Dr. Tanja Börzel

Professor

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Biography

Tanja Börzel is a Professor of Political Science and head of the European Integration Research Unit at the Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science at Freie Universität Berlin. She is the spokesperson for the Excellence Cluster "Contestation of the Liberal Script" and serves as the director of the Berlin Center for European Studies, including the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence, "The EU Citizens." Börzel earned her PhD in Political Science from the European University Institute in Florence in 1999. Her teaching and research experiences span institutions such as the Max Planck Project Group for Common Goods Law in Bonn, Humboldt University in Berlin, and Heidelberg University. Her research focuses on European integration, governance, and diffusion studies, particularly the institutional changes arising from Europeanization and the diffusion of EU norms and policies beyond its borders. Börzel also examines governance without state authority and the challenges to liberal norms, particularly academic freedom in democratic societies. Her recent publications include “Governance Anarchy: Effective Legitimate Areas Limited Statehood” (Cambridge University Press, 2021) and “Non-compliance: Politics Law European Union” (Cornell University Press, 2021).

Research Interests

Experience

Professor

2004-01-01 — Present

Freie Universität Berlin • Berlin, Germany

Professor of Political Science at the Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science.

Researcher

1999-01-01 — 2004-01-01

Max Planck Project Group for Common Goods Law • Bonn, Germany

Conducted research on common goods law.

Researcher

1999-01-01 — 2004-01-01

Humboldt University • Berlin, Germany

Taught and conducted research on political science.

Researcher

1999-01-01 — 2004-01-01

Heidelberg University • Heidelberg, Germany

Taught and conducted research on political science.

Requirements for Freie Universität Berlin

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:95
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree with 10 ECTS in Methods of Empirical Social Research 10 ECTS in International Relations 35 ECTS in Political and Administrative Sciences
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Transcript of Records
  • Proof of English proficiency (C1)
  • Proof of German proficiency (DSH-2)
  • Course descriptions for ECTS verification
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.