

Welcome to the pages of the Chair of Political Science, in particular Political Theory
at Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg.
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Dr. phil. Martina Philippi
Research Associate at the Chair of Political Science, in particular Political Theory Helmut-Schmidt-UniversityHolstenhofweg 8522043 Hamburg Email: [email protected] CV Dr. Martina Philippi has been a research associate at the Chair of Political Science, especially Political Theory, since May 2025, in cooperation with the AI Ethics Research Hub at Helmut-Schmidt-University / University of the Federal Armed Forces...
Karl Hufnagl, M.A.
Research Associate the Chair of Political Science, in particular Political Theory Helmut-Schmidt-UniversityHolstenhofweg 8522043 Hamburg Email: [email protected] CV Karl Hufnagl is a research associate at the Helmut Schmidt University / University of the Federal Armed Forces Hamburg (HSU/UniBw H) and a research associate at the Defence AI Observatory (DAIO). Research Interests Futures of warfare, military planning,...
Prof. Dr. Gary S. Schaal
Research interests
Contemporary Political Theory
(Deliberative) democratic theory
Constitutional law and theory
Institutional theory
Emotion research
Political culture research
Empirical democracy and deliberation research
The team
The Teaching
The Chair of Political Science, in particular Political Theory offers several courses in the Bachelor’s programme in Political Science as well as in the Master’s programme in Comparative Democracy
The following link provides more detailed information on teaching: https: hsu-hh.de/politiktheorie/en/teaching
