Prof. Dr. Otto Kallscheuer
KHK Visiting Research Fellow 2012KHK Visiting Research Fellow 2012, Adjunct Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Sassari, Italy
Otto Kallscheuer studied philosophy, sociology and history in Bonn, Bochum and Berlin and finished his Ph.D. in Frankfurt. Otto Kallscheuer hold numerous international research fellowships, among other universities in Princeton, NJ (Institute for Advanced Study), in Vienna, Münster and Basel; he has taught political science and political philosophy in Italy, Germany and Switzerland; e.g. in Berlin (Freie Universität), Naples and Rome (University Roma 3), currently at Sassari (Sardinia, Italy).
Otto Kallscheuer’s fields of interest include philosophy of religion in connection with political norms and institutions, among others the development of the Christian West related to European history and present European Union. During his fellowship with us he will concentrate on monotheism and globalization in relation to a theory of religious expansion and conflict.
Education
Dr. Habil., Political Science, Justus-Liebig University, Giessen, Germany, 1997
Ph.D., Political Philosophy, Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany, 1985
M.A., Political Science and Philosophy, Freie Universität, Berlin, Germany, 1972
KHK Fellowship
Duration: April 2012 - March 2013
Project: Monotheism and Globalization. Towards a Theory of Religious Expansion and Conflict.
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