​Welcome

I am an assistant professor of Social Theory and Philosophy of the Social Sciences, holding a joint appointment at the Institute of Philosophy and the Institute of Sociology of the University of Zurich. I am also affiliated with the Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy at LMU Munich. I work on topics in philosophy and history of science. I focus on the social sciences and on economics in particular. I also have an interest in some issues in sociology of science and empirical research on the underrepresentation of women in academic philosophy. 

Currently, I am mainly engaged in finishing two book manuscripts on the uses and justifications of rational choice theories in economics (see book and interview project). I am also working on papers addressing questions about the following issues: 1) diffusion of scientific innovations; 2) scientific realism in economics; 3) the nature of critique in philosophy of the social sciences; 4) the history of the relationship between economics and psychology; 5) the status and justification of first principles in economics; 6) the impact of conflicts of interest on consensus finding; 7) the usefulness of empirical network analysis for history and philosophy of science; and 8) factors contributing to the gender gap in philosophy.

To address these and other questions, I use a variety of methods from philosophy, sociology, and history of science. I apply traditional approaches - such as case studies - but also quantitative-empirical methods in history and philosophy of the social sciences; I do archival research in my historical research; I conduct long interviews to get into close contact with scientific practitioners; and I closely collaborate with sociologists and psychologists to study gender issues in philosophy.

News

Events
  • We will organize a Master Class with Brian Epstein (Tufts University) on The Nature of the Social World: Foundations and Applications. Deadline for registration is May 1, 2019. Participation is free. You find more information here.
  • Together with Harro Maas (University of Lausanne), we are organizing a workshop on 'Current  Research on the  History of
    Economics in Switzerland and Beyond    ' on June 4, 2019 at the University of Zurich. Here is the program. Please contact us, if you want to participate. 
  • Together with my colleagues Chiara Lisciandra and Carlo Martini, we organize a conference entitled ​The Soul of Economics at the University of Zurich in September 2019. Check the conference website for more information and for the call for papers.
Other
  • I will start as a book review editor of the Journal of the History of Economic Thought in July 2019. Very excited to take up this task.​
Features
  • Read features about my work here on Science Vision, the Philosophy of Science Association Women's Caucus blog and here on the SWIP Germany e.V. blog.

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