Dr. Tanja Porčnik
Photo: UHH/Jura
Senior Lecturer
Address
University of Hamburg
Faculty of Law
Office hours
- By appointment
Contact
Curriculum Vitae
Research and Teaching Experience
- 4/2026–: Senior Lecturer (Faculty of Law, University of Hamburg)
- 2–3/2026: Research Fellow (Hamburger Institut für Sozialforschung)
- 10/2025–3/2026: Visiting Lecturer (Faculty of Law, University of Brescia)
- 2022–2025: Postdoctoral Fellow within the Excellence Strategy in the area of Law in Global Contexts (Faculty of Law, University of Hamburg)
- 2012: Government Teaching Fellow, Georgetown University
Education
- D.Sc. Humanities and Social Sciences (University of Ljubljana)
- M.A. Political Science (University of Ljubljana)
- B.Sc. Economics (University of Maribor)
Research Areas
- Jurisprudence
- Political Theory
- History of Ideas
- Comparative Law
- Economic Analysis of Public Law
Research Projects
Current Research Projects
- Together with Dr. Paolo Sandro (University of Leeds, UK): “Extra-legal Constitutionalism“ (funded through the University of Hamburg and University of Leeds) (2025–2026)
- “The Study and Measurement of Constitutionalism” (funded through the University of Hamburg) (2022–2025)
Teaching
Summer Semester 2026
- Constitutionalism (2 SWS)
Summer Semester 2025
- Constitutionalism (2 SWS)
- Comparative Legal Institutions (2 SWS)
Winter Semester 2024/25
- Comparative Legal Institutions (2 SWS)
Summer Semester 2024
- Multi-Dimensional Indices (2 SWS)
- Mehrdimensionale Indizes (2 SWS)
Winter Semester 2023/2024
- Economic Analysis of Constitutions (European Master in Law & Economics – EMLE) (4 ECTS)
- Economic Analysis of Public Law (European Master in Law & Economics – EMLE) (4 ECTS)
- Limited Government (2 SWS)
Summer Semester 2023
- Limited Government (2 SWS)
- Multi- Dimensional Indices (2 SWS)
- Mehrdimensionale Indizes (2 SWS)
Winter Semester 2022/2023
- Introduction to Economics for Lawyers (2 SWS)
- Tutorial Introduction to Economics for Lawyers (2 SWS)