Paul Seeliger

Paul Seeliger is a research associate in the program area "Transformation of the state in the digital age" at the German Research Institute for Public Administration Speyer. He is particularly interested in data protection law and the interaction between law and design. In his PhD-thesis and research, Paul focuses on regulations by Design as well as behavior-influencing interfaces such as Dark Patterns.

Professional Career

01/2022 – today: project coordinator in the Dark Pattern Detection Project (dapde), German Research Institute for Public Administration Speyer
03/2020 – today: resarch associate in the Dark Pattern Detection Project (dapde), German Research Institute for Public Administration Speyer
03/2020 – today: PhD projcet (Dr. iur.), German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer (supervisor: Prof. Dr. Mario Martini)
10/2018 – 03/2020: student assistant, German University of Administrative Sciences Speyer (Prof. Dr. Mario Martini)

10/2014 – 02/2020: Study of law, University Münster and Zagreb (First State Exam, Master Iuris)

"Zur Akkreditierungspflicht eines integrierten Bachelors im juristischen Staatsexamensstudiengang", Seeliger, AD LEGENDUM 2/2019, 190
"Dark Patterns - Phänomenologie und Antworten der Rechtsordnung", Martini/Drews/Seeliger/Weinzierl, ZfDR 2021, S. 47 - 74 (Open Access)

"Digital fremdgesteuert – Einfluss von Dark Patterns auf Verbraucherentscheidungen", Verbraucherpolitischer Kongress 2021 (Video)