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Daniel Kuchler, MA, MA
Curriculum Vitae and List of
Publications
home address Falkenweg
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45478 Mlheim an der Ruhr
Germany
university address State University of New York
at Albany
Rockefeller College, Department of Political Science
Milne 106
1400, Washington Ave.
Albany, NY 12222
USA
eMail daniel.kuchler (a) gmail.com
Research Qualifications
Areas of
Specialization:
Hannah Arendt
Critical Theory and Critical Marxism (Habermas,
Lukacz, Gramsci, Luxemburg, Korsch, Bloch)
Methodology of the History of (Political)
Thought
Modern Political Philosophy
Ancient Greek Political Philosophy (Plato,
Aristotle)
Further
Research Interests
Social Epistemology & Sociology of
Knowledge
History of Political Thought
Philosophy of Social Science
The
relevance of the humanities and social sciences to political philosophy
Pragmatics
& Philosophy of Language
Teaching Qualifications
Areas of
Competence:
History
of Political Thought
Theory of
International Relations (specifically classical IR Theories but also
Constructivism,
Postmodern and Marxist Theories)
Critical
Theory
Structuralism
and Poststructuralism (Foucault, Derrida, Lyotard, Baudrillard)
Further Teaching
Interests
Contemporary Political Philosophy
History of Ideas
Philosophy of Social Science
Practical
Philosophy
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PhD
Candidate.
State
University of New York at Albany, Rockefeller College, Department of
Political Science.
Concentration in Political Theory / Political
Philosophy and International Relations
Stipend and Tuition Scholarship.
Dissertation Topic: The Grammar of Political Theory. The Relationship between Political
Commentary, Political Theory and Philosophy in the work of Hannah Arendt and
Jrgen Habermas.
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Peter Breiner, Prof. Dr.
Morton Schoolman, Prof. Dr. Torrey Shanks (all SUNY Albany, Political
Science).
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April 2011
(Doctor of Philosphy
expected 2013)
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Master of
Arts. GPA
3.93/4.00. State University of New York at Albany, in Political Theory and
International Relations.
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May 2011
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Magister
Artium with distinction (2007). Westflische Wilhelms-Universitt Mnster.
Degree in Political Science, History, and English
Philology and Literature.
Thesis topic: The Relevance of Gramscis Theory of
Hegemony for Post-Modern International Politics.
Advisors: Prof. Dr. Dr. Meyers (Political Science)
and Prof. Dr. Krysmanski (Sociology)
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July 2007
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Research Experience
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Research Training:
Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative -
Human Research Basic Course
Training in research involving human subjects, as well as ethical and formal
aspects such as Institutional Review Boards etc. (2007)
Methods of the Social Sciences
Training in qualitative and
quantitative methods in social science. (2007)
Statistics
Training in statistics as a research method as well as the software STATA
(2008)
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Editor. Diskurs. Interdisciplinary
scholarly journal (peer-reviewed).
http://www.politik.uni-kiel.de/index.php?ac=diskurs
Management of editorial board and
review board
Co-Decision on Journal Topics
Co-Decision on Article Publication
Page layout & design / DTP
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Since 2007
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Research Assistant. State University of New York at
Albany. Department of Political Science.
Qualitative Research in Public Policy, International
Relations, Comparative Politics (China)
Website design (HTML, AJAX, PHP) and database design
(MySQL) for a project on Citizenship Laws
Grading of Student Research Papers
Historical Research on American Public Policy
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August 2007
to August 2008.
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Head of the section
on International Relations. Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies on Germany and
Europe (AIDE), Mnster, Germany.
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July 2005
to July 2007
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Academic Assistant. Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Office
for Regional Co-Operation in Southeast Asia, Singapore.
Composition of International and Comparative Policy
Analyses (single authored)
Assistance with the organization of International
Conferences:
Sustaining Development through Garment Exports:
Cambodia and the Least Developed Economies. Phnom Penh, Cambodia, June 2006
Learning, Innovation and Competitiveness:
Achieving Social Welfare in Southeast Asian Manufacturing University of Malaya, Petaling Jaya,
Malaysia, June 13-16, 2006.
Attendance of International Conferences
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April 2006
to July 2006
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Publications
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(ed.) Contributions to the Philosophy of Social Science
(with Wesley Nishiyama and Marcus Schulzke)
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2013
(in preparation)
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Bedingt Analytischer Textzentrismus. Eine Kritik an
Skinners Kontextualismus (Limited Analytic Text-centrism: A Critique of
Skinners Contextualism)
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Baden-Baden,
2012
(chapter
submitted)
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Die dialogisch konstituierte Polis und das Problem
der Gerechtigkeit. Ein Kommentar zu Arendts Kritik an Platons Politeia.
(The dialogically constituted Polis and the Problem of Justice: A Commentary
on Arendts Critique of Platos Republic) In: Schaal, Gery; Lemke, Matthias: Die gerechte Stadt. Reihe
Staatsdiskurse.
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Stuttgart,
2012
(forthcoming)
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The Critical Potential of the Copenhagen School and
Critical Security Studies. In:
Lemke, Matthias; Kuchler, Daniel; Nawrath, Sebastian: Diskurs 1/2010, pp.
44-67.
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Magdeburg,
2010
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Postmoderne Identitt als
Anti-Totalitarismus. Eine Wrdigung Jean-Franois Lyotards. (Postmodern
Identity as Anti-Totalitarianism. An appraisal of Jean-Franois Lyotard, with Matthias Lemke) In: Lemke, Matthias;
Kuchler, Daniel: Diskurs 1+2/2007, pp. 15-21.
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Leipzig,
2007
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Ein
demokratistischer Fehlschluss? Kommentar zur Theorie der failed states. (A
Democratistic Fallacy? Commentary on the Theory of Failed States) In: Lemke, Matthias; Hermeier, Philipp:
Diskurs 2/2006, pp. 105-122.
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Gttingen,
2006
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Belarus, Soft Power und die
EU. Zur Relevanz des Thomas-Theorems am Beispiel der 'letzten Diktatur
Europas'. (Belarus, Soft Power and the EU. On the Relevance of the
Thomas-Theorem.) In: Lemke, Matthias;
Hermeier, Philipp: Diskurs 2/2005, pp. 29-44.
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Gttingen,
2005
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Book Reviews
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Book
Review on: Julian Nida-Rmelin: Verantwortung, in: Portal fr
Politikwissenschaft, http://www.pw-portal.de/
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Online (Hamburg), 2011
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Book Review on: Daniel Hitschler (ed.): Zwischen
Liberalismus und Existentialismus. Carl Schmitt im englischsprachigen
Schrifttum, in: Portal fr Politikwissenschaft,
http://www.pw-portal.de/
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Online (Hamburg), 2011
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Book
Review on: Michael Kloepfer (ed.): Netzneutralitt in der
Informationsgesellschaft, in: Portal fr Politikwissenschaft,
http://www.pw-portal.de/
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Online (Hamburg), 2011
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Book
Review on: Winfried Thaa: Politisches Handeln. Demokratietheoretische
berlegungen im Anschluss an Hannah Arendt, in: Portal fr
Politikwissenschaft, http://www.pw-portal.de/
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Online (Hamburg), 2011
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Book Review on:
David Harvey: Marx Kapital lesen. Ein Begleiter fr Fortgeschrittene und
Einsteiger, http://www.pw-portal.de/
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Online (Hamburg), 2011
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Stille
Freude. Chancen und Risiken einer Geschichte des politischen Denkens. (Promise and Peril of a History of
Political Thought, with Matthias
Lemke) In: Lemke, Matthias; Kuchler, Daniel; Nawrath, Sebastian: Diskurs
1/2009, pp. 150-155.
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Leipzig,
2009
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Conference Paper Presentations
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Deduktion und Kontext: Probleme und Chancen einer
Analytischen Geschichte der politischen Ideen. (Problems and possibilities
of an Analytic History of Political Ideas) Workshop Anstze und Methoden zur Erforschung politischer Ideen,
University of Hamburg
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July 16/17, 2010
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The Language of Labor: A Critical Linguistic
Analysis of the International Labour Organization (with Stephen Pampinella,
SUNY Albany). Western Political Science
Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
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April 1-3, 2010
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Ancient Paradigm Shifts and Athens' Bid for Power -
Thucydides reevaluated. Western
Political Science Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
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April 1-3, 2010
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Adorno, Werturteilsstreit and the good – an
Epistemological Perspective. Western
Political Science Association Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA.
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April 1-3, 2010
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North and South: An Orthodox Approach to
Gramscian International Relations. Rethinking
Marxism Conference, University of Massachussetts, Amherst.
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November 8,
2009
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Adorno,
Popper and the Critique of Positivism - a Reexamination and Implications for
Practical Philosophy. Adorno: No
Man's Land - 40 Years On. University of Sussex, UK.
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August 6, 2009
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Quest for Truth? – A
Critique and Rediscovery of Poststructuralism. Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting. Vancouver,
BC.
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March 19-21,
2009
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Problematizing the State:
National Consensus as Hindrance to Human Emancipation in Critical Security
Studies. International Studies
Association Annual Convention. New York, NY.
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February
15-18, 2009
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Autopoiesis: The Political
Dimension of Radical Constructivism in IR. International Studies Association Northeast Conference.
Baltimore, MD.
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October 3-4,
2008
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The Outside as Fetishism. International Studies Association West
Conference. San Francisco, CA.
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September
26-27, 2008
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The Relevance of
Poststructuralist Methodology to Gramscian International Political Theory. New York State Political Science
Association Annual Meeting. Albany, NY.
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April 25-26,
2008
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Teaching Experience
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Instructor. Free
University Berlin. Programm MA International Relations Online
Teaching of the module International Relations
Theories in 3 lectures and 15 online units
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October 2011
to April 2012
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Teaching Assistant. State University of New York at Albany. Department of
Political Science.
Taught three discussion sections per semester in
Introductory Classes for International Relations & Comparative Politics
and Political Theory
Utilized a variety of teaching methods from lecture to
group discussions and included specific emphasis on writing and composition,
as well as basics in logic
Teaching included use of electronic learning systems
and specific training to teach writing-intensive classes.
Discussion Sections for Courses:
RPOS 103: Political Theory
(Spring 2010, Fall 2010, Spring 2011)
RPOS 102: International Relations and Comparative
Politics
(Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009)
Guest lectures:
RPOS 301: History of Political Thought I
(Fall 2009)
Aristotle: Introduction to his Philosophy and
Implications for his Political Thought
RPOS 102: International Relations and Comparative
Politics (Spring 2009, Fall 2009)
Global Issues: the Environmental Economics and Human
Rights
Introduction to German Politics
European Union: Institutions and Theories
Argumentation Theory and Composition
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August 2008 to
May 2011
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Adjunct Faculty /
Instructor
(Wissenschaftliche Hilfskraft). University of Hildesheim. Institute of Social
Science.
Design and teaching of two seminars on Political
Theory and Global Governance and Human Rights
Facilitation of written and oral exams for students
Courses Taught:
Seminar Global Governance and Human Rights
(Global Governance und Menschenrechte)
The seminar focused on the
structure and processes of global governance and contrasted it with the
normative claims of Human Rights. To facilitate the latter, the class also
acknowledged the philosophical debate on Human Rights.
Seminar Theory of Political Science
(Theorie der Politikwissenschaft)
Introductory seminar that used a
hybrid approach that combined the discussion of topics of contemporary
political philosophy (Political Acting, Justice, Democracy, Property,
Political Economy, Critique / Critical Theory) with a discussion of the
canon of the history of political thought
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April 2010
to September
2010
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Grants and Stipends
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Stipend and
Tuition Scholarship. State University of New York at Albany
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Fall 2007 to
Spring 2011
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Travel
Grant. Graduate Student
Organization, State University of New York at Albany. ($100)
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Spring 2010
(not used)
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Travel
Grant. Department of Political
Science, State University of New York at Albany. (total $1000)
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Spring 2009;
Spring 2010
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Other Related Employment
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German Embassy, Moscow. Internship.
Single author of a diplomatic cable / report on
Belarus
Composition of International and Comparative Policy
Analyses (single authored)
Attendance of International Conferences
Facilitation / coordination of Cultural Exchange
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February
2005
to April 2005
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Office of Hans Pflug, Member of the German
Parliament (Bundestag). Internship.
Composition of Policy Analysis
Composition of Democratic Theory / Social Theory
Analysis
General Communication with politicians and citizens
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February
2004
to March 2004
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Languages
Self-evaluation following the Common European Framework of
Reference (CEF) on a scale from A1 (beginner) to C2 (fluent)
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Understanding
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Speaking
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Spoken
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Reading
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Verbal Interaction
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Verbal Production
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Writing
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German
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Mother Language
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English
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C2
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C2
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C2
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C2
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C2
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French
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B2
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C1
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B2
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B2
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B2
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Latin
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Spanish
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UNIcert Certificate Level II (B2)
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Russian
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UNIcert Certificate Level I (B1)
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Membership in Professional Organizations
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American Political Science Association
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Deutsche Gesellschaft zur Erforschung des
Politischen Denkens
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