Sabrina Michel
Doctoral Student - Research
Institute of Intergovernmental Relations
Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø's University
Sabrina is a doctoral student in the Department of Political Studies at Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø's University, specialising in International Political Economy and Comparative Politics. Her research examines the relationship between corporate power, private authority, and sustainability governance, with a particular focus on the political and regulatory development of sustainability reporting regimes. She has been working for the Institute of Intergovernmental Relations since September 2026 on projects related to institutional analyses and theory development.
Sabrina holds a Master of Arts in Political Studies from Âé¶¹¹ÙÍø and a Bachelor of Arts in American Studies and Anthropology from Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main. Prior to beginning her doctoral studies, Sabrina worked for nearly a decade in organisational development, ESG analytics, and corporate reporting and disclosure within multinational corporations.