
Daniel Gaus finished his PhD 'Der Eigensinn von Demokratie. Eine Analyse des Diskurses über die Legitimität der Europäischen Union aus der Perspektive der Diskurstheorie der Demokratie' in December 2006 at the Technical University of Darmstadt. Gaus has studied political science and philosophy at the Technical University of Darmstadt and the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main. His main research interest lies in political theory with a focus on the relationship between the concepts of democracy, legitimacy and the state.