A Cup with the President – Episode 17: Prof. Dr. Dominik M. Müller

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December 11, 2024

Stopping by the office of Prof. Dr. Dominik M. Müller, Chair of Cultural and Social Anthropology (Focus area: law tech in global legal cultures)

Each semester, FAU President Prof. Dr. Joachim Hornegger visits professors who have just recently joined FAU. At their respective institutes, he gets to know them better as they talk about their research and share what is important to them.

This series serves as a brief introduction of the researcher and allows a peek into such visit by the president.

In episode 17, the president stops by Prof. Dr. Dominik M. Müller’s office. He is in charge of the chair of Cultural and Social Anthropology (Focus area: law tech in global legal cultures) at FAU.

FAU-Präsident und Hornegger und Prof. Müller im Gespräch an einem Tisch sitzend.
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Dominik Müller analyzes the bureaucratization of Islam in five Southeast Asian countries as well as upheaval in legal culture in the age of legal tech and AI.

Dominik Müller und FAU Präsident Hornegger im Gespräch.
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What he finds intriguing is to examine such social sub-sectors and to identify patterns and connections that go beyond borders.

Prof. Müller zeigt Präsident Hornegger etwas in einem Buch.
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Before coming to FAU, Prof. Müller worked at Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology in Halle (Saale).

Hornegger und Müller mit Brofist-Geste und den wissenschaftlichen Mitarbeitenden von Prof. Müller.
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In his opinion, curiousity is the most important tool as a professor.

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