Prof. Dr. Jens Newig

21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C11.128
Fon +49.4131.677-1726, jens.newig@leuphana.de
Professor, Professorship of Governance and Sustainability
Associated member, Center for the Study of Democracy

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Vita

  • Head, Institute for Sustainability Governance (INSUGO), Leuphana University (11/2019 -)
  • Professor (W3) at Leuphana University Lüneburg (2014 - )
  • ERC Starting Grant holder (2011 - 2016)
  • Professor (W2) at Leuphana University Lüneburg (2010 - 2014)
  • Assistant professor at the Institute of Environmental Systems Research, Osnabrück University (12/2001 until 05/2010)
  • Habilitation on Environmental Governance in the Light of Participation and Effectiveness: Case Studies and Models, University of Osnabrück
  • Temporary professorship at Leuphana University Lüneburg (10/2008 until 09/2009)
  • Doctoral degree (Dr. iur.) on Environmental Law from Dresden Technical University with a scholarship of the Volkswagen Foundation (summa cum laude) (1999-2002)
  • Strategic Management Consultancy, Gemini Consulting, Bad Homburg (1998)
  • Diploma in geo-ecology (environmental sciences) at Bayreuth University (1998)
  • Maîtrise and Ingénieur-Maître in Gestion et Génie de l’Environnement at Université Paris 7 (scholar of the German Academic Exchange Service) (1996)
  • Scholar of the German National Academic Foundation (1992-1998)

For details on publications, please visit http://sustainability-governance.net/jens-newig

Visit our research group's blog at http://sustainabilitygovernance.net.

Teaching

  • Environmental studies
  • Sustainability Sciences
  • College "Study Reflexion"

Research Interests

  • Societal transitions to sustainability
  • Environmental Politics, Policy and Governance for Sustainable Development
  • Participatory Governance and collaborative decision processes
  • Environmental and sustainability communication
  • Effectiveness and legitimacy of governance in multi-level systems
  • Evidence-based governance and public management
  • Learning and networks in steering complex systems in the context of natural resource management; social network analysis
  • Comparative analysis, case study meta-analysis, field experiments
  • Agenda setting, issue attention cycles
  • Water policy and water resources management
  • Sustainable agriculture and sustainable land management
  • Science communication, integration of natural and social sciences in inter- and transdisciplinary research

Publications

Journal contributions

  1. Cumulating evidence in environmental governance, policy and planning research: towards a research reform agenda
    Jens Newig (Author) , Michael Rose (Author) , 02.09.2020 , in: Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 22, 5 , p. 667-681 , 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  2. Pathways to Implementation: Evidence on How Participation in Environmental Governance Impacts on Environmental Outcomes
    Jens Newig (Author) , Nicolas Wilhelm Jager (Author) , Edward Challies (Author) , Elisa Kochskämper (Author) , 23.06.2020 , in: Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 30, 3 , p. 383-399 , 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  3. Linking modes of research to their scientific and societal outcomes. Evidence from 81 sustainability-oriented research projects
    Jens Newig (Author) , Matthias Bergmann (Author) , Stephanie Verena Jahn (Author) , Judith Kahle (Author) , Daniel J. Lang (Author) , 01.11.2019 , in: Environmental Science & Policy, 101 , p. 147-155 , 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  4. Sustainability through institutional failure and decline?: Archetypes of productive pathways
    Jens Newig (Author) , Pim Derwort (Author) , Nicolas Wilhelm Jager (Author) , 01.03.2019 , in: Ecology and Society, 24, 1 , 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  5. Learning in participatory environmental governance – its antecedents and effects. Findings from a case survey meta-analysis
    Jens Newig (Author) , Edward Challies (Author) , Nicolas Wilhelm Jager (Author) , Elisa Kochskämper (Author) , 01.01.2019 , in: Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 21, 3 , p. 213-227 , 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  6. The environmental performance of participatory and collaborative governance: A framework of causal mechanisms
    Jens Newig (Author) , Ana Adzersen (Author) , Edward Challies (Author) , Nicolas Wilhelm Jager (Author) , Elisa Kochskämper (Author) , 01.05.2018 , in: Policy Studies Journal, 46, 2 , p. 269-297 , 29 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  7. Multi-level Governance, Policy Implementation and Participation: The EU’s Mandated Participatory Planning Approach to Implementing Environmental Policy
    Jens Newig (Author) , Tomas M. Koontz (Author) , 07.02.2014 , in: Journal of European Public Policy, 21, 2 , p. 248-267 , 20 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

  8. Environmental governance: participatory, multi-level - and effective?
    Jens Newig (Author) , Oliver Fritsch (Author) , 01.01.2009 , in: Environmental Policy and Governance, 19, 3 , p. 197-214 , 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review

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Prizes

  1. Research Award 2016
    Jens Newig (Recipient) ,

    Prize: Leuphana internal Prize, Scholaships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Courses

Governing Transformation to Sustainability
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This seminar will explore the governance mechanisms that drive sustainability transformations – intended and relatively deep societal changes that significantly improve sustainability in one or more areas. Prominent examples are the ongoing energy transition; transformations of production and consumption patterns; or in (global) agri-food-chains. We will discuss theoretical frameworks, key governance actors, multi-level governance structures, and review empirical evidence, such as through real-world case studies. The seminar will engage students in critical reflections on the roles of government, civil society, and the private sector in achieving sustainable development goals (SDGs).

Suggested key readings:
– Derwort, P., Jager, N., & Newig, J. (2021). How to Explain Major Policy Change Towards Sustainability? Bringing Together the Multiple Streams Framework and the Multilevel Perspective on Socio-Technical Transitions to Explore the German “Energiewende”. Policy Studies Journal, 1-29. doi:10.1111/psj.12428
– Herweg, N., Zahariadis, N., & Zohlnhöfer, R. (2018). The Multiple Streams Framework: Foundations, Refinements, and Empirical Applications. In C. M. Weible & P. A. Sabatier (Eds.), Theories of the policy process (4th ed., pp. 17-53). New York, NY: Westview Press.
– Newig, J., Derwort, P., & Jager, N. W. (2019). Sustainability through institutional failure and decline? Archetypes of productive pathways. Ecology and Society, 24(1), 18. doi:10.5751/ES-10700-240118
– Novalia, W., & Malekpour, S. (2020). Theorising the role of crisis for transformative adaptation. Environmental Science and Policy, 112, 361-370. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2020.07.009
– Schot, J.; Kanger, L. (2018): Deep transitions: Emergence, acceleration, stabilization and directionality. Research Policy 47: 1045-1059
– Sewerin, S.; Cashore, B.; Howlett, M. (2022): New pathways to paradigm change in public policy: combining insights from policy design, mix and feedback. Policy & Politics 50(3): 442-459.
– Termeer, K.; Dewulf, A.; Biesbroek, R. (2024): Three archetypical governance pathways for transformative change toward sustainability; Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability.
Next appointment:
Thursday, 2026-04-23 at 10:00
Room: C 12.112 Seminarraum
Sustainability Governance Colloquium
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Präsentation zum Arbeitsstand der Promotionsvorhaben im Rahmen der Arbeitsgruppe Governance und Nachhaltigkeit.
Next appointment:
Lectures for this semester ended.