16/03/2026 Invited Talk on Free Speech Today, I gave a talk on “The Costs of Speaking Freely in a Liberal Democracy” in the Department of Government’s seminar series at the University of Vienna. Thank you for having me!
02/03/2026 Vienna! I just started my four-month research sabbatical at Vienna University of Economics and Business. During my stay, I am generously hosted by the Institute for Political Economy of Public Policy (PEPP). Thanks, Thomas!
12/01/2026 Talk on ‘Cancel Culture’ Tomorrow, I will present the results of our adversarial collaboration on ‘cancel culture’ at the Cluster of Excellence ‘The Politics of Inequality’ of the University of Konstanz (together with Claudia Diehl and Nils Weidmann).
19/12/2025 Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) Together with Oliver Spalt, I was awarded a fellowship at the newly established Center for Advanced Studies (CAS) of the University of Mannheim. During the fall term 2026 we will pursue our joint work on ‘Dignity: Nonpecuniary Utility at the Intersection of Finance and Politics’.
10/12/2025 Talk on ‘Cancel Culture’ Today, I will give a talk on “‘Cancel Culture’ at the University: Results from an Adversarial Collaboration” at the University of Bergen.
21/11/2025 Two Talks on Free Speech Yesterday, I gave an invited talk on “Free Speech and Self-Censorship in the Context of the Israel-Palestine Conflict” as part of a lecture series organized by the Student Union (ASTA) of the University of Mannheim. Last Tuesday, I gave an invited talk on “What is the state of free speech... View Article
14/11/2025 Parrhesia Politics Lab: “Quantitative Antisemitism Research in Germany” In today’s workshop, the Parrhesia Politics Lab brings together a group of quantitative researchers who work on the sensitive and controversial topic of antisemitism.
07/11/2025 Talk and Discussion on Free Speech at Berlin Law Policy Conference Today, I gave a talk and was part of an expert panel on free speech regulation at the 19. Berliner Rechtspolitische Konferenz of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation in Berlin.
23/10/2025 Talk on Subjective Free Speech and Social Media Regulation Today, I will give a talk on “Subjective Free Speech and Social Media Regulation” in St. Leon-Rot organized by the local group of the Green party.
21/10/2025 Article accepted at PNAS! The result of our adversarial collaboration on cancel culture in academia “Students’ motives for restricting academic freedom: Viewpoint discrimination and pro-social concerns.” (with C. Diehl, M. Revers, N. Weidmann, and A. Wuttke) has been accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)!