Berit Ebert
Germany
PhD in Political Science
Aachen University
Berit Ebert specializes in European Union law with a focus on gender equality, European Integration, and theories of justice. 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 doctoral thesis was published as Gleichstellung und Gender in der Jurisdiktion des Gerichtshofes der Europäischen Union (Equality and Gender in the Jurisdiction of the European Court of Justice. An Analysis Considering Contemporary Theories of Justice) in 2012. Her book about the influence of EU citizens and transnationality on EU gender equality law was published in 2021. Currently, she focuses on gender equality and the judicial reform in Poland. Her research interests also include women's and human rights in the 19th century.PhD in Political Science
Aachen University
In addition, Berit is the Director of Public Programs and Strategic Initiatives at BCB. 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 also affiliated with the UNESCO in South Africa and the Committee for Foreign Affairs at the Deutsche Bundestag. She spent her childhood years in Russia.
Articles
- 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