Dr. Franziska Felder

Biography

Franziska Felder is a Professor of Inclusion and Diversity at the University of Zürich. Her research focuses on the ethical, normative, theoretical, and scientific reflection on pedagogical and agogical action and thought, along with their societal and institutional conditions and impacts. A particular emphasis of her work is on the living conditions of disabilities, understood in a social-relational sense. Currently, her research addresses questions of societal and moral progress in the context of inclusion, the historic and normative evaluation of this progress, and the shape of digital inclusion for people with disabilities. She explores the limits of inclusion in the digital realm, the justice questions arising from new medical and technological possibilities such as CRISPR/Cas system and mRNA technology, and the role of disabilities within the context of justice. Moreover, she investigates the emergence of political movements related to disabilities and the motives of their key actors. Franziska is also involved in various panels and lecture series related to well-being in education, participatory disability research, and the intersection of inclusion and democratic participation.

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