G. (Gesa) Kübek, Dr

Dr. Gesa Kübek is Assistant Professor in European Law at the University of Groningen, Netherlands.

Dr. Kübek was previously a Research Associate at Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany (2019-2021) and at the University of Passau, Germany (2016-2019). She was a visiting researcher at University College London (2023) and the European University Institute (EUI), Florence, Italy (2017). Dr. Kübek undertook internships at the T.M.C. Asser Instituut (2015-2016) and the German Federal Foreign Office (2013).

Dr. Kübek holds a doctorate in law from the University of Passau that was marked summa cum laude (1,0) and won a prize for 'exceptional dissertation' at that University. She obtained an LL.M. in Law and Economics from the Universities of Bologna, Italy, Ghent, Belgium, and Hamburg, Germany (with distinction) and a Bachelor degree in European Public Administration from the University of Twente, Enschede, Netherlands (cum laude and honour's degree) .

Dr. Kübek’s research focuses on the law and practice of EU external relations. She has a specific interest in EU trade policy and the pursuit of non-trade values (sustainability, gender equality) through trade. Her first monograph entitled 'EU External Trade and Investment Treaty-Making: Moving Beyond Mixity' was published with Hart Publishing in 2024.