Katja Biedenkopf

Katja Biedenkopf

Research Fellow - External Effects of EU Environmental Policy

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Katja joined the IES in June 2007. The focus of her research is on the external effects of EU environmental policy, in particular chemicals and electronic waste policy. She analyses the diffusion of EU environmental policy in a multi-level governance setting.
 
From June 2007 to January 2009, Katja worked on the European Commission-funded research project “Assessing the potential of various instruments for sustainable consumption practices and greening of the market” (ASCEE).

Katja studied political science at Justus-Liebig-Universität Gießen, University of Technology Sydney and Université Libre de Bruxelles. She holds a Masters degree from College of Europe in Bruges. From 2005 to 2007, she worked EU Affairs Manager at a trade association representing high-tech companies where she dealt with environmental and consumer protection policy.

External Publications

Biedenkopf, Katja. 2011. Book Review of Mikler, John. 2009. Greening the Car Industry: Varieties of Capitalism and Climate Change. Global Environmental Politics 11 (2): 129-131.


Scholl, Gerd, Frieder Rubik, Harri Kalimo, Katja Biedenkopf and Ólöf Söebech. 2010. Policies to promote sustainable consumption: Innovative approaches in Europe. Natural Resources Forum 34 (1): 39–50.


Biedenkopf, Katja. 2009. Policy Diffusion and Environmental Pioneership: Insights for Transatlantic Cooperation fostering Biodiversity and Biosafety?. In Jo Swinnen, David Vogel, Axel Marx, Heddy Riss and Jan Wouters (eds.). Handling Global Challenges Managing Biosafety and Biodiversity in a Global World - EU, US, California and Comparative Perspectives. Leuven. Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies.


Rubik, Frieder, Gerd Scholl, Katja Biedenkopf, Harri Kalimo, Franziska Mohaupt, Ólöf Söebech, Eivind Stø, Pål Strandbakken, Bruno Turnheim. 2009. Innovative Approaches in European Sustainable Consumption Policies. Assessing the potential of various instruments for sustainable consumption practises and greening of the market (ASCEE). Berlin. Schriftenreihe des IÖW 192/09.


Rubik, Frieder, Gerd Scholl, Katja Biedenkopf, Harri Kalimo, Franziska Mohaupt, Ólöf Söebech, Eivind Stø, Pål Strandbakken, Bruno Turnheim. 2009. Promoting Sustainable Consumption – New Policy Approaches. Policy Brief. Berlin, Brussels and Oslo. IÖW, IES, Sifo.