{"id":3285,"date":"2019-06-20T17:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-06-20T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nexusinstitut.de\/about-us\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:49:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:49:54","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nexusinstitut.de\/en\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About us"},"content":{"rendered":"

nexus combines practice and research<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>
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nexus designs and moderates participative processes: from complex citizen participation projects to multi-stakeholder formats. We design decision-making processes, focusing on transparent communication, active cooperation and sustainable consensus. nexus investigates how active citizenship and the participation of different actors can change social development. Therefore we realize application-oriented and practical research projects. nexus advises actors from politics and administration, develops concepts and strategies and evaluates processes and programmes. We optimise civil society infrastructures and services through individual solutions. Comprehensive needs analyses are the base for this. nexus works inter- and transdisciplinarily, locally, nationally and internationally on the topics of democracy and participation, sustainability, regional development, digitalization and health.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The nexus Institute is based in the Green Garage on the EUREF campus in Berlin-Sch\u00f6neberg \u2013 a place where companies, start-ups and research institutions work together to find solutions for a sustainable future. Nestled between an urban industrial backdrop and green open spaces, nexus offers flexible spaces for participatory processes and diverse discourse. For special events, the garden hall of the historic Villa Morgenroth (built in 1911) at the Botanical Garden is also available.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Our Team<\/h2><\/div>

Management<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Jacob Birkenh\u00e4ger<\/strong><\/a>
\nDirector, Head of Unit Civil Society
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-05
\nmobile: +49 1577 2165066
\njacob.birkenhaeger@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Prof. Dr. Christiane Dienel<\/strong><\/a>
\nDirector
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-12
\nchristiane.dienel@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Prof. Dr. Hans-Liudger Dienel<\/strong><\/a>
\nDirector
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-0
\ndienel@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Tzvetina Arsova Netzelmann<\/strong><\/a>
\nHead of Unit Health and Society
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-02
\narsova-netzelmann@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Daniel Guagnin<\/strong><\/a>
\nHead of Unit Nets and Society
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-17
\nmobile: +49 176 41741536
\nguagnin@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sabine Schr\u00f6der<\/strong><\/a>
\nHead of Unit Infrastructure and Society
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-30
\nschroeder@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Birgit B\u00f6hm<\/strong><\/a>
\nHead of Academy for Participative Methods
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-08
\nboehm@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Research Associates<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Claudio Altenhain<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-01
\naltenhain@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Nicolas Bach<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-03
\nbach@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Tobias Biehl<\/strong>e<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-16
\nbiehle@nexusinstitut.de<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Eike Biermann<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-04
\nbiermann@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Thomas Blanchet<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-06
\nblanchet@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Christine von Blanckenburg<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-34
\nblanckenburg@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Wiebke Blum<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-07
\nblum@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Claudia Bosch<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-09
\nbosch@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Matthias Bottel<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-10
\nbottel@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Carina Brumme<\/a><\/strong>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-11
\nbrumme@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Laura Drechsel<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-0
\ndrechsel@nexusinstitut.de
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Ansgar D\u00fcben<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-13
\ndueben@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Gesa Feldhusen<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-15
\nfeldhusen@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Katharina Fender<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-15
\nfender@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Arnd Hofmeister<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-19
\nhofmeister@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Maria Jacob<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-20
\njacob@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Justine Kenzler<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-22
\nkenzler@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Filipe Mello Rose<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Research Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-24
\nmello.rose@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Ina Metzner<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-25
\nmetzner@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Philipp Offermann<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-26
\noffermann@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Erik Ooms<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-27
\nooms@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Max Raucamp<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Research Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-28
\nraucamp@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Volkan Sayman<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-29
\nsayman@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Felix Sch\u00fcrhoff<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-31
\nschuerhoff@nexusinstitut.de<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Carlo Thomsen<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-33
\nthomsen@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Uta Zetek<\/strong><\/a>
\nResearch Associate
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-35
\nzetek@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Kerstin L\u00fccker<\/a><\/strong>
\nFreelancer
\ntel.:\u00a0+49 15150675377
\nkerstin.luecker@nexusinstitut.de
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Administration, Communication, Event Management<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Antje Heera<\/strong><\/a>
\nCommunication and Events
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-18
\nheera@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Ruth Hirschh\u00e4user<\/strong>
\nOffice assistance
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-49
\nhirschhaeuser@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Daniel Jurischka<\/strong><\/a>
\nProject Administration and Controlling
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-21
\njurischka@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Christian Kusch<\/strong><\/a>
\nProject Administration and Controlling
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-23
\n<\/span><\/span>kusch@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Lutta Saifulina<\/strong><\/a>
\nOffice Management, Accounting and Human Resources
\nTel.:\u00a0+49 30 4220664-0
\nsaifulina@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Sandrine Steinhoff<\/strong><\/a>
\nGraphics, Communication and Events
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-32
\nsteinhoff@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Student Assistants, Volunteers<\/h3><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Carolin Basaric<\/strong>
\nStudent Assistant
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-39
\ncarolin.basaric@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Paula Br\u00e4mick<\/strong>
\nStudent Assistant
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-46
\npaula.braemick@nexusinstitut.de
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Solveig D\u00f6llefeld<\/strong>
\nStudent Assistant
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-0
\nsolveig.doellefeld@nexusinstitut.de
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Merle Dreessen<\/strong>
\nStudent Assistant
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-0
\nmerle.dreessen@nexusinstitut.de
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Lorenz Elter<\/strong>
\nInternship
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-0
\nlorenz.elter@nexusinstitut.de<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Alexander Haro Hasprich<\/strong>
\nStudent Assistent
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-43
\nalexander.haro@nexusinstitut.de<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Luise Hellwig<\/strong>
\nStudent Assistent
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-45
\nluise.hellwig@nexusinstitut.de
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O\u011fulay Kap\u00e7ak<\/strong>
\nStudent Assistant
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-38
\nogulay.kapcak@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Paul Schlichting<\/strong>
\nStudent Assistant
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-0
\nschlichting@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Emma Schreiber-Karaschewski<\/strong>
\nStudent Assistant
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-0
\nemma.schreiber.karaschewski@nexusinstitut.de
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Diellza Shala<\/strong>
\nStudent Assistant
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-0
\nshala@nexusinstitut.de <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Amy Winkler<\/strong>
\nStudent Assistant
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-37
\nwinkler@nexusinstitut.de<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Jakob Zielke<\/strong>
\nStudent Assistant
\ntel.: +49 30 4220664-0
\njakob.zielke@nexusinstitut.de
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Scientific Advisory Board<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Elke Benning-Rohnke<\/strong><\/a>
\nBoard member of FidAR \/ shareholder of the management consultancy Benning Company<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Prof. Dr. Brigitte<\/strong> Gei\u00dfel<\/strong><\/a>
\nProfessor of Political Science at Goethe University Frankfurt, Head of the “Democratic Innovations” research centre<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Prof. Dr. Norbert Kersting<\/strong><\/a>
\nLehrstuhl f\u00fcr Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft- Kommunal- und Regionalpolitik der Universit\u00e4t M\u00fcnster<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Claudine Nierth<\/strong><\/a>
\nSpokeswoman for the Federal Executive Board of Mehr Demokratie e. V.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Vigdis Nipperdey<\/a>
\n<\/strong>Former Chairwoman of the University Council of the Technical University of Munich<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Priv.-Doz. Dr. Ronald Pohoryles <\/a><\/strong>
\n(Chair from 10\/2016-10\/2023) ICCR Foundation non-profit private foundation<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Ortwin Renn<\/strong><\/a><\/span>
\nChair, former Scientific Director at the Institute for Transformative Sustainability Research (IASS) and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Technische Universit\u00e4t Berlin<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Dr. Nikolas Vortmeyer<\/span><\/strong><\/a>
\nSelf-employed management consultant<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Prof. Dr. Heike Walk<\/span><\/strong><\/a>
\nChair for Transformation Governance at Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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Former members of the Scientific Advisory Board<\/h2><\/h2><\/div>

Sts a.D. Clemens Appel Prof. Dr. Meinolf Dierkes (Vorsitz 2004-2011) Prof. Dr. Dr. Heiner Legewie Prof. Dr. Heinrich M\u00e4ding (Vorsitz 2011-2016) Min. a.D. Prof. Dr. Ulrich Steger<\/p>\n<\/div>

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