Prof. Dr. Sebastian Büttner is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Sociology within the Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and since September 2024, he serves as the scientific project manager of the Transfer Unit Science Communication at the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities (BBAW) . His academic career includes acting professorships at the University of Kassel, Freie Universität Berlin, and University of Duisburg-Essen. Research Interests : Sociological theory and cultural sociology Sociology of knowledge and science Political sociology of expertise and policy European integration and transnationalization Regionalization processes in Europe Academic Training : 2024: Außerplanmäßiger Professor at FAU 2017: Habilitation in Sociology at FAU 2010: Doctorate (Dr. rer. pol.) at BIGSSS 2004: Diploma in Sociology at University of Bamberg Collaborations and Projects : He is an associate editor of Culture, Practice & Europeanization , co-organizer of the German-French working group 'Governing European Mobilities', and member of the interdisciplinary group 'Conflict Management in Europe'. He led DFG-funded projects on EU professionalism and co-edited works on Europeanization and controversial expertise.










