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Mari­anne Jade Buffat

Research Assistant

Emner
EU-ret GDPR International ret Digitalisering Teknologi

Primary research areas

EU data gov­ernance law
My main re­search ex­am­ines the cur­rent reg­u­lat­ory frame­work of data in the EU, which seeks to gov­ern data flows bey­ond the data pro­tec­tion and pri­vacy paradigms.
Busi­ness im­pact of data reg­u­la­tions
My re­search ex­plores how EU data reg­u­la­tions, such as the GDPR, Data Act, AI Act, and Data Gov­ernance Act, af­fect cor­por­ate strategies and data com­modi­fic­a­tion prac­tices. The pro­ject as­sesses wheth­er leg­al in­stru­ments are achiev­ing their stated policy ob­ject­ives and how their ef­fect­ive­ness can be eval­u­ated. In par­tic­u­lar, I am seek­ing to meas­ure...
EU in­dic­at­ors
EU data gov­ernance law is a rap­idly evolving do­main, with strong stated ob­ject­ives in line with the EU’s di­git­al dec­ade goals. My work looks into in­dic­at­ors that can be used to as­sess how these ob­ject­ives are re­flec­ted sub­stant­ively on busi­ness prac­tices.

Map­ping data law onto data prac­tices in the di­git­al fu­ture.

My research helps make digital regulation more meaningful in practice. I study how European data laws like the GDPR, AI Act, and Data Act shape the strategies and decisions of companies and their data practices. My work brings legal research closer to real-world use, ensuring that regulation supports, not stifles, responsible innovation. 

By focusing on the intersection between law, data governance, and business strategy, my research helps: 

• companies express how they navigate data regulations in practice 

• policymakers assess whether regulations meet their stated goals 

• organisations investigate how compliance frameworks can become more effective 

• individuals benefit from digital innovation without sacrificing rights 

As a Ph.D. fellow at the Copenhagen Business School, 2025 Swiss IGF Youth co-organiser, and 2024–25 Fox International Fellow at Yale, I also contribute to bringing legal theory and business insight across international contexts.  

Ultimately, my work asks a single question: how can we better design regulation that works for people and businesses in a digitalised world?

Outside activities

Fox In­ter­na­tion­al Fel­low at Yale , 2024 - 2025

A gradu­ate stu­dent ex­change pro­gram between Yale Uni­ver­sity and 21 world-renowned aca­dem­ic part­ners in Africa, Asia...
Fox Alumni profile

Swiss IGF 2025 co­ordin­at­or , 2025 - 2025

Co-or­gan­ising and co­ordin­at­ing the 2025 edi­tion of the Swiss In­ter­net Gov­ernance For­um Youth dis­cus­sions and...
Swiss Youth IGF page.