Niclas Rautenberg

Dr. Niclas Rautenberg is a Postdoctoral Fellow within the Excellence Strategy at Universität Hamburg's Department of Informatics, affiliated with the Ethics in Information Technology (EIT) research group and the emerging research field Grounds, Norms, Decisions. His interdisciplinary work bridges phenomenology, political philosophy, and qualitative methods, with active investigations into digital conflict dynamics.

Education includes philosophy, psychology, and political science studies at Free University of Berlin and University of Tours, followed by a master's in Politics, Economics and Philosophy at Universität Hamburg. Doctoral research was completed at University of Essex under supervision of Prof. Fabian Freyenhagen and Dr. Jörg Schaub.

Research focuses on:

• Critical phenomenology of political conflict and digital spaces
• Intersections of race, gender, and power structures
• Normative foundations of democratic societies
• Ethical implications of AI and surveillance technologies
• Qualitative methodologies in philosophical research

Publications demonstrate consistent focus on phenomenological analysis of socio-political conflicts, with recent work examining AI ethics, racialized conflict, and spatial dimensions of political struggle. Article keywords predominantly reflect phenomenology (71%), ethics (57%), and political philosophy (43%) frameworks.

Awards and Fellowships:

• Heinrich Böll Foundation Fellowship (PhD funding)
• German Academic Scholarship Foundation Fellowship
• CHASE Doctoral Fellowship
• Royal Institute of Philosophy Grant
• Robert Papazian Essay Prize 2023 Shortlist

Supervises bachelor's, master's and doctoral theses in phenomenology, critical theory, and technology ethics, particularly welcoming interdisciplinary approaches and underrepresented perspectives. Previously contributed to UKRI-funded project 'What does Artificial Intelligence Mean for the Future of Democratic Society?' at Queen Mary University of London.

Leads research within EIT group and collaborates in the Grounds, Norms, Decisions research field, regularly presenting at international philosophy conferences including World Congress of Philosophy and British Society for Phenomenology events.