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Andreas Glaeser is a sociologist with a particular interest in the construction of identities and knowledge. His work interlaces substantive interests with efforts to build social theory. One of his notable projects develops a theory of identity formation processes through the context of an ethnographic study of Germany's post-unification struggles. Glaeser is currently finalizing a book that aims to develop a political epistemology, exploring how individuals come to understand world politics in relation to their biographical trajectories and social environments. His substantive focus includes examining the late socialist German state's attempts to understand citizens' control and the opposition members' efforts to form an independent understanding of state socialism. Additionally, he has started a new project that investigates the emergence of dominant narratives surrounding Muslim immigrants, considering the interplay of historical events, electoral politics, and everyday experiences shaped by mass-mediated discourses in Germany, France, and Britain.
Department of Philosophy