student of Jurgen Habermas, the left-leaning German academic is counted among the second generation Frankfurt School. He currently teaches political psychology at a private university in Berlin, the Hertie School of Governance.Part of a series on the Frankfurt School Major works Reason and RevolutionThe Work of Art in theAge of Mechanical ReproductionEclipse of ReasonThe Fear of FreedomDialectic of EnlightenmentMinima MoraliaEros and CivilizationOne-Dimensional ManNegative DialecticsThe Structural Transformationof the Public SphereThe Theory of Communicative Action Notable theorists Max Horkheimer Theodor AdornoHerbert Marcuse Walter BenjaminErich Fromm Friedrich PollockLeo Lowenthal Jurgen Habermas Important concepts Critical theory Dialectic PraxisPsychoanalysis AntipositivismPopular culture Culture industryAdvanced capitalismPrivatism Non-identityCommunicative rationalityLegitimation crisis v t e He has made substantive contributions to understanding the relationships between democracy and capitalism. His recent work has focused on economies and states in transition to democracy.He has been married to Ulrike Poppe since 2001.Contents [hide] 1 Fields of research2 Career movements3 Recent publications4 Notes5 External links[edit] Fields of research This section requires expansion. (January 2007) Political sociologySocial policyDemocratic theoryTransformation studiesDual allocation problem[edit] Career movements2006 - Joint Professor of Theories of the State, Hertie School of Governance, Berlin (with Ulrich K. Preuss).2005 Retired in April.1995-2005 Professor of Political Science at the Humboldt University of Berlin.1989-1995 Teacher at University of Bremen and served as visiting professor at various academic institutions in US, Netherlands, Canada, Austria, Sweden, Australia and Italy.1973 Habilitation from the University of Konstanz.1968 Received a doctorate from the University of Frankfurt.1965 Graduated from the Free University of Berlin.[edit] Recent publications2005 Reflections on America: Tocqueville, Weber and Adorno in the United States, Cambridge: University Press, ISBN 0-7456-3505-9.1998 Institutional Design in Post-Communist Societies. Rebuilding the Ship at Sea. (with Jon Elster and Ulrich K. Preuss), Cambridge: University Press, ISBN 0-521-47386-11996 The Varieties of Transition: the East European and East German experience (with Jeremy Gaines), Cambridge: Polity Press, ISBN 0-7456-1608-9.1996 Modernity and The State: East and West. (with Charles Turner and Jeremy Gaines), Cambridge: Polity Press, ISBN 0-7456-1674-7.1982 with Volker Gransow. "Political Culture and the Politics of the Social Democratic Government". TELOS 53 (Fall 1982). New York: Telos Press[edit] Notes1.^ CV page at the Hertie School of Governance[edit] External linksHomepage of Claus Offe at the Hertie School of GovernanceAuthority control VIAF: 41914763 Persondata Name Offe, Claus Alternative names Short description German professor of sociology Date of birth March 16, 1940 Place of birth Berlin Date of death Place of death This article about a German academic is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e This article about a sociologist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. v t e Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Claus_Offe&oldid=521929070" View page ratingsRate this pageRate this pagePage ratingsWhat's this?Current average ratings.TrustworthyObjectiveCompleteWell-writtenI am highly knowledgeable about this topic (optional) I have a relevant college/university degreeIt is part of my professionIt is a deep personal passionThe source of my knowledge is not listed here I would like to help improve Wikipedia, send me an e-mail (optional) We will send you a confirmation e-mail. We will not share your e-mail address with outside parties as per our feedback privacy statement.Submit ratingsSaved successfullyYour ratings