Prof. Sabine Müller-Mall
Core research areas
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Political theory and history of ideas, especially republicanism, anarchism, liberalism
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Theory of democracy
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Public law in an interdisciplinary context, legal and constitutional theory
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Practical philosophy, in particular (discourse) ethics, as well as legal and political philosophy
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Law and morality
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European law/European integration
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Human dignity, autonomy, empathy
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Discourse-theoretical foundations of society and law
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German idealism
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Legitimation and justification of institutions, neoinstitutionalism
Publications
On the website of Dr. Sabrina Zucca-Soest you will find a complete overview of her publications.
Curriculum vitae
Academic career
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Jan 2025 Habilitation in Political Science, in particular Political Theory and History of Ideas, Public Law, Philosophy of Law, Political Philosophy, Practical Philosophy
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2011 Doctorate at the Institute of Political Science, Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg Dissertation topic: "Legitimacy and Normativity"
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2007 First state examination in law, also Diploma in Law, University of Bremen
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2005 Diploma in Political Science, University of Bremen "Ordnungs- und Leitideen als institutionelle Variablen - Eine neoinstitutionalistische Analyse der Rechtsprechung des BVerfG zur europäischen Integration"
Academic positions
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Winter semester 2026/27 Contract professor at the Free University of Bozen-Bolzano: Human dignity and human rights
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Winter semester 2025/26 Substitute professor for legal and constitutional theory with interdisciplinary references at TU Dresden
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Aug 2024-June 2025, Research Officer (part-time), HSU, Hamburg
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WiSe 2023/24 Substitute professorship for legal and constitutional theory with interdisciplinary references at TU Dresden
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Sept 2023 Research stay EUPHUR, Free University of Bozen-Bolzano: joint research work on the topic of "Ecological Violence"
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Mar 2021- May 2023 Research Associate (part-time) academic work in the civil equality office of the HSU, Hamburg
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Mar-Sep 2019 Research Associate (Postdoc) at the Anna Fruhstorfer Chair, Institute for Social Sciences, Humboldt University of Berlin
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Since Feb 2017 Research Associate (Postdoc) with Prof. Dr. Roland Lhotta, Institute of Political Science, HSU, Hamburg
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Sept 2015 - June 2017 Parental leave
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Apr-Aug 2015 Research Associate (Postdoc) with Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal, Institute for Social Sciences, HU Berlin
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Apr 2014 Research Associate (Postdoc) with Prof. Dr. Roland Lhotta, Institute of Political Science, HSU, Hamburg
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Nov 2012 - Mar 2014 Parental leave
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Aug 2011 - Aug 2012 Visiting Researcher, Georgetown University, Prof. Dr. Terry Pinkard, Department of Philosophy, Washington, D.C., In-depth research on fundamental ethical questions, especially human dignity and rights, the Enlightenment, modern philosophy of language and German idealism.
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2007-2015 Research Associate with Prof. Dr. Roland Lhotta, Institute of Political Science, HSU, Hamburg
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2005-2007 Research Assistant with Prof. Dr. Roland Lhotta, Institute of Political Science, HSU, Hamburg
Academic functions
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Since October 2025 Member of the Advisory Committee: The Venice Multidisciplinary World Conference on Republics and Republicanism, VIU Venice
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Since Jan 2024 Member of the Executive Committee: Constitutional Theory Group, founding location: Lisbon/Portugal
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Since Jan 2023 Member of the Board Working Group "Philosophy and Diversity" of the DGPhil
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Since Jun 2022 Member of the Executive Committee of IVR, German section of the International Association for Philosophy of Law
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2021-2023 Member of the Gender, Diversity and Anti-Discrimination Working Group of the Political Theory and History of Ideas Section of the DVPW
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Since 2019 President of SAFI: Network for Women Researching Law, together with Dr. Claudia Wirsing, Dr. Kristin Albrecht, Dr. Giulia Battistoni
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Since Sept 2014 Spokesperson of the Young Forum for Philosophy of Law (JFR), together with Dr. Markus Abraham, Dr. Kristin Albrecht