I am an Assistant Professor in Political Theory at University of Münster in Germany. My research focuses on democratic theory, especially on citizenship and belonging as well as on new democratic practices in times of crisis. I study whether changing social, legal and political circumstances require new forms of inclusion, participation and representation. 

In my new research project at the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" (Münster), I discuss the democratic legitimacy of religious strategic litigation. Religious groups increasingly take legal action to advance their agenda. I ask what role strategic litigation should play in a democratic society and compare climate litigation and religious litigation. 

From February to April 2025, I was a Visiting Researcher at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona. 

I have a PhD from University of Hamburg (2018) where I also worked as a Postdoc before joining University of Münster in August 2022. I studied Political Science and Political Theory in Berlin (BA 2011), UCL (MA 2013), Frankfurt and Darmstadt (MA 2014). 

I have received scholarships by the Studienstiftung (2008-2013) and DAAD (2016) and was awarded the Werner-von-Melle-Preis in 2019.