Reinhard Naumann holds a degree in Political Science (Philipps-Universität Marburg, 1988) and worked from 1989 to 1991 as organizor at the Greman Anti-Apartheid Movement. In 1991 he moved to Portugal and worked in the project “The Emerging Pattern of Industrial Relations in Portugal” (CIES 1991-1994). Since 1996 he is the representative of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation in Portugal and since 2006/2007 he is correspondent of two European Observatories (European Industrial Relations Observatory – EIRO and European Employment Observatory – EEO/EEPO). He has published scientific articles in some important books in the area of Industrial Relations.