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Lars Behrisch is Assistant Professor of Political History at Utrecht University, specializing in comparative early modern governance. His research examines the historical development of democratic institutions from the Reformation era through the Age of Revolutions.
Key Projects: Behrisch directs the 'Futures of Democracy' initiative, analyzing how pre-1800 political innovations inform contemporary governance challenges. His methodological innovations include quantitative analysis of historical voting patterns and transnational archival studies of revolutionary movements.
Education includes a Ph.D. from Humboldt University Berlin and habilitation from Bielefeld University. His award-winning monograph 'Die Berechnung der Glückseligkeit' explores statistics as a political tool in 18th-century statecraft.
Honors:
- 2021 Senior Fellowship at Wissenschaftskolleg Berlin
- 2014 Carl-Erdmann-Preis for outstanding habilitation
- 2011 Fellowship at Collegium de Lyon
He coordinates international collaborations on democratic resilience and contributes to EU policy forums on historical consciousness.
