Sebastian Büttner

Prof. Dr. Sebastian Büttner is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Sociology within the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and since September 2024, he serves as the scientific project manager of the Transfer Unit Science Communication at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW). His academic career includes acting professorships at the University of Kassel, Freie Universität Berlin, and University of Duisburg-Essen.

Research Interests:

• Sociological theory and cultural sociology
• Sociology of knowledge and science
• Political sociology of expertise and policy
• European integration and transnationalization
• Regionalization processes in Europe

Academic Training:

• 2024: Außerplanmäßiger Professor at FAU
• 2017: Habilitation in Sociology at FAU
• 2010: Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) at BIGSSS
• 2004: Diploma in Sociology at University of Bamberg

Collaborations and Projects: He is an associate editor of Culture, Practice & Europeanization, co-organizer of the German-French working group 'Governing European Mobilities', and member of the interdisciplinary group 'Conflict Management in Europe'. He led DFG-funded projects on EU professionalism and co-edited works on Europeanization and controversial expertise.