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Eva Marlene Hausteiner is Professor of Political Theory and History of Ideas at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), serving as Chair Holder and Institute Spokesperson for the Institute of Political Science since 2024. She has held this professorship since October 2022, following substitute professorships at the Universities of Passau (2022) and Greifswald (2021/2022).
Her educational background includes a habilitation in Political Science from the University of Bonn (2021), a PhD with distinction (summa cum laude) on British imperialism (2013), and a Magister Artium in Political Science, Russian Studies, and Economics from Humboldt University Berlin, University of Potsdam, and La Sapienza University of Rome. Her international experience includes fellowships at Harvard University (John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow), Princeton University, Columbia University, and NYU.
Professor Hausteiner's research focuses on International Political Theory, Federalism, Democracy Theory, Empires and Imperialism, and Political Iconography. Her recent work increasingly addresses contemporary issues like conspiracy theories in digital democracies and dystopian political futures. She has developed a distinctive approach examining federal systems through historical imperial frameworks, while her recent publications reveal growing engagement with current democratic challenges including digital misinformation and political polarization.
Her scholarly output demonstrates consistent quality with numerous peer-reviewed articles in journals like Contemporary Political Theory, Journal of International Political Theory, and Politische Vierteljahresschrift. Her monograph Greater than Rome: Neubestimmungen britischer Imperialität, 1870-1914 (2015) established her expertise in imperial political thought, while her habilitation Challenging federalism. Centralism, expansion, and expulsion in federal political thought (2020) extended this to contemporary federal systems.
- John F. Kennedy Memorial Fellow at Harvard University Center for European Studies
- Editor for Political Theory and History of Ideas at Politische Vierteljahresschrift
- Board member of the section 'Political Theory and History of Ideas' of the German Association for Political Science (2010-2022)
Professor Hausteiner has demonstrated significant leadership through her role as Institute Spokesperson and her editorial work. Her research has evolved from historical imperial studies to increasingly address contemporary democratic challenges, particularly regarding digital misinformation and political polarization. She has also contributed to public discourse through media appearances in Süddeutsche Zeitung, ZEIT, and Deutschlandfunk Kultur. Her recent work on conspiracy theories during the pandemic demonstrates her ability to connect theoretical frameworks with urgent contemporary issues.
