Fritz W. Scharpf (born 12 February 1935 in Schwäbisch Hall) is a German professor and Emeritus Director of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies. His areas of interest include; the organisational problems and decision processes in governments at all levels; the political economy of inflation and unemployment; comparative political economy of the welfare state.[1]

In 2000, Scharpf was awarded the Johan Skytte Prize in Political Science.

Other awards

  • 2008 Honorary doctorate of the European University Institute in Florence, Italy
  • 2007 Science Prize of the Stifterverband
  • 2007 Lifetime Contribution Award in EU Studies from the European Union Studies Association[2]
  • 2004 Bielefeld Science Award, (with Renate Mayntz)
  • 2004 Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • 2003 Honorary Doctorate, Humboldt University Berlin

Publications

Scharpf is an author of several books and his articles have appeared in numerous journals.[3][4]

In a 1988 scholarly article, Scharpf, Fritz W. (1988). The Joint-Decision Trap. Lessons From German Federalism and European Integration. Public Administration, Vol. 66, No. 2. pp. 239–78.,[5] he identified a situation labelled joint decision trap, in which there is a tendency for government decisions to be taken at the lowest common denominator in situations where the decision-makers have the ability to veto the proposals. It is common challenge for federal governments, such as Germany, and the European Union.[6][7][8]

References

  1. ↑ "Untitled 1". Mpifg.de. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
  2. ↑ "About - EUSA Prize Winners | EUSA | Information and ideas on the European Union". Archived from the original on 6 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "Books by Author "SCHARPF, Fritz W"". Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  4. ↑ "Goodreads - Books by Fritz W Scharpf". Goodreads.com. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  5. ↑ Scharpf, Fritz W. (1988). "The Joint-Decision Trap: Lessons from German Federalism and European integration". Public Administration. 66 (3): 239–278. doi:10.1111/j.1467-9299.1988.tb00694.x. hdl:21.11116/0000-0006-8C1A-0.
  6. ↑ "The Joint-Decision Trap Revisited". 2.lse.ac.uk. London School of Economics. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
  7. ↑ "Introduction: The EU's Decision Traps and their Exits, A Concept for Comparative Analysis" (PDF). Retrieved 14 August 2012. by Gerda Falkner
  8. ↑ "Who governs the environmental policy in the EU? A study of the process towards a common climate target". Cicero.uio.no. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2010.


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