Our research

The list below includes the main focus areas of the professorships. Information on additional focus areas can be found on the respective profile pages.


Research portraits

portrait lead

Transfer of assets through will substitutes

Anna Bleichenbacher

Portrait Chiara Skirl

Strategic litigation in Switzerland

Chiara Skirl



Cooperations

The Center for Family Sciences is a nationwide association of academics and practitioners from various disciplines who deal with the family in all its forms.

The purpose ofthe Research Network Law and Religion (FNRR) is the academic examination of the fields of reference that pass between law and religion. It sees itself as an interdisciplinary platform in which law and religious studies primarily meet, but which also includes other academic disciplines such as sociology, ethnology, philosophy and history.

The Responsible Digital Society research network deals with subjects relating to digital transformation and its social, ethical, legal, economics, psychological and political consequences. The critical interdisciplinary dialog on these subjects is to be strengthened beyond the boundaries of the university.

Mensch-im-Recht is dedicated to the theoretical and practical examination of the subject of man, law and justice. The work of the research association is interdisciplinary, involving the university's mid-level faculty and taking into account the latest didactic concepts. In particular, it serves to build a bridge between academia and practice.

The Basel Institute on Governance is an independent not-for-profit competence center working around the world to strengthen governance and counter corruption.

SERIOR offers trinational qualification programs (Germany, France, Switzerland) for PhD students and postdocs: academic qualification and mentoring in summer schools and lecture series as well as a practice-oriented program for knowledge and technology transfer.


Research projects