Professor
Renate Mayntz
Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung
Sociologist; Educator; Research institution administrator
Area
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Specialty
Sociology, Demography, and Geography
Elected
2002
International Honorary Member
Professor Emerita. Visiting Scholar at the Minda de Gunzburg Center for European Studies at Harvard University. Major figure in governmental, educational, and science policy. Held chairs at several universities before being asked to found a new Max Planck Institute in 1985. Research topics range from the theory and sociology of science to policy studies and governance theory.
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