Academic
I am a political scientist and author of "Under authoritarian eyes: Feminist Solidarity and Resistance in Russia and Serbia". My forthcoming book "Putin. Power. Patriarchy." is due out in German on May 19, 2027.
I investigate how gender is used to justify political transformation and violence and how feminist actors experience and contest this. Regionally, I specialise in Russia, Serbia and Ukraine.
My research has received over 1,9mio € funding and multiple awards, including the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Joni Lovenduski PhD Prize in Gender and Politics.
Currently, I am senior researcher at the University of Fribourg, where I lead my own 5-year SNF Ambizione project. I am also research affiliate with ZOiS - Centre for East European and international Studies in Berlin.
Analyst
Advisor
I take on short-term consultancies and offer expert advice and trainings. I have i.a. been mandated by the Swiss Federal Department of Foreign Affairs and by France Diplomatie and given expert input to the Swiss Federal Commission for Women's Questions, the Centre for Feminist Foreign Policy, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Pax for Peace and the European Peacebuilding Liaison Office.
© Florian Spring
Advocate
I have had the privilege to have meaningful jobs. Whenever possible, I have also pursued unpaid work to contribute to making the society I live in a fairer and more feminist place.
I am an active member of the Swiss Action Four Quarters which strives to make the acquisition of Swiss citizenship fairer as well as of the Swiss Socio-Democratic Party.