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Laura Andrea Alvarez Tobar's PhD Dissertation Defense › view all

How does the State create Subjects of Welfare? A Historical Analysis

May 28, 2026 - 11:30
University of Bremen, Unicom Building, BIGSSS Conference Room 7.3280
Speaker: Laura Andrea Alvarez Tobar
Series: Dissertation Defenses
Event type: public

Our Dean of BIGSSS, Prof. Dr. Patrick Sachweh, is pleased to report that the PhD Dissertation of Laura Andrea Alvarez Tobar is ready to be defended.

Members of the University of Bremen and of BIGSSS at Constructor University are therefore cordially invited to the Oral Defense of Laura Andrea Alvarez Tobar's PhD Thesis ''How does the State create Subjects of Welfare? A Historical Analysis''. The oral defense will take place in hybrid format and is scheduled for Thursday, 28th May 2026 at 11:30am in University of Bremen, UNICOM-Building, BIGSSS Conference Room (7.3280). To participate online, please contact Laura Andrea Alvarez Tobar (laal@zfn.uni-bremen.de) directly.

The Examination Board is composed of:

  • Prof. Dr. Frank Nullmeier,
  • Prof. Dr. Delia González de Reufels,
  • Prof. Dr. Martina Padmanabhan, 
  • Dr. Mandi M. Larsen,
  • Dr. Thurid Eggers,
  • Prof. Dr. Simone Scherger,
  • Göksu Köktürk.