I work on how meritocratic beliefs shape inequality and democratic life, drawing on research conducted at Freie Universität Berlin and at Harvard University.
I also write about politics and contemporary society with DIE ZEIT and taz. My work ranges from essays and journalistic writing to a book project in German for a general audience titled Leistung: Aufstieg und Abstieg einer Idee
My PhD, Meritocracy and Moral Inequality, is currently being published as an academic book with De Gruyter
Recently, I taught Justice (Michael Sandel) and What is a Republic? (Daniel Carpenter) at Harvard College
I also work professionally in policy and governance, supporting foundations and public institutions
ABOUT
I hold a BA in Philosophy and Economic History from the University of Göttingen, an MSc in Philosophy and Public Policy from the London School of Economics (LSE), and an MA in Philosophy from Humboldt University Berlin.
My PhD is from Freie Universität Berlin. I was a visiting fellow at Harvard University in Spring 2023, Fall 2024, and Spring 2025, and a visiting student at Universidad Complutense de Madrid in 2016-17.
Foto: Sebastian Neumann