Dr. Hannes Kuch
Social Philosophy, Political Philosophy and
Critical Political Economy
I am a Lecturer in Philosophy at the Goethe University Frankfurt, with research interests in markets, capitalism, and alternative economic systems and institutions, such as market socialism, democratic planning, and cooperatives. Recently, I became involved in founding the Institut für Unternehmensdemokratie (IfU), or Institute for Corporate Democracy, a think tank operating at the intersection of academia, politics, and businesses. Inspired by and supported by the Institute for Economic Democracy, the IfU develops pragmatic strategies to foster democratic structures within businesses.
Recent Interviews
Featured on the Future Histories Podcast: Discussion with Jan Groos on Liberal Socialism (in German)
Interview on the Politik & Ökonomie Blog with Oliver Weber (in German)
Recent Blogposts
"Towards a Democratic Economy", Blogpost on APA's Perspectives on Democracy Series
A blogpost about Rawls as a Hegelian and liberal socialism on praefaktisch.de
Recent Publications
"Plural Cooperativism: The Material Basis of Democratic Corporate Governance", in: Analyse & Kritik 2025; 47(1): 131–159.
„Centralization Tendencies in Participatory Planning“, in: Erasmus Journal for Philosophy and Economics, 17(2), 2024: 49–72.
Wirtschaft, Demokratie und liberaler Sozialismus [Economy, Democracy, and Liberal Socialism], Frankfurt/M., New York: Campus, 2023.