Matthias Friehe

Assistant Professor Matthias Friehe is affiliated with EBS Law School since 2018, specializing in Constitutional and Administrative Law. He leads the Law and Political Science Section of the Görres Society since 2020 and mentors talented students through the Konrad Adenauer Foundation and German National Academic Foundation.

• Education: Law and Philosophy at Philipps-Universität Marburg, Kaliningrad State University, and Université de Poitiers (First Law Examination, 2014)
• Awards: Faculty and University Prize of Marburg for his dissertation on church privileges

His research focuses on State Church Law, Parliamentary Law, and Electoral Law, with a strong emphasis on Freedom of Expression, Nationality Law, and Civil Service Law. Recent publications analyze data sharing in intelligence, democratic participation, and social media regulation.

Key trends in his work include constitutional challenges in digital governance, institutional design for democratic integrity, and critiques of religious legal privileges. His articles often bridge European Law, Political Science, and Public Policy.

Scientific contributions include:

• 2025: Analysis of intelligence cooperation and election law remedies
• 2024: lobby register compliance and citizen assemblies
• 2022: Updates to German nationality law and extradition

He has authored monographs on church employer capacity (2019) and cultural property liability (2013), with frequent commentary on public administration and judicial decisions.