Dr. Fritz PLASSER Dean, Faculty for Political Science and Sociology, University of Innsbruck

1976-1980 Head of Political Research Unit at Dr. Fessel Institute in Vienna 1980-1990 Political Pollster and Strategic Consultant at the OeVP - Headquarter in Vienna 1990-2005 Director, Center of Applied Political Research in Vienna since 1993 Professor of Political Science at the University of Innsbruck 2000-2001 Fahrenkopf-Mannat Professor at the Graduate School of Political Management at George Washington University 2004-2005 Shorenstein Fellow at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University in Cambridge, MA