Matthias Leese

Senior Researcher
Department of Humanities, Social and Political Sciences
UNION OF INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATIONS (UIA)
Switzerland

Biography

Matthias Leese is a senior researcher at the Center for Security Studies. He holds a Doctorate from the University of Tuebingen. He has previously worked at the International Centre for Ethics in the Sciences and Humanities (IZEW) and taught at the Institute for Political Science, both within the University of Tuebingen.

Research Intrest

His research interests are primarily located within critical security studies, surveillance studies, and STS. More specifically, he is interested in the development and design of security technologies, as well as the wider societal and normative consequences that emerge from the implementation of technologies in particular contexts.