y ▁at ▁the ▁School ▁of ▁Human ities ▁and ▁Social ▁Sciences ▁at ▁Jacob s ▁University ▁Bre men . ▁Since ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁has ▁held ▁the ▁Professor ship ▁of ▁Social ▁Econom ics , ▁esp . ▁Econom ic ▁Soci ology ▁and ▁Political ▁Econom y ▁at ▁Go ethe ▁University ▁Frankfurt . ▁In ▁addition , ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁Found ing ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Sch ump eter ▁Center ▁for ▁Cl uster , ▁Entre pr ene ur ship ▁and ▁In nov ation ▁at ▁Go ethe ▁University . ▁ ▁Research ▁and ▁teaching ▁The ▁emphas is ▁in ▁research ▁and ▁teaching ▁is ▁core ▁areas ▁of ▁political ▁economy ▁and ▁economic ▁soci ology . ▁His ▁theoretical ▁position ▁refers ▁to ▁the ▁new ▁institution al ism ▁in ▁the ▁social ▁sciences ▁with ▁a ▁focus ▁on ▁the ▁matter ▁of ▁entrepr ene ur ship , ▁innov ation , ▁govern ance ▁and ▁development . ▁Current ▁research ▁projects ▁address ▁subjects ▁such ▁as ▁institution al ▁transformations ▁in ▁the ▁relationship ▁between ▁states ▁and ▁mark ets , ▁regional ▁cluster ▁strateg ies , ▁trans n ational ▁entrepr ene ur ship , ▁and ▁cultural ▁aspects ▁of ▁so cio - e conom ic ▁change . ▁Since ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁Alexander ▁Eb ner ▁is ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁Sch ump eter ▁Center ▁for ▁Cl uster , ▁Entre pr ene ur ship ▁and ▁In nov ation ▁at ▁Go ethe ▁University ▁Frankfurt . ▁The ▁mission ▁of ▁this ▁research ▁center ▁is ▁applied ▁research ▁on ▁industrial ▁and ▁regional ▁development . ▁ ▁Alexander ▁Eb ner ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁professional ▁associations : ▁Verein ▁für ▁Social