Visiting Researchers

The Institute of European Studies welcomes scholars from around the world to conduct independent research in the field of European Studies, with the intent to foster collaboration, exchange, and knowledge-sharing. The Institute is pleased to welcome our latest cohort of Visiting Researchers.

Cajetan Spaeth

Cajetan Späth

Home Institution: University of Regensburg

Field of Study: Competition law with focus on competition-enhancing data access

Clara Veihelmann

Clara Veihelmann

Home Institution: University of Hamburg, Germany

Field of Study: Journalism and Communication Science, News framing in U.S. media, media coverage of elections, digital transformation of media companies

Giada Lagana

Giada Lagana

Home Institution: Cardiff University 

Field of Study: European Peacebuilding; Irish Politics; and Public Administration

Kimberley Pawlowski

Kimberley Pawlowski

Home Institution: European University Viadrina

Field of Study: Trustworthy AI & Data Security

Lena Adams

Lena Adams

Home Institution: University of Hamburg, Germany

Field of Study: Politics in digitalizing the fight against money-laundering

Miriam Gassner

Miriam Gassner

Home Institution: Albert Ludwigs Universität Freiburg, Germany and the University of Vienna, Austria

Field of Study: legal theory, legal philosophy and history of law

Phil Hackemann

Phil Hackemann

Home Institution: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München

Field of Study: The ‘democratic deficit’ and statehood of the European Union

Sophia Bader

Sophia Bader

Home Institution:  Friedrich-Schiller University, Jena, Germany

Field of Study: Revitalization of trade unions, healthcare strikes, and the economization of healthcare systems