Gesine Fuchs

Professor Gesine Fuchs holds a professorship at the Lucerne School of Social Work (HSLU), part of Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts. She specializes in social policy, gender equality, and legal aspects of social welfare. With a Dr. phil from the University of Hannover (2002) and habilitation in political science from the University of Münster (2017), she focuses on topics such as welfare-to-work policies, access to justice for marginalized groups, and feminist legal strategies.

Her research explores intersections between law, gender, and social inequality, with notable projects including evaluations of Switzerland's social assistance systems and analyses of gender equality policies in public administration. She has led projects like 'Wohnen statt Unterbringung' (privat housing for refugees) and 'Zwischenevaluation Gleichstellungsstrategie 2030'.

Key areas of expertise include:

• Social Policy and Workfare
• Gender Equality in Labor and Politics
• Legal Mobilization by Marginalized Groups
• Comparative Analysis of Social Welfare Systems
• Democratization and Youth Participation

Her collaborative work spans international comparative studies, such as analyzing gender quotas in Swiss political parties and exploring post-socialist gender dynamics in Eastern Europe. She co-leads the Kompetenzzentrum Organisation des Sozialwesens und gesellschaftliche Teilhabe (OST) and serves on gender equality commissions in Basel-Stadt.