Marc Bubeck, M.A., Veterinarian
Research Associate on the INAPROLA Project
- Since April 2026 – Research Associate in the project “Opportunities and Challenges of Alternative Protein Production (AP) through Algae and Insects for Agricultural Enterprises, INAPROLA”, Junior Professorship of European Ethnology with a Focus on Intangible Cultural Heritage, University of Bamberg
- Since 2025 – Doctoral Candidate (Dr. rer. medic.) in Health Services Research, University of Potsdam; dissertation on social robotics in elderly care
- May 2023 – June 2025 – Research Associate, Junior Professorship of Medical Ethics with a Focus on Digitalization, Faculty of Health Sciences Brandenburg
- January 2023 – Visiting Researcher, Department of Ethics of the Human–Animal Relationship, Messerli Research Institute, University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, Austria
- 2020–2024 – Doctoral Scholarship Holder, German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes)
- Since October 2019 – Lecturer at various universities and universities of applied sciences (LMU Munich, University of Potsdam, KSH Munich)
- September 2019 – August 2020 – Lecturer in Sociology and Social Studies, Luise Kiesselbach School for Curative Education Nursing, Munich
- Since 2019 – Doctoral Candidate (Dr. rer. soc.) in Sociology, LMU Munich; dissertation on the killing of animals in veterinary medicine
- 2015–2018 – M.A. in Sociology and Gender Studies, LMU Munich
- 2015 – Study Abroad Semester, University of Oslo (UiO), Norway
- 2012–2015 – B.A. in Sociology and Statistics, LMU Munich
- 2010–2018 – State Examination (StEx) in Veterinary Medicine, LMU Munich
2022 Research Award of the Faculty of Linguistics, Literature and Cultural Studies of the University of Regensburg for the dissertation
2020 Sponsorship Award of the Bavarian Academy of Rural Areas
for the dissertation "Intensivtierhaltung. Agricultural positioning in the field of tension between ecology, economy and society"
2016 Young Scientist Award of the German Society for Agricultural History.
for the master thesis "Cultural science perspectives on stations and structures of the German poultry industry 1948 to 1980"
- Member of the German Sociological Association (DGS); Chair of the Working Group on Human–Animal Relations
- Member of the European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (EASST)
- Member of EurSafe
- Member of the Network of Veterinary Humanities
- Deputy Member (Ethics Representative), Berlin Animal Experimentation Commission
- Member of the Equal Opportunities Commission, University of Potsdam
Articles to Anthologies (peer-reviewed)
- Leineweber, Marianne; Keusgen, Clara V.; Bubeck, Marc; Haltaufderheide, Joschka; Ranisch, Robert; Klingler, Corinna (2026): Ethical Aspects of the Use of Social Robots in Elderly Care – A Systematic Qualitative Review. Medicne, Health Care and Philosophy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11019-025-10313-3
- Bubeck, Marc; Keusgen, Clara V.; Haltaufderheide, Joschka; Klingler, Corinna; Ranisch, Robert (2025): An interview study on socially assistive robots and professional care relationships. Nursing Ethics 0(0): 1-15. https://doi.org/10.1177/09697330251385025
- Schneider, Anna K. E.; Bubeck, Marc (2025): The Dual Character of Animal-Centred Care: Relational Approaches in Veterinary and Animal Sanctuary Work. Veterinary Sciences 12(8): 696. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci12080696
- Bubeck, Marc; Jansky, Bianca (2023): Relational und Dimensional: Heuristische Dimensionen in der Situationsanalyse am Beispiel von Care-Praktiken und ihrer Materialität. Forum Qualitative Sozialforschung / Forum: Qualitative Social Research, 24(2), Art. 1. https://doi.org/10.17169/fqs-24.2.4079
- Bubeck, Marc (2023): Justifying Euthanasia: A Qualitative Study of Veterinarians' Ethical Boundary Work of "Good" Killing. Animals (Basel). 2023 Aug 4;13(15):2515. https://doi.org/10.3390/ani13152515
Articles to Journals (peer-reviewed)
- Bubeck, Marc; Kurth, Markus; Mönkeberg, Sarah; Nungesser, Frithjof; Sebastian, Marcel (2026, i.E.): Tiere. Glossarbeitrag auf dem Blog der Zeitschrift "Soziologie und Nachhaltigkeit"
- Augst, Ann Kristin; Bubeck, Marc; Jansky, Bianca; Waschkewitsch, Lisa (2025): Bodies that (should) matter. Anregungen für eine Differenzierung des Körpers in der Situationsanalyse. In: Gasterstädt, Julia; Helbig, Jana; Urban, Michael (Hrsg.): Grenzobjekte – Positionierungen – Perspektivierungen. Zur erziehungswissenschaftlichen Rezeption der Situationsanalyse. Bielefeld: transcript, S. 39-59.
- Bubeck, Marc; Schneider, Anna (2024): Die Balance der Sorgearbeit. Versorgen und Fürsorgen in Tiermedizin und Tierschutz. In: Ullrich, Jessica (Hrsg.): Arbeit (Tierstudien 26). Berlin: Neofelis, S. 135–145.
- Bubeck, Marc; Springer, Svenja (2024): Sociologising Veterinary Ethics: An Exploration of Professional Identity. In: Giersberg, Mona F.; Bovenkerk, Bernic; Meijboom, Franck L.B. (Hrsg.): Back to the Future: Sustainable Innovations for Ethical Food Production and Consumption. Leiden: Koninklijke Brill BV, S. 324–329. https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004715509_053
- Bubeck, Marc (2022): Learning to Kill. How Veterinarians reflect their learning process. In: Bruce, Donald; Bruce, Ann (Hrsg.): Transforming Food Systems: Ethics, Innovation and Responsibility. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, S. 315–321. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-939-8_48
- Bubeck, Marc (2021): Veterinarians as Protectors of Animals – Caring and Killing in the Narratives of Vet Students. In: Schübel, Hanna; Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo (Hrsg.): Justice and Food Security in a Changing Climate. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, S. 248–254. https://doi.org/10.3920/978-90-8686-915-2_37
Miscellaneous
- Bubeck, Marc; Haltaufderheide, Joschka; Ranisch, Robert (2026, i.E.): Sozial assistive Roboter in der stationären Altenpflege: Erfahrungen und Herausforderungen der Implementierung aus Sicht der Praxis. In: Matusiewicz, David (Hrsg.): KI und Robotik in Gesundheit und Pflege. Wiesbaden: Springer.
- Bubeck, Marc; Haltaufderheide, Joschka; Sakowsky, Ruben; Ranisch, Robert (Hrsg.) (2024): Erklärung Potsdamer Bürgerinnen und Bürger zur Robotik in der Altenpflege. Potsdam: Fakultät für Gesundheitswissenschaften Brandenburg, Universität Potsdam. https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-64958
- Bubeck, Marc; Kögel, Johannes (2021): „Die Mühe hat sich total gelohnt“: Feedback der Teilnehmenden zur Bürgerkonferenz. In: Kögel, Johannes; Marckmann, Georg (Hrsg.): Xenotransplantation – Eine gesellschaftliche Herausforderung. Paderborn: mentis, S. 103–113.
- Bubeck, Marc; Udodik, Alisa (2020): “The Belly of the City.” In: Kleemann, Katrin (Hrsg.): Ecopolis München 2019. Environment & Society Portal, Virtual Exhibitions 2020, no. 2. Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society. https://www.environmentandsociety.org/node/9022
- Social Robotics in Care for Older Adults (Medical and Nursing Ethics)
- Practices of Killing in Veterinary Medicine (Sociology of Professions, STS, Veterinary Ethics, and Veterinary Humanities)
- Qualitative Research Methodologies (Grounded Theory and Situational Analysis)
General Sociology and Sociological Theory
- B.A. Seminar: Actor–Network Theories: An Introduction, LMU Munich (Summer Semester 2026)
- B.A. Seminar: Cyborgs, Companion Species, Critters: An Introduction to the Work of Donna Harawa y, University of Potsdam (Winter Semester 2025/26)
- Tutorial: Introduction to Sociology, LMU Munich (Winter Semester 2018/19)
- Tutorial: Sociological Theory, LMU Munich (Winter Semesters 2014/15 and 2015/16)
Gender Studies and Sociology of Gender
- Academic Summer Academy of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes): From the Talmud to Transparent: Sexualities and Gender in Judaism (with Rabbi Levi Ufferfilge), Plön (August 2024)
- B.A. Seminar: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Corporeality and Embodiment, Catholic University of Applied Sciences Munich (Summer Semester 2023; Winter Semester 2022/23)
- B.A. Course: Gender at Work: Theoretical and Historical Perspectives on the Division of Labour and the Social Construction of Gender, LMU Munich (Winter Semester 2020/21)
- Tutorial: Introduction to Gender Studies, LMU Munich (Winter Semesters 2016/17 and 2017/18)
- Tutorial: Introduction to the M.A. Specialization “Culture, Gender, Difference”, LMU Munich (Winter Semester 2018/19)
Human–Animal Studies & Veterinary Medicine
- B.A. Seminar: The Practice of Veterinary Medicine, University of Potsdam (Winter Semester 2022/23)
- M.A. Seminar: Human–Animal/Gender Studies: Women, Men, and Then Animals?, University of Potsdam (Summer Semester 2022); LMU Munich (Winter Semester 2019/20)
- B.A. Course: Human–Animal Studies: Sociological Perspectives on Human–Animal Relations, LMU Munich (Winter Semester 2021/22)
- B.A. Course: Introduction to the Sociology of Human–Animal Relations, LMU Munich (Summer Semester 2019)
- B.A. Seminar: Zoos as a Field of Research: Between Noah’s Ark and Animal Prison (with Dr. Irmhild Saake), LMU Munich (Winter Semester 2017/18)
- B.A. Seminar: The Practice of Veterinary Medicine (with Dr. Irmhild Saake), LMU Munich (Winter Semester 2016/17)
- M.A. Course: Human–Animal Studies: An Introduction (with Dr. Irmhild Saake), LMU Munich (Summer Semester 2016)
- M.A. Research Practicum: Human–Animal Studies (with Dr. Irmhild Saake), LMU Munich (Winter Semester 2015/16)
Qualitative Research Methods
- B.A. Course: Grounded Theory Methodology: Histories, Theories, and Empirical Applications, LMU Munich (Summer Semester 2021)
- B.A. Applied Methods Course: Multispecies Ethnography, LMU Munich (Summer Semester 2020)
- Tutorial: Documentary Method of Interpretation, LMU Munich (Winter Semesters 2014/15 and 2015/16)
- Tutorial: Methods and Techniques of Couple Research, LMU Munich (Winter Semester 2017/18)