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Dr Philipp Kender is a Lecturer in Law at the University of Kent's Kent Law School. His academic background includes a PhD from the University of London (2022), focusing on the resurgence of political authoritarianism in contemporary Europe through social theory and legal history lenses. He previously taught at Birkbeck College, University of London.
Education:
- BA (Munich)
- MA
- PhD (Lond)
- PGCHE (Kent)
Research Interests:
- Authoritarianism in Europe
- Conceptualization of authority as historical practice
- Michel Foucault's power-knowledge frameworks
- Frankfurt School critical theory
- Biographies of key 20th-century thinkers
Publications: Focused on intersections of Foucault's theories with legal and sociopolitical contexts, including analyses of Weimar-era politics, surveillance law, and Nietzschean philosophy. Recent work explores archival methodologies in historical power dynamics.
Teaching: Leads modules on European Union Law (LAWS5930), Property Law (LAWS3160), and critical legal theory (LAWS3130).
Labs/Teams: No dedicated research group mentioned, but collaborates through academic networks in legal theory and critical studies.




