Verfassungsblog is a journalistic and academic forum of debate on topical events and developments in constitutional law and politics in Germany, the emerging European constitutional space and beyond. It sees itself as an interface between the academic expert discourse on the one hand and the political public sphere on the other.
The blog has been founded in 2009 by Maximilian Steinbeis, a legal journalist and writer. The work of Verfassungsblog is supported by strong institutional partners: the Center for Global Constitutionalism at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center, the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law (MPIL) in Heidelberg and the Law in Context research network at the Humboldt University of Berlin.
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Maximilian Steinbeis is the founder and chief editor of Verfassungsblog. He is a lawyer, writer and journalist writing about constitutional law and politics. His latest book publication (with Stephan Detjen) is "Die Zauberlehrlinge. Der Streit um die Flüchtlingspolitik und der Mythos vom Rechtsbruch", an account of the legal debate about German refugee policy in 2015/16 (Foto: Maurice Weiß/Ostkreuz).
Editors
Sinthiou Buszewski is a Research Assistant at the Chair of Public Law (Prof. Dr. Helmut Aust) at the Free University of Berlin. As an editor at Verfassungsblog, she is responsible for online symposia.
Evin Dalkilic is a PhD student at Leuphana University of Lüneburg and director of a startup company in Hamburg.
Anna von Notz is editor at Verfassungsblog. She was a Research Assistant at the Chair of Public Law (Prof. Dr. Christoph Möllers) at Humboldt University Berlin and is currently a legal trainee (Rechtsreferendarin) at the Court of Appeals (Kammergericht) of Berlin.
Associate Editors
Hannah Birkenkötter is a Research Assistant at the Chair of Public Law and Legal Philosophy (Prof. Dr. Christoph Möllers), Humboldt University Berlin. She is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog covering public international law and human rights issues. (Foto: Maurice Weiß/Ostkreuz)
Sebastian Golla is a Senior Research Assistant at the Chair of Public, Information and Data Protection Law (Prof. Dr. Matthias Bäcker) at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz.
Michaela Hailbronner is a Professor of Public and Human Rights Law at the Justus Liebig University of Gießen. She is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog covering constitutional jurisdiction and comparative constitutional law issues.
Mathias Hong is a habilitated Senior Research Fellow (Privatdozent) at the Institute of Public Law at the University of Freiburg. He is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog covering freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and public sphere issues
Anna Katharina Mangold is a Professor of European Law at the Europa-Universität Flensburg. She is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog covering anti-discrimination and gender issues.
Nikolaus Marsch is a habilitated Senior Research Fellow (Privatdozent) at the Institute of Media and Information Law at the University of Freiburg. He is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog covering data protection, privacy and information law issues.
Florian Meinel is a Professor of Public Law and Legal Philosphy at the Julius Maximilian University of Würzburg. He is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog covering issues of democracy, party systems, parliamentarism and election law.
Walther Michl is a Senior Research Assistant at the Chair of Public and European Law (Prof. Dr. Streinz) at the Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich. He is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog for issues of European Law.
Benjamin Rusteberg is a Senior Research Assistant at the Institute of State Studies and Legal Philosophy at the University of Freiburg. He is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog covering security, anti-terror, military and intelligence issues.
Dana Schmalz is a Visiting Professor of Public Law at the University of Bremen. She is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog covering asylum law, migration and welfare issues.
Alexander Tischbirek is a Senior Research Assistant at the Chair of Public Law and Legal Philosophy (Prof. Dr. Christoph Möllers) at the Humboldt-University Berlin. He is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog covering matters of anti-discrimination, religious freedom and church-state relationship.
Johanna Wolff is an Associate Professor (Juniorprofessor) of Public Law at the Free University of Berlin. She is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog, covering issues of federalism, governance, tax and finance.
