-script, Political Science Department, University of Zurich.

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Kriesi, Hanspeter, Flavia Fossati, Laurent Bernhard, and Regula Hänggli (2013b): "Context Structures." In Kriesi, Hanspeter, Laurent Bernhard, Flavia Fossati and Regula Hänggli (eds.): Shaping the Debate on how to Fight Unemployment. A Comparative Analysis of the Political Communication Strategies on Labour Market Policies in Western Europe. Unpublished Manuscript, Political Sci-ence Department, University of Zurich.

Wueest, Bruno and Flavia Fossati (2013): “Framing Labour Market Deregulation: An Empirical Assess-ment of Metacultural Ideas in Western Europe”, paper presented at the Publication Seminar, 11. October, at the Political Science Department, University of Zurich.

2012

Fossati, Flavia (2012a): “Making Labour Market Liberalization Trajectories Dynamic Again”, paper and poster presented at the Joint NordWel and REASSESS International Summer School: “State So-ciety and Citizens – Cross Disciplinary Perspectives on Welfare State Development”, 12-17 Au-gust, Hanasaari/ Espoo, Finland.

Flavia Fossati (2012b): “The Political Conflict Structure in Labour Market Policy”, paper presented at the Swiss Political Science Conference, February 2-3, University of Lucerne.

Wueest, Bruno and Flavia Fossati (2012): “Framing Employment Relations”, paper presented at the Swiss Political Science Conference, February 2-3, University of Lucerne.

2011

Flavia Fossati (2011b): “Unemployment Policies in Six West-European Countries. Political Actor’s Posi-tions in the Policy Space”, paper presented at the ECPR General Conference, August 25-28, Uni-versity of Reykjavik.

2010

Flavia Fossati (2010a): “The Effect of Integration on Migrants’ School Performance. A Multilevel Esti-mate”, CIS-Working Paper, No. 57, Online:

http://www.cis.ethz.ch/publications/publications/2010_WP57_Fossati.pdf.

Flavia Fossati (2010b): “The Effect of Integration on Migrants’ School Performance. A Multilevel Esti-mate”, paper presented at the Swiss Political Science Conference, 7-8 January, University of Ge-neva.

Newspaper articles, interviews and non-academic books

Pomper, Désirée (2013): „Abstimmungskampf lohnt sich bis zuletzt“, Interview, 20-minuten, 21. Sep-tember 2013. Online: www.20min.ch, and live comments (ticker) to the federal vote, 22. Sep-tember 2013.

Fossati, Flavia (2013): „Basisdemokratische Abstimmung in den italienischen Fiat-Werken und die Mo-bilisierung für die Zukunft Italiens“. In Kriesi, Hanspeter and Lars Müller (eds.): Herausforde-rung Demokratie. Lars Müller Publishers: Zurich.

Language skills

Italian and Germany: native languages/ bilingual English: very good command both written and spoken French: good command both written and spoken Spanish: basic knowledge

Computer skills

Stata, SPSS, MLwin and Microsoft-Office skills SAP basic knowledge