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

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Research Expertise & Interests 

Chemical Industry & Policy
Discourse and Narrative Analysis
Circular Economy
European Plastics Strategy
European Green Deal

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

Publications

Hempel, H., Einhäupl, P., Escher, B., Heidenreich, M., Leipold, S., Schweizer, P.-J., Sielemann, K., Srebny, V. (2024): "Mehr Stoffe schneller testen - Potenziale für eine bessere Chemikalienregulierung", (Policy Brief), Berlin: SynCom, Helmholtz Erde & Umwelt, 4 p. https://doi.org/10.48440/syncom.2024.003

Current Projects

Modernizing Hazard Indicators (ModHaz): Stakeholder dialogue on novel indicators for chemicals assessment within the European Green Deal framework

Governance Monitor

Conferences

2024. June 19 – 21. Lisbon, Portugal
Paper Presenter at the European Consortium for Political Research (Standing Group on the European Union): "Discursive Battles over EU Chemical Hazard Assessments: Pollution, Competitiveness, New Approach Methodologies" at the Panel "New methods in the study of EU actors".


2023. April 25 – 28. Toulouse, France
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”.