Prof. Dr. Andreas Anter

After studying Political Science, German Studies, and Sociology in Münster, Freiburg i.Br., and Hamburg and earning a diploma in Political Science (1988), Andreas Anter was initially an employee at the Chair of Political Theory at the University of Hamburg, where he received his doctorate in 1994 for his work on "Max Weber's Theory of the Modern State" (3rd ed. Duncker & Humblot 2014).

He then spent seven years as a literary editor at Rowohlt Verlag (Reinbek near Hamburg) and program director at Reclam Verlag Leipzig before returning to academia and completing his habilitation at the University of Leipzig in 2003.

After substitute professorships for the political system of Germany (Leipzig ) and for political theory (Bremen), he became professor for the political system of Germany at the University of Leipzig in 2008, before being appointed to the chair of political education at the University of Erfurt in 2013.

• Max Weber und die Staatsrechtslehre, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2016. Reviews of the book: Oleg Kildyushov, in: Recensio (Moscow), no. 11 (2020); Hans-Christoph Kraus, in: Zeitschrift für Neuere Rechtsgeschichte 42 (2020), p. 292; Christoph Gusy, in: Journal der Juristischen Zeitgeschichte 12 (2018), pp. 32-34; Furio Ferraresi, in: Filosofia politica, vol. 32 (2018), pp. 176-179; Margrit Seckelmann, in: Neue Politische Literatur 62 (2017), pp. 519-521; Agostino Carrino, in: Lo Stato, Vol. 5 (2017), pp. 381-382; Christopher Adair-Toteff, in: Max Weber Studies, Vol. 17 (2017), pp. 103-108; Christian Starck, in: Juristenzeitung 73 (2018), pp. 40-41; Josef Franz Lindner, in: Bayerische Verwaltungsblätter 148 (2017), p. 724;
• Politics and Governance in Brandenburg (with Astrid Lorenz and Werner Reutter with the employees Verena Frick and Hendrik Träger), Wiesbaden: Springer VS 2016. reviews of the book: Jochen Franzke, in Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen 49 (2018), pp. 186-187.
• Max Weber's Theory of the Modern State. Origins, Structure, and Significance. Basingstoke/ New York: Palgrave Macmillan 2014. reviews of the book: Daniel Neep, in Political Studies Review 14 (2016), pp. 64-65; Christopher Adair-Toteff, in Theory, Culture & Society, September 29, 2014.
• Theories of Power for Introduction, 5th ed. Hamburg: Junius 2020 (1st ed. 2012). Reviews of the book: Veith Selk, in Ethics and Society, no. 2 (2015); Gianfranco Poggi, in Sociologica 8 (2014); Furio Ferraresi, in Nuova Informazione Bibliografica 4 (2013), pp. 875-879; Georg Zenkert, in: Philosophischer Literaturanzeiger 67 (2014); Ralf Seinecke, in: Archiv für Rechts- und Sozialphilosophie 100 (2014), pp. 287-290; Samuel Salzborn, in: pw-portal, January 3, 2013; Arnold Schmieder, in: socialnet, August 18, 2017;
• State Concepts. Die Theorien der bundesdeutschen Politikwissenschaft (together with Wilhelm Bleek), Frankfurt/New York: Campus 2013. Reviews of the book: Sebastian Klauke, in: Das Argument 55 (2013), pp.636-638; Frank Schale, in: pw-portal, July 25, 2013.
• The Power of Order. Aspects of a Basic Category of the Political, 2nd ed. Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2007(1st ed. 2004). reviews of the book: Ludger Heidbrink, in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, March 29, 2005, p. 22; Josef Franz Lindner, in: Politische Studien 56 (2005), pp. 117-119; Michael Pawlik, in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, February 2, 2005, p. 36; Robert Chr. van Ooyen, in: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft 15 (2005), p. 694; Rainer Rosenberger, Österreichischer Rundfunk ORF Kultur, June 17, 2005; S. Weichlein, in: Politische Vierteljahresschrift 46 (2005), pp. 721-723; Andreas Schneider, in: H-Soz-u-Kult, October 12, 2005; Margrit Seckelmann, in: Rechtsgeschichte 7 (2005), pp. 168-170; Daniel Hildebrand, in: Das Historisch-Politische Buch 53 (2005), pp. 640-641; Helwig Schmidt-Glintzer, in: Wolfenbütteler Barock-Nachrichten, 32nd Jg. 2005, pp. 91-98; Wolfgang Saur, in: Sezession, Heft 12, 2005, p. 53; Gerald Hartung, in: Deutsche Zeitschrift für Philosophy 54 (2006), pp. 954-957; Benjamin Steiner, in: Zeitschrift für Geschichtswissenschaft 55 (2007), pp. 65-66; Gianfranco Poggi, in: Max Weber Studies, Vol. 8 (2008), pp. 247-249; Helmut Goerlich, in: Sächsische Verwaltungsblätter, Issue 1 (2010), p. 28; Agostino Carrino, in: Lo Stato, Vol. 1 (2013), pp. 299-300.
• Max Weber's Theory of the Modern State. Origin, structure and meaning. 3rd ed. Berlin: Duncker & Humblot 2014 (1st ed. 1995). Reviews of the book: Sebastian Huhnholz, in: Peter Niesen/ David Weiß (eds.), 100 Jahre Politikwissenschaft in Hamburg (2021), pp. 186-191; Jan Philipp Schaefer, in: Archiv des öffentlichen Rechts 142 (2017), pp. 482-484; Helmut Reinalter, in: Zeitschrift für Internationale Freimaurerforschung 36 (2016); Sven Eliaeson, in: Zeitschrift für Politik 47 (2000), pp. 97-98; Bernd Wunder, in: Zeitschrift für Historische Forschung 26 (1999), pp. 420-421; Hartmann Tyrell, in: Berliner Journal für Soziologie 9 (1999), pp. 282-285; Agostino Carrino, in: Diritto e cultura 9 (1999), pp. 195-596; R. Prätorius, in: Politische Vierteljahresschrift 39 (1998), pp. 902-903; Gianfranco Poggi, in: Political Theory 26 (1998), pp. 588-590; Nolberto A. Espinosa, in: Filosofía 12 (1998), pp. 44-45; Paul-Ludwig Weinacht, in: Historisches Jahrbuch 118 (1998), pp. 374-376; Pier Paolo Portinaro, in: Teoria Politica 13 (1997), pp. 185-187; Jörg Luther, in: Archiv des öffentlichen Rechts 122 (1997), pp. 658-659; Stephan Ganglbauer, in: SWS-Rundschau 37 (1997), pp. 489-491; Claus Leggewie, in: Süddeutsche Zeitung of March 1, 1997, supplement, p. VI; Reinhard Mehring, in: Jahrbuch Politisches Denken 1997, pp. 181-184; E. Bolsinger, in: Telos 109 (1996), pp.182-185.; A. Braeckman, in: Tijdschrift voor Filosofie 58 (1996), pp. 770-771; Otfried Höffe, in: Zeitschrift für philosophische Forschung 50 (1996), p. 522; Wolfgang Reinhard, in: Der Staat 35 (1996), pp. 482-483; Dietmar Willoweit, in: Zeitschrift für Neuere Rechtsgeschichte 18 (1996), pp. 333-335; Gregor Schöllgen, in: Historische Zeitschrift 262 (1996), p. 141; Martin Gralher, in: Das Parlament, 2. February 1996, p. 14; Giuseppe Balistreri, in: Informazione Filosofica 26 (1995), p. 50; Constans Seyfarth, in: Soziologische Revue 18 (1995), p. 605; Claas Thomsen, in: Bonner General-Anzeiger of September 27, 1995, p. 23; Stefan Breuer, in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung of May 16, 1995, p. 43; Furio Ferraresi, in: Filosofia Politica 9 (1995), pp. 489-490.

• The Normative Power of the Factual. Georg Jellinek's Understanding of the State (2004) 2nd edition, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2020.
• Politics, Law, and Religion (together with Verena Frick), Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2019 Reviews of the book: Karol Dabrowski, in Annales Vol. 68 (2021), pp. 9-16; Hendrik Munsonius, in Theologische Literaturzeitung 145 (2000), pp. 1050-1052; Laura Lots, in Ethics and Society, no. 1 (2019); Georg Neureither, in: Religion, Weltanschauung, Recht, 01.03.2019; Matthias Belafi, in: Kirche und Recht (2019), pp. 246-249; Helmut Goerlich, in: Sächsische Verwaltungsblätter 27 (2019), pp. 361-362.
• Wilhelm Hennis' Political Science. Fragestellungen und Diagnosen, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2013. reviews of the book: Alexander Cammann, in: DIE ZEIT, June 27, 2013, p. 46; Sebastian Liebold, in: politikwissenschaft-portal, April 18, 2013; Wilhelm Bleek, in: Politische Vierteljahresschrift 54 (2013), pp. 772-774; Christopher Adair-Toteff, in: Max Weber Studies, vol. 13 (2013), pp. 275-278; Harald Bluhm, in: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen 44 (2013), pp. 901-905; Agostino Carrino, in: Lo Stato, vol 1 (2013), p. 299; Helmut Goerlich, in: Comparativ 23 (2013), pp. 248-251; Jos Schnurer, in: socialnet, August 30, 2013; Till Kinzel, in: IFB 14/1 (2014); Wilfried von Bredow, in: Das historisch-politische Buch 62 (2014), p. 576.
• Max Weber et la bureaucratie. Trivium. Revue franco-allemande de sciences humaines et sociales, 7-2010 trivium.revues.org (with Hinnerk Bruhns & Patrice Duran.
• Max Weber's Sociology of the State. Positions and perspectives (with Stefan Breuer) 2nd edition, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2016. reviews of the book: Oleg Kildyushov, in: Recensio (Moscow), No. 11 (2020); Agostino Carrino, in: Lo Stato 10 (2018), p. 583; Matthias Wolfes, in: Jahrbuch zur Liberalismus-Forschung 29 (2017); Jens Greve, in: Soziologische Revue, Jg. 32, Heft 4/2009, Steven 415-418; S. Schäller, in: Der Staat, Jg. 48, Heft 2/2009, p. 313-315; Frank Schale, in: Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, Jg. 18, Heft 3/2008.

• La teoría del Estado de Max Weber y su ambivalente recepción por los Fab Four: Heller, Kelsen, Schmitt & Smend, in: Joaquín Abellán, César Colino u. Javier Rodríguez (Hg.), El legado de Max Weber. Teoría, metodología y análisis social y político, Madrid 2023 (i. E.).
• Political Sociology and Constitutional Law, in Martin Endreß/Benjamin Rampp (eds.), Political Sociology. Handbuch für Wissenschaft und Studium, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2023.
• Power, in Martin Endreß/Benjamin Rampp (eds.), Political Sociology. Handbuch für Wissenschaft und Studium, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2023.
• Ordnungsdenken in der Rechtsprechung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts: Wertordnung, Ordnungsmacht und Menschenbild des Grundgesetzes, in: Robert Chr. van Ooyen / Martin H. W. Möllers (eds.), Handbuch Bundesverfassungsgericht im politischen System, 3rd ed. Wiesbaden: Springer 2023.
• Monopoly of Force, Brexit, Bureaucracy. Zur Aktualität Max Weber in der Politikwissenschaft, in: CAS Blog Max Weber Today, Center for Advanced Studies, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, 24. 11. 2021 https://www.blog.cas.uni-muenchen.de/topics/max-weber-today/zur-aktualitaet-max-webers-in-der-politikwissenschaft
• Power and Rulership in Max Weber. Context and Effect of a Conceptual Pair, in Scienza & politica, Vol. 32 (2020), pp. 9-20.
• Georg Jellinek (1951-1911): jurist, philosopher and state theorist, in: Law and Politics 56 (2020), pp. 207-210.
• Max Weber and the Weberian Tradition in Political Science (with Hinnerk Bruhns), in: The Sage Handbook of Political Science. Vol. 1. ed. by Dirk Berg-Schlosser, Bertrand Badie, Leonardo Morlino, London 2020, pp. 233-252.
• Modernity and Ambivalence in Georg Jellinek's State Thought, in Andreas Anter (ed.), Die normative Kraft des Faktischen. Das Staatsverständnis Georg Jellinek, 2nd ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos 2020, pp. 39-63.
• The Modern State and its Monopoly on Violence, in Edith Hanke / Lawrence Scaff / Sam Whimster (eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Max Weber, Oxford: Oxford University Press 2019, pp. 227-236.
• Gradual statehood. Max Weber's idea of gradual statehood and its significance for contemporary state studies, in Gunnar Folke Schuppert (ed.), From State to Statehood. Konturen einer zeitgemäßen Staatlichkeitswissenschaft, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2019, pp. 249-263.
• (with Verena Frick) Der verdrängte Carl Schmitt. Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde's Diagnostics of the State of Emergency, in Rüdiger Voigt (ed.), Ausnahmezustand. Carl Schmitt's Doctrine of the Commissarial Dictatorship, 2nd ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos 2019, pp. 137-153.
• The Crisis of Representation. Why Successful Populist Parties Point to Weaknesses in the Representative System, in Rüdiger Voigt (ed.), Representation. A Key Category of Democracy, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2019 , pp. 241-252.
• Max Weber et la Loi fondamentale de la République fédérale d'Allemagne, in: Revue européenne des sciences sociales, Vol. 57 (2019), pp. 77-103.

• By way of introduction: politics, law and religion (together with Verena Frick), in Andreas Anter / Verena Frick (eds.), Politik, Recht und Religion, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2019, pp. 3-10.
• Macht und Herrschaft: Max Weber's Perspective, in: Matthias Becher / Stephan Conermann / Linda Dohmen (eds.), Macht und Herrschaft transkulturell. Pre-modern configurations and perspectives of research, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2018, pp. 43-58.
• Wilhelm von Humboldt's Idea of Education and the Prussian Defeat, in: Christoph Enders / Michael Kahlo / Andreas Mosbacher (eds.), Europe after Napoleon, Paderborn: Mentis 2018, pp. 9-22.
• Representation and Democracy, in Pirmin Stekeler-Weithofer / Benno Zabel (eds.), Philosophy of the Republic, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2018, pp. 67-78.

• What Does Weber Mean When Speaking About Order in His Sociology of Law?, in Werner Gephart / Daniel Witte (eds.), Law as Culture? Contributions to Max Weber's Sociology of Law, Frankfurt/ M.: Klostermann 2017, pp. 87-97.
• The Politics of Values in the Judicature of the Federal Constitutional Court, in Verena Frick/Oliver Lembcke/Roland Lhotta (eds.), Politics and Law. Umrisse eines politikwissenschaftlichen Forschungsfeldes, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2017, pp. 215-230.

• Contemporary State Theory. A Research Review, in Journal of Political Theory 7 (2016), pp. 239-247.

• Max Weber in the Footsteps of Georg Jellinek, in: Winfried Brugger / Rolf Gröschner / Oliver W. Lembcke (eds.), Faktizität und Normativität. Georg Jellineks freiheitliche Verfassungslehre, Mohr Siebeck: Tübingen 2016, pp. 39-62.

• Max Weber's Sociology of the State in Contemporary Context, in Andreas Anter / Stefan Breuer (eds.), Max Weber's Sociology of the State. Positions and Perspectives, 2nd ed. Baden-Baden: Nomos 2016, pp. 13-37.

• Max Weber's Concept of Domination, the EU Superbureaucracy, and the Contemporary World of States, in Thomas Schwinn / Gert Albert (eds.), Alte Begriffe - neue Probleme. Max Weber's Sociology in the Light of Current Problems, Mohr Siebeck: Tübingen 2016, pp. 117-131.

• Power and human nature: the anthropological argument, in Phillip H. Roth (ed.), Power. Current Perspectives from Philosophy and the Social Sciences, Frankfurt/New York: Campus 2016, pp. 31-43.

• Order and Rebellion in Felicitas Hoppe, in: Text + Kritik, no. 207 (2015), pp. 35-40.
• Ordnungsdenken in der Rechtsprechung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts: Wertordnung, Ordnungsmacht und Menschenbild des Grundgesetzes, in: Robert Chr. van Ooyen / Martin H. W. Möllers (eds.), Handbuch Bundesverfassungsgericht im politischen System, 2nd ed. Wiesbaden: Springer VS 2015, pp. 479-496.

• The Arts of Conciseness. In memoriam Wilhelm Hennis, in Archiv des öffentlichen Rechts 139 (2014), pp. 476-481.
• The Occasionalist Society in Robert Musil's Novel The Man Without Qualities, in: Eurostudia. Revue transatlantique de recherche sur l'Europe, vol. 9 (2014), pp. 1-10.
• Disenchantment of the World and Occidental Rationalization, in Religion and Secularization. Ein interdisziplinäres Handbuch, ed. by Th. M. Schmidt/ A. Pitschmann, Stuttgart: Metzler 2014, pp. 14-20.
• (with Verena Frick) The Repressed Carl Schmitt. Ernst-Wolfgang Böckenförde's Diagnostics of the State of Exception, in Rüdiger Voigt (ed.), Ausnahmezustand. Carl Schmitt's Doctrine of the Commissarial Dictatorship, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2013, pp. 128-143.
• Wilhelm Hennis: Obituary, in Max Weber Studies, vol. 13 (2013), pp. 279-283.
• Wilhelm Hennis' constitutional diagnosis: critique as appointment, in: A. Anter (ed.), Wilhelm Hennis' Politische Wissenschaft. Fragestellungen und Diagnosen, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2013, pp. 75-86.
• Preface, in: A. Anter (ed.), Wilhelm Hennis' Politische Wissenschaft. Fragestellungen und Diagnosen, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2013, pp. VII-X.
• Anthropological foundations of power theory, in: A. Brodocz/ S. Hammer (eds.), Variations of Power, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2013, pp. 147-160.
• The State as an Object of Observation in the Social Sciences. The Mirage of the Disappearing State and the Normativity of the Object, in Journal of Politics, Special Volume 5 / 2013, pp. 17-27.
• Эволюция представлений о государстве в Германии в XIX-XX веках, in: История общества в России и Германии за последние 200 лет, Moscow: Rosspen 2012, pp.102-120.
• The freedom-security complex. Is the relationship between security and freedom necessarily asymmetrical?, in R. Voigt (ed.), Security versus Freedom, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag 2012, pp. 127-140.
• Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann's Political Science, in: Thomas Becker/ Wilhelm Bleek/ Tilman Mayer (eds.), Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann. Ein politischer Professor im 19. Jahrhundert, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2012, pp. 39-50.
• Max Weber's Aftermath in the Political Debates and Constitutional Politics of the Federal Republic of Germany, in Robert Chr. van Ooyen/Martin H. W. Möllers (eds.), Der Bundespräsident im politischen System, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag 2012, pp. 47-59.
• La teoria dello Stato di Max Weber nel contesto contemporaneo, in: Il Pensiero Politico, vol. 44, 2011, pp. 344-364.
• The Power of the Past over the Present. Arnold Bergstraesser and Ernst Robert Curtius as analysts of French culture, in Alfons Söllner (ed.), German Frankreich-Bücher aus der Zwischenkriegszeit, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2011, pp. 125-138.
• The Political Idea of Security. Theoretical History and State Practice of a Modern Concept, in: Yearbook Public Security, Special Volume 6.1 (2011), pp. 13-28.
• Max Weber's Concept of Nature and the Ambivalence of Modernity, in Max Weber Studies, vol. 11 (2011), pp. 217-229.
• The Mystery of Power. Basic Questions of a Key Political Concept, in: Nadja Anne Kroker/Elmar Schenkel (eds.), The Power of the Hidden. Über das Geheimnis in Arts, Natur und Politik, Frankfurt/M. 2011, pp. 63-76.
• L'histoire de l'État comme histoire de la bureaucratie, in: Trivium. Revue franco-allemande de sciences humaines et sociales, 7-2010.
• Introduction (with Hinnerk Bruhns and Patrice Duran), in: Trivium. Revue franco-allemande de sciences humaines et sociales, 7-2010.
• The Chimera of the "End of the State" and Society's Need for Order. State - Sovereignty - Nation. Contributions to the current discussion on the state. Working Paper No. 3/2010 ( www.staatsdiskussion.de).
• Tolerance or Toleration? Tolerance and Toleration Practice in the Constitutional State between Normativity and Functional Calculation, in: Christoph Enders/Michael Kahlo (eds.), Diversity and Tolerance. Toleranz als Ordnungsprinzip?, Paderborn: Mentis 2010, pp. 249- 262.
• Werner Maihofer between the Freiburg Theses and Bonn's Office. Rechtspolitik im Konflikt von Freiheit und Sicherheit [Legal Policy in the Conflict of Freedom and Security], in: Stephan Kirste/Gerhard Sprenger (eds.), Menschliche Existenz und Würde im Rechtsstaat. Results of a Colloquium for and with Werner Maihofer on the Occasion of His 90th Birthday, Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag 2010, pp. 137-149.
• The West German Max Weber Discussion and the Foundations of Parliamentary Democracy after World War II, in: Christoph Cornelißen (ed.), Geschichtswissenschaft in der Demokratie. Wolfgang J. Mommsen und seine Generation, Berlin: Akademie Verlag 2010, pp. 257-273.
• Der Begriff des Politischen bei den politikwissenschaftlichen Klassikern des 20. Jahrhunderts, in: Horst Dreier/Dietmar Willoweit (eds.), Wissenschaft und Politik, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner 2010, pp. 17-32.
• Hermann Heller and Max Weber. Normativity and Reality of the State, in Marcus Llanque (ed.), Sovereign Democracy and Social Homogeneity. The Political Thought of Hermann Heller, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2010, pp. 119-136.
• Statualità come idea e strumento ordinativi, in Teoria Politica 25 (2009), Fasciolo 2, pp. 9-26.
• Administration and Administrative Metaphor. Der lange Weg der Maschine, in: Peter Collin/ Klaus-Gert Lutterbeck (eds.), Die intelligente Maschine. Handlungsorientierungen moderner Verwaltung, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2009, pp. 25-46.
• Tutor Thomas Hobbes. Carl Schmitt, Talcott Parsons, and Hobbes' Argument from Order, in: Rüdiger Voigt (ed.), The Hobbes Crystal. Carl Schmitt's Hobbes Interpretation in Discussion, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner 2009, pp.167-184.
• Rudolf Smend and the Struggle against Order Relativism. Krisendiagnose als Selbstverständigung im Jahr 1943, in: Rechtsphilosophie im 20. Jahrhundert. 100 Years of the Archive for Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. ARSP Beiheft 116 (2009), pp. 37-50.
• The Political Idea of Security. Theoretical History and State Practice of a Modern Category, in: Jahrbuch Öffentliche Sicherheit 2008/09, pp. 14-25.
• The European Union as a Greater Area? Carl Schmitt and the Actuality of His Theory, in: Rüdiger Voigt (ed.), Großraumdenken. Carl Schmitt's Category of the Greater Spatial Order, Stuttgart: Steiner 2008, pp. 57-70.
• Science as Passion. Intimate Insight and a Voyeuristic Attitude, in Max Weber Studies Vol. 7, 2008, pp. 256-259.
• Karl Loewenstein, Max Weber and Political Science Realism, in: Robert Chr. van Ooyen (ed.), Constitutional Realism. Das Staatsverständnis von Karl Loewenstein, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2007, pp. 85-101.
• Max Weber's Sociology of the State in Contemporary Context, in Andreas Anter/Stefan Breuer (eds.), Max Weber's Sociology of the State. Positions and Perspectives, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2007, pp. 13-37.
• Ordnungsdenken in der Rechtsprechung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts: Wertordnung, Ordnungsmacht und Menschenbild des Grundgesetzes, in Robert Chr. van Ooyen/Martin H. W. Möllers (eds.), Das Bundesverfassungsgericht im politischen System, Wiesbaden: VS Verlag 2006, pp. 307-320.
• Max Weber and the Parliamentary Democracy of the Federal Republic of Germany, in: Karl-Ludwig Ay/Knud Borchardt (eds.), Das Faszinosum Max Weber. The History of His Validity, Konstanz: Universitätsverlag 2006, pp. 353-373.
• The Idea of Order. Zur Paradoxie einer Leitfigur des politischen Denkens, in: Andrea Gawrich/Hans J. Lietzmann (eds.), Politik und Geschichte, Munich 2005 pp. 14-29.
• Max Weber (1864-1920), in: Wilhelm Bleek/Hans J. Lietzmann (eds.), Klassiker der Politikwissenschaft. From Aristotle to David Easton, Munich: C. H. Beck 2005, pp. 123-135.
• Hermeneutic State and Constitutional Theory. Rudolf Smend and the Sociological Reality of the State, in Roland Lhotta (ed.): The Integration of the Modern State, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2005, pp. 71-89.
• The Nature of the Matter and the Guardian of the Constitution. Tradition and Constitutional Practice of a Legal-Political Formula, in: Zeitschrift für Politik 51 (2004), pp. 277-294.
• Modernity and Ambivalence in Georg Jellinek's State Thought, in: Andreas Anter (ed.), Die normative Kraft des Faktischen. Das Staatsverständnis Georg Jellinek, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2004, pp. 37-59.
• Charisma and Institutional Order. Max Weber und das Staatskirchenrecht seiner Zeit, in Hartmut Lehmann/Jean Martin Ouédraogo (eds.): Max Weber's Sociology of Religion in Intercultural Perspective, Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht 2003, pp. 29-49.
• In the Shadow of Leviathan. Staatlichkeit als Ordnungsidee und Ordnungsinstrument, in: Petra Bendel/Aurel Croissant/Friedbert W. Rüb (eds.): Demokratie und Staatlichkeit. System Change between State Reform and State Collapse, Opladen: Leske+Budrich 2003, pp. 35-55.
• The Shining Appearance of Power. Max Weber's Speech on "Politics as an Appointment," in: Büchner, 4th ed. no. 3 (2002), pp. 57-62.
• From Political Community to Institutional State: The Monopoly of Legitimate Violence, in: Edith Hanke/Wolfgang J. Mommsen (eds.): Max Weber's Sociology of Rule. Studien zu Entstehung und Wirkung, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2001, pp. 121-138.
• Politics and Rule: Georg Jellinek, in: Hans J. Lietzmann (ed.): Moderne Politik. Politikverständnisse im 20. Jahrhundert, Opladen: Leske+Budrich 2001, pp. 23-36.
• Max Weber and Georg Jellinek. Scholarly Relationship, Affinities and Divergences, in: Stanley L. Paulson / Martin Schulte (eds.): Georg Jellinek. Contributions to life and work, Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck 2000, pp. 67-86.
• Georg Jellinek's Scientific Politics. Positions, Contexts, Lines of Effect, in: Politische Vierteljahresschrift 39 (1998), pp. 503-526.
• Lean State. Neue politische Schönheitslehre, in: Politische Vierteljahresschrift 38 (1997), pp. 855-858.
• The Heart of the State. Zur Anatomie des Gewaltmonopols, in: Economics, Law and Social Sciences 6 (1995), pp. 449-457.
• The Laughter of Carl Schmitt. Philological-Aesthetic Aspects of his Writings, in: Literaturmagazin 33, Reinbek: Rowohlt 1994, pp. 153-165.
• Men with Qualities. Max Weber, Emil Lask, and Georg Simmel as Literary Figures in Berta Lask's Novel "Stille und Sturm," in: Literaturmagazin 30, Reinbek: Rowohlt 1992, pp. 156-169.

• Max Weber, in: Handbook of the History of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy. Studies in the History of Law and Justice, vol. 24, ed. Gianfrancesco Zanetti/Mortimer Sellers/Stephan Kirste, Cham: Springer 2023, S. 303-309.
• Max Weber, in: Encyclopedia of the Philosophy of Law and Social Philosophy, ed. by Mortimer Sellers/Stephan Kirste, Dordrecht: Springer 2020.
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• Demokratie, in: Max Weber Handbuch, ed. by Hans-Peter Müller and Steffen Sigmund, 2nd ed. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler 2020, pp. 59-61.
• Disenchantment and Secularization, in Max Weber Handbuch, ed. by Hans-Peter Müller and Steffen Sigmund, 2nd ed. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler 2020, pp. 62-63.
• State, in Max Weber Handbuch, ed. by Hans-Peter Müller and Steffen Sigmund, 2nd ed. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler 2020, pp. 167-169.

• Zur Neuordnung Deutschlands, in Max Weber Handbuch, ed. by Hans-Peter Müller and Steffen Sigmund, 2nd ed. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler 2020, pp. 256-258.

• Globalization and Europeanization: The Nation-State in Transition, in Max Weber Handbuch, ed. by Hans-Peter Müller and Steffen Sigmund, 2nd ed. Stuttgart: J.B. Metzler 2020, pp. 428-431.

• Georg Jellinek, in State Thought. On the State of State Theory Today, ed. by Rüdiger Voigt, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2016, pp. 121-124.

• Max Weber, in State Thought. On the State of State Theory Today, ed. by Rüdiger Voigt, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2016, pp. 106-110.
• Globalization and Europeanization: The Nation-State in Transition, in: Max Weber Handbuch, ed. by Hans-Peter Müller and Steffen Sigmund, Stuttgart: J. B. Metzler 2014, pp. 361-364.
• Staat, in: Max Weber Handbuch, ed. by Hans-Peter Müller and Steffen Sigmund, Stuttgart: J. B. Metzler 2014, pp. 133-135.
• Zur Neuordnung Deutschlands, in Max Weber Handbuch, ed. by Hans-Peter Müller and Steffen Sigmund, Stuttgart: J. B. Metzler 2014, pp. 207-210.
• Disenchantment and Secularization, in Max Weber Handbuch, ed. by Hans-Peter Müller and Steffen Sigmund, Stuttgart: J. B. Metzler 2014, pp. 48-48.
• Max Weber, in: Achim Aurnhammer, Wolfgang Braungart, Stefan Breuer, Ernst Osterkamp (eds.), Stefan George und sein Kreis. Ein Handbuch zu Leben und Werk, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter 2012, pp. 523-527.
• Max Weber, in: Handbuch Staatsdenker, ed. by Rüdiger Voigt and Ulrich Weiß, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner 2010, pp. 443-446.
• Georg Jellinek, in Handbuch Staatsdenker, ed. by Rüdiger Voigt and Ulrich Weiß, Stuttgart: Franz Steiner 2010, pp. 195-197.
• Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism, in: Kindlers Literatur Lexikon, 3rd ed. ed. by Heinz Ludwig Arnold, Stuttgart: Metzler 2009, vol. 17, pp. 261-262.
• Wissenschaft als Beruf, in: Kindlers Literatur Lexikon, 3rd ed. ed. by Heinz Ludwig Arnold, Stuttgart: Metzler 2009, vol. 17, pp. 262-263.
• Politik als Beruf, in: Kindlers Literatur Lexikon, 3rd ed., ed. by Heinz Ludwig Arnold, Stuttgart: Metzler 2009, vol. 17, pp. 263-264.
• Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft, in: Kindlers Literatur Lexikon, 3rd ed., ed. by Heinz Ludwig Arnold, Stuttgart: Metzler 2009, vol. 17, pp. 265-266.
• Allgemeine Staatslehre, in: Kindlers Literatur Lexikon, 3rd ed., ed. by Heinz Ludwig Arnold, Stuttgart: Metzler 2009, vol. 8, pp. 343-344.

• Kühle Diagnosen, hitzige Debatten, zähhe Kämpfe: Die Max Weber Gesamtausgabe liegt nach Jahrzehnten abgeschlossen vor, in: Politische Vierteljahresschrift 63 (2022): https: //link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11615-022-00408-4
• Theory and Practice of Chancellor Democracy: Wilhelm Hennis' Hamburg Monograph, in: Peter Niesen/David Weiß (eds.), 100 Jahre Politikwissenschaft in Hamburg. Fragments of an Institute History, Bielefeld: Transcript 2021, pp. 49-51.
• Right-wingers lack social intelligence? Contemporary analysis with a long run-up: Philosopher Michael Pauen on power and the functioning of societies, in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung No. 177, August 2, 2019, p. 10.
• Review Hannah Arendt / Eric Voegelin: Disputes on Totalitarianism. Texts and Letters, in: Der Staat 58 (2019), pp. 136-138.
• Wilhelm Hennis: Richtlinienkompetenz und Regierungsstechnik, in: Politics 100 x 100. blog of the Department of Political Science at the University of Hamburg, January 7, 2019
• Disenchantment and Predictability. Max Weber as a diagnostician of modernity, in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung No. 91, April 19, 2014, pp. 29-30.
• With Passion and Judgment. On the death of the political scientist Wilhelm Hennis, in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung No. 226, November 14, 2012, p. 22.

• In the Name of the People. Michael Stolleis' brilliant "History of Public Law" is now available in its entirety, in: DIE ZEIT, March 15, 2012, Literature Supplement p. 64.

• Respect, Mr. President! It's easier to govern with Max Weber. A Report from the Youth of the Federal Republic, in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung No. 175, July 30, 2011, p. Z4.

• 60 Jahre Grundgesetz: umfangreiches Kompendium zu den Werten in der Verfassung (Rezension J. Detjen: Die Werteordnung des Grundgesetzes), in: Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen 41 (2010), pp. 697-698.

• Gelernt ist gelernt. New volumes of the Max Weber Gesamtausgabe, in: History of Law 17 (2010), pp. 215-219.

• Have the Sixty-Eighters Failed Politically?, in Patrick Bahners/Alexander Cammann (eds.), Bundesrepublik und DDR. The Debate on Hans-Ulrich Wehler's German Social History, Munich: C.H. Beck 2009, pp. 127-128.

• Adenauer, Brandt, Kohl: What Became of Charisma?, in Patrick Bahners/Alexander Cammann (eds.), Federal Republic and GDR. The Debate on Hans-Ulrich Wehler's German Social History, Munich: C.H. Beck 2009, pp. 158-159.

• "My Controversial Name. Even in his Correspondences, the Constitutionalist Carl Schmitt is a Cool Decisionist, in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung No. 85, April 12, 2008, p. 29.

• Always Against the Current. Stephan Schlak's readable book on the great political scientist Wilhelm Hennis, in: Die Zeit No. 9, February 21, 2008, p. 54.

• Hell, that's the others. Wolfgang Sofsky defends the private and demonizes the state, in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung No. 12, January 16, 2008, p. 27.

• Review Claudio Franzius/Ulrich K. Preuß (eds.): Europäische Öffentlichkeit, in: H-Soz-u-Kult, July 20, 2006.

• Review A. Brodocz: Die symbolische Dimension der Verfassung. Ein Beitrag zur Institutionentheorie , in: Politische Vierteljahresschrift 47 (2005), pp. 482-483.

• Review F. Günther: Denken vom Staat her. Die bundesdeutsche Staatsrechtslehre zwischen Dezision und Integration , in: Zeitschrift für Politik 52 (2005), pp. 354-356.

• The Sick Lion on the Couch. Max Weber as a Nervous Patient by Joachim Radkau, in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung, October 18, 2005, Literature Supplement.

• The Women's Room Blockade. Von Hilfestellungen, kleinen Fluchten und dem großen Krieg: Max Weber's Letters 1913-1914, in: Frankfurter Rundschau, October 8, 2003, Literature Supplement, p. 17.

• Life Story as Quotation. Michael Sukale's Max Weber biography, in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung No. 198, August 28, 2002, p. 54.

• The Hand Weapon of the Iron Lady. Ingo Pies watches Friedrich August von Hayek and Walter Eucken think about order and gets carried away, in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung No. 102, May 3, 2002, p. 56.

• Being there is everything. Bernd Rüthers on legal spiral literature, in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung No. 82, April 10, 2002, p. 62.

• It all began in Heidelberg. For the first time, the eventful history of political science in Germany is comprehensively presented, in: Die Zeit No. 45, October 31, 2001, p. 57.

• The Normative Power of the Elegant. Georg Jellinek as a vital classic of constitutional law, in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung No. 137, June 16, 2001, p. 49.

• Review Wolfgang Reinhard, Geschichte der Staatsgewalt. Eine vergleichende Verfassungsgeschichte Europas, in: Politische Vierteljahresschrift 41 (2000), pp. 780-782.

• Critical? What else! Wilhelm Hennis and German Political Science, in: Die Zeit No. 45, November 2, 2000, p. 73.

• Sie wollten sein ein einig Volk von Ordnung, in: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung No. 73, March 27, 2000, p. 57.

• Blossom and Decay of a German Science. Michael Stolleis' History of Public Law, in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung No. 220, September 22, 1999, p. 66.

• The Normative Power of the Factual. Georg Jellinek, a Philosophical Jurist, in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung No. 30, February 6/7, 1999, p. 54.

• An Officer and a Gentleman. Max Weber between scientific politics, courtroom and opera house, in: Die Zeit No. 34, August 13, 1998, p. 32.

• The Love of Empiricism. Als die Jurisprudenz Naturwissenschaft werden wollte, in: Neue Zürcher Zeitung No. 102, May 5, 1998, p. 35.

• Review Werner Weidenfeld (ed.): Demokratie am Wendepunkt. The Democratic Question as a Project of the 21st Century, in: Politische Vierteljahresschrift 39 (1998), pp. 414-415.

• Review Emil Lederer: Der Massenstaat, in: Politische Vierteljahresschrift 39 (1998), pp. 195-196.

• Review Dieter Grimm (ed.): Staatsaufgaben, in: Zeitschrift für Politik 45 (1998), pp. 220-222.

• "Being Able to Calculate Rationally. The State and Bureaucracy, in: Behörden Spiegel, October 1997, p. 14.

• Passion and Judgment. Wilhelm Hennis opens up "Max Weber's Science of Man," in: Die Zeit, March 29, 1996, Literature Supplement p. 22.

• "I am not a friend of quietly treading polemics". Max Weber's letters open up a new approach to his work and person, in: Frankfurter Rundschau, September 23, 1995, p. 4.

• Max Weber's theory of the state and its ambivalent reception by the Fab Four: Heller, Kelsen, Schmitt & Smend, lecture conference "Max Weber y su legado: Sociedad, política y cultura," Universidad Complutense de Madrid, November 3-4, 2022.
• The Phenomenon of Power, lecture conference "Power. Gründe und Abgründe," Burg Rothenfels am Main, April 11, 2022.
• What is Power? Lecture Evangelisches Studienwerk Villigst, November 26, 2021 (online).
• Power and Domination. Lecture series "Introduction to the Social Sciences." University of Erfurt, Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences, November 22, 2021 (online).
• Das Problem der Repräsentation und die Tücken der Demokratie in Staat und Kirche, lecture series "Mitwirkung - Teilhabe - Verantwortung. Kirchliche Rollenmodelle im Wandel." University of Erfurt, Faculty of Catholic Theology, November 1, 2021.
• Werte in der Wissenschaft, lecture series "Einführung in die Sozialwissenschaften". University of Erfurt, Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences, October 25, 2021.
• Verschwindet der Staat?, lecture Leipziger Juristische Gesellschaft, Federal Administrative Court, Leipzig, October 19, 2021.
• Die Aktualität Max Weber in der Politikwissenschaft, lecture series "Zur Aktualität Max Weber," Ludwig Maximilians-Universität München, Center for Advanced Studies, July 9, 2020 (online).
• Populism as a Functional Element of Democracy, conference "Populism and Constitutional Crises in Europe and Latin America," University of Erfurt, February 20-21, 2020.
• Staatsrechtslehre und Staatssoziologie im Deutungskampf um den Staat, workshop "Disziplinäre Abgrenzungsstreitigkeiten: Jurisprudence and Sociology in the Early 20th Century," Max-Weber-Kolleg, University of Erfurt, January 17-18, 2020.

• Discourse on power from a sociological perspective, conference "Macht.Masse.Macht," Bischöfliches Generalvikariat Hildesheim, October 24-25, 2019.

• The Grammar of Law, conference "Hostile Takeover? On the Precarious Relationship between Politics and Law," Alfried Krupp Wissenschaftskolleg Greifswald, June 21-22, 2019.
• The Reformation and Our Present, Ilmenau University of Technology, October 27, 2017.
• Politics, Law and Religion (together with Verena Frick), conference "Politik, Recht und Religion. 7th Meeting of the DVPW Working Group on Politics and Law, University of Erfurt, September 28-30, 2017.
• The Reformation and Our Present. Introduction to the lecture series at the University of Erfurt (together with Benedikt Kranemann), University of Erfurt, April 11, 2017.
• What is Power? Social scientific and anthropological perspectives. Akademietage ,, Macht," Biberach University of Applied Sciences, January 31, 2017.
• Is Humboldt's idea of education an answer to the Prussian defeat? Conference ,,Europe after Napoleon," University of Leipzig, Faculty of Law, November 2-5, 2016.
• Die Komplexität des Ordnungsbegriffs, Keynote Lecture, 4th Doctoral Seminar on the Renewal of Economics of Order, Wilhelm Röpke Institute, Erfurt, February 10, 2016.
• Carl Schmitt in the Footsteps of Max Weber. Philosophical Colloquium, Bergische Universität Wuppertal, November 9, 2015.
• The Lie in Politics. Lecture Long Night of Sciences, University of Erfurt, November 6, 2015.
• Political system and representation. "Philosophy of the Republic" conference, Saxon Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Herrenhausen Castle, Hannover, June 25-27, 2015.
• Is there a Weberian research program? Retreat Max-Weber-Kolleg, Erfurt, May 18-19, 2015.
• The religious foundations of the democratic constitutional state. Lecture Erfurt Kolleg, January 30, 2015.
• How did the mirage of the disappeared state come about? Lecture at the Colloqium Demokratieforschung, Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg, December 08, 2014.
• Secret of power - what motivates politicians. Lecture Evangelische Akademie Erfurt, September 1, 2014.

• Max Weber's "sociology of the state" methodology and context. Lecture, Max-Weber-Kolleg, Erfurt, July 21, 2014.

• How to make the state disappear and then conjure it up again. Inaugural lecture, University of Erfurt, July 3, 2014.

• The lie in politics. Lecture, Studium universale, University of Leipzig, May 28, 2014.
• The Magic of Power. How can the appeal of power be explained in social science terms? Lecture, Erfurt College, May 16, 2014.
• The Occasionalist's Society of Kakania in Robert Musil's "The Man Without Qualities," Université de Montréal, Montréal, April 14, 2014.
• Max Weber, Power and Bureaucracy, Université de Montréal, Centre canadien d'études allemandes et européennes, Montréal, April 11, 2014.
• La déclaration des droits de l'homme et du citoyen et la théorie des droits publics subjectifs selon Georg Jellinek, Cours Fondements du droit public, Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris, March 14, 2014.

• Legitimacy as a Category of Civil Society: Wilhelm Hennis, Cours Fondements du droit public, Université Panthéon-Assas, Paris, March 15, 2014.

• Why is power an anthropological phenomenon? Conference "Perspectivizations of Power," Munich School of Politics, Carl Friedrich von Siemens Foundation, October 28-29, 2013.
• The Chicken-and-Egg Problem. Is Statehood a Condition of Possibility of Constitutional Order? Constitutional Culture in Western and Central Europe Conference, Pázmány Péter Catholic University, Budapest, November 13-15, 2013.
• The Political Idea of Order. Lecture, Studium generale, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, July 3, 2013.
• City and State in the Political and Scientific Debate around 1900 / Max Weber's Sociology of the State. Conference "Max Weber, la Città e lo Stato"/"Max Weber, the City and the State," Villa Vigoni, Loveno di Menaggio, May 28-31, 2013.
• Is order a basic human need? Lecture, Dies academicus of the University of Leipzig, December 3, 2012.

• Order in Law. What does Weber Mean When Speaking of Order in his Sociology of Law? Conference "Max Weber's Comparative Cultural Sociology of Law," Centre Law as Culture, Bonn, October 25-27, 2012.

• Space and Border as Figures of International Law in Carl Schmitt's Concept ofGroßraumordnung. Paper presented at the 39th German Legal Historians' Conference, Lucerne, September 2-6, 2012.

• Is there a Basic Need for Order in the Human Mind? Fellow Lecture, Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg. Institute for Advanced Studies (Delmenhorst), January 25, 2012.

• The Power of Order. Paper presented at the 29th Annual Conference of the German Political Science Association: "Aspects of Power," Academy for Political Education, Tutzing, November 18-19, 2011.

• The Development of German State Thought in the 19th and 20th Centuries / Эволюция представлений о государстве в Германии в XIX - XX веках. Conference "How the societies of Russia and Germany gave forms to their state". Higher School of Economics, Moscow, October 6-7, 2011.

• Dahlmann and the profession of political science. Colloquium "Friedrich Christoph Dahlmann and the Good Politics." University of Bonn, Institute for Political Science and Sociology, November 18-19, 2010.

• The West German Max Weber discussion and the foundation of parliamentary democracy after World War II. Conference "Historiography in the Spirit of Democracy. Wolfgang J. Mommsen and his Generation," German Literature Archive Marbach, October 29-30, 2010.

• Max Weber's Concept of Nature and the Ambiguity of Modernity. Conference "Max Weber and the Reconfiguration of Modernity," British Sociological Association, Cambridge, 1-3 September 2010.

• Max Weber et Carl Schmitt: Affinités intimes et divergences flagrantes. Lecture, Centre de recherches historiques EHESS/CNRS, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme, Paris, March 23, 2010.

• The concept of the political in the political science classics of the 20th century. Conference "Science and Politics. Historical Foundations, Theoretical Problems, Current Issues," Bavarian Academy of Sciences, Munich, October 14-16, 2009.

• Max Weber's concept of nature and the ambivalence of modernity. 24th Scientific Congress of the German Association for Political Science, Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, September 21-25, 2009.

• Tolerance through power, power of tolerance. Conference "Tolerance as a Principle of Order? Functional Conditions of the Recognition of Diversity," University of Leipzig, Faculty of Law, June 18-20, 2009.

• Constitutional Tradition and Shaping the Future. Lecture panel "Verfassungstraditionen als Anstimpnisse für gerechte Zukunftsgestaltung? 60 Jahre Grundgesetz", Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Leipzig May 12, 2009.

• Werner Maihofer's Theory of the State in the Context of Contemporary History and the History of Ideas. Conference "Die Würde der Existenz im Rechtsstaat. Colloquium for Werner Maihofer on the occasion of his 90th birthday," Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität Frankfurt/M., October 17-18, 2008.

• Order Formation and Order Decay. Colloquium "Bedrohte Ordnungen," University of Tübingen, Department of History, July 3, 2008.

• The Mystery of Power. Lecture at the "studium universale" Summer Semester 2008, University of Leipzig, June 18, 2008.

• The Concept of Order and its Meaning in International Politics. Conference "Order in International Politics." University of Passau, Working Group on International Politics, June 5-7, 2008.

• The State on the Run? On the relationship between citizen and state. Symposium "The Social Responsibility of the State." Protestant University Dialogue, Leipzig, May 8, 2008.

• What is Power? Four answers to a political science question. Lecture at the "Dies academicus," University of Leipzig, December 3, 2007.

• Rudolf Smend: "Political Experience and State Thought." Conference "Philosophy of Law in Changing Societies," Bielefeld University, Center for Interdisciplinary Research, October 25-27, 2007.

• Magic Word Security. Lecture, Schauspielhaus Leipzig, opening lecture for the 2007/08 season "Innere Sicherheit," October 17, 2007.

• Administration and Administrative Metaphorics. Conference "The Intelligent Machine. Handlungsorientierungen moderner Verwaltung," Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-Universität Greifswald, Faculty of Law, February 2-4, 2006.

• The Order of Narrative. Laudatio for Felicitas Hoppe on the occasion of the awarding of the Brothers Grimm Prize of the City of Hanau, Hanau, November 26, 2005.

• Convergences of Neo-Institutionalism and State Theory. The Weber Paradigm as a "missing link"? Conference "Neo-Institutionalismus und Staatslehre," DVPW Section "Staatslehre und politische Verwaltung," Helmut Schmidt University, Hamburg, April 12-13, 2005.

• Is the Basic Law Still Contemporary? Constitutional Construction and Political Blockades in the Federal Republic, lecture, Lippische Landeskirche, Paul-Gerhardt-Haus, Stapelage, February 12, 2005.

• Federalism and Educational Federalism. Wissenschafts- und Bildungspolitik im Bundesstaat, lecture, University of Leipzig, January 6, 2005.

• Freedom, Security, Constitution. Antinomies of a Triad. Conference "Verfaßtheit der Freiheit", DVPW-Arbeitskreis Verfassung und Politik / SFB "Institutionalität und Geschichtlichkeit", TU Dresden, November 12-13, 2004.

• Max Weber and the Parliamentary Democracy of the Federal Republic of Germany. Conference "Das Faszinosum Max Weber. The History of His Validity," Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Munich, September 15-18, 2004.

• Begriffsgeschichte und Begriffssoziologie. Conference "Political Historiography of Ideas in the 20th Century," DVPW Section "Political Theories and History of Ideas," Friedrich Alexander University, Erlangen, September 26-28, 2002.

• Order, Law, and Politics: The Guardian of the Constitution and the "Nature of the Matter." Conference "Current Problems of the Relationship between Law and Politics," DVPW Section "Political Theories and History of Ideas," Technische Universität Darmstadt, March 14-16, 2002.

• Methods of Political Science: The Philosophical-Hermeneutic Method. Lecture in the lecture series "Quantitative and Qualitative Methods in the Political Science Teaching Fields," University of Leipzig, December 13, 2001.

• Max Weber and the constitutional and ecclesiastical law of his time. Conference "Religion, State and Society in Max Weber," Max Planck Institute for History, Göttingen, June 22-24, 2000.

• Between Avant-Garde and Entertainment. Das literarische Programm des traditionreichen Reclam-Verlags, lecture in the lecture series "Geist und Geld," Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel, May 16, 2000.

• From Political Community to Institutional State. Das Monopol der legitimen Gewaltsamkeit [The Monopoly of Legitimate Violence], conference "Max Weber's Sociology of Rule," Werner Reimers Stiftung, Bad Homburg, January 19-21, 2000.

• Politics and Rule. Conference "Der Wandel des Politikverständnisses im 20. Jahrhundert," DVPW Working Group "History of Political Science," Universität der Bundeswehr, Munich, October 22-24, 1999.

• Georg Jellinek and Max Weber. Conference "Georg Jellinek - Vordenker einer modernen Theorie und Dogmatik des öffentlichen Rechts," Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Technical University of Dresden, September 17-19, 1998.

• Responsibility ethics and ethics of mind. Academy Conference "Max Weber - Leben, Werk, Wirkung," Thomas Morus Academy, Bergisch Gladbach, June 1-2, 1996.

• Die vielen Seiten der Macht, in: Südtiroler Wirtschaftszeitung No. 14, April 15, 2022, p. 3.

• "Macht," Bayerischer Rundfunk, Bayern 2 (radio), April 6, 2022.

• Why are the Greens in Thuringia stuck in a polling slump?, MDR Aktuell (radio), March 22, 2021.
• "Power is a Drug. Autocrats believe they are the chosen ones, in Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine, August 29-30, 2020.
• Max Weber. Politik als Beruf, SWR2 (radio), June 12, 2020.
• Politics Careers. When it's hard to say goodbye, Bayerischer Rundfunk. Kontrovers (television), November 14, 2018.

• Horst Seehofer's resignation announcement, ZDF. heute+ (television), November 12, 2018.
• "Many feel irreplaceable". On types of politicians and the chancellor's relationship to her office, in: Mannheimer Morgen, February 23, 2018, p. 4.
• On the "drug politics": "Power is something very double-edged," Deutschlandfunk, October 8, 2017.
• The dark side? On the difficult handling of power, SWR2 (radio), September 13, 2017.

• Měla to být nejtěžší kampaň, Merkelová ale asi opět jasně vyhraje, in České noviny, September 12, 2017.

• The latest Infratest-dimap poll, Landtagswahl-Monitor Thüringen, MDR Aktuell (radio), June 22, 2017.

• Helmut Kohl et la réunification allemande, l'enjeu mémoriel, Radio France Internationale (radio), June 20, 2017.

• What power does to you, in: Augsburger Allgemeine, November 19, 2016, p.6.

• The election of the new Federal President, MDR Jump (radio), June 6, 2016.

• Minister President election in Thuringia, radioeins, rbb (radio), December 5, 2014.

• "A Serious Competitor for All - AfD in Two State Parliaments," Hessische Allgemeine, September 15, 2014, p. 3.

• "Lack of Controversial Issues," interview on turnout in local elections in Thuringia, Thüringer Allgemeine, May 28, 2014, p. 3.

• Chances of the Left Party in Thuringia's state elections, interview ZDF heute (television), February 3, 2014.

• "The Fascination of Power," interview Deutschlandfunk, June 20, 2013.

• Spring - a political metaphor, interview MDR LexiTV (television), April 15, 2013.

• "Often the One Who Was Ahead Wins". Lord Mayor election in Leipzig, interview Leipziger Volkszeitung, January 29, 2013, p. 13.

• Lord Mayor election in Leipzig, interview MDR 1 Radio Sachsen (radio), January 27, 2013.

• "We are the Represented. The demand for direct democracy, interview Kreuzer, issue 10, October 2012, p. 17.

• State offices for the protection of the constitution criticized, interview ARD Mittagsmagazin (television), August 1, 2012.

• Resignation of German President Christian Wulff, interview MDR Aktuell (television), February 17, 2012.

• "The Repoliticization of Society." State elections in Baden-Württemberg. Interview Mephisto 97.6 (radio), March 28, 2011.

• The Communism Debate and the Left Party, interview Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, MDR Info (radio), January 15, 2011.

• Twenty Years of German Unity, interview Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, MDR Info (radio), December 17, 2010.

• "Conflict Between Freedom and Security. The Debate on Protection from Terrorist Attacks, interview Leipziger Volkszeitung, September 30, 2010, p. 2.

• Politikverdrossenheit, interview Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, Sputnik (radio), September 15, 2010.

• Odchody politiku z funkcí (Ex-Government Members as Economic Advisors), interview Respekt (Czech Republic), August 16, 2010, pp. 20-21.

• "How popular still is Angela Merkel in Germany?" interview BBC London (radio), June 11, 2010.

• Why did Horst Köhler resign? Interview Mephisto 97.6 (radio), June 1, 2010.

• Resignation of German President Horst Köhler, interview Deutsche Presse-Agentur, May 31, 2010.

• Salaries of top German politicians, interview RTL aktuell (television), May 20, 2010.

• Re-election of German Chancellor Angela Merkel, interview Swiss Radio DRS, September 29, 2009.

• "Typical Fate of a Stronghold. The dilemma of the SPD, the Tiefensee case and outsider careers, interview Leipziger Volkszeitung, September 29, 2009, p. 15.

• What do splinter parties want? Interview Westfälische Rundschau Online, September 20, 2009.

• Angela Merkel in radio conversation, interview MDR Sputnik (radio), September 16, 2009.

• Frank-Walter Steinmeier in radio conversation, interview MDR Sputnik (radio), September 15, 2009.

• Voter turnout in 2009 state elections, interview Leipziger Volkszeitung Online, August 31, 2009.

• "Neo-Nazi NPD co-opts 1989 slogan in bid for re-election," Irish Times interview, August 26, 2009.

• "The Power of Order," interview brand eins. Wirtschaftsmagazin, 11th ed, issue 7, July 2009, pp. 46-47.

• "Gated Communities": islands of security in society?, interview German depeschendienst, February 6, 2009.

• "The deviants' actions are politically legitimate," interview Lübecker Nachrichten No. 260, November 5, 2008, p. 3.

• Wolfgang Tiefensee and Saxon state politics, interview MDR Aktuell (television), November 3, 2008.

• Voter turnout in local elections in Saxony, interview Sächsische Zeitung, June 7/8, 2008, p. 8.

• Die Ostdeutschen und das Grundgesetz [The East Germans and the Basic Law], interview Bayerischer Rundfunk, Bayern 2 (radio), May 23, 2008.

• V-Männer im Strafprozess gegen Rechtsradikale, interview ZDF heute (television), April 9, 2008.

• Koalitionsfähigkeit der Linkspartei, interview Mephisto 97.6 (radio), March 3, 2008.

• Verfassungsmäßigkeit von Bundeswehrinsätzen im Innern, interview MDR Aktuell (television), September 15, 2007.

• State elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, interview Hessische Allgemeine, September 18, 2006, p. 3.

• Coalition formation after the Bundestag election, interview Mephisto 97.6 (radio) November 19, 2005.

• Question of confidence of the Chancellor, interview MDR Länderzeit (television) July 1, 2005.

• Verfassungsmäßigkeit der Bundestagsauflösung, interview Mephisto 97.6 (radio) July 1, 2005.

• Question of confidence of the Chancellor, interview MDR Länderzeit (television) on June 29, 2005.

• "Does Order Need Disorder?" Interview and Listener Talk Österreichischer Rundfunk (ORF) Von Tag zu Tag, June 17, 2005.

• Member of the Faculty Council of the Faculty of Economics, Law and Social Sciences at the University of Erfurt
• Member of the board of the Saxon Competence Center for State and Local Politics
• Reviewer for Political Quarterly, Leviathan, Max Weber Studies, Journal of Political Theory
• Reviewer for the Enquete Commission of the Brandenburg State Parliament "Coming to Terms with the History and Coping with the Consequences of the SED Dictatorship and the Transition to a Democratic State Under the Rule of Law in the State of Brandenburg
• Advisory Board of the series "Staatsdiskurse" (Franz Steiner Verlag)
• Scientific Advisory Board of the series "Staatsverständnisse" (Nomos Verlag)
• Member of the German Association for Political Science
• Member of the Section Political Theories and History of Ideas (DVPW)
• Member of the Section Policy Analysis and Administrative Science (DVPW)
• Member of the German Association for Political Science
• Member of the German Academic Association
• Co-speaker of the research focus "Religion, Society, and World Relations" at the University of Erfurt

• 2014 Professeur invité, Université de Montréal, Centre canadien d'études allemandes et européennes
• 2014 Professeur invité, Université Paris II, Panthéon-Assas (Paris)
• 2011-2012 Fellow at the Hanse-Wissenschaftskolleg
• 2010 Fellow at the Sfb 597 Statehood in Transition (University of Bremen)
• 2010 Directeur d'études associé, Maison des Sciences de l'Homme (Paris)
• 2006-2012 Senior Research Fellow at the Center for European Legal Policy(Bremen)
• 1996 Nominated for the European Amalfi Prize for Sociology and Social Sciences for "Max Weber's Theory of the Modern State".

• State theory and state practice

• Constitutional Politics

• Max Weber: Work and Contemporary Context

• Political Theory and History of Ideas in Modernity