André Schaffrin - EA European Academy of Technology and

2015-01-20
Researcher
Dr. rer. pol. André Schaffrin, Dipl.-Soz.Wiss.
(Assoc.) Researcher: Land Use and Energy Supply at the Municipal Level (EnAHRgie) (main phase expected to start
3/2015); MC Member in the Cost action “INOGOV: Innovations in Climate Governance: Sources, Patterns and Effects”
Dr. rer. pol. André Schaffrin, Dipl.-Soz.Wiss.
EA European Academy GmbH
Wilhelmstr. 56
53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
+49 (0) 26 41 973-322
+49 (0) 26 41 973-320
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Function in the EA European Academy
Since 1/2014 MC Member in the Cost action “INOGOV: Innovations in Climate Governance: Sources, Patterns and
Effects”
Since 7/2013 Member of scientific staff and Project Co-ordinator of the BMBF-project “Land Use and Energy Supply at
the Municipal Level (EnAHRgie)” (main phase expected to start 3/2015)
Professional Career
2011–2012 Research Assistant, Institute for Data Analysis and Data Archiving, University of Cologne
2008 Intern, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Project “Energising Africa”
2006 Consultant, Evaluation of the Bologna Process in Europe, Department of Economics, Omsk State University
2005–2009 Student Research Assistant, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES), Chair in
Macrosociology, and at the SFB 504, University of Mannheim
Education
2009–2013 Doctoral Candidate, Research Training Group Soclife – University of Cologne (Thesis: “Policy Change:
Concept, Measurement, and Causes. An Empirical Analysis of Climate Mitigation Policy”)
2012–2013 Visiting Research Fellow at the Department of Sociology at Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
2011 Visiting Research Fellow at the Environmental Policy Research Centre (FFU), Free University of Berlin, and the
Department of Politics, Free University Amsterdam
2007 Social Sciences, Social Science Department, Flinders University, Australia
Contact
EA European Academy of Technology and Innovation Assessment GmbH
Director and Managing Director: Prof. Dr. Petra Ahrweiler
EA European Academy GmbH • Wilhelmstr. 56 • 53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler • Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 26 41 973-300 • Telefax: +49 (0) 26 41 973-320
E-mail: info ea-aw.de • www.ea-aw.de
2015-01-20
2004–2009 Diploma in Social Sciences, Social Science Department, University of Mannheim (Thesis: “Climate Policy
and Welfare Regimes in International Comparison”)
Publications
Schaffrin, A., Sewerin, S. and Seubert, S. (forthcoming) “Toward a Comparative Measure of Climate Policy Output”.
Policy Studies Journal.
Schaffrin, A. and Reibling, N. (2015) “Household energy and climate mitigation policies: Investigating energy practices
in the housing sector”. Energy Policy 77: 1–15. DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2014.12.002. Journal Impact Factor 2.696 (2013),
ranking: category “Environmental Studies” (2013: 98/9)
Schaffrin, A., Sewerin, S. and Seubert S. 2014. “The innovativeness of national policy portfolios: Climate Policy change
in Austria, Germany and the United Kingdom”. Environmental Politics 23(5): 860–883. DOI:
10.1080/09644016.2014.924206.
Schaffrin, A. 2014. “The New Social Risks and Opportunities of Climate Change”. In: Fitzpatrick, T. (ed.). International
Handbook on Social Policy & the Environment. Edward Elgar: 3–61. DOI: 10.4337/9780857936134.00007.
Schaffrin, A. 2013. Policy Change: Concept, Measurement, and Causes. An Empirical Analysis of Climate Mitigation
Policy. Cumulative dissertation. Cologne: University of Cologne.
Schaffrin, A. 2013. “Who Pays for Climate Mitigation? An Empirical Investigation on the Social Impact of Climate Policy”.
Energy and Buildings. DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2012.12.033.
Schaffrin, A. 2012. “Global Commons, Domestic Decisions by Kathryn Harrison and Lisa McIntosh Sundstrom (Hrsg.)”.
Political Studies Review 10 (1): 124. DOI:10.1111/j.1478-9302.2011.00252_6.x.
Schaffrin, A. 2012. “Who Pays for Climate Change?” In: Konferenzband des 35. Kongresses der Deutschen
Gesellschaft für Soziologie, Transnationale Vergesellschaftung, 11.–15. Okt. 2010 in Frankfurt/Main.
Schaffrin, A. 2012. “Who Pays for Climate Mitigation? An Empirical Investigation on the Social Impact of Climate Policy”.
Earth System Governance Working Paper Nr. 23. Lund und Amsterdam. Earth System Governance Project.
Schaffrin, A. 2012. “Living Green but Poor? – Investigating Inequality in Household Energy Costs among Income
Groups”. Soclife Working Paper Series 11/2012.
Schaffrin, A. 2011. “No Measure Without Concept. A Critical Review on the Conceptualization and Measurement of
Environmental Concern”. International Review of Social Research 1 (3).
Schaffrin, A. 2011. “Environmental Concern for Climate Change – A Welfare State Perspective”. Soclife Working Paper
Series 8/2011.
Schaffrin, A. 2011. “The capacities to fight climate change? An empirical investigation on the influence of economic,
institutional, structural and cultural capacities on national climate policy efforts and strategies“. Schriftenreihe Marie
Curie Training Course on Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change, Freie Universität Berlin.
Contact
EA European Academy of Technology and Innovation Assessment GmbH
Director and Managing Director: Prof. Dr. Petra Ahrweiler
EA European Academy GmbH • Wilhelmstr. 56 • 53474 Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler • Germany
Phone: +49 (0) 26 41 973-300 • Telefax: +49 (0) 26 41 973-320
E-mail: info ea-aw.de • www.ea-aw.de