Alex Demirović, born in Darmstadt in 1952, studied critical theory in Frankfurt with frequent excursions to post-structuralism in Paris. Research in the theory of science on aesthetics, the critical theory of the Frankfurt School, state and democratic democracy. Several years of empirical research on authoritarianism and racism. Teaching at numerous universities. Most recently Fellow at the Centre for Social Critique at Humboldt University and Senior Fellow at the Leuphana Institute for advanced

Studies.