Dr. Michael Rose

Michael Rose
21335 Lüneburg, Universitätsallee 1, C40.305
Fon +49.4131.677-1391, michael.rose@leuphana.de
Wiss. Mitarbeiter*in, Institute of Political Sciences

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Vita

Michael Rose is a post-doctoral researcher, coordinator and lecturer with the Key Subject Area "Democratic Resilience: Democracy’s Sustainability in the Global Polycrisis Era" ("Embracing Transformation" program) at the Center for the Study of Democracy and the Institute of Political Science, Leuphana University Lüneburg.

 He holds a diploma (2012, University of Bamberg) and a doctorate (2016, University of Düsseldorf) in Political Science.

He is associate editor of the Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning and co-convener of the Earth System Governance Taskforce on Knowledge Cumulation.

Academic CV

  • Since 2025: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Key Subject Area "Democratic Resilience: Democracy’s Sustainability in the Global Polycrisis Era" ("Embracing Transformation" program) at the Center for the Study of Democracy and the Institute of Political Science, School of Public Affairs, Leuphana University Lüneburg
  • Winter term 2024/25: Administrative (interim) Professor of Governance and Sustainability, Leuphana University Lüneburg
  • Since 2023: Associate Editor of the Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning
  • 2018-2025: Post-Doctoral Research Associate, Research Group on Governance, Participation and Sustainability (Prof. Newig), School of Sustainability, Leuphana University Lüneburg
  • 2016-2018: Scientific Coordinator, head office, Center for Transformation Research and Sustainability, University of Wuppertal
  • 2015-2018: Research Fellow, project: Well-Being Transformation Wuppertal (WTW) - an Urban Transition Laboratory for Sustainable Economics, Center for Transformation Research and Sustainability, University of Wuppertal
  • 2014, 2016 & 2017: Lecturer at the Chair of Political Science II, University of Düsseldorf
  • 2012-2015: Doctoral research fellow (scholarship) at the interdisciplinary post graduate programme "Linkage in Democracy (LinkDe)", Institute of Social Sciences, University of Düsseldorf
  • 2005-2012: Student of Political Science (Diploma, equivalent to master's degree), including Public Administration, International Relations, and Philosophy, University of Bamberg

Teaching

  • Comparative politics and policy analysis
  • Sustainability governance
  • Inter- and transdisciplinary research

Research Interests

  • democracy research
  • sustainability research
  • sustainability state & sustainability institutions
  • sustainability governance
  • comparative politics
  • institutional proxy representation of future generations
  • institutions for future generations
  • intergenerational equity
  • knowledge cumulation
  • real-world laboratories and transdiciplinary methods

Projects

Publications

Books and anthologies

  1. Zukünftige Generationen in der heutigen Demokratie: Theorie und Praxis der Proxy-Repräsentation
    Michael Rose (Author) , 2018 Wiesbaden , 584 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research › peer-review

  2. Knowledge Cumulation in Environmental Governance Research
    Michael Rose (Editor) , Jens Newig (Editor) , Sina Leipold (Editor)

    Research output: Books and anthologies › Special Journal issue › Research

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Journal contributions

  1. From the environmental state to the sustainability state? Conceptualization, indicators, and examples
    Michael Rose (Author) , 03.03.2025 , in: Sustainability: Science, Practice and Policy, 21, 1 , 16 p.

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

  2. Beyond practitioner and researcher: 15 roles adopted by actors in transdisciplinary and transformative research processes
    Michael Rose (Author) , Annaliesa Hilger (Author) , Andreas Keil (Author) , 01.11.2021 , in: Sustainability Science, 16, 6 , p. 2049-2068 , 20 p.

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

  3. Can we represent future generations in myopic democracies?: Analyzing the design, feasibility and viability of institutional guardians of future generations
    Michael Rose (Author) , in: Policy Studies , 21 p.

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

  4. Does participatory governance help address long-term environmental problems?: Conceptualization and evidence from 23 democracies
    Michael Rose (Author) , Jens Newig (Author) , Nicolas Wilhelm Jager (Author) , in: Policy Studies , p. 1-25 , 25 p.

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

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Activities

  1. Wissenskumulation für die sozial-ökologische Transformation
    Michael Rose (Speaker)

    Activity: Conference Presentations › Research

  2. Stellungsnahme für öffentliche Sachverständigenanhörung im Deutschen Bundestag zum Thema der Weiterentwicklung des Parlamentarischen Beirats für nachhaltige Entwicklung. 39. Sitzung des Parlamentarischen Beirats für nachhaltige Entwicklung.
    Michael Rose (Reviewer)

    Activity: Academic Consultant › Transfer

  3. Parliaments, Climate Change, and Intergenerational Justice
    Michael Rose (Keynote Speaker) , Michael Rose (Panel participant)

    Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer

  4. Parliaments, Climate Change, and Intergenerational Justice
    Michael Rose (Keynote Speaker) , Michael Rose (Panel participant)

    Activity: talk or presentation in privat or public events › Transfer

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Prizes

  1. Intergenerational Justice Prize 2015-16 (3rd rank)
    Michael Rose (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

  2. Promotionsstipendium 2012-2015
    Michael Rose (Recipient) ,

    Prize: external Prizes, scholarships, distinctions, appointments › Research

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Courses