PD Dr Martin Beckstein

I am a political scientist and philosopher, currently engaged in research and teaching at the Institute of Political Science at the University of Goettingen. Additionally, I serve as the coordinator of the Congress of the German Political Science Association 2024.

Previously, I held positions at the University of St. Gallen, where I was awarded a Doctorate in Public Affairs and at the University of Zurich, which conferred upon me the Venia Legendi in Political Science. My career has also included a visiting professorship in Vienna, as well as teaching assignments and research projects at NYU, Columbia University, and the universities of Erlangen, Basel, Oxford, and Princeton.

My research interests include normative political theory, political ideologies—with a particular emphasis on conservatism—and the history of political thought.

I am involved in the International Research Network on Critical Theory and Conservative Thought, the Ghent Research in Ethics, Law and Politics, and the Ethical Dating Online project.