The co-founder of the journal Voluntas holds a chair at a University. The University is located at Heidelberg, Baden-Wrttemberg.
 He holds a chair at the Max Weber Institute of Sociology, Heidelberg University, where he is also the Academic Director of the Center for Social Investment and Innovation. 
Heidelberg University (German: "Ruprecht-Karls-Universitt Heidelberg" ; Latin: "Universitas Ruperto Carola Heidelbergensis" ) is a public research university in Heidelberg, Baden-Wrttemberg, Germany. 
 It was established in 1990 with Helmut Anheier and Martin Knapp as its founding editors-in-chief. 
