As of 1 April 2017 I am working as a professor at Ritsumeikan University, Japan, in the College of Information Science and Engineering while keeping some projects as a principle investigator at the Centre for Democracy Studies Aarau (ZDA), University of Zurich, Switzerland. At Ritsumeikan University I am also running the Digital Governance Systems Lab.
In this dual position I teach and do interdisciplinary research in several domains of digital governance. I am particularly interested in internet based platforms and tools for citizens (e-participation) as well as public administrations (e-government) enhancing transparency and deliberation in an information society.
From 2007 to 2017 I used to work at the ZDA as a senior researcher and lecturer. Before joining the ZDA I taught and worked as a post-doctoral researcher and lecturer at various universities in Switzerland (ETH Zurich, University of Zurich, University of Geneva).
Previously, research stays and guest lectures lead me to Hungary (Andrassy University, 2016), Austria (Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz, 2015), Poland (PU Cracow, 2013/14), Japan (Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, 2011; Waseda University, Tokyo, 2002/2003), and the USA (University of Pittsburgh, PA, 1999/2000).
Uwe Serdült 