Manon Westphal

Manon Westphal’s research is located in democratic theory and realist political theory. Her main areas of interest include processes and institutions that open new possibilities for citizens to exert political influence, political conflict regulation, and challenges related to power concentration and polarization in contemporary democracies. Manon Westphal studied political science, modern and contemporary history and communication science in Münster and Auckland. She completed her doctorate at the University of Münster in 2016. Before her appointment as Professor of Political Theory and Philosophy at the Technical University of Munich in 2025, she was a DFG fellow and lecturer at the University of Amsterdam, a postdoc in the research network "Cultures of Compromise" and Interim Professor of Political Theory at the University of Münster.