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Executive Director, European Institute for Comparative Cultural Research (ERICarts) and Publisher, ARCult Media (Cologne). Professor emeritus, State Academy for Music and Theatre, Hamburg and Lecturer at different European universities. He wrote his PhD on the mobility of journalists. He is an expert for the EU; Council of Europe; UNESCO; etc. and (co-)author or main editor of ca. 50 books on the status of artists; political, economic and legal questions in the arts and media; European cooperation; gender equality; etc. Numerous honorary positions, e.g. former SG, German Arts Council (Dt. Kulturrat), former Chair Board of Governors, VG Bild-Kunst (copyright licensing society) and current SG, European Association of Cultural Researchers (ECURES).