Profile
If I were an engineer, I’d build bridges… because they connect us. An educational scientist and anthropologist by training, I rely on the power of our encounter and diversity to shape transformation. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) hereby serve as orientation. I work both in Germany and internationally.
I look forward to getting to know you!
MARCUS
ANDREAS
Experiences
Facilitate cooperation
as a bridge builder
Future-oriented topics are best dealt with together. As a process designer and facilitator, I led strategic dialogues at adelphi and supported horizontal (e.g. between municipalities) and vertical cooperation (e.g. between political levels), e.g. as:
- Country Manager Philippines, “Vertical Integration and Learning for Low-Emission Development in Africa and Southeast Asia” (V-LED), 2015-2019
- Coordinator International Conference on Climate Action (ICCA), 2015
- Project manager “Climate Dialogue”, 2014-2012
Supporting impact
as a project developer and lead
I co-developed and/ or managed projects within the National, European and International Climate Initiatives (NKI, EUKI, IKI) such as:
- Lead project developer “V-LED+”, 2019
- Lead project developer “LAND-KREIS-GEMEINDE”, 2019
- Project developer and team member “Climate-friendly investment – municipal divestment and re-investment”, 2018-2019
- Lead project developer and lead “Counties in the lead!”, 2016-2018
Optimise processes/ projects
as a consultant and assessor
We advised counties on their involvement of municipalities in their climate mitigation activities.
As a reviewer I worked for the living laboratory/ Reallabore funding lines of the Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts Baden-Württemberg (2015-19) and for the International Climate Initiative (IKI) (2019+20).
Background
Current further education
- Systemic Constellations (2020-21)
- Design Thinking for Sustainability (2019)
- certified: U.Lab: Leading from the Emerging Future (2018)
- certified: Coach for Local Climate Action (2017)
Research & studies
As an education scientist, I specialised in the cooperation of teams and within organizations; as an anthropologist, I focused on the cultural dimension of sustainability. I co-founded the award-winning association “Research in Community e.V.” to build a bridge between science and grassroots movements.
- Post-doc on “Green Citizenship” at the Centre for the Humanities, Universiteit Utrecht (2013-2014)
- PhD in Cultural and Social Anthropology at the LMU Munich (magna cum laude); dissertation on ecovillages (2013)
- Research stay at UC Berkeley (2010)
- Research and Communication Associate at the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society Munich (2009-2013)
- Magister Artium in educational sciences at LMU Munich; thesis: Visualization of Complex Systems (2007)
Memberships
Member of the board of MSP Institute: Multi-Stakeholder Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Co-founder of the RaumZeit.team for systemic sustainability constellations
Member of the German Federal Association for Climate Protection (BVKS)
Publications
Brochures
Multi-level climate governance:
- Strauch, L., Landesman, T. & Andreas, M. 2019. Entry points to support collaborative climate action. Berlin: adelphi. Link
- Andreas, M. et al. 2018. Multi-level climate governance in the Philippines. Berlin, Manila: adelphi & UN-Habitat Philippines. Link
- Andreas, M., Schütt, S., Weitz, L. & Heinisch, J.-P. 2018. Landkreise in Führung! Gemeinsam handeln im Klimaschutz. adelphi: Berlin. Link
[German] - Hemmati, M, Bach, A., Fischer, K. & Andreas, M. 2015. Local action driving transformation: Proceedings of the International Conference on Climate Action (ICCA2015). Berlin: BMUB. Link
Articles and chapters (selection)
Local climate action:
- Andreas, M. & McClellan, A. 2019. Klimaschutz im Portfolio. In Der Neue Kämmerer 2: 10.
[German] - Andreas, M. 2015. Noch immer zwei Welten: Kommunaler Klimaschutz zwischen Gemeinschaft und Gemeinde. In Oya 35: 79-81. Link
[German]
Regional governance:
- Weitz, L., Schütt, S. & Andreas, M. 2019. Landkreise – Promotoren zwischen top-down und bottom-up. In AKP 2: 46-47. Link
[German] - Andreas, M., Weitz, L. & Schütt, S. 2018. Lokal und regional im Klimaschutz handeln. In EUROPA kommunal 4: 38-41. Link
[German] - Andreas, M. 2013. Must Utopia be an island? Positioning an ecovillage within its region. In Social Sciences Directory 2 (4): 9-18. Link
Methods and formats:
- von Stillfried, N., Andreas, M. & Lüschen, T. 2020 (forthcoming). Mit den Stimmen der Mitwelt: Nachhaltigkeitsaufstellungen in professionellen Kontexten. In Nazarkiewicz, K. & Bourquin, P. (Eds.): Themenbuch Praxis der Systemaufstellung 2020. Göttingen: V&R.
[German] - Andreas, M. 2015. From What to How: Encouraging dialogue on municipal climate action. In Huffington Post, 12.08.15. Link
Contact me
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