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Dr. Christine Scheidegger
christine.scheidegger[at]gmx.ch
Mid-November 2014
www.christine-scheidegger.ch
Mittelstrasse 68, CH-3012 Bern
Education
02/2009‒02/2014
UNIVERSITY ST. GALLEN, Switzerland. PhD Political Science in Doctoral
Programme International Affairs and Political Economy (DIA).
Dissertation: “Women’s Policy Agencies and Institutional Architecture in
Comparison: Building Blocks for Equal Gender Relations”. Members of
dissertation committee: Prof. Daniele Caramani (St. Gallen), Prof. Birgit
Sauer (Vienna) and Prof. Elisabeth Prügl (Geneva).
11/2009‒10/2012
UNIVERSITIES BERNE & FRIBOURG, Switzerland.
Interdisciplinary graduate programme “Gender: Prescripts and Transcripts”.
10/1999‒07/2008
UNIVERSITY BERNE, Switzerland. BA and MA in Political Science
(major) and Sociology (2nd minor).
10/2002‒01/2007
UNIVERSITY BASEL, Switzerland. Gender Studies (1st minor).
08/2004‒12/2004
UNIVERSITY LUND, Sweden. Exchange student in Political Science and
Gender Studies.
03/1984‒06/1999
COLLEGE AND MANDATORY SCHOOL ZOFINGEN, Switzerland.
Matura: science type.
Professional Experience
02/2009‒08/2013
UNIVERSITY OF ST. GALLEN, Switzerland. Institute of Political
Science, assistant of Chair Comparative Politics, Prof. Daniele Caramani.
In this function:
2010‒2012
2010‒2011
2009‒2010
Teaching of 4 BA tutorials: Comparative Politics, Quantitative Methods,
and 1 graduate class Feminist Theory.
Local organizer (team work) of ECPR Joint Session 04/2011, St. Gallen.
Member of editorial office of Swiss Political Science Review.
Copy editing, negotiation with authors, editor, guest editor and
publisher and keeping of production schedule.
03/2005‒09/2005
UNIVERSITY OF BERNE, Switzerland. Centre for Continuing University
Education. Student assistant for statistical analysis of continuing education survey
and substitute librarian for the library of continuing academic education.
02/2003‒07/2003
CANTON BASEL-LAND, Switzerland. Gender equality office, Internship.
Drafting and assisting in the evaluation of cantonal gender equality situation.
2000‒2001
NGO BERNE, Switzerland. Political campaigning. Drafting texts,
conceptual and strategic works and mobilisation of voluntary workers.
1997‒2008
PRIVATE TEACHER, ZOFINGEN AND BERNE, Switzerland.
Mainly mathematics and statistics. Minor: French and English.
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christine.scheidegger[at]gmx.ch
Dr. Christine Scheidegger
Mid-November 2014
www.christine-scheidegger.ch
Mittelstrasse 68, CH-3012 Bern
Publications
Scheidegger, Christine 2014: Women’s Policy Agencies and Institutional Architecture in
Comparison: Building Blocks for Equal Gender Relations. Committee: Prof. Dr. Daniele Caramani
(St. Gallen), Prof. Dr. Birgit Sauer (Vienna) and Prof. Dr. Elisabeth Prügl (Geneva). Dissertation,
University of St. Gallen. Bamberg: Difo-Druck.
Scheidegger, Christine 2008: Rahmenbedingungen für die Entstehung und Weiterexistenz von
kantonalen Fachstellen für Gleichstellung zwischen 1990 und 2005. Ein Quervergleich.
Lizentiatsarbeit Politologie Bern, printed by Uniprint, Fribourg.
In preparation for publication
Mapping permanent state engagement for women and gender equality: Classification of current
women’s policy agency forms (in preparation for peer-review).
Sexistische Botschaften in Sprache, Text, Bild, Werbung und Film. Editor of edited volume on
sexism in German speaking countries. Written by academics for a general public audience.
Contributors from various fields of expertise. (eFeF-Verlag, Wettingen.)
Current research projects and forthcoming talk
- Worldwide institutionalisation of intersectionality in gender equality architecture.
- Employment policies and gender equality architecture in the EU and other European states
(together with Dr. Senem Ertan, University of Ankara, Turkey).
- Special guest in 3. Thinklab (18.11.2014, urban fish, Kramgasse 58, Bern). Workshop on rights
and duties of employers on sexual harassment.
Invited talks
Swiss social welfare system in general and public health in particular. Augustana College, Rock
Island (Illinois). In the course Comparative Social Welfare (Prof. Vicki Sommer, Ph.D.), September 4,
2014.
Changing gender inequalities in Switzerland. Augustana College, Rock Island (Illinois). In the
course Global Masculinities (Prof. Vicki Sommer, Ph.D.), September 4, 2014.
Permanent state engagement for women and gender equality: Key findings of a worldwide
comparison. Augustana College, Rock Island (Illinois). In the course Public Administration (Visiting
Assistant Professor Jason S. Plume, Ph.D.), September 5, 2014.
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christine.scheidegger[at]gmx.ch
Dr. Christine Scheidegger
Mid-November 2014
www.christine-scheidegger.ch
Mittelstrasse 68, CH-3012 Bern
Conference participations
2014 Relation between governmental system and gender equality polity strength? Variation of
institutional coherence as predictor of institutional tensions and limited mission
achievement. Paper presented at Annual Conference of American Political Science Association
(APSA),
Washington
DC,
United
States.
August
29,
2014.
Available:
http://ssrn.com/abstract=2451835.
2014 State capability for women and gender equality: Worldwide comparison with a structurebased approach. Paper presented on the Annual Congress of Swiss Political Science
Association, Berne, Switzerland. January 31, 2014 at University of Berne.
2014 Institutional architecture for women’s empowerment and gender equality worldwide:
Institutional diversity in 151 countries. Paper presented on the Annual Congress of Swiss
Political Science Association, Berne, Switzerland. January 31, 2014 at University of Berne.
2013 Comparing WPAs Globally: Classification for the 21st century. Paper presented on the third
European Conference on Politics and Gender, Barcelona, Spain. March 22, 2013, at Universitat
Pompeu Fabra.
2013 Comparing Women’s Policy Agencies Globally. Classification for the 21st century. School
of Economics and Political Science (SEPS) Research Seminar Political Science, St. Gallen
(May 8, 2013).
2013 State Capability in WEGE: Worldwide comparison with a structure-based approach. Paper
presented on the third European Conference on Politics and Gender, Barcelona, Spain. March
22 2013 at Universitat Pompeu Fabra.
2012 Graphical Depictions of Women’s Policy Machineries: Representing State Capability in
WEGE. School of Economics and Political Science (SEPS) Research Seminar Political
Science, St. Gallen (February 15, 2012).
2011 Swiss WPAs: 1970‒2006: What is there?. Paper presented on the second European Conference
on Politics and Gender, Budapest, Hungary. January 14, 2011 at Central European University
Budapest and on the Annual Congress of Swiss Political Science Association together with
other associations of political science (SVPW, DVPW and ÖGPW), Basel, Switzerland. January
13, 2011 at University of Basel.
2011 Women’s Citizenship in Switzerland: What Can we Learn from the Insti-tutionalization of
Women’s Policy Machinery (WPM)?. Paper presented on the Annual Congress of Swiss
Political Science Association, Geneva, Switzerland. January 8, 2010 at University of Geneva.
2007 Pathways to Swiss State Feminism. Paper presented on the international and interdisciplinary
conference: Engendering Policy and Politics – International and comparative challenges and
perspectives of the Gender Research Network of the School of Social Sciences, Manchester,
UK. June 21, 2007 at University of Manchester.
Public Service
2014 “Wolny marsz Szwajcarek” written by Iwona Aleksandra Halgas for Polish weekly magazine
‘Przegląd’ (44/2014). http://www.przeglad-tygodnik.pl/pl/artykul/wolny-marsz-szwajcarek.
Testimonials on gender inequality in Switzerland.
2014 Reviewer for Swiss Political Science Review.
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Dr. Christine Scheidegger
christine.scheidegger[at]gmx.ch
Mid-November 2014
www.christine-scheidegger.ch
Mittelstrasse 68, CH-3012 Bern
2012 Gender Inequality in Switzerland. Frauenpavillon im Stadtpark, St. Gallen (August 30, 2012).
On invitation of the green party of the city of St. Gallen.
2012 Gender Inequality in Switzerland. Speech held before a delegation of Chinese exchange students
on the University of St. Gallen (February, 15 2012).
2009 Is that all? We need more! Gender equality offices in Switzerland. Peter und Paul, Aarau
(September 1, 2009). On invitation of Interest Group Gender Equality (canton Aargau).
2005 Broadcasted radio contribution on sexism in “Context” Radio DRS 1 (prepared in team work).
Part of Gender Studies education to communication scientific results.
Non-academic publications (selection)
Scheidegger, Christine 2014: Sexuelle Belästigung an Amerikanischen Unis: Title IX, Kalifornien,
Umsetzungsmassnahmen und verantwortungsvolle Männer. FemInfo 38 (Dec.), forthcoming.
Scheidegger, Christine 2014: Gleichstellungsbüros weltweit. FemInfo 35 (March), p. 34.
Scheidegger, Christine 2009: Institutionalisierung der kantonalen Gleichstellungsbüros in der
Schweiz 1990‒2006. NGO-Koordination post Beijing Schweiz. Circular no. 2 (October), p. 8‒9.
Memberships
Member of American Political Science Association (APSA), International Political Science
Association (IPSA), Swiss Association of Gender Research (SGGF), Association of Feminist Science
(FemWiss) (former committee member), and Swiss Political Science Association (SVPW-ASSP)
Languages and special skills
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English, French, German (native language)
Swedish
SPSS, LaTeX, InDesign, Illustrator, csQCA
STATA
Fluent
Beginner
Fluent
Beginner
Training
16/10/2013
6‒8/05/2013
14‒18/6/2010
19/06/2009
UNIVERSITY OF ST. GALLEN. Media training for professors and researchers.
UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH. How to publish in peer-reviewed journals.
UNIVERSITY OF BERN. Swiss International Summer School “Gender and
Politics — Gendered Politics”.
UNIVERSITY OF ST. GALLEN. Negotiation training for doctoral students.
Extracurricular Work and Voluntary Work
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3D representation of major PhD result for elevator pitch (see personal website).
Mentoring for members of disadvantaged groups.
Expertise in the fields: elections, feminist research ethics, gender, gender equality, inequality,
institutional mechanisms, quotas, research on men, sexism, and women’s empowerment.
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