Main Areas of Research
Research Interests
In her research, Prof. Dr. Silvia von Steinsdorff and her staff deal with the area of conflict between law and politics. This includes the comparative analysis of political institutions - parliaments, governments, parties and (in particular) constitutional courts - as well as dealing with research on transformation and democratization.
Furthermore, they deal with democracy theories, constitutionalism, and constitutional theory as well as the emergence of constitutions and constitutional politics. A regional focus is put Central and Eastern Europe and Turkey.
Cooperations
Integrated Research Institute Law & Society (LSI)