was restructured, and new modern buildings with lecture halls, libraries, and offices were raised, as Goethe University became one of the highest ranking universities in Germany. Privately funded research almost tripled. This process of restructuring met with harsh criticism by students, as it went hand in hand with the so-called Bologna Process reforms, and with the first-time introduction of tuition payments at universities in the State of Hesse. Steinberg was blamed for favouring the legal and the economics department over sociology and the humanities, while a so-called cluster of excellence co-funded by Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft on The formation of normative orders (Die Herausbildung normativer Ordnungen) was created, comprising also philosophers and social scientists. With nine years in the office, none of Steinberg's predecessors served a longer term than he did. He announced that he will step back as university president on the day after his 65th birthday for the end of 2008. Werner Müller-Esterl was elected his successor. Rudolf Steinberg was awarded two civil medals for his lifetime achievements, the Hessischer Verdienstorden of the State of Hesse in 2009, and the Ehrenplakette der Stadt Frankfurt am Main in 2012. He is married and has four children. Writings Staatslehre und Interessenverbände: Interessenverbände im Spiegel amerikanischer und deutscher Literatur und Rechtsprechung - eine kritische Gegenüberstellung. Freiburg (Breisgau), Univ., Diss., 1970. Politik und Verwaltungsorganisation: zur Reform der Regierungs- und Verwaltungsorganisation unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Obersten Bundesbehörden in den Vereinigten Staaten von Amerika. Baden-Baden: Nomos-Verl.-Ges., 1979. Zugl.: Freiburg i. Br., Univ., Habil.-Schr., 1978. New edition: BWV, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin 2004, . Together with Thomas Berg and Martin Wickel: Fachplanung. 4. Aufl. Baden-Baden: Nomos-Verl.-Ges., 2012. . Der ökologische Verfassungsstaat. Frankfurt am Main: Suhrkamp, 1998. . Die neue Universität Frankfurt am Main. Ihr Neubau und ihre Rückkehr zur Stiftungsuniversität. Societätsverlag, Frankfurt am Main 2013, . Die Repräsentation des Volkes: Menschenbild und demokratisches Regierungssystem. Nomos, Baden-Baden 2013, . Kopftuch und Burka: Laizität, Toleranz und religiöse Homogenität in Deutschland und Frankreich. Nomos, Baden-Baden 2015, . References External links Website of Rudolf Steinberg (german) 1943 births Living people People from Cochem People from the Rhine Province German scholars of constitutional law Heads of universities in Germany University of Freiburg alumni University of Cologne alumni University of Michigan alumni Academic staff of the University of Hanover Academic staff of Goethe University Frankfurt