CSLS Welcomes Dr. Agnieszka Kubal as New Associate Professor

The Oxford Centre for Socio-Legal Studies is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Associate Professor, Dr Agnieszka Kubal. Agnieszka completed her DPhil at the Centre for Socio-Legal Studies, University of Oxford (2011). Upon post-doctoral spells at International Migration Institute (Oxford), CSLS (funded by the British Academy) and Davis Centre for Russian and Eurasian Studies (Harvard), she was based at the School of Slavonic and East European Studies (SSEES) at UCL, where she held an Associate Professorship in Sociology.

Agnieszka studies the relationship between law and society with a focus on Central Eastern Europe (CEE) and Russia. Currently, she leads a major research project (2022-2027) funded by the UKRI, entitled ‘Who are the humans behind Human Rights? (HuRIEE)’ investigating human rights mobilisation in CEE and Russia from historical and comparative perspective. She is also a PI on British Academy funded project ‘Comparative judicial activism in Central Eastern Europe’, investigating judicial responses to democratic backsliding in Hungary, Romania, and – until recently – Poland, and professional transnational solidarities with judiciary in Germany:

I am be delighted to bring these experiences back to the Centre, weaving together the threads of my academic journey from its roots there. This is not just a homecoming but an opportunity to serve and collaborate, with the genuine hope of fostering meaningful connections within this brilliant academic community.

Agnieszka will play a key role in advancing the Centre’s regional expertise in Eastern Europe and will lead our research cluster on Lived Experiences of Human Rights. Alongside her, Dr Beata Huszka and Hanna Oliinyk will also join our growing team of research fellows at the Centre.

Competition for this post was extremely high and the Centre was delighted to receive applications from such a large number of highly qualified colleagues interested in contributing to the research and life of the Centre.