Dr. Lena Partzsch

Professor

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Biography

Lena Partzsch is a Professor in Comparative Political Science with a focus on Environmental and Climate Policy at Freie Universität Berlin since the summer semester of 2022. She previously led the Department of Environmental Governance at the Technical University of Berlin and has held visiting positions at the University of Passau and the University of Erfurt. She has been an adjunct professor at the University of Freiburg since 2018. Partzsch's research investigates the transition to sustainability in global North and South contexts, and her scholarly contributions have been published in leading academic journals. Among her accolades, she received the GAIA Paper Award in 2016. Her monograph 'Alternatives Multilateralism: New Forms Social Environmental Governance' was published by MIT Press in 2020, along with an edited volume 'The Environment Global Sustainability Governance' in 2023. Partzsch's work has significantly shaped the discourse around environmental politics and the role of individual actors in international relations, particularly through her studies on global governance, sustainability transformations, and the interplay between environment and political power.

Research Interests

Requirements for Freie Universität Berlin

Master Program
Requirements
TOEFL
Total
Required:95
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree with 10 ECTS in Methods of Empirical Social Research 10 ECTS in International Relations 35 ECTS in Political and Administrative Sciences
Application Checklist
  • Bachelor's degree certificate
  • Transcript of Records
  • Proof of English proficiency (C1)
  • Proof of German proficiency (DSH-2)
  • Course descriptions for ECTS verification
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Department of Political and Social Sciences.