Philipp Stehr

Philipp Stehr is a fixed-term lecturer at Utrecht University's Ethics Institute and a postdoc at the Munich School of Politics and Public Policy. His research focuses on democratizing economic institutions, particularly business corporations, emphasizing workplace democracy, expropriation, and political resistance. He holds a PhD from Utrecht University (2025) and an MA from Ruhr-University Bochum (2020), with a BA from Goethe-University Frankfurt (2017). His work bridges political theory and empirical analysis, advocating for feasible institutional reforms.

Research interests include the political theory of economic systems, business ethics, and mechanisms for societal change. Key themes in his publications address corporate governance, democratic participation in workplaces, and the boundary problem of defining the corporate demos. He has presented at conferences such as the ECPR General Conference and MANCEPT, and co-organized events like the 'Business Corporations, Non-Ideal Theory, and Social Change' workshop.

Teaching experience includes courses on political philosophy, ethics, and public policy at Utrecht University and Ruhr-University Bochum. He has also engaged in interdisciplinary collaborations, including the 'Corporatocracy' project exploring corporate power dynamics.

His recent work critiques traditional corporate structures, proposing democratic alternatives through case studies like the Berlin initiative on corporate reform. He emphasizes empirical grounding and real-world applications of normative theories.