Staff
Professors
Prof. Dr. Joachim Blatter
Head of the Department of Political Science; Professor of Political Science and Political Theory
T +41 41 229 55 92 • F +41 41 229 55 85 • Room 3.B16 • joachim.blatter@unilu.ch
Prof. Dr. Andreas Balthasar
Titular Professor of Political Science, Swiss Politics and Policy Evaluation
T +41 41 226 04 26 • F +41 41 226 04 36 • andreas.balthasar@unilu.ch
Ass.-Prof. Dr. Lena Schaffer
Assistant-Professor of Political Science and Inter- and Transnational Relations
T +41 41 226 55 95 • F +41 41 226 04 36 • lena.schaffer@unilu.ch
SNSF-Prof. Dr. Alrik Thiem
SNSF-sponsored Professor of Political Science and Methods of Political Science
T +41 41 229 55 90 • Raum 3.A29 • alrik.thiem@unilu.ch
Prof. Dr. Alexander Trechsel
Full Professor of Political Science and Political Communication
T+41 41 229 55 90 • Room 3.B14 • alexander.trechsel@unilu.ch
Research Assistants
Dr. Andrea de Angelis
Senior Researcher and Lecturer
T +41 41 229 56 96 • Room 3.B11 • andrea.deangelis@unilu.ch
Johannes Schulz, MPhil
Research Assistant and Lecturer (Prof. Joachim Blatter)
T +41 41 229 55 93 • Room 3.B11 • johannes.schulz@unilu.ch
SNSF Ambizione Grantees
Dr. Diego Garzia
Senior Research Fellow (SNSF-Ambizione Grantee)
T+41 41 229 56 51 • Room 3.B14 • diego.garzia@unilu.ch
Dr. Denise Traber
Senior Research Fellow (SNSF-Ambizione Grantee)
T+41 41 229 55 98 • Room 3.A21 • denise.traber@unilu.ch
Permanent lecturers
Dr. rer. Pol. Stefan Rieder
Permanent lecturer at the Deparment of Political Science
T ++41 41 226 04 26 • rieder@interface-politikstudien.ch
Stefan Rieder is director at the Interface Political Studies Research Consulting in Lucerne. He acts as permantent lecturer at the Deparment of Political Science at the University of Lucerne.
Research Fellows, Research Assistants and PhD Candidates
Frederico Ferreira da Silva
Research Fellow (SNF Diego Garzia)
T +41 41 229 56 53 • frederico.silva@unilu.ch
Anina Hanimann, MA
PhD Candidate (Prof. Andreas Balthasar)
T +41 41 226 61 81 • anina.hanimann@unilu.ch
Maximilian Lüth, MA
PhD Candidate (Assistant- Prof. Lena Schaffer)
maximilian.lueth@unilu.ch
More information
Dr. Elie Michel
Post-doctoral Researcher (Prof. Joachim Blatter)
T +41 41 229 56 04 • Room 3.B14 • elie.michel@unilu.ch
Dr. Lusine Mkrtchyan
Research Assistant (SNF-Prof. Alrik Thiem)
T +41 41 229 56 02 • Room 3.A12 • lusine.mkrtchyan@unilu.ch
Lea Portmann, MA
Research Assistant (Prof. Joachim Blatter)
T +41 41 229 57 14 • F +41 41 229 55 85 • Room 3.A12 • lea.portmann@unilu.ch
David Sanchez, MA
Research Assistant (SNF-Prof. Alrik Thiem)
T +41 41 229 56 01 • Raum 3.A12 • david.sanchez@unilu.ch
Dr. Resul Umit
Post-doctoral Researcher (Prof. Lena Schaffer)
T +41 41 229 56 08 • Room 3.A11 • resul.umit@unilu.ch
Student assistants
Giada Crivelli
Student research assistant (Prof. Joachim Blatter)
T +41 41 229 57 54 • F +41 41 229 55 85 • Raum 3.A19 • giada.crivelli@unilu.ch
Andri Heimann, BA
Student Research Assistant (Prof. Andreas Balthasar)
T +41 41 229 57 54 • F +41 41 229 55 85 • Raum 3.A19 • andri.heimann@unilu.ch
Tim Holleman, BA
Student research assistant (Prof. Lena Schaffer)
T +41 41 229 57 54 • F +41 41 229 55 85 • Raum 3.A19 • tim.holleman@unilu.ch
Aline Horber
Student assistant
T +41 41 229 57 54 • F +41 41 229 55 85 • Raum 3.A19 • aline.horber@unilu.ch
Alessio Levis
Student research assistant (Prof. Lena Schaffer)
T +41 41 229 57 54 • F +41 41 229 55 85 • Raum 3.A19 • alessio.levis@unilu.ch
Cheryl Vaterlaus
Student assistant
T +41 41 229 57 54 • F +41 41 229 55 85 • Raum 3.A19 • cheryl.vaterlaus@unilu.ch
Secretariat // Study and mobility advisor
Trudi Baumann-Schürch
Secretary of the Department of Political Science
T +41 41 229 55 91 • F +41 41 229 55 85 • Room 3.B04 • trudi.baumann@unilu.ch
Office hours: Mon – Thu
Samuel Huber, BA
Study Advisor and Study Programme Coordinator
Mondays and Wednesdays: Room 3.A53, T +41 229 55 89
Fridays: Room 3.B10, T +41 41 229 55 95
Appointments by prior arrangement
Librarian
Alumni and former employees
Dr. Doreen Spörer-Wagner
Former Study advisor for Political Science
Nenad Stojanovic
Former Senior Research Fellow (SNSF-Ambizione Grantee) and Lecturer
Cyrill Schubiger
Former Student Assistant
André Bächtiger
Former SNF-Professor "Deliberative Reforms"
Sandra Lavenex
Former Professor of Political Science, International Relations and Global Governance and Founder of the Department of Political Science
Simon Beste
Former PhD Candidate and Research Assistant (Prof. Dr. André Bächtiger)
Walter Rohrbach
Former Research assistant and PhD candidate (Prof. Dr. Andreas Balthasar)
Samuel D. Schmid
Former Student Assistant, Research Associate and Lecturer
Please note that this list of our alumni is not complete. We only list more recent changes here. Thank you for your understanding.