Pascal Walther
Cohort 2025
Topic of PhD-Thesis: Pro and Contra. A Political Theory of Debate
Supervisor: Prof. Dr. Dorothea Gädeke
Education and Work Experience
- 09/2022 - 07/2025, Freie Universität Berlin, MA: Political Science
- 09/2022 - 12/2024, Sciences Po Paris, MA: European Affairs, Cultural Policy & Management
- 08/2018 - 09/2022, Freie Universität Berlin, BA: Political Science
- 08/2018 - 09/2022, Sciences Po Paris, Franco-German Campus Nancy, BA: Social Sciences, Political Humanities
- 06/2023 - 10/2023, Hertie Foundation, Student Assistent, Project and Event Management (Jugend debattiert)
- 04/2022 - 06/2022, Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation, Internship, Project and Event Management (Culture & Politics//Politics an Eastern Germany)
Fellowships, Stipends and Awards
- since 11/2025, PhD Scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
- 04/2025-09/2025, Exposé Scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
- 01/2019-03/2025, Student Scholarship of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
- 2021, 1st place in the German Student Essay Competition
Research Interests
- Ancient Greek and Ancient Chinese Thought
- Contemporary Democratic Theory
- Theories of the Public Sphere
- Political Rhetoric
- Political Psychology

