Academic employment

  • 1977-78: Lecturer, Department of Sociology Wesleyan University
  • 1978-83: Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Harvard University
  • 1979-81: Head Tutor, Department of Sociology, Harvard University
  • 1981-82: Research Director, Swedish Institute for Social Research
  • 1983-86: Associate Professor, Harvard University
  • 1985-86: Research Director, Science Center Berlin
  • 1986-88: Associate Professor, European University Institute, Florence
  • 1988-89: Chairman, Political and Social Sciences Department, European University Institute
  • 1989-93: Full Professor, European University Institute, Florence
  • 1993-99: Full Professor (catedra in Sistemi Sociali Comparati), Università di Trento
  • 2000-:    Full Professor (catedratico en sociologia), Universitat Pompeu Fabra 
  • 2009-13: ICREA Professor. Universitat Pompeu Fabra

Guest teaching

  • 1981:      University of Stockholm
  • 1990:      University of California, Los Angeles
  • 1989-93: External Professor, University of Bergen
  • 1994:      University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  • 1995-2007: Instituto Juan March -Madrid
  • 1995:      New York University
  • 1998-2000: Universitat Pompeu Fabra
  • 2003-2011: University of Leuven, Department of Sociology
  • 2005- :    University of Maastrich, School of Governance
  • 2008-2009: University of Copenhagen
  • 2012-2013: Guest Professor, Barcelona Graduate School of Economics
  • 2013          Guest Researcher, Copenhagen University

Other professional academic activities

  • Member of Social Science Research Council (US) in following sections: a) Comparative Political Economy of Postwar Europe, b) Stratification and Political Order, c) Japan-China program on One-Party Dominant Democracies, d) Committee on Western European Studies (1991-1997)
  • Member of Scientific Council, Juan March Institute, Madrid (since 1996)
  • Member of Strategic Advisor Research Board, Danish Institute for Social Research (since 2003)
  • Member of Scientific Council, European School of Economics, Ecole Normale Superieure, Paris (2005-)
  • Member of Scientific Council, European Master in Labour Studies, Università Di Milano (2006-)
  • Member of Scientific Council, Instituo Madrileño de Estudios Avanzados (2007-2012)
  • Ministry of Education, Denmark. Member of Strategic Research Council (2008)
  • CIS, Madrid (2009-2011)
  • Member of Scientific Advisory Board, UNICE Gender and Generations Programme (2010-)
  • Member of Council of Advisors, Population Europe (2011-)
  • Member of Avisory Board, Trygdfondens Boerneforskningscenter, Aarhus University (2013-)

Other professional non-academic activities

  • Project director for UNRISD, 1995. Prepared a report on global social policy reform for the UN World Summit in 1995.  
  • The Vatican, 1996. Invited non-member for the 1996 Academy Session on social policy and global inequality.
  • Prepared United Nations seminars on Social Progress and Social Indicators, 1999
  • German Government Council, 2004. Advising to Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder on family policy.
  • OECD, Social Affairs Unit. Consultancy work on social protection and social indicators: 1995-1996, 1997, 1999, and 2005.
  • Portuguese Presidency of the European Union, 2000. Prepared a policy report for the European Summit.
  • Danish Ministry for Social Affairs. Member of  'Think Tank' on Social Security Reform (1995-98).
  • Belgian Presidency of the European Union, Autumn, 2001. Prepared a report for EU Social ministries on life course-based social policy reform.
  • OECD. Member of OECD Mission to Evaluate the Swedish education system (2005).
  • Netherlands Government Council for Scientific Research (2005).
  • ISSA (International Social Security Association), Geneva. Member of scientific committee (2005-).
  • European Union Presidency. Member of Social policy advisory team to President Baroso (2005-).
  • Member of CHILD, the North American Association to promote the welfare of Children (2005-).
  • Member of advisory board for German Ministry of Employment, IAB, Nurnberg (2006-).
  • Generalitat of Catalunya. Helped prepare legislation for early child care system for Catalunya (2006-07)
  • Government of Chile, Consultant on the implementation of early childhood care for Chile (2007)
  • Fondation Terra Nova, Paris (2008-)
  • Rand Coorporation Europe

Research funding

  • 1973: Egmont Petersen Foundation for International  Study
  • 1973-74: Fullbright Scholarship
  • 1975: University of Wisconsin Research Grant
  • 1976-78: Social Science Research Council (Denmark) Grant
  • 1978 and 1984: Milton Foundation Grant(s), Harvard University
  • 1985-87: Nordic Council Research Grant (with J. E. Kolberg)
  • 1986-88: Volkswagen Stiftung Research grant (DM 486.000) for Project: Welfare Policy Regimes and Permanent Disemployment
  • 1987: EUI Research grant (Lit. 50 Milion) for project on labor market effects of welfare states
  • 1989-90: EEC (DG-5) Research grant (Lit. 91 Milion) for project on labor market effects of welfare states
  • 1993: Danish Social Science Research Council (Dkr. 120.000)
  • 2000-04: Spanish National Research Council (SEC2000-1697-C02-01) (11.500.000 pesetas)
  • 2001: Research grant, BBVA, 2003-2005 (60.000 euros)
  • 2003-06: Spanish National Research Council (MCYT) (SEC2003-02699)(65.000 euros)
  • 2006-08: Research Grant, Fundacion BBVA (75.000 euros)
  • 2006-08: EU 6th Framework Project (Equalsoc)(4.5 milion euros)
  • 2007-2010: Spanish National Research Council (MCYT) (138.000 euros)
  • 2009-2014: Research grant, Agència de Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i Recerca (AGAUR) (36.800 euros)
  • 2011-2014: Spanish National Research Council (MICINN) (165.770 euros)
  • 2011-2016: ERC Advanced Research Grant (2.100.000 euros)
  • 2012-2013: La Caixa Project(50.000 euros)
  • 2014-2016: Spanish National Research Council (MINECO) (111.320 euros)
  • 2014-2016: Research grant, Agència de Gestió Ajuts Universitaris i Recerca (AGAUR) (36.000 euros)

Scientific honours and awards

  • Premio de Pensamiento 'Primero de Mayo', Fundacion Campalans (1999)
  • Doctor Honoris Causa, Roskilde University. September (2001)
  • American Political Science Association Annual Wildavsky Enduring Contribution Prize - for Three Worlds of Welfare Capitalism (2005)
  • Honorary professor. Aalborg University (2006-)
  • Annual 'trois lectures' speaker, College de France (2006)
  • Cambridge Dictionary of Political Thought (Vol.2). Cited as one of the important political theorists of the 20th Century
  • Member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences (as of 2007)
  • Annual HC Andersen Lecture, Odense, Denmark (2007)
  • Annual Drees Lecture, The Hague (2007)
  • ICREA Academia Award (2009)
  • Member of British Academy (2010)
  • Doctor Honoris Causa, Copenhagen University, November (2012)
  • Inaugural Academic Year Address, University of Generva (2014)