Prof. Sandra Lavenex, Ph.D.
Member of the Expert Council
Department of Political Science and International Relations at the University of Geneva
Sandra Lavenex is Professor of European and International Politics at the University of Geneva and part-time Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Natolin, Poland. Her research focuses on regional and international migration policy and its interrelationship with development, trade, humanitarian and security policy, as well as on the external impact on third countries and international organisations of EU integration.
Professional background:
- Diploma in administrative sciences at the University of Konstanz, 1989–1995
- Student assistant at the University of Konstanz, Administrative Sciences Department, 1991–1994
- Doctoral candidate and scholarship holder at the European University Institute in Florence, 1995–1998
- Doctoral thesis in social and political sciences at the European University Institute in Florence, 1999
- Senior Assistant at the Centre for International Studies at the University of Zurich, 1999–2001
- Assistant Professor of European and International Politics at the University of Bern, 2001–2006
- Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Natolin Campus, since 2007
- Associate Professor of International Relations and Global Governance at the University of Lucerne, 2006–2009
- Postdoctoral qualification (Habilitation) on external governance in the European Union at the University of Bern, 2009
- Full Professor of International Relations and Global Governance at the University of Lucerne, 2009–2014
- Full Professor of European and International Politics at the University of Geneva, since 2014
- Head of the Department of Political Science and International Relations, 2021–2024
- Visiting Professor at the College of Europe in Natolin, Poland, since 2025
