Thomas Szanto

Prof. Thomas Szanto is a Professor of European Political Philosophy at Europa-Universität Flensburg since 2024. He holds a dual affiliation as Recurrent Visiting Professor at the Center for Subjectivity Research (University of Copenhagen). His research bridges social/political philosophy with phenomenology and emotion theory, focusing on normative political emotions, collective agency, and epistemic justice. He earned his PhD (2010) and MA (2004) from the University of Vienna.

• Affiliations: Europa-Universität Flensburg, University of Copenhagen (CFS), Carlsberg Foundation Project "Who are We?"
• Education: PhD in Philosophy (University of Vienna, 2010), MA in Philosophy (University of Vienna, 2004)

Research Interests: Political emotions (hatred, solidarity), collective intentionality, critical phenomenology, climate change ethics, feminist epistemology, group agency dynamics. His work combines continental and analytical approaches, engaging social science findings from sociology, political psychology, and social movements research.

Grants & Projects: Led FWF-funded project "Antagonistic Political Emotions" (€386k), Marie Curie Fellowship (SHARE project, €212k). Current projects include collaboration on group-based affective mechanisms and political cohesion.

Editorial Roles: Associate Editor of Emotion Review, Editorial Board member of Philosophy and Society. Reviewed for 70+ journals including Mind and ERC.

Key Contributions: Pioneered analysis of epistemically exploitative bullshit (2023), developed taxonomy of political resentment types (2024), authored monograph Bewusstsein, Intentionalität und mentale Repräsentation (2012). Supervised 6+ doctoral theses across European institutions.