Teaching & Learning
My primary goal is to create interactive teaching & learning environments and to motivate students to engage with political theory and democracy studies autonomously—and to have fun while doing so!
For this aim, I have developed pedagogical concepts that draw e.g. from experiential and problem-oriented learning techniques or apply inverted classroom scenarios.
Furthermore, I am expanding the “traditional canon” of political thought/democratic theory: my seminars and lectures e.g. on African and Asian political theory include readings from indigenous writers and adopt a decolonial perspective.
Overview — Topics of Courses/Lectures
Introduction Political Theory (Undergraduate)
Introduction Political Science (Undergraduate)
Democracy Studies (Graduate)
Political Activism and/or Epistemic Abstinence—the Role of Political Theory in Contemporary Democracies
African Social and Political Philosophy
African Philosophy
African Political Theory in Context
Asian and African Political Theory
Democracy and the Legal Process (Graduate)
Deliberative Democracy and Contemporary Democratic Challenges
Kantian Political Theory & Philosophy (Undergraduate and Graduate)
Interdisciplinary Courses/Ethics for Future Teachers (Undergraduate)
Critical Theory, Radical Democracy (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Formal Logic (Undergraduate)
Philosophy of Mind (Undergraduate)