My research under the working title ‘The Legitimacy of Science Policy Interfaces’ allows me to think about philosophically and politically interesting questions of how politics and knowledge should institutionally be brought together. These theoretical thoughts, however, are not detached from reality but are informed by participant observation of important science policy interaction at the international level, namely the COP 26, the SBs 55 as well as the IPBES Plenary 2022 and contribute to a theoretical framework. This framework will be tested empirically in the context of urban climate resilience in the four study locations of the One Health and Urban Transformation Graduate School, namely the metropolitan areas of Accra (Ghana), Ahmedabad (India), the Rhine-Ruhr Metropolis (Germany) and São Paulo (Brazil).

By working on better linking knowledge with policy making processes I am convinced that my research is highly relevant for tackling the multiple challenges we are facing in today’s world.

My doctoral supervisors are Prof. Anna Katharina Hornidge (Director of IDOS, University of Bonn) and Prof. Thomas Dietz (University of Münster). Further Information about my doctorate and the One Health Graduate School can be found here.