Henry Hempel, M.A.
Thematic Area Environment and Society
Department of Environmental Politics
Helmholtz Centre
for Environmental Research − UFZ
Permoserstr. 15
04318 Leipzig, Germany
henry.hempel@ufz.de
Research Expertise & Interests
Circular Economy
European Plastics Strategy
European Green Deal
Chemicals and Plastics Industry
Industry Associations
Discourse and Narrative Analysis
Curriculum Vitae
Professional experience
Since 08/2023
Doctoral Researcher, Department of Environmental Politics, Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ), Leipzig
04/2021 – 06/2023
Research Assistant, Chair for Politics in the European Multilevel System & EU Vista Project, Goethe University Frankfurt am Main
06/2018 – 12/2020
Management Consultant, CPC Unternehmensmanagement AG, Berlin & Stuttgart
Education
10/2020 – 07/2023
Master in Economic Sociology, Goethe University, Frankfurt am Main
02/2022 – 07/2022
Participant in Erasmus Student Exchange Programme, Sociology Marmara University, Istanbul
10/2013 – 03/2017
Bachelor in Business and Economics, Friedrich Schiller University, Jena
Conferences
2023. April 25 – 28. Paper Presenter at the European Consortium for Political Research: “Framing the environmental risks of plastics in times of crisis. The role of industry in the EU’s Circular Economy policy” at the Panel “Towards a New Era of Environmental Risk Regulation in the EU? Analysing the EU Regulatory Approach in a Comparative Perspective”. Toulouse, France.