Berit Ebert
Germany
PhD in Political Science
Aachen University
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 (Equality and Gender in the Jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. An Analysis Considering Contemporary Theories of Justice) (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 Power of One Woman: The Progress of Gender Equality in the European Union” (2023) and “Gender Equality und Rechtsstaatlichkeit in der EU. Die polnische Justizreform” (2022).PhD in Political Science
Aachen University
Berit Ebert is also the Director of Public Programs and Strategic Initiatives at Bard College Berlin. Prior, she served as Vice President of Programs at the American Academy in Berlin, where she oversaw the institution’s academic and public programming. She was affiliated with the UNESCO in South Africa and the Committee for Foreign Affairs at the Deutsche Bundestag.
Academic & Journalistic articles
- Ebert, B. (2023). Elections in Poland, with democracy hanging in the balance. In Democracy SOS.
- Ebert, B. (2023). The power of one woman: the progress of gender equality in the European Union. In Democracy SOS.
- Ebert, B. (2022). Gender Equality und Rechtsstaatlichkeit in der EU. Die polnische Justizreform. In Open Gender Journal, 6. doi: https://doi.org/10.17169/ogj.2022.201
- Ebert, B. (2022). Poland: The European Union's Bright Promise of Gender Equality. In The Berlin Journal, 38, 74-75.
- Ebert, B./Fradinger, M. (2020). Gender Dissidence in the 21st Century. In The Berlin Journal, 34, 78-83.
- Ebert, B. (2020). Ja, Nein, Vielleicht, oder doch vielleicht nicht? … Trans* im Recht der Europäischen Union. (Yes, No, Maybe, or maybe not? ... Trans* in the Laws of the European Union). 21 May 2020. In History | Sexuality | Law. https://hsl.hypotheses.org/1375
Monographs
- Wie Europa Zeus bändigte: Transnationalität im Gleichstellungsrecht der Europäischen Union. (How Europe Tamed Zeus: Transnationality in European Union Gender Equality Law). Baden-Baden: Tectum 2021.
- Gleichstellung und Gender in der Jurisdiktion des Gerichtshofes der Europäischen Union. Eine Analyse unter Berücksichtigung kontemporärer Gerechtigkeitstheorien. (Equality and Gender in the Jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. An Analysis Considering Contemporary Theories of Justice). Berlin: Logos 2012.
- Die neue Weltordnung als Strategiefrage. Sicherheitspolitische Divergenzen zwischen EU und USA (The World Order as a Question of Strategy. Divergences of the Security Policies in the EU and the USA). Marburg: Tectum 2008.
Contact
Dr. Berit Ebert
Political Science
Email: b.ebert[at]berlin.bard.edu