Driven by a passion for understanding how desirable democratic and digital futures are created, I embarked on an extensive journey. Growing up in Germany's Ruhr area, I later spent almost two years in Bucharest after graduating from high school, where I lived and worked in a social center. From there, I became involved in various political struggles and organizations. This journey eventually led me to found the international journal engagée, drawing inspiration from Jean-Paul Sartre's concept of "littérature engagée."

 

Throughout my journey, I’ve embraced various creative roles, including writer, speaker, political organizer, lecturer, commentator, editor, installation artist, magazine designer, and event curator. I also contributed to the award-winning ARD documentary "Der Autokraten-Code" (2024), exploring AI and it's implication for democracy. ​

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I pursued my studies in political science with a specialization in political theory, earning my bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees with distinction. As part of my master's studies, I spent a term at Charles University in Prague. I also obtained a bachelor's degree in philosophy, awarded with distinction from the University of Vienna. Between 2015 and 2021, I worked as a lecturer at the University of Vienna, teaching classes in political theory, democracy, and digitalization. I also completed the psychotherapeutic propaedeutics program in Vienna.

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My passion for democratic and digital futures has taken me across many institutions and cities. I contributed to the Urban Democracy Project, a collaboration between the University of Luxembourg and the City of Esch, and spent six years in London, where I held visiting positions at the London School of Economics and Political Science, the Department of Digital Humanities at King’s College London, and Queen Mary University of London, among others. I also held visiting positions and fellowships in the Literature Program at Duke University in North Carolina, the Philosophy Department at Humboldt University in Berlin, and The New Institute in Hamburg. My work has been supported by numerous scholarships, fellowships, and residencies.

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As a political theorist and philosopher, I have explored democratic and digital futures through various formats and platforms, including keynotes, interviews, workshops, books, book chapters, articles, and essays, with contributions to Deutschlandfunk, openDemocracy, Logic Magazine, re:publica, Jung & Naiv, Utopiekonferenz, transmediale, and the Berliner Ensemble, among others.

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