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Fritz W. Scharpf
German political scientist

Fritz W. Scharpf

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German political scientist
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Place of birth
Schwäbisch Hall
Age
89 years
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Biography

Fritz W. Scharpf (born February 12, 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.
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
  • 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.

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. , 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.

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