Curriculum Vitae

Current Appointments

  • Assistant Professor at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Paris (http://sciences-po.eu/)

  • Co-Director of the Translation Studies section, Centre Marc Bloch Berlin, CNRS - USR 3130 ("Politique des langues et traduction des sciences de la culture"): http://bit.ly/cZtVlK

  • Member at the International Centre for Studies in French Contemporary Philosophy (CIEPFC- ENS Ulm, Paris): http://www.ciepfc.fr.

  • Peer reviewer for the International Online Journal Ricoeur Studies

 

Other Responsibilities

  • Head of the Zanchin NGO, creating an online collaborative workbench for the precise translation of cultural texts (http://traduxio.hypertopic.org) (2007-present)

  • Board Member, Giraf-Iffd (French and German social scientists) (2008- present)

 

Research Interests

Metaphysics of Practical Reason: transformations of modern rationality, “post-structuralist” and post-analytic philosophy of symbolical forms:

  • Philosophy of Language (Analytic Philosophy, Hermeneutics, Discourse Theory).

  • Epistemology of Social Sciences and Social Theory.

  • Normative Theory, in particular Legal Theory.

  • Contemporary French Philosophy.

 

Employment History

Fellowships and postdoctoral activities (2006-2010)

  • Marie Curie Intra European Fellowship (Postdoctoral Research), Free University in Brussels (ULB), advisor Pr. Jean-Marc Ferry, on normative theory (2008-2010).

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellowship bestowed by the Humboldt Foundation, Goethe University of Frankfurt, advisor Pr. Klaus Günther, on the Logic of Legal Discursivity (2008)

  •  Delegate of the Postdoctoral Students, Marc Bloch Centre (Berlin) administrative council (2007-2008).

  • Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, bestowed by the Berlin Senate, Free University in Berlin: Metaphysics of practical reason and discursivity in the works of Ricoeur and Habermas. (Advisor P. D. Hans Feger), 2006-2007.

  

French Ministry of Foreign Affairs 

2004-2005: Responsible of inter-University Cooperation in Venice, with the Office of Cooperation in Matters of Language and Art (Local Delegation of the French Embassy in Rome). Organising research meetings and conferences at Veneto universities, administrating French-Italian academic exchanges; promoting the French language (as a regional coordinator).

1997-1999: Cultural Service Staff at the French Embassy in Cairo, Books Section (National Service). Cooperation with Egyptian national partners (Ministries of Education and Culture), local public libraries and bookstores; coordination of the first Francophone pavilion at the Cairo International Book Fair, February 1999. 

 

Education

2006-2010: Post-doctoral researcher in Social, Normative and Legal Theory (see “Employment” section for details).

2006-2007: M.A. in Legal Theory at the University Aix-Marseille 3. Thesis on Ricoeur’s Philosophy of Law (1st place). 

2005-2006: Visiting Student at the European University Institute in Florence (Department of History and Civilisation and Department of Political and Social Sciences).  

2001-2006: Active member at the Centre of Epistemology and Comparative Ergologie (CEPERC). Ph.D. at the University Aix-Marseille 1 (thesis advisor: F. Clementz, jury members: Pr. P. Livet, F. Clementz, S. Chauvier, J.-C. Passeron). Summa Cum Laude, with highest honours. (Mention Très Honorable, avec les félicitations du jury à l’unanimité). Logique de la raison pratique (Réflexivité, Herméneutique, Clinique (Logic of Practical Reason: Reflexivity, Hermeneutics, Clinic) is an Essay of a Transcendental Praxeology, relying on a thorough philosophy of language (including analytical, hermeneutical and structuralist traditions) and a minute examination of the contemporary epistemology of Social Sciences. Partly published as different books (Lacour 2010 and 2011). 

1996-1997: M.A. in Philosophy, Free University in Berlin / Univ. of Paris Sorbonne (I/IV), advisors Pr. E. Blondel and P. Engel. Summa cum Laude (Mention Très Bien). 

1995-1996: Visiting Student at the University of Chicago, Illinois, USA. Attended various Seminars at both the Department of Philosophy (Pr. L. Linsky, C. Vogler) and the Committee on Social Thought (joint Seminar of Pr. N. Tarcov and F. Furet).  

1994-1995: French National Teaching and Research Qualification (Agrégation de philosophie). Prepared at the University of Paris Sorbonne (Paris 1). 

1993-1994: B.A. (M1) in Philosophy, Paris I (Sorbonne), advisor Pr. E. Blondel. Summa cum Laude (Mention Très Bien).  

1992-2000: Ecole Normale Supérieure d’ULM (Paris). Humanities (A/L) 1992.  

 

Teaching Experience

2010: Assistant Professor at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques of Paris. Course of Introduction to Contemporary Theories of Justice, Master in Public Administration.

2004-2005: Lecturer in the Department of French Literature at the University Ca’ Foscari in Venice (Italy). Course on History of French Literature and Literary Theory. Methodology: commentary of literary texts.

2000-2004: Teaching Assistant at the University Aix-Marseille I (France)

  • Research Seminar (M.A. 1st and 2nd year): contemporary transformations of practical reason, University Aix-Marseille 1.

  • Coaching for the French National Teaching Qualification Oral exam (Text commentary, modern and ancient philosophy), University Aix-Marseille 1.

  • MA classes (DEUG) : philosophy of action and social theory, criticism, epistemology of history, University Aix-Marseille 1.

  • Exercise courses (TD) in Philosophy (Plato, epistemology), commentary of philosophical texts and written composition.

1995-1996: Lecturer (French language instructor) at the Department of Romance Languages, University of Chicago, Illinois, USA (dir. Claude Grangier). French Beginners (101, 121, 122) and Advanced (321: conversation and debates)

 

 

Grants and Awards

  • Intra-European Fellowship Marie Curie (IEF) bestowed by the European Commission (7th Framework Programme) (2008 – 2010).

  • Fellowship bestowed by the Humboldt Foundation, 2008; based at the Goethe Universität, Frankfurt/M.

  • Scholarship granted by the Berlin Senate, 2006-2007.

  • Research and Teaching Grant (ATER), University Aix-Marseille, 2003-2004.

  • Research and Teaching Grant, University Aix-Marseille, 2000-2003.

  • Scholarship granted by the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), Freie Universität Berlin, 1997. 

 

Language Skills 

  • English: reading, writing, and speaking: excellent.

  • German, Italian: reading and speaking: fluent; writing: good.

  • Spanish, Portuguese: reading and writing: fluent; writing: average.

  • Arabic (Literary Egyptian): speaking: fluent; reading: average; writing: fair.

  • Ancient Greek, beginner’s Latin.

 

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