Juli Katz becomes the first journalist-in-residence at the Kolleg

Juli Katz, a freelance journalist, author and podcaster, will be the first journalist-in-residence at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg in November 2026. During her stay, she will seek to engage with the Kolleg’s fellows and associates about their research. At the same time, she will be working on her own writing project about ‘democracy hacks for rural areas’.

Juli Katz lives and works in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. She focuses primarily on socio-political developments in rural areas. Her professional experience includes stints at KATAPULT magazine and ZEIT Online. Her articles appear in publications including the taz, Spex and the science magazine Science Notes. She also writes two columns and hosts the podcast ‘Kipppunkt Ost. Wie der Osten die Demokratie entscheidet’.

The residency programme enables journalists with an interest in social and historical aspects of law to undertake one-month stays at the Käte Hamburger Kolleg ‘Legal Unity and Pluralism. During their stay, they gain insights into current research, network with international scholars and carry out their own research or writing project. Through this programme, the Kolleg aims to strengthen dialogue and mutual understanding between academia and journalism.