Research

Research focus:

• Political Philosophy, especially Social Justice
• Theories of Power
• Decision Theory and Theories of Action
• Democratic Theory

Doctoral Dissertations:

• Timo Gimbel:
• Karl Marker: Political Lying
• Barbara Müller:
• Stefan Schlag:Cognitive Enhancement from the Perspective of Political Science
• Jürgen Sirsch: Theories of Justice and Institutional Design
• Doris Unger: Justifications of Minority Rights

 

Research within the research center Social and Cultural Studies Mainz (SOCUM):

• The public constitution of majorities and minorities in modern democracies
• Hate Speech

Research within the doctoral group "Coginitve Enhancement" (sponsored by the Projekt Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften):

• Socio-political aspects of 'Brain Doping'