Janek Treiber

Janek Treiber is a Research Fellow at the Chair of Political Systems and Comparative Politics at Technische Universität Dresden since August 2021, and a doctoral candidate focusing on party expulsions mechanisms. His work centers on political culture, protest dynamics, and citizen participation in Saxony and Thuringia.

• Specializes in political party organization and conflict resolution
• Active in empirical research about regional political systems
• Contributes to understanding the challenges of democratic governance in Eastern Germany

His research includes scientific monitoring of citizen dialogues, with a particular focus on protest movements and political extremism. Treiber has collaborated on practical guides for municipal conflict mediation and analyzed misinformation in policy processes.

Media Engagement: Regularly contributes political analysis to major German media outlets including Deutschlandfunk, ZDF, and Phoenix, covering topics such as coalition negotiations and electoral trends.