Stefanie Lindner

Stefanie Lindner is an academic researcher at Department 4 of the Brandenburg University of Technology Cottbus-Senftenberg since 2019, focusing on right-wing extremism in social work contexts, post-socialist transformation processes, and professionalization of health professions. Her work examines power dynamics, democratic resilience, and transcultural diversity, particularly in East Germany, Poland, and Romania.

• Doctoral research: 'Professionalization of Health and Social Professions in Societal Transformation'
• MSc: Social Work and Human Rights, Berlin (2018)
• BSc: Social Work, Nuremberg (2013)

Research spans neoliberalization impacts on social work, community disintegration, and educational responses to demographic shifts in rural care. Publications address right-wing extremism in youth work, power structures in client-professional relationships, and East-West German disparities in leadership representation.

Professional experience includes street outreach for substance users, homeless advocacy, and nursing roles. Her work integrates critical theory with applied perspectives on social exhaustion, structural inequality, and inclusive professional identity in post-socialist societies.