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Dr. Sonja Priebus is a postdoctoral researcher at the Chair of European Studies, European University Viadrina (Faculty of Social and Cultural Sciences). Her work focuses on democratic backsliding in EU member states, particularly Hungary and Poland, and the EU's institutional responses including rule of law instruments under Art. 7 TEU and conditionality mechanisms.
- Education: PhD (2020) from Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg on post-socialist Hungarian constitutions
- Key roles: Deputy Gender Equality Officer (since 2022), Deputy Faculty Council Member (since 2023), Scientific Advisory Board member (Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft, since 2024)
- Current research: EU institutional resilience against autocratization, comparative analysis of Eastern European political systems
Her publications demonstrate expertise in constitutional politics, strategic institutional design, and post-transformation governance. She collaborates with scholars like Timm Beichelt and Lisa Anders, with notable work on EU presidencies and legal enforcement mechanisms.
Dr. Priebus has contributed to comparative studies on Eastern European political systems and constitutional developments, including co-authoring the 2025 book Die politischen Systeme im östlichen Europa. Institutionen, Akteure und Prozesse with Timm Beichelt.
