• Dr. Berit Ebert specializes in European Union law with a focus on gender equality. She received her master’s (2006) and doctoral degrees (2012) in political science from Aachen University and a master’s degree in European studies (2007) from Vienna University. Her current research interests lie at the intersection of gender equity democracy and the rule of law as well as the judicial reform in Poland and subnational influence on supranational policymaking. She is the author of Wie Europa Zeus bändigte. Transnationalität im Gleichstellungsrecht der Europäischen Union (How Europe Tamed Zeus. Transnationality and Gender Equality Law in the European Union) (Tectum/Nomos, 2021) which elaborates on the impact of EU citizens on the development of the Union’s gender equality framework. Her articles appeared in the Open Gender Journal Democracy SOS and The Berlin Journal. Recent articles are “The resilience of the European Union's values: article 2 TEU and subnational gender dissidence in Poland” (2025) and “Great Expectations Great Disappointments: Protecting the Mandate of the European Union” (2025). Berit Ebert's research and teaching has been supported by the Jean Monnet Action program of the European Commission the Open Society University Network as well as the Global Higher Education Alliance for the 21st century.