Research Institute for Sustainability Helmholtz Centre Potsdam

Franco-German Forum for the Future

Lale Eckardt

Lale Eckardt

Scientific Head of the Coordination Office
Frank Baasner

Prof. Dr. Frank Baasner

Co-Director German-French Forum for the Future
How can recommendations for action be developed bottom-up? For this purpose, Zukunftswerk has designed the "Resonance Room" format.

Established in 2019, the Franco-German Forum for the Future works to strengthen socio-ecological transformations in both countries. The Forum cooperates with local government across a range of topics, including: local food systems, the mobility transition, urban greening, public participation, and the energy transition.

Applying a transdisciplinary approach and supported by qualitative field research, the Forum studies the specific circumstances on the ground to identify success factors and barriers to overcoming sustainability challenges. The Franco-German peer dialogues lie at the heart of this research and are used to develop solutions tailored to local needs. Alongside this, the Forum also analyses the respective national and European regulatory environments and their influence. Researchers from the Forum draw on these findings to develop policy recommendations for the governments of both countries in cooperation with experts from public administration, academia, and civil society.

Coordination offices for the Forum are hosted by the French government's policy analysis institute France Stratégie and in Germany at the RIFS. The Forum's transformative, bottom-up approach reflects the broader research approach taken by the RIFS. The bilateral perspective developed in this research enables researchers and stakeholders in Germany and France to compare municipal policy and practices and learn from each other, transferring solutions from one country to the other.

Team

Lale Eckardt

Lale Eckardt

Scientific Head of the Coordination Office
Martin Löser

Dr. Martin Löser

Administrative Director Franco-German Forum for the Future
Julia Plessing

Dr. Julia Plessing

Scientific Project Leader
Deborah Ferreira

M. A. Deborah Ferreira

Research Associate
Marion Davenas

M. A. Marion Davenas

Research Associate
Thomas Spinrath

M. A. Thomas Spinrath

Research Associate
Robin Denz

M. Sc. Robin Denz

Research Associate
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M. A. Hannah Ellermann

Research Associate
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Dipl.-Geogr. Judith Utz

Research Associate
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Arthur Frantz

Research Associate
Chloé Gaboriau

M. A. Chloé Gaboriau

Project Associate Eventmanagement
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M. A. Adriano Burmeister

Project Associate Eventmanagement
Lucie Wack

M. A. Lucie Wack

Press and Communications Officer
Manon de Zarobe

M. A. Manon de Zarobe

Procurement and Legal Affairs Officer
Marie Millot-Courtois

Marie Millot-Courtois

Interpreter and Translator
Annette Kulzer

M. A. Annette Kulzer

Interpreter and Translator
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