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Economic and Social Issues

Last updated July 7, 2026

Rising Stars

New and hot

Rising Stars Researchers

1
Corinna Dengler
Vienna University of Economics and Business
2
A. Katharina Keil
University of Lausanne
3
Fabian Pettig
University of Graz
4
Frauke Banse
University of Kassel
5
Dunja Krause
United Nations Research Institute for Social Development
6
Rachel Hamilton
Natural Resources Institute Finland
7
Kai Heron
Lancaster University
8
Johannes Dolderer
Unknown
9
Marie Reusch
Siemens (Germany)
10
Max Klein
University of Augsburg

Rising Stars Papers

1
Foregrounding invisible foundations: (eco-)feminist perspectives on provisioning systems
Sustainability Science Practice and Policy|2024
12 cit.
2
Learning in Relation with a Changing World: Thinking Beyond ESD 1 and ESD 2 Towards ESD 3
Journal of Education for Sustainable Development|2024
7 cit.
3
Rereading the Wages for Housework Campaign: Feminist Degrowth Reflections on Social Reproduction, Commons, and a Care Income
Hypatia|2024
5 cit.
4
Recentring the Political in Education for Sustainable Development: Participatory Photovoice Research as Prefigurative Politics Towards Social-ecological Transformation
Australian Journal of Environmental Education|2024
5 cit.
5
Time and space for social-ecological transformation: care-full commoning in and beyond the ecofeminist city
Environmental Politics|2024
4 cit.
6
Labour strategies in the German automotive industry: limits and potentials of conversion from a Gramscian perspective
Environmental Politics|2024
3 cit.
7
For an Anti-Imperialist Ecological Modernity
Journal of Labor and Society|2025
0 cit.
8
Transformatives Lernen und (Berufs-)Biografien im Kontext von Nachhaltigkeit und BNE-Lehrkräfteprofessionalisierung
Zeitschrift für Hochschulentwicklung|2026
0 cit.
9
Invisible Debts: A Feminist Ecological Economics Approach to Debts from Below
Feminist Economics|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Gaining momentum

Emerging Leaders Researchers

1
Lisa Vollmer
Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space
2
Ante Artuković
University of Tübingen
3
Marta Barazzetta
University of Luxembourg
4
María Teresa Herrera Vivar
Universidad Estatal Península de Santa Elena
5
Hendrik Theine
Vienna University of Economics and Business
6
Karsten Berr
University of Tübingen
7
Dorothee Spannagel
Hans Böckler Foundation
8
Marisa Heenen
Philipps University of Marburg
9
Timo Seidl
University of Vienna
10
Alexandra Hüttel
German Institute for Economic Research

Emerging Leaders Papers

1
As Open as Possible, as Autonomous as Necessary: Understanding the Rise of Open Strategic Autonomy in EU Trade Policy
JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies|2022
139 cit.
2
Moving on to not fall behind? Technological sovereignty and the ‘geo-dirigiste’ turn in EU industrial policy
Journal of European Public Policy|2023
114 cit.
3
Bezahlbar und klimagerecht wohnen?
PROKLA Zeitschrift für kritische Sozialwissenschaft|2023
56 cit.
4
Emissions inequality: Disparities in income, expenditure, and the carbon footprint in Austria
Ecological Economics|2022
54 cit.
5
Digital sovereignty - Rhetoric and reality
Journal of European Public Policy|2024
54 cit.
6
The Solutionist Ethic and the Spirit of Digital Capitalism
Theory Culture & Society|2023
50 cit.
7
The (False) promise of solutionism: ideational business power and the construction of epistemic authority in digital security governance
Journal of European Public Policy|2023
49 cit.
8
How empowerment and materialism contribute to anti-consumers’ well-being
European Journal of Marketing|2023
33 cit.
9
Organizing for expropriation: How a tenants campaign convinced Berliners to vote for expropriating big landlords
Radical Housing Journal|2022
23 cit.
10
Investing in the knowledge economy: The comparative political economy of public investments in knowledge‐based capital
European Journal of Political Research|2022
15 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Established & currently active

Current Senior Leaders Researchers

1
A.P.J. Mol
Wageningen University & Research
2
Markus Wissen
Berlin School of Economics and Law
3
Lisa Herzog
University of Groningen
4
Armin Grünwald
FZI Research Center for Information Technology
5
Milena Büchs
University of Leeds
6
Aurel Croissant
Heidelberg University
7
Roland Roth
University of Tübingen
8
Bruno S. Frey
University of Zurich
9
Ernest Aigner
Leuphana University of Lüneburg
10
Elizabeth Shove
Lancaster University

Current Senior Leaders Papers

1
Motivation Crowding Theory
Journal of Economic Surveys|2001
3k cit.
2
What Can Economists Learn from Happiness Research?
Journal of Economic Literature|2002
2.6k cit.
3
Beyond the ABC: Climate Change Policy and Theories of Social Change
Environment and Planning A Economy and Space|2010
2.4k cit.
4
Motivation, Knowledge Transfer, and Organizational Forms
Organization Science|2000
1.7k cit.
5
The Cost of Price Incentives: An Empirical Analysis of Motivation Crowding-Out
American Economic Review|1997
1.6k cit.
6
Social Comparisons and Pro-social Behavior: Testing “Conditional Cooperation” in a Field Experiment
American Economic Review|2004
1.2k cit.
7
Economic and political determinants of foreign direct investment
World Development|1985
1.1k cit.
8
Caution! Transitions Ahead: Politics, Practice, and Sustainable Transition Management
Environment and Planning A Economy and Space|2007
993 cit.
9
Governing transitions in the sustainability of everyday life
Research Policy|2010
901 cit.
10
Consumers, Producers and Practices
Journal of Consumer Culture|2005
880 cit.

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