Maja Göpel
German political economist and university teacher
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- Maja Göpel (born 27 June 1976) is a German political economist, transformation researcher, and sustainability scientist with a focus on transdisciplinarity.
- Göpel is an honorary professor at Leuphana University of Lüneburg.
- She received a diploma in media and communications from the University of Siegen in 2001 and her PhD in political economy from the University of Kassel in 2007.
- Her PhD thesis is about globalisation and world trade.
Maja Göpel (born 27 June 1976) is a German political economist, transformation researcher, and sustainability scientist with a focus on transdisciplinarity. In 2019 she co-founded the Scientists for Future initiative. Göpel is an honorary professor at Leuphana University of Lüneburg.
Early life and education
Göpel was born in Bielefeld; as daughter to a social scientist and a medical doctor. She received a diploma in media and communications from the University of Siegen in 2001 and her PhD in political economy from the University of Kassel in 2007. From 2003 to 2006, she had a PhD scholarship of the Stiftung der Deutschen Wirtschaft (fund of German industry body) and taught at the University of Hamburg. Her PhD thesis is about globalisation and world trade. She volunteered with the Bund für Umwelt und Naturschutz Deutschland (BUND) at this time.
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