I am lecturer at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute (GSI) for Political Science at the University of Munich (Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität). My main research line is on the methodology of social sciences, with substantial contributions in public administration, public policy and international relations. I have worked in the fields of global governance, the diffusion of policies and institutions and the processes of development of regulatory agencies. I work also on Internet and e-Government diffusion and other related aspects of the public management of the Information Society.