Strategic Advice for Climate, Politics, and Democracy
As a crossover between science and politics, my work focuses on the climate crisis, federalism, coalition governments, and public policy research. Drawing on experience and a sharp sense of political dynamics, I support relevant actors from politics, academia, and civil society in driving reform processes. Given the concerning rise of authoritarianism, I want to contribute with my work to a better, more strategic collaboration among pro-democracy forces across the Atlantic.
As an independent political consultant, I organize seminars, workshops, and retreats for foundations, associations, and civil society actors. Previously, I worked for Minister President Winfried Kretschmann, the Heinrich Böll Foundation in Washington, DC, in the German Bundestag, and our family business. I am a member of the Green Academy of the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation and of the German Political Science Association (DVPW). Many years ago, I studied political science in Marburg and Berlin. In my free time I enjoy playing chess, riding my bike through Berlin, and helping to organize the Kidical Mass.
2020
The World Nuclear Waste Report – Focus Europe
No country worldwide to date has developed a functioning waste management strategy for all kinds of nuclear waste, including a final repository. This is a key finding of the World Nuclear Waste Report, which I served for as coordinator and lead editor.
2019
Governing Ecologically
Governing Ecologically analyzes how the Germans Greens performed in implementing policies for an ecological modernization. It’s building upon its predecessor German Greens in Coalition Governments, which addresses the Green Party’s governing experience on Germany’s state level and its impact on federal policy-making.
2018
German Greens in Coalition Governments
In looking at the intersection of governance, coalition building and party politics the study examines, among others, the following questions: which ministries are the Greens in charge of and how does the leadership explain this selection? Which forms of coalition management do the Greens use? And which informal structures have the Greens built up in recent years to coordinate among the state level and to the federal level?
2016
