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Personal data born 1964 in Wattenscheid, Germany Senior Researcher at the European Academy of Bolzano/Bozen, Research Department "Minorities and Regional Autonomies" (from 1994) Managing Director of the Research Department (from 1998) Lecturer at the Faculty of Law, University of Trento, Comparative Constitutional and Administrative Law (from 1995)   Education and professional experiences Law School, University of Regensburg, Bavaria and Law degree (1. juristisches Staatsexamen, 1991) Research Assistant to the Chair of Comparative Public Law and European Community Law, Prof. Dr. Rainer Arnold, University of Regensburg, Bavaria (1991-1992) Bar examination (Bavaria) and admission as lawyer, District Court of Regensburg (1994) PhD ("Dr. jur.") in Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, University of Regensburg, Bavaria (1998) Languages: English (excellent), French (basic), German (mother tongue), Italian (excellent) Computer skills: Windows, Winword, Excel, Internet, Powerpoint   Fields of interest Comparative, German, Italian and European Constitutional Law Federalism, Regionalism Minority Issues German, Italian and European Regional Law South-Tyrolean Autonomy Legal Language and Drafting   Projects Tutela minoritaria / Minderheitenschutz Aspetti istituzionali / Verfassungsfragen Globalisierung und neue Realitäten / Globalizzazione e nuove realtà Kosovo – interdisziplinäre Analyse und Konferenz Summer-School: Minderheitenschutz und Regionalismus Aspekte der europäischen Integration und Osterweiterung   Publications / Pubblicazioni   Lectures and teaching appointments