Peter Weingart

Peter Weingart

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Peter Weingart studied sociology and economics from 1961 until 1967 at [[Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg]] and [[Freie Universität Berlin]]. Till 1968, he was University Fellow at [[Princeton University]] in [[New Jersey]] and received a doctorate 1969 at the Freie Universität Berlin.Weingart, P. (1970). Die amerikanische Wissenschaftslobby, Zum sozialen und politischen Wandel des Wissenschaftssystems im Prozeß der Forschungsplanung. Düsseldorf: Universitätsverlag. The thesis was about the American scientific lobby in the process of research planning.
Peter Weingart studied sociology and economics from 1961 until 1967 at [[Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg]] and [[Freie Universität Berlin]]. Till 1968, he was University Fellow at [[Princeton University]] in [[New Jersey]] and received a doctorate 1969 at the Freie Universität Berlin.Weingart, P. (1970). Die amerikanische Wissenschaftslobby, Zum sozialen und politischen Wandel des Wissenschaftssystems im Prozeß der Forschungsplanung. Düsseldorf: Universitätsverlag. The thesis was about the American scientific lobby in the process of research planning.


Weingart had various assignments with the Berlin University and was science expert for the German unions economic institute in [[Düsseldorf]] and directed the center of Science research at [[Bielefeld University]]. 1973 he received a tenure in Bielefeld. In the mid-1980s, he received various fellowships at [[Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin]] and [[Harvard University]]. From 1989 until 2009 he was again in Bielefeld. Since 2015 Weingart has held the South African Research Chair in Science communication at [[Stellenbosch University]].
Weingart had various assignments with the Berlin University and was science expert for the German unions economic institute in [[Düsseldorf]] and directed the center of Science research at [[Bielefeld University]]. 1973 he received a tenure in Bielefeld. In the mid-1980s, he received various fellowships at [[Wissenschaftskolleg zu Berlin]] and [[Harvard University]]. In the Spring of 2003, Weingart was a Fellow at the [[Swedish Collegium for Advanced Study]] in [[Uppsala]], [[Sweden]].{{Cite web |title=Former Fellows SCAS |url=https://www.swedishcollegium.se/fellows/former-fellows/all-former-fellows }} From 1989 until 2009 he was again in Bielefeld. Since 2015 Weingart has held the South African Research Chair in Science communication at [[Stellenbosch University]].


Weingart is member of [[Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften]] and Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, the [[Hanseatic League]] [[Institute for Advanced Study]]. He was among the editors of ''[[Scientometrics]]'',[https://archive.today/20130105012638/http://www.springerlink.com/content/101080/ Scientometrics] and ''[[International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy]]''.[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/ijssp/ijssp.jsp International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy] and publisher of Yearbook Sociology of the Sciences[https://www.springer.com/series/6566 Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook] and advisor for [[Suhrkamp Verlag]]. He is the current [[editor-in-chief]] of ''[[Minerva (Springer journal)|Minerva]]''.
Weingart is member of [[Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften]] and Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg, the [[Hanseatic League]] [[Institute for Advanced Study]]. He was among the editors of ''[[Scientometrics]]'',[https://archive.today/20130105012638/http://www.springerlink.com/content/101080/ Scientometrics] and ''[[International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy]]''.[http://www.emeraldinsight.com/info/journals/ijssp/ijssp.jsp International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy] and publisher of Yearbook Sociology of the Sciences[https://www.springer.com/series/6566 Sociology of the Sciences Yearbook] and advisor for [[Suhrkamp Verlag]]. He is the current [[editor-in-chief]] of ''[[Minerva (Springer journal)|Minerva]]''.