Ellen Margaretha Immergut (born 1957) is a political scientist known for her work on electoral and political competition on welfare state reforms, policy analysis, health politics in Europe, and the impact of right-wing populism on social policies.

Education and career

In 1979, Immergut received her B.A. degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at

Harvard University Harvard University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Founded in 1636 and named for its first benefactor, the History of the Puritans in North America, Puritan clergyma ...

. She received her M.A. in 1983 and her Ph.D. in 1987 from the Faculty of Sociology at Harvard University. From 1986 to 1987, she was a lecturer in political science at the

Massachusetts Institute of Technology The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) is a Private university, private research university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Established in 1861, MIT has played a significant role in the development of many areas of moder ...

. This was followed by a position as assistant professor at the Faculty of Political Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1987 to 1991. In 1991 she was promoted to associate professor and held the Ford International Development Chair. Between 1994 and 2002 she held the professorship for Political Theory in the Faculty of Administrative Science at the

University of Konstanz The University of Konstanz () is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Its main campus was opened on the Gießberg in 1972 after being founded in 1966. The university is Germany's southernmost university and is ...

. From 2002 to 2017 she was Professor for Comparative Analysis of Political Systems at the

Humboldt University of Berlin The Humboldt University of Berlin (, abbreviated HU Berlin) is a public research university in the central borough of Mitte in Berlin, Germany. The university was established by Frederick William III on the initiative of Wilhelm von Humbol ...

. As of 2022 she is the head of the department of political and social science at the European University Institute. In 2012, Immergut served on the international committee that reviewed the department of politics and government at

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) (, ''Universitat Ben-Guriyon baNegev'') is a public university, public research university in Beersheba, Israel. Named after Israeli List of national founders, national founder David Ben-Gurion, the unive ...

and presented recommendations change the department, recommendations that were not followed and led to a plan to cancel politics classes at the university.

Selected publications

As of 2022 Immergut's publications have over 7000 citations and she has an h-index of 22. * * **Reviewed in multiple journals including '' Journal of Public Health Policy,'' ''

Contemporary Sociology ''Contemporary Sociology'' is a bi-monthly peer-reviewed academic journal of sociology published by SAGE Publications in association with the American Sociological Association since 1972. Each issue of the journal publishes many in-depth as well as ...

,'' and ''

Acta Sociologica ''Acta Sociologica'' is a quarterly peer-reviewed academic journal covering all areas of sociology. It is an official journal of the Nordic Sociological Association and was established in 1955. It publishes papers on original research, book revi ...

''. * *

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Immergut, Ellen Harvard University alumni Massachusetts Institute of Technology faculty Academic staff of the University of Konstanz American women academics 1957 births German political scientists Academic staff of the European University Institute Living people Academic staff of the Humboldt University of Berlin