Prof. Dr. Kristine Kern
Research Associate | Politics and Planning

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

The lead project aims to understand the political construction and governance of critical infrastructures in relation to their spatiality. Infrastructures are increasingly viewed in terms of their vulnerability to disruption and the resulting security risks. Political resources are devoted to adequately securing "critical infrastructures" such as water supply and energy networks. <br/>But which infrastructures are considered critical and why? The perception and governance of infrastructures are particularly relevant for cities due to their high concentration of people, infrastructure, economic and cultural assets. Accordingly, urban climate adaptation, which seeks to prepare for disruptions such as extreme weather events, and the digitalisation of urban infrastructures, as a potential improvement tool but also as a possible new source of uncertainty for infrastructure networks, serve as fields of investigation.<br/> more info

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

Ongoing Third-party Funded Projects

ExTrass seeks to better prepare medium-sized and large cities in Germany for heavy rainfall and heat. To this end, restraining and enabling factors of urban climate adaptation are analysed and successfull measures are identified. A large part of the project work is undertaken in three case study cities: Potsdam, Remscheid and Würzburg. Here, among other things, the project team tests greening measures, works towards climate-sensitive urban planning, contributes data on city climate, educates the population on risks and improves contingency plans. In addition, opportunities for exchange are created so that cities can better learn from each other. more info

This project aims at analysing the climate change policy of the City of Turku and compare it with the experience of three comparable cities, Malmö, Rostock, and Groningen. The City of Turku aims at becoming a carbon-neutral city by 2029. The strategy encompasses an implementation programme and specific measures. Since similar strategies have been decided upon and implemented in many European cities, there is much to learn from other forerunner cities. more info

ExTrass wants to better equip medium-sized cities and towns in Germany against heat and heavy rain. To achieve this, the project examines the factors that hinder or enable urban climate adaptation and identifies examples of successful measures. One focus of the project will take place in three case study cities - Potsdam, Remscheid and Würzburg – which will test greening initiatives, pursue climate-adapted urban planning, extend datasets related to the urban climate, communicate climate risks to residents, and improve emergency planning. The project will also facilitate networking and knowledge exchange so that cities can learn from each other. more info

Selected Publications by Year

2024
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
Kronvall, A., Haupt, W., & Kern, K. (2023). Transformative Climate Governance in Small Swedish Municipalities: Exploring the Cases of Enköping and Kiruna. Environmental Policy and Governance. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2086
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
Journal Issue / Special Issue
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
Journal Article
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
Kronvall, A., Haupt, W., & Kern, K. (2023). Transformative Climate Governance in Small Swedish Municipalities: Exploring the Cases of Enköping and Kiruna. Environmental Policy and Governance. https://doi.org/10.1002/eet.2086
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., 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Kern, K., & Bulkeley, H. (2006). Local Government and the Governing of Climate Change in Germany and the UK. Urban Studies, 43(12), 2237-2259.
Kern, K., & Löffelsend, T. (2004). Sustainable Development in the Baltic Sea Region. Governance beyond the Nation-State. Local Environment, 9(5), 451-467.
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.
Kissling-Näf, I., & Kern, K. (2002). Good Governance für eine zukunftsfähige und innovative Umwelt- und Ressourcenpolitik. GAIA, 11, 62-64.
Contribution to Anthology
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. (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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
Expertise / Position Paper / Policy Paper
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
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
Final or Preliminary Project Report (even if not published)
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
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
Haupt, W., & Kern, K. (2020). Entwicklungspfade von Klimaschutz und Klimaanpassung in Remscheid. Leibniz-Institut für Raumbezogene Sozialforschung. http://hdl.handle.net/10419/214661
Working Paper, Discussion Paper
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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

Talks

2023
Governing spatial scaling within, across, and beyond cities

2023 Radboud Conference for Earth System Governance

October/25/2023
Radboud University, Nijmegen, Netherlands

Governing spatial scaling within, across, and beyond cities

ECPR General Conference 2023

September/06/2023
Prag, Czech Republic

Climate Change Acts on the move: drivers and limits of horizontal and vertical diffusion in the German federal system

ECPR General Conference 2023

September/05/2023
Prag, Czech Republic

Climate emergency declarations and the role of Fridays for Future in German cities

RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2023

August/31/2023
Royal Geographical Society & Imperial College, London, United Kingdom

2022
How can 'Ordinary' Cities Become Climate Pioneers?

Webinar: The Response of Local Governance to the Global Climate Emergency

November/08/2022
online, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

A Global Movement Making a Difference Locally? The Role of Fridays for Future in Shaping Climate Policy in German Cities

RGS-IBG Annual Conference 2022

August/31/2022
Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

How do Local Factors Shape Transformation Pathways Towards Climate-neutral and Resilient Cities?

ECPR General Conference 2022

August/24/2022
Innsbruck, Austria

Fridays for Future in German Cities: Comparing its Activities and Influence in Forerunners and Laggards

ECPR General Conference 2022

August/23/2022
Innsbruck, Austria

Cultural Heritage, Sustainable Development, and Climate Policy: Comparing the UNESCO World Heritage Cities of Potsdam and Bern

The Paris 2022 UGI Centennial Congress

July/19/2022
Paris, Paris, France

How do Local Factors Shape Transformation Pathways Towards Climate-neutral and Resilient Cities? A Comparison of Industrial, Historic and University Cities in Germany

Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference 2022

June/07/2022
Göteborg, Sweden

Die üblichen Verdächtigen? Aktivität und Stärke von Fridays for Future Ortsgruppen in deutschen Städten

Workshop zum Sammelband "Fridays for Future. Einordnung, Rezeption und Wirkung der neuen Klimabewegung"

April/28/2022
Universität Osnabrück, Osnabrück, Germany

Fridays for Future in German Cities: Comparing its Activities and Influence in Forerunners and Laggards

Political Studies Association (PSA) Conference "Politics from the Margins"

April/11/2022
York , United Kingdom

Policy Diffusion and Upscaling of Climate Strategies in German Cities

Topical Collection Mini-Workshop - Adaptation Governance and Policy Diffusion

January/21/2022
online, TU Darmstadt, Germany

2021
Ranking Local Climate Policy: Assessing the Mitigation and Adaptation Activities of 104 German Cities

28. Wissenschaftlicher Kongress der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft

September/15/2021
online Veranstaltung

Ranking Local Climate Policy: Assessing the Mitigation and Adaptation Activities of 104 German Cities

UK Public Administration Committee Conference

September/07/2021
Virtuell, Leicester, United Kingdom

How Can ‘Ordinary’ Cities Become Climate Pioneers?

ECPR General Conference 2021

August/31/2021
Innsbruck/online, Innsbruck, Austria

Policy Diffusion and Upscaling of Climate Policies in German Cities

26th World Congress of Political Science

July/12/2021
Lissabon (virtuell) , Portugal

Climate Change and the Evolving Nature of Federalism in Germany

26th World Congress of Political Science

July/11/2021
Lissabon (virtuell) , Portugal

Cities, Climate Change, and Multi-level Governance in the German Länder

5th International Conference on Public Policy

July/07/2021
Barcelona, hybrid , Spain

How can ‘Ordinary’ Cities Become Climate Pioneers?

New Challenges Of Local Governance In Times Of Uncertainty And Complexity. Annual Conference

June/23/2021
Adam Mickiewicz University (online), Poznan, Poland

Matching Forerunner Cities (Mafoci): Coping with Climate Change in Turku, Malmö, Rostock, and Groningen

EURA conference 2021 - Contradictions Shaping Urban Futures

May/06/2021
Online, Oslo, Norway

Cities, Climate Change, and Co-operative Federalism in Germany

UK Political Studies Association

March/31/2021
Belfast , United Kingdom

2020
Climate Governance and Federalism: The case of Germany

IIASS 2020 Anniversary Conference

December/17/2020
Online, Brüssel, Belgium

Policy Diffusion and Upscaling of Climate Policies in German Cities

ECPR General Conference 2020

August/28/2020
virtuell

Cities, Climate Change, and Multi-level Governance in the German Länder

2020 Conference of the International Institute of Administrative Sciences

June/24/2020
Online, Brussels, Belgium

2019
Comparing climate change networks for upscaling local policy tools in multi-level governance systems: the case of Finland

14th Nordic Environmental Social Science Conferece: Social science in Our Time

June/09/2019
Luleå, Luleå, Sweden

The dynamics of upscaling local climate action in Finland

Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference 2019

June/09/2019
Luleå, Sweden

2018
European Cities in EU Multi-Level Governance: A Historical Perspective

5th REHI Workshop of the RSA Research Network on Regional Economic and Policy History

November/29/2018
University of the West of Scotland (UWS), Paisley, United Kingdom

European cities in multi-level governance: a historical perspective

November/29/2018

Cities as Leaders in EU Multi-Level Climate Governance: Embedded Upscaling of Local Experiments in Europe

October/24/2018

2017
The Ecosystem Approach to Management in the Baltic Sea Region: Prospects for Upscaling Local Experiments

The 13 Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference

June/07/2017
Tampere, Tampere, Finland

Cities as Leaders in EU Environmental and Climate Governance: Upscaling Experiments through Embedded Leadership

Annual Convention International Studies Association 2017

February/25/2017
Baltimore, Baltimore, United States

The Ecosystem Approach to Management within European Marine Environmental Governance: Policies and Institutional Interplay in the Baltic Sea Region

Annual Convention International Studies Association 2017

February/24/2017
Baltimore, Baltimore, United States

2016
The EU's Strategy for the Baltic Sea Region (EUSBSR): Improving Multi-level Governance in Baltic Sea Cooperation

3-Länder-Tagung der DVPW

October/01/2016
Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Länder-Kommunen Dynamiken in der Energiewendepolitik

3-Länder-Tagung der DVPW

September/30/2016
Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany

Länder-Cities Dynamics in the German Energy Transition

3rd International Conference on Energy and Society

September/13/2016
Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany

2015
EU macroregional strategies: theoretical framework and empirical evidence

UACES Annual Conference 2015

September/07/2015
University of Deusto, Bilbao, Spain

Spatiality, temporality, and experimentation: analytical themes in the study of urban transitions towards sustainability

Nordic Environmental Social Sciences Conference 2015

June/11/2015
Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway

2012
Renewable energy in Russia: opportunities through interregional cooperation

Panel on ‘Resources, Energy, and International Political Economy'

April/01/2012
San Diego, San Diego, United States

Memberships

  • Swedish Research Council for Environment, Agricultural Sciences and Spatial Planning (External organisation)

  • German Committee Future Earth (External organisation)

  • Free University of Berlin (External organisation)

News
August/29/2022
Two New Articles Show, how Cities Become Forerunners of Climate Policy

Two new articles from the Research Group Urban Sustainability Transformations shed light on how cities are becoming pioneers in climate policy, both in climate protection and in climate adaptation. Instead of the metropolises often mentioned in this role, such as Paris, the authors take a look at smaller cities in Germany. In doing so, they show that even cities with difficult starting conditions can find their way into the top group. more info

Prof. Dr. Kristine Kern in the Media

Revolutionäre in den Kommunen
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Anpassung an den Klimawandel als Pflichtaufgabe für Kommunen
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France 2 reports on POCACITO field trip

The France 2 French national TV has filmed the visit of the POCACITO project team to Loos-en-Gohelle in October 2016, in the framework of a 30 minutes report on the stunning energy transition going on in this former mining town in the North of France.