Maria Abad Andrade

Dr. Maria Abad Andrade (née Haimerl) is a researcher at Freie Universität Berlin, specializing in constitutional politics and institutions within semi-authoritarian regimes. Her work emphasizes constitutional courts in Turkey, Egypt, and Israel, with a focus on democratization, institutional behavior, and constitutional transformations.

• Research Themes: Constitutional design, judicial politics, and authoritarian constitutionalism.
• Publications: Analyzed Turkish Constitutional Court dynamics during emergencies, Venezuela's constituent assembly, and Egyptian constitutional courts' role in democratization.
• Collaborations: Co-authored studies on decolonization in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Her recent articles explore trends in constitutional courts under authoritarian transitions, utilizing keywords like judicial independence, emergency powers, and presidential systems. She is affiliated with the International Society of Public Law and the German Middle East Studies Association for Contemporary Research and Documentation (DAVO).