Prof. Dr. Svenja Ahlhaus
Current affiliations
- Juniorprofessorship of Political Theory (Prof. Ahlhaus)
- Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN)
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Political Theory
- Democratic Theory
- Democracy and Religion: Democratic challengs of religious plurality
- Theories of Political Representation and Ecological Crises (Sustainability, Climate Politics, Animal Politics)
- Boundaries of Political Communities, Migration, Citizenship, Membership
- Democratic Legitimacy of Political Institutions (e.g. Citizen's Assemblies, strategic litigation)
- Feminist Theory
Academic Education | |
| 2013 - 2018 | Doctorate in Political Science |
| 10/2011 - 03/2014 | M.A. Political Theory (Goethe-University Frankfurt and TU Darmstadt) |
| 09/2013 | M.A. Legal and Political Theory University College London |
| 10/2008 - 09/2011 | B.A. Political Science (FU Berlin) |
Work Experience | |
| 08/2019 - 07/2022 | Research Associate (Postdoc) in Political Theory, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Hamburg |
| 10/2013 - 08/2019 | Research Associate (Pre-doc) in Political Theory, Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences, University of Hamburg |
| 09/2016 - 12/2016 | Visiting Assistant in Research, Yale University, Political Science Department (Host: Seyla Benhabib) |
| 02/2016 - 04/2016 | Visiting Researcher, European University Institute, Italy (Host: Rainer Bauböck) |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2016 | Member, German Political Science Association |
Publications
Ahlhaus, Svenja In: Benhabib, Seyla; Shachar, Ayelet (eds.), Lawless Zones, Rightless Subjects: Migration, Asylum and Shifting Borders. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Ahlhaus, Svenja In: Peters, Anne; Stilt, Kristen; Stucki, Saskia (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Global Animal Law. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Type of Publication: Research article (book contribution) | |
Ahlhaus, Svenja (2024) In: Critical Review of International Social and Political Philosophy (CRISPP), Online First Type of Publication: Research article (journal) | |
Ahlhaus, Svenja (2024) In: Contemporary Political Theory, Online First Type of Publication: Review (journal) | |
Ahlhaus, Svenja (2024) In: Global Constitutionalism, Online First Type of Publication: Research article (journal) |
Projects
Duration: 01/04/2023 - 31/12/2025 | 1st Funding period Funded by: DFG - Cluster of Excellence Type of project: Subproject in DFG-joint project hosted at University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/05/2021 - 01/10/2024 Type of project: Project carried out outside the University of Münster |
Prizes
| Werner von Melle Award 2019 Awarded by: Hamburgische Wissenschaftliche Stiftung and Edmund Siemers-Stiftung Award given to: Ahlhaus, Svenja Announced at: 19/02/2019 | Date of awarding: 19/02/2019 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Hamburg Teaching Award 2017 in the category: Beste Lehrveranstaltung an der Fakultät für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften Awarded by: Behörde für Wissenschaft, Forschung, Gleichstellung und Bezirke der Freien und Hansestadt Hamburg Award given to: Ahlhaus, Svenja Announced at: 01/06/2017 | Date of awarding: 27/06/2017 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Josef Esser Award for the best MA Thesis 2014 in the category: Best MA-Thesis in the first term of 2014 Awarded by: Faculty of Social Sciences, Goethe-University Frankfurt Award given to: Ahlhaus, Svenja Announced at: 11/02/2015 | Date of awarding: 27/04/2015 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Gay Clifford Award for Outstanding Women Students Awarded by: University College London Award given to: Ahlhaus, Svenja Announced at: 28/05/2012 | Date of awarding: 28/05/2012 Type of distinction: Research award or other distinction | |
| Stipendium für Studierende Awarded by: Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes Award given to: Ahlhaus, Svenja Announced at: 01/11/2008 Type of distinction: Scholarship |
Doctorates
| [Working title] Christian Hegemony in Secular Courts? Legal Mobilization and Rights Advocacy by Christian Right Groups in the United States and Europe Candidate: Al Nassre, Iman | Supervisors: Ahlhaus, Svenja Period of time: 01/04/2023 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |