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Maximilian Steinbeis is the founder and chief editor of Verfassungsblog (Foto: Maurice Weiß/Ostkreuz).
Editors
Sinthiou Buszewski is pursuing a PhD in international law at the University of Kiel. She is a part-time editor responsible for online symposia at Verfassungsblog (Foto: Maurice Weiß/Ostkreuz).
Evin Dalkilic is pursuing a PhD in international law at Leuphana University in Lüneburg. She is the head of editing at Verfassungsblog (Foto: Maurice Weiß/Ostkreuz).
Anna von Notz has completed her PhD at Humboldt University and is currently a legal trainee (Rechtsreferendarin) at the Court of Appeals (Kammergericht) of Berlin. She is a freelance editor at Verfassungsblog (Foto: Maurice Weiß/Ostkreuz).
Tobias Gafus has completed his legal traineeship (Rechtsreferendariat) at the Court of Appeals (Hanseatisches Oberlandesgericht) Hamburg and is currently preparing a PhD project. He is a part-time editor at Verfassungsblog.
Charlotte Heppner is pursuing a PhD in administrative law at Humboldt University of Berlin. She is a freelance contributor to Verfassungsblog’s “Corona Constitutional” podcast.
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 (2019/20) covering public international law and human rights issues. (Foto: Maurice Weiß/Ostkreuz)
Anuscheh Farahat is a Professor of Public, Migration and Human Rights Law at the Friedrich Alexander University of Erlangen-Nürnberg. She is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog (2020/21) covering constitutional jurisdiction and comparative constitutional law issues.
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. He is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog (2020/21) covering data protection, privacy and information law issues.
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 (2019/20) covering constitutional jurisdiction and comparative constitutional law issues.
Mathias Hong is a Professor for Public Law at Hochschule für öffentliche Verwaltung Kehl. He is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog (2019/20) covering freedom of speech, freedom of assembly and public sphere issues.
Jannika Jahn is a postdoctoral fellow at the Max Planck Institute for Comparative Public Law and International Law in Heidelberg. She is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog (2020/21) covering public international and human rights law.
Sven Jürgensen is a Research Assistant at Chair of Public Law (Prof. Dr. Sophie Schönberger) and a Research Fellow at the Institute of German and International Party Law and Research (PRuF) at the Heinrich Heine University of Düsseldorf. He is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog (2020/21) covering issues of democracy, party systems, parliamentarism and election law.
Anna Katharina Mangold is a Professor of European Law at the Europa-Universität Flensburg. She is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog (2019/20) covering anti-discrimination and gender issues.
Nikolaus Marsch is a Professor of State and Administrative Law at the University of Saarbrücken. He is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog (2019/20) 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 (2019/20) 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 (2019/20) 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 (2020/21) covering security, anti-terror, military and intelligence issues.
Dana Schmalz is a visiting scholar at Columbia Law School and a fellow at the Columbia Center for Contemporary Critical Thought. She is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog (2019/20) 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 (2020/21) covering matters of anti-discrimination, religious freedom and church-state relationship.
Alexander Thiele is a habilitated Senior Research Fellow (Privatdozent) in public and European law at the University of Göttingen. He is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog (2020/21) for issues of European Law.
Tim Wihl is a Visiting Researcher at the Centre for Politics and Law at the Otto Suhr Institute of Political Science (Prof. Dr. Christian Volk) at the Free University of Berlin. He is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog (2020/21) covering civil and political liberties issues.
Johanna Wolff is an Associate Professor (Juniorprofessor) of Public Law at the Free University of Berlin. She is an Associate Editor at Verfassungsblog (2019/20) covering issues of federalism, governance, tax and finance.
