Diana Düring

Prof. Dr. Diana Düring is a Professor at the Ernst-Abbe-Hochschule Jena, affiliated with the Department of Social Work (Fachbereich Sozialwesen). Her work focuses on historical youth welfare research, particularly in the GDR context, colonialism's impact on childhood, and participation in youth welfare policies. She actively contributes to reforms in social work education through blended learning initiatives and peer-to-peer teaching formats.

Her research includes evaluating legal frameworks for child welfare (e.g., the 2023 Federal Ministry of Justice-funded study on family court approvals for restrictive measures) and exploring volunteer roles in GDR youth systems. She collaborates with organizations like the Gedenkstätte Geschlossener Jugendwerkhof Torgau and the Netzwerk Aktionsbündnis gegen Geschlossene Unterbringung, advocating against repressive institutional practices.

She holds administrative roles in the Fachbereichsrat and Gleichstellungsbeirat, and is a member of the IGfH, DGSA, and Kinderschutzbund. Her teaching innovations include theater-based discussions on youth welfare ethics and podcast workshops.