Verena Frick

PD Dr. Verena Frick is an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Theory at the Institute of Political Science and Sociology, Faculty of Human Sciences, Julius-Maximilians-University Würzburg. Her academic profile spans political theory, democratic innovations, and urban policy research within Germany's prominent public university system.

Her research focuses on:

• Spatiality and political theory of cities, public space, and urban policy
• Democratic theory including citizenship, liberalism, and state transformation
• Political-legal intersections covering legal mobilization and constitutionalism
• Social science sustainability research with interdisciplinary approaches

Dr. Frick teaches core courses including Introduction to Political Theory, seminars on Defensive Democracy, Liberalism controversies, Michael Walzer's theories, and advanced Constitutionalism studies at both Bachelor and Master levels. Her methodological expertise spans qualitative and quantitative empirical social research.

She participates in university working groups including the Gender Research Group, State and Regime Research Group, and Sustainability Forum, reflecting her interdisciplinary engagement across political theory and sociology.