Franz-Lothar Altmann
Academic Degrees: Dr.rer.pol. (Univ. Frankfurt), Dipl.-Vw. (MA)(Univ. Muenchen)
Place and Date of Birth: Bruenn, August 7, 1942
Citizenship: German
Marital Status:Married,1 child
Home Address: Beltweg 20, D-80805 Muenchen, Tel.: +49-89-3610.5686
- e-mail: franz_lothar_a@hotmail.com
Present Positions: Senior Research Fellow, Alexander S. Onassis Foundation, Athens Associate Professor, Bucharest University Editor-in-chief of the quarterly Osteuropa-Wirtschaft
Office Address: c/o ELIAMEP (from Nov. 1st, 2007) 49 Vas. Sofias Ave., GR-10676 Athens, Greece
Tel.: +30 210 7257110
Fax: +30 210 7257114
e-mail: franz_lothar_a@hotmail.com
Education: Simmernschule (Elementary School), Muenchen,1948-1952; Altes Realgymnasium (Secondary School/High School), Muenchen 1952-1961, Baccalaureat; Universities of Munich, Cologne and Frankfurt/M.
Professional Experience:
- Market Research, Infratest Ostmarkt GmbH, Muenchen, 1967-1968;
- External Researcher, Osteuropa-Institut Muenchen,1968;
- Senior Research Associate at the Osteuropa-Institut Muenchen,1970-1987;
- Editor of the "Yearbook of East-European Economics",1970-1987;
- Deputy Director, Southeast Institute Munich, 1987-2000
- Head, Research Unit Western Balkans German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) 2001-2007
- Member of the "Senior Review Group" for transforming the Stability Pact for SEE, 2005-2006
- Member of the Editorial Board of the "Journal of Comparative Economics", 1989-1991;
- Member of the Editorial Board of "Post-Soviet Geography and Economics", 1997-
- Member of the Board of Editors of "Journal of South East European and Black Sea Studies", 1998-
Teaching Appointments:
- Munich College for Adult Education: Macro-Economics, 1972-1974;
- German Air Force Officers' College: Economics of the Socialist Countries and Comparative Economic Systems, 1973-1974;
- Department of Economics, Boston University: Soviet Economics and Comparative Economic Systems, 1976.
- University of Bucharest: EU Enlargement and Intercultural Communication, 2005-
- Regular teaching appointments at
- European Academy, Berlin
- Academy for Political Education, Tutzing
- Protestant Academy, Tutzing
- European Academy for Life Research, Integration and Civil Society, Waidhausen
Research Awards:
- AIESEC Research stipend, Economic Institute at the Czechoslov Academy of Sciences, Prague, 1968;
- Kennan Institute Research Scholar, The Wilson Center for International Scholars, Washington DC, Spt.1985-March 1986;
- Fulbright travel/research stipend, USA,1985;
- Research and teaching stipend, The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, University of Tohoku, Sendai/Tokyo, Oct.-Nov. 1994.
Publications:
- 9 books and some 220 articles ,see list of publications.
Memberships:
- South-East European Association, SOG, Munich (Member of the Board);
- EALIZ (Europ. Academy for Life Research, Integration and Civil Society) (Vice-President)
- Bavarian-Croat Association, Munich (Vice-President)
- Center for the Study of Democracy, Sofia (Member of the Board of International Advisors);
- Forum Ost-West, Bern (Member of the Scientific Council);
- Spolecnost pro strategické rízení, inovace a podnikatelství, Prague (Member of the Board of Advisors);
- German Association for the Study of Eastern Europe, DGO, Berlin;
- Committee for Economics and Social Sciences, Herder Research Council, Marburg;
- Working Group "Strategy Europe" of the Bertelsmann Foundation, Gütersloh;
- Bavarian Association of Journalists, BJV, Munich;
- American Association for the Advancement of Slavic Studies, AAASS, Cambridge, MA;
- European Association for Comparative Economic Studies, EACES, Freiberg;
- The Japan Association for European Studies, Tokyo;
- The Japan Society for Comparative Cultural Studies, Sendai;
- The Wilson Center European Alumni Association, Washington DC;
- Wilton Park International Associaation
- The German Fulbright Alumni Association, Bonn;
- The German Association of JSPS Fellows, Bonn.