Moira L. Nelson
 
Curriculum Vitae

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Current Position
Bremen International Graduate School of Social Sciences, Field 3 – Social Integration and the Welfare State, Post-Doctoral Fellow (2008-2009).

Education
Ph.D. in Political Science (2008), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Committee: John Stephens (Chair), Evelyne Huber, Gary Marks, David Soskice, Georg Vanberg.
M.A. in Political Science (2003), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Fields: Comparative Politics, International Relations, Methodology.
B.A. with Distinction, in International Relations, French, and European Studies (2000), University of Wisconsin at Madison.

Additional Training
Oslo Summer School (2005,2006)
Luxembourg Income Study Summer School (2005)
EITM, Washington University (2004)

Fellowships
Center for European Studies, Joint Projects between Faculty & Graduate Students (2007)
Berlin Program, Freie Universität (2006-2007)
Deutscher Akademischer Austausch Dienst (2005-2006)
Graduate Student Opportunity Fund (2005)
FLAS German dissertation grant (2004-2005)
University Center for International Studies travel grant (2004)
FLAS German language grant (2003-2004)
FLAS summer French language grant (2003)
FLAS summer German language grant (2002)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Teaching Assistant Fellowship (2001-2003)

Research and Teaching Interests
Welfare State & Social Policy
Comparative Political Economy
European Integration
Political Parties
Education Policy

Publications
“An Application of the Estimated Dependent Variable Approach: Trade Union Members’ Support for Active Labour Market Policies and Insider-Outsider Politics”. Forthcoming International Journal of Public Opinion Research.
“An Analysis of Firm Support for Active Labor Market Policies in Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands,” Working Paper, Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labor Studies, 2009.
“Early Retirement in the Netherlands” with Anke Hassel, Teaching Case, Hertie School of Governance.
“Decommodification and Activation in Social Democratic Policy: Resolving the Paradox” with Jingjing Huo and John D. Stephens. Journal of European Social Policy February 2008.

“Party Ideology and European Integration: an East-West Comparison” with Gary Marks, Liesbet Hooghe, and Erica Edwards. Journal of Comparative Political Studies, March 2006.
“Party Ideology and European Integration: an East-West Comparison” with Gary Marks, Liesbet Hooghe, and Erica Edwards. Robert Rohrschneider and Stephen Whitefield eds. Public Opinion, Party Competition and European Union Integration in Post-Communist Eastern Europe Berghahn, New York, 2005.

Working Papers
“The Electoral Consequences of Welfare State Reform: Blame Avoidance or Credit Claiming in the Era of Permanent Austerity?” with Nathalie Giger. Under Review.
“Economic Change and Skill Obsolescence: Restructuring Education Policy to Facilitate Labor Market Integration“, Under Review.
“Human Capital Investment and the Limits of Coordinated Capitalism: Denmark and Germany Compared”, Under Review.
“The Determinants of Women’s Employment”, with John D. Stephens.
“Agenda-Setting in the Case of Hartz IV”, with Anke Hassel and Christof Schiller, Hertie School of Governance, 2007.

Conference Presentations and Talks
The Political Economy of the Service Transition, Institute for International Integration Studies, Trinity College Dublin May 2008
Conference of Europeanists, Chicago, March 2008, 2006, 2004
Network on Education and Training Kick-Off Meeting, Max Planck Institute Cologne, March 2008
Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Labour Studies, Lunch Seminar, February 2008
ESPAnet Conference, Vienna, September, 2007.
Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies, Harvard University, Friday, May 2006
ESPAnet Young Scholars Conference, Paris, July 2005
Bremen Social Justice Conference, March 2005
International Studies Association, Honolulu, March 2005
Conference on Public Opinion about the EU in Post-Communist Eastern Europe, Indiana University, Indiana, April 2004
Workshop on the Analysis of Political Cleavages and Party Competition, Duke University, NC, April 2004
7th Graduate Student Conference, Georgetown University, March 2003
Research and Teaching Experience
Transportation Learning Center, Consultant (2008-present)
Reviewed qualification systems in Denmark, Germany, and the Netherlands for use in developing a framework in the US transit sector.
Humboldt Universität, Teaching Assistant to Erasmus Students (2007)
Professor Ellen Immergut, Humboldt University (Course Title: Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft und Internationale Beziehungen).
Hertie School of Governance, Teaching assistant (2007)
Professor Anke Hassel, Hertie School of Governance (Course Title: The Policy Process: Employment and Welfare).
Humboldt Universität, Course Instructor (2006)
(Course Title: Transforming Welfare States)
Hertie School of Governance, Research Assistant (October 2005- present)
Professor Anke Hassel. Researched vocational training reform and the Hartz IV reforms in Germany and wrote literature reviews on industrial relations and social pacts.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research Assistant, Expert Survey on Political Parties’ Positions toward European Integration (2002-2003)
With Professors Liesbet Hooghe, Gary Marks, Marco Steenbergen, and Milada Vachudova. Constructed database of experts, administered survey, generated dataset on political parties’ positions toward European integration from survey data.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Research Assistant (2002- 2003)
Professor Searing. Formulated tables on British and American citizenship and organized internships for students participating in a course on democracy.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Teaching Assistant (2001- 2003)
Courses: European Politics (Prof. Gary Marks, Prof. John Stephens), International Relations (Prof. Thomas Oatley), International Studies—Globalization (Prof. Evelyne Huber).
French Public Schools, English Language Teaching Assistant (2000- 2001)
Ris Orangis, France.

Miscellaneous
Foreign Languages: French (fluent), German (fluent/highly proficient), Italian (basic)
Software: Stata, SPSS, Endnote, fs/QCA 2.0
Citizenship: United Kingdom/ United States

Professional Affiliations
American Political Science Association
Council on European Studies
Network on Education and Training

Service to the Field
Student Assistant Representative (with Christof Schiller) (2008), Hertie School of Governance, Berlin, Germany.
Political Science Representative to the Graduate Senate (2003-2004), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.
Graduate Student Representative for Teaching and Learning (2002-2003), University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA.

References
Professor John D. Stephens (Chair)
European Union Center for Excellence
3211 FedEx Global Education Center
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3449
jdsteph AT unc.edu
+1-919-962-4634

Professor Anke Hassel
Hertie School of Governance
Friedrichstrasse 180
10117 Berlin
hassel AT hertie-school.org
+49 - (0)30 - 21 23 12 - 302

Professor Gary Marks
Department of Political Science
University of North Carolina
Hamilton Hall, CB# 3265
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3265
marks AT unc.edu
+1-919-962-0435