Prof. Dr. Kristine Kern

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Kristine Kern (Research Group Urban Sustainability Transformations) joined the IRS already in 2012. From December 2017 to December 2020 she was guest professor at Åbo Akademi University in Turku (Finland), where she is Docent in Public Administration since 2010. She also worked as a Professor at the Faculty for Economic and Social Sciences at the University of Potsdam (2012-2016). Currently, she is guest researcher at the Institute of Local Government Studies of the University of Potsdam. Moreover, she was employed as Universitair Docent in the Environmental Policy Group (ENP) at Wageningen University, The Netherlands (2008-2012), Visiting Research Professor at the Department for Life Sciences at Södertörn University, Huddinge, Sweden (2007-2008), and DAAD Guest Professor at the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, USA (2005-2007).

After her studies in Public Administration, Economics and Political Science in Stuttgart, Tübingen and Berlin she earned her PhD in Political Science (Freie Universität Berlin, 1998), which was awarded the Joachim Tiburtius Dissertation Award of the State of Berlin. Kristine Kern then joined the DFG Graduate School “Democracy in the USA” at the John F. Kennedy Institute of the FU Berlin as a postdoc researcher (1997-1999) and subsequently worked as a senior researcher at the Berlin Social Science Center (1999-2005).

In 2007/2008 she was awarded Riksbankens Jubileumsfond’s research prize for a one-year research stay at Södertörn University (Sweden). In addition, she frequently serves as a reviewer for the evaluation of research proposals at national and international level (for example for the European Commission and the European Research Council).

Her current research interests concentrate on local and regional climate and energy governance, the sustainable development of cities and regions and the scaling of local experiments.

Portrait: © Nadine Schätzle

Projects

Ongoing Lead Projects

Lead project 01/2022 - 12/2025

Conflicts in Planning: Major Projects and their Potential for Institutional Change

The project examines large-scale projects as profound disruptions that shake the well-rehearsed routines of institutions and can lead to institutional change. The project examines the large-scale project of the Tesla settlement in comparison to other case studies with regard to disruptive effects on policy and planning and thus tests the transferability of the term disruption to policy and planning research. more info

Completed Lead Projects

Critical Infrastructures: The Political Construction, Spatiality and Governance of Criticality

Completed Third-party Funded Projects

Urban Resilience to Extreme Weather Events - Typologies and Transfer of Adaptation Strategies in Medium-Sized Cities and Towns (ExTrass-V)

Urban Resilience vis-a-vis Extreme Weather Events - Typology and Transfer (Research and Development Phase) (ExTrass)

Matching Forerunner Cities: Coping with climate change in Turku, Malmö, Rostock, and Groningen (MaFoCi)

Urban Resilience Towards Extreme Weather Incidents – Typology and Transfer of Adaptation Strategies in Small Metropolises and Medium Sized Cities (ExTrass)

Selected Publications by Year

2024

Kern, K., Eckersley, P., Kochskämper, E., & Haupt, W. (2024). Unpacking Polycentric Climate Governance: Tracing the Evolution of Transnational Municipal Networks over Time. Global Environmental Politics, 24(3), 121-143. https://doi.org/10.1162/glep_a_00754

Kern, K., & Kochskämper, E. (2024). Wege zur urbanen Transformation: Herausforderungen und Lösungsansäze für die Landeshauptstadt Potsdam. In T. I. Schmidt, C. Bickenbach, U. Gronewold, S. Kuhlmann, & P. Ulrich (Eds.), Kommunalwissenschaften an der Universität Potsdam: Rückblick und Ausblick zum 30-jährigen Bestehen des Kommunalwissenschaftlichen Instituts (KWI) (pp. 101-109). ( Universität Potsdam. Kommunalwissenschaftliches Institut: KWI-Schriften; No. 15). Universitätsverlag Potsdam. https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-63618

Kochskämper, E., & Kern, K. (2024). Deutsche Bundesländer als Vorreiter in der kommunalen Wärmewende. Transforming Cities, 2024(1), 55-58.

Kronvall, A., Haupt, W., & Kern, K. (2024). Transformative Climate Governance in Small Swedish Municipalities: Exploring the Cases of Enköping and Kiruna. Environmental Policy and Governance, 34(4), 339-351. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2086

Haupt, W., Kern, K., & Irmisch, J. L. (2024). From Climate Policy Pioneers to Climate Policy Leaders? The Examples of the Eastern German Cities of Potsdam and Rostock. Urban Research & Practice, 17(1), 29-50. https://doi.org/10.1080/17535069.2022.2104655

2023

Haupt, W., Eckersley, P., Irmisch, J. L., & Kern, K. (2023). Fridays for Future auf lokaler Ebene: Aktivität und Stärke der Ortsgruppen in deutschen Städten. In J. Pollex, & A. Soßdorf (Eds.), Fridays for Future: Einordnung, Rezeption und Wirkung der neuen Klimabewegung (pp. 213–240). (Bürgergesellschaft und Demokratie). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-41447-4_10

Kern, K., Haupt, W., Kochskämper, E., & Eckersley, P. (2023). Städte als Vorreiter? Kommunale Nachhaltigkeits- und Klimapolitik in Deutschland zwischen Politik, Verwaltung und Zivilgesellschaft. Politikum, 2023(3), 33-39. https://doi.org/10.46499/2194.2806

Kern, K. (2023). Cities in EU Multilevel Climate Policy: Governance Capacities, Spatial Approaches and Upscaling of Local Experiments. In T. Rayner, K. Szulecki, A. J. Jordan, & S. Oberthür (Eds.), Handbook on European Union Climate Change Policy and Politics (pp. 113-128). (Elgar Handbooks in Energy, the Environment and Climate Change). Edward Elgar. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781789906981

Gänzle, S., Tynkkynen, N., & Kern, K. (2023). Baltic Sea Cooperation after the Cold War: How sub-regional Organisations Deal with Critical Junctures. In A. Rosas, & H. Ringbom (Eds.), The EU and the Baltic Sea Area (pp. 79-104). (Modern Studies in European Law). Bloomsbury Publishing. https://doi.org/10.5040/9781509956272

Kern, K. (2023). Cities and Urban Transformations in Multi-level Climate Governance. In H. Jörgens, C. Knill, & Y. Steinebach (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy (pp. 315-326). (Routledge International Handbooks Series). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003043843

Eckersley, P., Kern, K., Haupt, W., & Müller, H. (2023). Climate Governance and Federalism in Germany. In A. Fenna, S. Jodoin, & J. Setzer (Eds.), Climate Governance and Federalism : A Forum of Federations Comparative Policy Analysis (pp. 150-176). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781009249676.009

Kern, K., Eckersley, P., & Haupt, W. (2023). Diffusion and Upscaling of Municipal Climate Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies in Germany. Regional Environmental Change, 23(1), [28]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10113-022-02020-z

Gänzle, S., Kern, K., & Tynkkynen, N. (2023). Governing the Baltic Sea Region at Critical Junctures (1991-2021): How do Transnational and Intergovernmental Organizations Cope with External Regional Change? Journal of Baltic Studies, 54(3), 421-442. https://doi.org/10.1080/01629778.2022.2140356

Kern, K., Grönholm, S., Haupt, W., & Hopman, L. (2023). Matching Forerunner Cities: Climate Policy in Turku, Groningen, Rostock, and Potsdam. Review of Policy Research, 40(6), 1004-1025. https://doi.org/10.1111/ropr.12525

Haupt, W., Eckersley, P., Irmisch, J. L., & Kern, K. (2023). How do Local Factors Shape Transformation Pathways Towards Climate-Neutral and Resilient Cities? European Planning Studies, 31(9), 1903-1925. [31(9)]. https://doi.org/10.1080/09654313.2022.2147394

2022

Huber, B., Miechielsen, M., Otto, A., Schmidt, K., Ullrich, S., Deppermann, L-H., Eckersley, P., Haupt, W., Heidenreich, A., Kern, K., Lipp, T., Neumann, N., Schneider, P., Sterzel, T., & Thieken, A. (2022, Nov 3). Instrumente und Maßnahmen der kommunalen Klimaanpassung: Empirische Befunde für einen erfolgreichen Transfer. Universitätsverlag Potsdam. https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-56345

Haupt, W., & Kern, K. (2022). Explaining Climate Policy Pathways of Unlikely City Pioneers: The Case of the German City of Remscheid. Urban Climate, 45, [101220]. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2022.101220

Otto, A. (Ed.), Thieken, A. (Ed.), Haupt, W., Eckersley, P., Kern, K., Ullrich, S., Hautz, T., Rocker, P., Rabea, S., Sausen, H., Dillenardt, L., Rose, C., Schmidt, K., Huber, B., Sterzel, T., Marken, M., Michielsen, M., Thieken, A., & Otto, A. (2022, Jul 18). Urbane Resilienz gegenüber extremen Wetterereignissen: Gemeinsamer Verbundabschlussbericht des Forschungsprojektes ExTrass. Universitätsverlag Potsdam. https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-55542

Kern, K., Haupt, W., & Niederhafner, S. (2022). Entwicklungspfade städtischer Klimapolitik: Bedeutung von Schlüsselereignissen und Schlüsselakteur:innen für die Klimapolitik in Potsdam, Remscheid und Würzburg. disP: The Planning Review, 57(4), 32-49. https://doi.org/10.1080/02513625.2021.2060576

Irmisch, J. L., Haupt, W., Eckersley, P., Kern, K., & Müller, H. (2022). Klimapolitische Entwicklungspfade deutscher Groß- und Mittelstädte. (IRS Dialog; Vol. 2022, No. 2). Leibniz-Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung. https://leibniz-irs.de/medien/irs-dialog/klimapolitische-entwicklungspfade-deutscher-gross-und-mittelstaedte

2021

Haupt, W., Eckersley, P., & Kern, K. (2021). Transfer und Skalierung von lokaler Klimapolitik: Konzeptionelle Ansätze, Voraussetzungen und Potenziale. (IRS Dialog; Vol. 2021, No. 1). Leibniz-Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung. http://hdl.handle.net/10419/230620

Kern, K., Grönholm, S., Haupt, W., Hopman, L., Tynkkynen, N., & Kettunen, P. (2021, May 7). Turku is a Forerunner in Climate Mitigation, but has Catching Up to do in Climate Adaptation. City of Turku. https://www.turku.fi/sites/default/files/atoms/files/researchbriefings_2021-1.pdf

Kern, K., Grönholm, S., Haupt, W., Hopman, L., Tynkkynen, N., & Kettunen, P. (2021, Apr 30). Matching Forerunner Cities: Assessing Turku's Climate Policy in Comparison with Malmö, Groningen and Rostock. City of Turku. https://www.turku.fi/sites/default/files/atoms/files/kto-tutkimusraportteja_1-2021.pdf

Kern, K., Grönholm, S., Haupt, W., Hopman, L., Tynkkynen, N., & Kettunen, P. (2021, May 7). Turku on edelläkävijä ilmastonmuutoksen torjunnassa, mutta sopeutumisessa riittää kirittävää. City of Turku. https://www.turku.fi/sites/default/files/atoms/files/tutkimuskatsauksia_2021-1.pdf

Otto, A., Kern, K., Haupt, W., Eckersley, P., & Thieken, A. (2021). Ranking Local Climate Policy: Assessing the Mitigation and Adaptation Activities of 104 German Cities. Climatic Change, 167(1-2), [5]. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10584-021-03142-9

Kern, K., Irmisch, J. L., Odermatt, C., Haupt, W., & Kissling-Näf, I. (2021). Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Development, and Climate Policy: Comparing the UNESCO World Heritage Cities of Potsdam and Bern. Sustainability, 13(16), [9131]. https://doi.org/10.3390/su13169131

Eckersley, P., Kern, K., Haupt, W., & Müller, H. (2021). The Multi-level Context for Local Climate Governance in Germany: The Role of the Federal States. (IRS Dialog; Vol. 2021, No. 3). Leibniz-Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung. https://leibniz-irs.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Transferpublikationen/2021/IRS_Dialog_multi-level_governance.pdf

Kern, K., & Haupt, W. (2021). Von Reallaboren zu urbanen Experimenten: Deutsche und internationale Debatten. Raumforschung und Raumordnung, 79(4), 322-335. https://doi.org/10.14512/rur.48

Haupt, W., Eckersley, P., & Kern, K. (2021). How Can ‘Ordinary’ Cities Become Climate Pioneers? In C. Howarth, M. Lane, & S. Amanda (Eds.), Addressing the Climate Crisis: Local Action in Theory and Practice (pp. 83-92). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79739-3_8

2020

Kern, K. (2020). Cities as Leaders in EU Multilevel Governance: Embedded Up-scaling of Local Experiments in Europe. In R. K. W. Wurzel, D. Liefferink, & D. Torney (Eds.), Pioneers, Leaders and Followers in Multilevel and Polycentric Climate Governance (pp. 125-145). Routledge.

Kern, K. (2020). Von Vorreitern und Nachzüglern: Die Rolle von Städten und Gemeinden in der Klimapolitik. In T. Hickmann, & M. Lederer (Eds.), Leidenschaft und Augenmaß: Sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf Entwicklung, Verwaltung, Umwelt und Klima (pp. 195-206). Nomos.

Haupt, W., & Kern, K. (2020). Entwicklungspfade von Klimaschutz und Klimaanpassung in Remscheid. Leibniz-Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung. http://hdl.handle.net/10419/214661

http://hdl.handle.net/10419/214661

Gailing, L., Bues, A., Kern, K., & Röhring, A. (2020). Socio-Spatial Dimensions in Energy Transitions: Applying the TPSN Framework to Case Studies in Germany. Environment and Planning A, 52(6), 1112-1130. https://doi.org/10.1177/0308518X19845142

2019

Bansard, J. S., Hickmann, T., & Kern, K. (2019). Pathways to Urban Sustainability: How Science can Contribute to Sustainable Development in Cities. GAIA, 28(2), 112-118. https://doi.org/10.14512/gaia.28.2.9

Kern, K. (2019). Cities as Leaders in EU Multilevel Climate Governance: Embedded Upscaling of Local Experiments in Europe. Environmental Politics, 28(1), 125-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/09644016.2019.1521979

http://hdl.handle.net/10419/215422

2018

Graf, P., Kern, K., & Scheiner, S. (2018). Mehrebenen-Dynamiken in der deutschen Energiewendepolitik: Die Rolle von Städten und Regionen am Beispiel von Baden-Württemberg. In J. Radtke, & N. Kersting (Eds.), Energiewende: Politikwissenschaftliche Perspektiven (pp. 205-242). (Energietransformation). Springer VS. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-21561-3

Thieken, A., Dierck, J., Dunst, L., Göpfert, C., Heidenreich, A., Hetz, K., Kern, J., Kern, K., Lipp, T., Meves, M., Niederhafner, S., Otto, A., Rohrbacher, C., Schmidt, K., Strate, L., Stumpp, I., & Walz, A. (2018). Urbane Resilienz gegenüber extremen Wetterereignissen: Typologien und Transfer von Anpassungsstrategien in kleinen Großstädten und Mittelstädten (ExTrass). Universität Potsdam. https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin01/projects/extrass/ExTrass_Abschlussbericht_Definitionsphase.pdf

https://www.uni-potsdam.de/fileadmin01/projects/extrass/ExTrass_Abschlussbericht_Definitionsphase.pdf

Kern, K., & Söderström, S. (2018). The Ecosystem Approach to Management in the Baltic Sea Region: Analyzing Regional Environmental Governance from a Spatial Perspective. Marine Policy, 271-277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2018.09.023

Meijering, J. V., Tobi, H., & Kern, K. (2018). Defining and Measuring Urban Sustainability in Europe: A Delphi Study on Identifying its Most Relevant Components. Ecological Indicators, 90(7), 38-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2018.02.055

Fuhr, H., Hickmann, T., & Kern, K. (2018). The Role of Cities in Multi-level Climate Governance: Local Climate Policies and the 1.5 °C Target. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 30(2), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cosust.2017.10.006

2017

Gänzle, S., & Kern, K. (2017). Akademische Kooperation in der Makroregion Ostseeraum - Motive und Chancen. In Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst (Ed.), Wissenschaft weltoffen 2017: Daten und Fakten zur Internationalität von Studium und Forschung in Deutschland (pp. 134-135). Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst. https://doi.org/10.3278/7004002pw

Söderström, S., & Kern, K. (2017). The Ecosystem Approach to Management in Marine Environmental Governance: Institutional Interplay in the Baltic Sea Region. Environmental Policy and Governance, 27(6), 619-631. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.1775

Gänzle, S., & Kern, K. (2017). Neue Mehrebenenpolitik im Nordosten Europas? Eine Governance-Analyse der Ostseestrategie der Europäischen Union. In E. Bos, C. Griessler, & C. Walsch (Eds.), Die EU-Strategie für den Donauraum auf dem Prüfstand: Erfahrungen und Perspektiven (pp. 153-176). (Andrássy Studien zur Europaforschung; No. 18). Nomos.

2016

Gänzle, S., & Kern, K. (2016). Macro-Regions, 'Macro-Regionalization' and Macro-Regional Strategies in the European Union: Towards a New Form of European Governance? In A 'Macro-Regional' Europe in the Making: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Evidence (pp. 3-22). (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-50972-7

Söderström, S., Kern, K., Boström, M., & Gilek, M. (2016). 'Environmental Governance' and 'Ecosystem Management': Avenues for Synergies between Two Approaches. Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, 17(1), 1-19. https://doi.org/10.1504/IER.2016.074871

Gänzle, S., & Kern, K. (2016). The European Union Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region. In A 'Macro-Regional' Europe in the Making: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Evidence (pp. 123-144). (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-50972-7

Gänzle, S., & Kern, K. (Eds.) (2016). A 'Macro-Regional' Europe in the Making: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Evidence. (Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics). Palgrave Macmillan. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-137-50972-7

Jensen, A., Stumpp, I., & Kern, K. (2016, Dec). Drawing Lessons from Good City Practices: Promoting Post-Carbon Transitions. Ecologic Institute. http://pocacito.eu/sites/default/files/POCACITO_PolicyBrief_No-6_Lessons_from_good_city_practice_1612.pdf

http://pocacito.eu/sites/default/files/POCACITO_PolicyBrief_No-6_Lessons_from_good_city_practice_1612.pdf

2015

Kern, K., & Gilek, M. (2015). Governing Europe's Marine Environment: Key Topics and Challenges. In M. Gilek, & K. Kern (Eds.), Governing Europe's Marine Environment: Europeanization of Regional Seas or Regionalization of EU Policies? (pp. 1-12). (Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series). Ashgate.

Beveridge, R., Ridgway, M., Kern, K., Stroia, C., Fujiwara, N., Dupas, S., & Sterzel, T. (2015). Leading Mid-Sized EU Cities in Post-Carbon Transitions: Towards a Preliminary Typology. (Pocacito Report). Ecologic Institute.

Söderström, S., Kern, K., & Hassler, B. (2015). Marine Governance in the Baltic Sea: Current Trends of Europeanization and Regionalization. In M. Gilek, & K. Kern (Eds.), Governing Europe's Marine Environment: Europeanization of Regional Seas or Regionalization of EU Policies? (pp. 163-181). (Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series). Ashgate.

Gilek, M., & Kern, K. (Eds.) (2015). Governing Europe's Marine Environment: Europeanization of Regional Seas or Regionalization of EU Policies? (Corbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series). Ashgate.

Den Exter, R., Lenhart, J., & Kern, K. (2015). Governing Climate Change in Dutch Cities: Anchoring Local Climate Strategies in Organisation, Policy and Practical Implementation. Local Environment, 20(9), 1062–1080. https://doi.org/10.1080/13549839.2014.892919

2014

Kern, K. (2014). Climate Governance in the European Union Multilevel System: the Role of Cities. In I. Weibust, & J. Meadowcroft (Eds.), Multilevel Environmental Governance: Managing Water and Climate Change in Europe and North America (pp. 111-132). Edward Elgar.

Kern, K. (2014). Climate Governance in the European Union Multi-Level System: the Role of Cities. Wageningen University. http://www.jhubc.it/ecpr-porto/virtualpaperroom/147.pdf

Lenhart, J., Bouteligier, S., Pj Mol, A., & Kern, K. (2014). Cities as Learning Organisations in Climate Policy: the Case of Malmö. International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, 6(1), 89-106. https://doi.org/10.1080/19463138.2014.889020

Meijering, J. V., Kern, K., & Tobi, H. (2014). Identifying the Methodological Characteristics of European Green City Rankings. Ecological Indicators, 43, 132-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2014.02.026

Gänzle, S., & Kern, K. (2014). Die Ostseestrategie der Europäischen Union: Entwicklung, Stand und Perspektiven eines neuen Ansatzes in der EU-Regionalpolitik. Integration, 37(4), 345-356.

2013

Moss, T., Gailing, L., Kern, K., Naumann, M., & Röhring, A. (2013). Energie als Gemeinschaftsgut? Anregungen für die raumwissenschaftliche Energieforschung. (Working Paper / Leibniz-Institut für Regionalentwicklung und Strukturplanung; No. 50). Leibniz-Institut für Regionalentwicklung und Strukturplanung. https://d-nb.info/1043837280/34

Gailing, L., Hüesker, F., Kern, K., & Röhring, A. (2013). Die räumliche Gestaltung der Energiewende zwischen Zentralität und Dezentralität: Explorative Anwendung einer Forschungsheuristik. (Working Paper / Leibniz-Institut für Regionalentwicklung und Strukturplanung; No. 51). Leibniz-Institut für Regionalentwicklung und Strukturplanung. https://d-nb.info/104724733X/34

Beveridge, R., & Kern, K. (2013). The Energiewende in Germany: Background, Developments and Future Challenges. Renewable Energy Law and Policy Review, 4(1), 3-12.

LEEUWEN, J. V., & KERN, K. (2013). The External Dimension of European Union Marine Governance: Institutional Interplay between the EU and the International Maritime Organization. Global Environmental Politics, 13(1), 69-87.

2012

Woerd, F. V. D. (Ed.), Hoekstra, A. (Ed.), Kern, K. (Ed.), Leuven, R. (Ed.), & Moll, H. (2012). Climate Proofing Cities. (Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Special Issue; Vol. 64). http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/09213449/64/supp/C

2011

Theobald, H., & Kern, K. (2011). The Introduction of Long-term Care Policy Schemes: Policy Development, Policy Transfer, and Policy Change. Policy & Politics, 39(3), 325-342.

Kern, K. (2011). Governance for Sustainable Development in the Baltic Sea Region. Journal of Baltic Studies, 42(1), 67-81.

2009

Kern, K., & Bulkeley, H. (2009). Cities, Europeanization and Multi-level Governance: Governing Climate Change through Transnational Municipal Networks. Journal of Common Market Studies, 47(1), 325-342.

2008

Joas, M., Jahn, D., & Kern, K. (2008). Governing a Common Sea: Environmental Politics in the Baltic Sea Region. Earthscan.

2007

Joas, M., Sandberg, S., & Kern, K. (2007). Actors and Arenas in Hybrid Networks: Implications for Environmental Policy-making in the Baltic Sea Region. Ambio, 35(3), 237-242.

Kern, K., Koll, C., & Schophaus, M. (2007). The Diffusion of Local Agenda 21 in Germany: Comparing the German Federal States. Environmental Politics, 16(4), 604-624.

2006

Kern, K., & Bulkeley, H. (2006). Local Government and the Governing of Climate Change in Germany and the UK. Urban Studies, 43(12), 2237-2259.

2004

Klein, A., Kern, K., Geißel, B., & Berger, M. (2004). Zivilgesellschaft und Sozialkapital. Herausforderungen politischer und sozialer Integration. Springer VS.

Kern, K., & Löffelsend, T. (2004). Sustainable Development in the Baltic Sea Region. Governance beyond the Nation-State. Local Environment, 9(5), 451-467.

2003

Bulkeley, H., Davies, A., Evans, B., Gibbs, D., Kern, K., & Theobald, K. (2003). Environmental Governancve and Transnational Municipal Networks in Europe. Journal of Environmental Policy and Planning, 5(3), 235-254.

2002

Kissling-Näf, I., & Kern, K. (2002). Good Governance für eine zukunftsfähige und innovative Umwelt- und Ressourcenpolitik. GAIA, 11, 62-64.

2000

Kern, K. (2000). Die Diffusion von Politikinnovationen. Umweltpolitische Innovationen im Mehrebenensystem der USA. Leske + Budrich.

1993

Jaedicke, W., Kern, K., & Wollmann, H. (1993). Internationaler Vergleich von Verfahren zur Festsetzung von Umweltstandards. Erich Schmidt.

1990

Jaedicke, W., Kern, K., & Wollmann, H. (1990). Kommunale Aktionsverwaltung in Stadterneuerung und Umweltschutz. Bund-Verlag.

Selected Publications by Type

Monograph

Kern, K. (2000). Die Diffusion von Politikinnovationen. Umweltpolitische Innovationen im Mehrebenensystem der USA. Leske + Budrich.

Jaedicke, W., Kern, K., & Wollmann, H. (1993). Internationaler Vergleich von Verfahren zur Festsetzung von Umweltstandards. Erich Schmidt.

Jaedicke, W., Kern, K., & Wollmann, H. (1990). Kommunale Aktionsverwaltung in Stadterneuerung und Umweltschutz. Bund-Verlag.

Anthology

Joas, M., Jahn, D., & Kern, K. (2008). Governing a Common Sea: Environmental Politics in the Baltic Sea Region. Earthscan.

Klein, A., Kern, K., Geißel, B., & Berger, M. (2004). Zivilgesellschaft und Sozialkapital. Herausforderungen politischer und sozialer Integration. Springer VS.

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Journal Article