On April 28, 2025, Jan Keesen successfully defended his dissertation as the final stage of his doctoral studies. His doctoral thesis is titled »Democratic Intermediaries: A Reassessment of the Constitutional Role of Political Parties and Associations in the Formation of Political Will«.

From July 2018 to June 2022, Jan Keesen served as a research assistant at the Chair, during which time he contributed, among other projects, to the commentary on Article 21 of the Basic Law in the Bonner Kommentar, and co-authored publications on contemporary higher education didactics with Prof. Dr. Emanuel V. Towfigh.

We warmly congratulate Jan Keesen on the successful defense of his dissertation and the completion of his doctorate. We wish him all the best and continued success – especially for the forthcoming publication of his dissertation – on his professional and academic path.

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