Education

  • 2005 Habilitation, venia legendi, Philosophy, LMU Munich, Germany
  • 1996 Master of Public Administration, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, Cambridge/Mass., USA
  • 1992 PhD, Summa cum laude, Philosophy, LMU Munich, Germany
  • 1988 Master of Arts, First Class Honours, Philosophy and German Literature, LMU Munich

Current Positions

  • 2021-present Spokeswoman of the Munich Center for Ethics and Philosophy in Practice 
  • 2020-present Director of the Executive Master Programme Philosophy – Politics – Economics (PPE)
  • 2014-present Chair for Practical Philosophy and Ethics, Philosophy Department, LMU Munich, Germany

Previous Positions

  • 2006-2015 Chair for Practical Philosophy, Philosophy Department, University of Bern, Switzerland
  • 2005-2006 Associate Professor of Philosophy, Philosophy Department, LMU Munich, Germany
  • 2004-2005 Assistant Professor of Political Philosophy, Political Science Department, LMU Munich
  • 1997-2002 Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department, Georg August University Göttingen, Germany
  • 1993-1994 Assistant Professor, Philosophy Department, Georg August University Göttingen, Germany
  • 1992-1993 Trainee and Expert, Commission of the EU, Forward Studies Unit, Brussels, Belgium

Visiting Academic Positions

  • 2025 Fudan Scholar, Fudan University Shanghai, China 
  • 3-11/2023 Hedda Andersson Guest Professor, University of Lund, Sweden
  • 9-10/2022 Visiting Research Professor, University of Vienna, Austria
  • 4/2022 Professeur Invitée, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
  • 10/2020-9/2021 Leader of the CAS Research Group “Relationships in Transition” at the Center for Advanced Studies, LMU Munich
  • 2012-2013 Visiting Research Professor and Faculty Fellow, Center for Ethics and Public Affairs, Murphy Institute, Tulane University, New Orleans, USA
  • 2003-2004 Visiting Professor of Philosophy, Philosophy Department, University of Bern, Switzerland
  • 2002-2003 Feodor Lynen Fellow, Philosophy Department, UC Berkeley, USA
  • 1996-1997 Visiting Scholar, Harvard University, Philosophy Department, Cambridge, Mass., USA