A lecture with Professor Svenja Ahlhaus
Svenja Ahlhaus is an Assistant Professor in Political Theory at University of Münster in Germany. Her research focuses on democratic theory, especially on citizenship and belonging as well as on new democratic practices in times of crisis.
Event details of
A lecture with Professor Svenja Ahlhaus
- Date
- 1 June 2026
- Time
- 15:30 -17:00
- Location
- Roeterseilandcampus - building A
- Room
- A3.01
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Biography
In her research project at the Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics" (Münster), she discusses the democratic legitimacy of religious strategic litigation. Religious groups increasingly take legal action to advance their agenda. Dr Ahlhaus asks what role strategic litigation should play in a democratic society and compare climate litigation and religious litigation.
Professor Ahlhaus has a PhD from University of Hamburg (2018) where she also worked as a Postdoc before joining University of Münster in August 2022. She studied Political Science and Political Theory in Berlin (BA 2011), UCL (MA 2013), Frankfurt and Darmstadt (MA 2014).
