Expert Bio

Teresa Eder is a program associate for the Global Europe Program at the Wilson Center. Previously, she worked as a journalist and TV-news producer for German TV ARD and ZDF in Washington, D.C., and as Deputy Head of the Foreign Desk for the Austrian newspaper “Der Standard” in Vienna. Her producing, writing, and research focus on transatlantic relations, social and economic inequality on both sides of the Atlantic, and issues of extremism & disinformation. Teresa has also worked as a consultant at the IMF Communications Department and the World Bank (Social Protection & Labor). She holds a Master’s degree in International Relations from Georgetown University’s School of Foreign Service, a Master’s degree in Political Science from the University of Vienna, and a journalism degree from the University of Applied Sciences in Vienna.

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Publications:

Slouching Toward Illiberalism: Why Democratic Backsliding is an Existential Dilemma for the European Union, in: Lonely at the Barricades. How to Strengthen the Global Defense of Democracy, Wilson Center Publication

Nüchtern und trotzdem ambitioniert: Ein Upgrade der transatlantischen Beziehungen, in: "30 Ideen für Europa", Austrian Society for European Politics, Czernin Verlag

Major Publications

Slouching Toward Illiberalism: Why Democratic Backsliding is an Existential Dilemma for the European Union, in: Lonely at the Barricades. How to Strengthen the Global Defense of Democracy, Wilson Center Publication