Claudia Maria Hofmann

Claudia Maria Hofmann serves as Professor and Chair of Public Law and European Social Law at Viadrina European University, focusing on interdisciplinary social law research. Based in Frankfurt (Oder), her chair oversees academic courses, research initiatives, and team operations within the university's legal studies framework.

Her research spans Public Law and European Social Law with strong interdisciplinary methodology, emphasizing contemporary social law challenges including refugee rights protections. This focus is evidenced by supervised dissertations on social rights of refugees that have received academic recognition, demonstrating practical applications of theoretical frameworks in vulnerable populations' legal protections.

Professor Hofmann mentors doctoral candidates including prize-winning researcher Dr. Annalena Mayr, whose dissertation on refugee rights earned academic distinction. The chair actively manages research projects, publishes standard works, and recruits student employees for ongoing scholarly work, reflecting sustained academic productivity and team-based research collaboration.

The chair operates with Secretary Paula Stasiak providing administrative support, maintains regular office hours (Wednesday-Thursday 9-13, Friday 11-13), and engages the academic community through Instagram (@viadrina_sozialrecht) and recurring events like the Frankfurt Talks on Social Law.