Lisa Conant

Professor Lisa Conant is a prominent academic in the Department of Political Science at the University of Denver, affiliated with the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. She holds core faculty positions in the Sie-Cheou Kang Center for International Security & Diplomacy and the Institute for Comparative and Regional Studies. Her research focuses on European legal integration, particularly the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR), examining legal mobilization, Brexit implications, and human rights protection. She has conducted extensive archival and interview-based research across Europe through fellowships at the Free University of Berlin and the European University Institute in Florence.

Conant teaches courses on European politics, international law, and migration/citizenship. Her academic background includes a Ph.D. (1998), MA (1993), and BA (1990) from the University of Washington and University of Minnesota. Professional affiliations include the American Political Science Association and the European Union Studies Association.

Her research trends emphasize judicial influence on policy, cross-border legal frameworks, and the evolving role of courts in shaping European citizenship and rights. Recent work explores Brexit's legal aftermath and ECJ-UK tensions. Grants include funding from the University College London Global Engagement Strategy and the UK Economic and Social Research Council.