Gunnar Beck,candidate for German rightwing populist party, listed as as ‘prof’, and but Soas says he is a reader in lawA German “reader in law” at Soas University of London who is contesting a seat in the European parliamentary elections for the rightwing populist party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has been given the title of professor on the ballot paper,main to accusations that his academic credentials bear been exaggerated.
Dr Gunnar Beck is listed on Soas’s staff page as a reader in law who teaches courses on EU law and legal theory and undergraduate courses on legal methodology at the university. On the ballot paper for the European elections on 26 May, however, and he was listed as Prof Dr Gunnar Beck”. Related: European elections: your guide to the vote you never expected Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com