Manja Dimitra Kotsas

Manja Dimitra Kotsas is a Scientific Associate (Researcher) in the Gender & Diversity Studies Department at the Institute of Social Sciences, Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel. She holds a Master of Arts in Sociology and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science & Gender Studies, both with distinction. Her work focuses on intersectional discrimination analysis, critical racism research, and reform of German anti-discrimination law.

• Goethe University Frankfurt am Main: MA Sociology (1.0), BA Political Science & Gender Studies (1.0)
• Erasmus scholarship at Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Faculty of Law

Research Interests include:

• Intersectionality in legal sociology
• Post-categorical interpretation of the General Equal Treatment Act (AGG)
• Structural discrimination in advisory practices
• Gender-sensitive legal frameworks

Her doctoral project "Intersectional Discrimination in Germany" extends this work. She contributes to projects like EMMD (Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency) and KUSS (German Cancer Aid), developing intersectional methodology and diversity-sensitive screening instruments.

Key Scientific Awards:

• 2022: MA with distinction
• 2017: Erasmus scholarship for Law studies in Greece
• 2022: Certificate in Anti-Discrimination Counseling with very good success

She has delivered lectures on legal anti-discrimination counseling and structural patterns of discrimination since 2022.

Affiliations:

• Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel (since 2022)
• KUSS project (2023-2026, German Cancer Aid)
• EMMD project (2023-2024, Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency)