Since 2010: Teaching assistant at the University of Tuebingen
Since 2010: Research Assistant in the department of Political Economy and Policy Analysis at the University of Tuebingen
Master thesis (2009): "Soldiering on or splitting of? A study of responses to dissatisfaction among party members illustrated by the example of the North African Nationanl Congress (NAC) in South Africa, 1994-2009
Studies in political science, history, political economics at the University of Tuebingen and the University of Capetown
Professional Career
2008-2010: Undergraduate assistant, Chair of Political Economics and Comparative Policy Analysis at the Institute for Political Science, University of Tuebingen
PhD project
A comparative analysis of the promotion of social infrastructure by the German states
In my PhD project I deal with the promotion of social infrastructure by the German states. Although most of the social policy competencies in Germany lie in the hand of the federal government, the German states are not without influence. Most notably they are responsible for ensuring an adequate social infrastructure comprising hospitals, nursing homes, social housing and child care. Despite these important responsibilities, the social policy of the German states is widely neglected in the academic debate.
By identifying central dimensions of comparison, I analyse the different approaches of the German states with regard to the promotion of social infrastructure in the period 1991-2011. Using quantitative and qualitative research methods I aim at examining their different strategies and conceptions of social policy.
Areas of specialization
Welfare states
Political Economics
Policy Analysis
Publications
Stoy, Volquart (forthcoming): Worlds of Welfare Services: From Dicsovery to Exploration. In: Social Policy & Administration. - awarded with the 2013 Early Stage Career Researcher prize -
Stoy, Volquart 2012: Informationen zum Wohlfahrtsstaat im Internet - eine Orientierungshilfe. In: Gesellschaft - Wirtschaft - Politik (GWP), Heft 1/2012, S. 99-107.
Stoy, Volquart/Schmid, Josef 2011: Der Aufstieg der Linkspartei - oder was passiert, wenn Loyalität schwindet. In: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen (ZParl) 42:2, S. 346-364.
