Main Focus
- Police Research, Police/Society Relations
- Political Sociology
- Citizenship and Representation
- Border, Migration, and Security Studies
- Diversity Studies and Discrimination Research
Curriculum Vitae
Research Experience
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since 03.2024: Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law
Senior Researcher, Department of Public Law -
03.2019–01.2024: University of Freiburg, Centre for Security and Society
Research group leader ZuRecht – the Police in an Open Society funded by Stiftung Mercator -
01.2014–01.2019: University of Freiburg, Centre for Security and Society
Research assistant in the field of civil security research & spokesperson for the nationwide network “Expert Dialogue on Security Research” -
04.2013–08.2013: Technische Universität Darmstadt
Research Fellow at the DFG-Graduate Academy Topology of Technology
Academic Qualifications
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03.2018: University of Freiburg
Doctorate in Sociology (Dr. phil.) (summa cum laude)
Scholarship of the International Graduate Academy Freiburg -
05.2006: University of Freiburg (Germany) & University of KwaZulu Natal (South Africa)
Master of Arts in Social Sciences (Global Studies Programme)
Semesters at the University of KwaZulu Natal (South Africa) & at the Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi (India) -
09.2003: Heinrich-Heine University Düsseldorf
Bachelor of Arts in Social Sciences
Teaching Experience
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2024: University College Freiburg,
Lecturer in Liberal Arts and Science
Course: “(Non)-Discrimination: legal and sociological approaches” (in cooperation with the German Institute for Human Rights (DIMR)—taught in English) -
2022/2023: Hochschule der Polizei Baden-Württemberg
Lecturer in Political Science, Political Education, and Scientific Methodology -
2015–today: Universities of Freiburg and Basel
Lecturer in Sociology (adjunct faculty)
courses in German and English, supervision of students’ work
