Alexander Graser

Alexander Graser is a Professor of Public Law and Policy at the University of Regensburg and a Fellow at the Hertie School. Previously, he held a Professorship in Comparative Public Law and Social Policy at the Hertie School from 2006 to 2011. Before that, he served as a research fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Social Law in Munich from 1997 to 2006. His academic accolades include the Otto-Hahn Medal (2001) and the Bavarian Habilitation Förderpreis (2003).

He holds degrees from Oxford University and Harvard Law School, with a doctorate and postdoctoral qualification in public law, comparative law, legal sociology, and theory from Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (LMU Munich). His research focuses on public law frameworks, comparative legal systems, and sociological aspects of legal theory.

Graser’s career reflects expertise in bridging academic research with policy analysis, contributing to institutional collaborations like the Max Planck Institute and the Hertie School’s research initiatives. His work emphasizes interdisciplinary approaches to legal and social policy challenges.