Political Science
Main research or teaching areas
- Multi-Level Governance
- Global Sustainability Politics
- Climate Policy
Current research and teaching
My overriding scholarly motivation is to advance social scientific knowledge on the global governance of transboundary challenges. Within this broad field, I am especially intrigued by the question of how societies can adequately deal with global common goods and which institutions need to be in place to overcome collective action problems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and land degradation, and promote the goal of global sustainability and peace.
My main research interests include multi-level governance dynamics in world politics, public and private authority in global sustainability politics, and the role of cities and transnational actors in climate policy.
Publications
Displaying of publications. Sorted by year, then title.
Scoping article. Research frontiers on the governance of the Sustainable Development Goals
Thomas Hickmann, Frank Biermann, Carole Anne Sénit, Yixian Sun, Magdalena Bexell, et al.
(2024) Global Sustainability, 7
Journal article reviewFour governance reforms to strengthen the SDGs : A demanding policy vision can accelerate global sustainable development efforts
Frank Biermann, Yixian Sun, Dan Banik, Marianne Beisheim, Michael J. Bloomfield, et al.
(2023) Science (New York, N.Y.), 381 p.1159-1160
Journal articleStrengthening the Sustainable Development Goals through integration with human rights
Magdalena Bexell, Thomas Hickmann, Andrea Schapper
(2023) International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 23 p.133-139
Journal articleSDGs at the halfway point : How the 17 global goals address risks and wicked problems
Anders Branth Pedersen, Thomas Hickmann, Ortwin Renn, Nicolas Eckert, Kurt Jax, et al.
(2023) Ambio, 52 p.679-682
Journal article (comment)Success factors of global goal-setting for sustainable development : Learning from the Millennium Development Goals
Thomas Hickmann, Frank Biermann, Matteo Spinazzola, Charlotte Ballard, Maya Bogers, et al.
(2023) Sustainable Development, 31 p.1214-1225
Journal articleTackling Risks through the Sustainable Development Goals
(2023) Ambio: a Journal of Human Environment, 52
Editor for a journalDe unga gör helt rätt när de stämmer staten
Christina Moberg, Hervé Corvellec, Anders Lindroth, Manuela Isacson, Linn Nilsson, et al.
(2022) Aftonbladet
Newspaper articleExploring Global Climate Policy Futures and Their Representation in Integrated Assessment Models
Thomas Hickmann, Christoph Bertram, Frank Biermann, Elina Brutschin, Elmar Kriegler, et al.
(2022) Politics and Governance, 10 p.171-185
Journal articleScientific Evidence on the Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals
Frank Biermann, Thomas Hickmann, Carole Anne Sénit, Marianne Beisheim, Steven Bernstein, et al.
(2022) Nature Sustainability, 5 p.795-800
Journal articleImplementation at Multiple Levels
Andrea Ordóñez Llanos, Rob Raven, Magdalena Bexell, Brianna Botchwey, Basil Bornemann, et al.
(2022) The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals : Transforming Governance Through Global Goals? , p.59-91
Book chapterInstitutional Interplay in Global Environmental Governance : lessons learned and future research
Joshua Philipp Elsässer, Thomas Hickmann, Sikina Jinnah, Sebastian Oberthür, Thijs Van de Graaf
(2022) International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 22 p.373-391
Journal articleThe Influence of the Corona Virus Pandemic on Sustainable Development Goal 13 and United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Processes
Walter Leal Filho, Thomas Hickmann, Gustavo Nagy, Patricia Pinho, Ayyoob Sharifi, et al.
(2022) Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10 p.1-13
Journal articleA Multi-Level Governance Perspective on Urban Climate Politics in Emerging Economies
Fee Stehle, Thomas Hickmann, Markus Lederer, Chris Höhne
(2022) Urbanisation, 7 p.9-25
Journal articleDemocratising Sustainability Transformations : Assessing the Transformative Potential of Democratic Practices in Environmental Governance
Jonathan Pickering, Thomas Hickmann, Karin Bäckstrand, Agni Kalfagianni, Michael Bloomfield, et al.
(2022) Earth System Governance, 11
Journal articleHerausforderung Nachhaltigkeitstransformation : Mehr Politikwissenschaft wagen!
Thomas Hickmann, Markus Lederer, Jens Marquardt, Jörg Radtke, Sandra Schwindenhammer, et al.
(2022) Wie relevant ist die Politikwissenschaft? : Wissenstransfer und gesellschaftliche Wirkung von Forschung und Lehre , p.143-159
Book chapterThe Study of Global Environmental Politics : Strategies for Research and Learning
Juliann E. Allison, Thomas Hickmann
(2022) Handbook of Global Environmental Politics , p.60-73
Book chapterMethods for Analysing Steering Effects of Global Goals
Prajal Pradhan, Detlef P. Van Vuuren, Birka Wicke, Maya Bogers, Thomas Hickmann, et al.
(2022) The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals : Transforming Governance Through Global Goals? , p.172-203
Book chapterCompound Urban Crises
Linda Westman, James Patterson, Rachel Macrorie, Christopher J. Orr, Catherine M. Ashcraft, et al.
(2022) Ambio, 51 p.1402-1415
Journal articleAssessing the Impact of Global Goals : Setting the Stage
Frank Biermann, Thomas Hickmann, Carole Anne Sénit
(2022) The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals : Transforming Governance Through Global Goals? , p.1-21
Book chapterInterlinkages, Integration and Coherence
Måns Nilsson, Marjanneke J. Vijge, Ivonne Lobos Alva, Basil Bornemann, Karin Fernando, et al.
(2022) The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals : Transforming Governance Through Global Goals? , p.92-115
Book chapterThe Sustainable Development Goals as a Transformative Force? : Key Insights
Frank Biermann, Thomas Hickmann, Carole Anne Sénit
(2022) The Political Impact of the Sustainable Development Goals : Transforming Governance Through Global Goals? , p.204-226
Book chapterThe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat as an orchestrator in global climate policymaking
Thomas Hickmann, Oscar Widerberg, Markus Lederer, Philipp Pattberg
(2021) International Review of Administrative Sciences, 87 p.21-38
Journal articleThe United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Secretariat as an orchestrator in global climate policymaking
Thomas Hickmann, Oscar Widerberg, Markus Lederer, Philipp Pattberg
(2021) International Review of Administrative Sciences, 87 p.21-38
Journal articleTen New Insights in Climate Science 2020 : A Horizon Scan
Erik Pihl, Eva Alfredsson, Magnus Bengtsson, Kathryn J. Bowen, Vanesa Cástan Broto, et al.
(2021) Global Sustainability, 4 p.1-18
Journal articleLocating Cities and their Governments in Multi-Level Sustainability Governance
Thomas Hickmann
(2021) Politics and Governance, 9 p.211-220
Journal articleDas Verhältnis von Nichtregierungsorganisationen und privaten Unternehmen in der globalen Umwelt‑, Menschenrechts- und Sicherheitspolitik
Thomas Hickmann, Berenike Prem
(2021) Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft, 31 p.193-216
Journal articleSimulating International Climate Negotiations in Classrooms
Thomas Hickmann
(2021) Scholarship and Practice of Undergraduate Research, 5 p.29-30
Journal articleMultilevel Climate Governance in Brazil and Indonesia : Domestic Pioneership and Leadership in the Global South
Markus Lederer, Chris Höhne, Fee Stehle, Thomas Hickmann, Harald Fuhr
(2021) Climate Governance across the Globe : Pioneers, Leaders and Followers , p.101-119
Book chapterDigital Sustainability Education : Potential, Development Trends and Good Practices
Sandra Schwindenhammer, Katrin Strobehn, Helmut Breitmeier, Thomas Hickmann, Markus Lederer, et al.
(2021)
ReportThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development : Transformative Change through the Sustainable Development Goals?
Sabine Weiland, Thomas Hickmann, Markus Lederer, Jens Marquardt, Sandra Schwindenhammer
(2021) Politics and Governance, 9 p.90-95
Journal article (comment)Book Review: Governing the Climate-Energy Nexus: Challenges to Coherence, Legitimacy, and Effectiveness
Thomas Hickmann
(2021) Carbon and climate law review, 15 p.204-205
ReviewThe 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Transformative Change through Sustainable Development Goals?
(2021) Politics and Governance, 9
Editor for a journalMehr Engagement der Politikwissenschaft in der Anthropozän-Debatte
Thomas Hickmann, Lena Partzsch, Philipp Pattberg, Sabine Weiland
(2020) Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 61 p.659-670
Journal articleNew Alliances in Global Environmental Governance : How Intergovernmental Treaty Secretariats Interact with Non-State Actors
Thomas Hickmann, Joshua Elsässer
(2020) International Environmental Agreements: Politics, Law and Economics, 20 p.459-481
Journal articleVisionärer Grenzgänger mit Leidenschaft, Eingebung und Augenmaß
Thomas Hickmann, Markus Lederer
(2020) Leidenschaft und Augenmaß : Sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven auf Entwicklung, Verwaltung, Umwelt und Klima – Festschrift für Harald Fuhr , p.13-21
Book chapterDie Agenda 2030 für nachhaltige Entwicklung : Eine Zwischenbilanz
Thomas Hickmann, Markus Lederer, Jens Marquardt, Sandra Schwindenhammer, Sabine Weiland
(2020) WeltTrends, 165 p.20-26
Journal articleGlobale Ziele ohne Wirkung oder normative Leitplanken?
Frank Biermann, Thomas Hickmann
(2020) Zeitschrift Vereinte Nationen , p.195-200
Journal articleInstitutional Interlinkages
Thomas Hickmann, Harro van Asselt, Sebastian Oberthür, Lisa Sanderink, Oscar Widerberg, et al.
(2020) Architectures of Earth System Governance : Institutional Complexity and Structural Transformation , p.119-136
Book chapterNachhaltig bis 2030? : Die Agenda der Vereinten Nationen
Thomas Hickmann, Markus Lederer, Jens Marquardt, Sandra Schwindenhammer, Sabine Weiland
(2020) WeltTrends, 165 p.18-19
Journal articleBook Review: Beyond Greenwash: Explaining Credibility in Transnational Eco-Labeling
Thomas Hickmann
(2020) Global Environmental Politics, 20 p.121-123
ReviewPromises and Risks of Nonstate Actions in Climate and Sustainability Governance
Sander Chan, Idil Boran, Harro van Asselt, Gabriela Iacobuta, Navam Niles, et al.
(2019) Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change, 10 p.1-8
Journal articleAuthority in World Politics
Thomas Hickmann
(2019) Oxford Research Encyclopedia in International Studies
Article in encyclopediaPathways to Urban Sustainability : How Science Can Contribute to Sustainable Development in Cities
Jennifer Bansard, Thomas Hickmann, Kristine Kern
(2019) GAIA, 28 p.112-118
Journal articleThe Embeddedness of Urban Climate Politics in Multilevel Governance : A Case Study of South Africa’s Major Cities
Thomas Hickmann, Fee Stehle
(2019) Journal of Environment and Development, 28 p.54-77
Journal articleIntroduction : A Political Science Perspective on the Anthropocene
Thomas Hickmann, Lena Partzsch, Philipp Pattberg, Sabine Weiland
(2019) The Anthropocene Debate and Political Science , p.1-12
Book chapterThe anthropocene debate and political science
(2019)
BookStädte und nachhaltige Entwicklung
Thomas Hickmann, Jennifer Bansard
(2019) WeltTrends, 148 p.24-25
Journal articleThe Effects of Transnational Municipal Networks on Urban Climate Politics in the Global South
Fee Stehle, Chris Höhne, Thomas Hickmann, Markus Lederer
(2019) Urban Climate Politics : Agency and Empowerment , p.210-230
Book chapterConclusion : Towards a ‘Deep Debate’ on the Anthropocene
Thomas Hickmann, Lena Partzsch, Philipp Pattberg, Sabine Weiland
(2019) The Anthropocene Debate and Political Science , p.237-251
Book chapterBook Review: Governance Entrepreneurs: International Organizations and the Rise of Global Public-Private Partnerships
Thomas Hickmann
(2019) Global Environmental Politics, 19 p.175-177
ReviewWeltTrends
(2019) WeltTrends, 148
Editor for a journalThe Role of Cities in Multi-Level Climate Governance : Local Climate Policies and the 1.5°C Target
Harald Fuhr, Thomas Hickmann, Kristine Kern
(2018) Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 30 p.1-6
Journal articleBridging the Resource Gap : Inter-Organizational Collaboration between the World Bank and Transnational City Networks
Kai Harbrich, Thomas Hickmann
(2018) Journal of International Organizations Studies, 9 p.61-80
Journal articleThe Role of Cities in South Africa’s Energy Gridlock
Joshua Philipp Elsässer, Thomas Hickmann, Fee Stehle
(2018) Case Studies in the Environment , p.1-7
Journal articleA Global Response to Climate Change: In, through, and for Cities?
Sander Chan, David Gordon, Emma Lecavalier, Craig Johnson, Angel Hsu, et al.
(2018) Duck of Minerva
Journal articleREDD+ and the Reconfiguration of Public Authority in the Forest Sector : A Comparative Case Study of Indonesia and Brazil
Chris Höhne, Harald Fuhr, Thomas Hickmann, Markus Lederer, Fee Stehle
(2018) Global Forest Governance and Climate Change : Interrogating Representation, Participation, and Decentralization , p.203-241
Book chapterVon Gegnern zu Partnern? : Zum Verhältnis von NGOs und Unternehmen in der internationalen Klimapolitik
Thomas Hickmann, Berenike Prem
(2018) Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte , p.48-54
Journal articleGlobal Political Economy and Development
Thomas Hickmann, Markus Lederer
(2018) Global Environmental Politics : Concepts, Theories and Case Studies, Second Edition , p.47-65
Book chapterZiele für eine bessere Welt: Besprechung des Buches von: Philipp Lepenies/Elena Sondermann (Hrsg.), Globale politische Ziele. Bestandsaufnahme und Ausblick des Post-2015 Prozesses, Baden-Baden: Nomos 2017
Thomas Hickmann
(2018) Zeitschrift Vereinte Nationen, 66 p.92-92
ReviewCarbon Governance Arrangements and the Nation-State : The Reconfiguration of Public Authority in Developing Countries
Thomas Hickmann, Harald Fuhr, Chris Höhne, Markus Lederer, Fee Stehle
(2017) Public Administration and Development , p.331-343
Journal articleThe Reconfiguration of Authority in Global Climate Governance
Thomas Hickmann
(2017) International Studies Review, 19 p.430-451
Journal articleVoluntary Global Business Initiatives and the International Climate Negotiations : A Case Study of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol
Thomas Hickmann
(2017) Journal of Cleaner Production, 169 p.94-104
Journal articleHow Global Climate Governance Initiatives Reconfigure Public Authority in Developing Countries
Harald Fuhr, Thomas Hickmann, Chris Höhne, Markus Lederer, Fee Stehle
(2017) Public Administration Review’s Speak Your Mind Symposium on Climate Change and Public Administration
Journal articleGlobale Klimapolitik nach Paris
Thomas Hickmann
(2017) Zeitschrift Vereinte Nationen , p.122-127
Journal articleZehn Erfahrungsberichte zur guten Lehre in den IB und ihre Diskussion durch DidaktikerInnen
Tanja Brühl, Anna Geis, Michael Folgmann, Markus Gloe, Tine Hanrieder, et al.
(2016) Zeitschrift für Internationale Beziehungen, 23 p.135-160
Journal articleTransnationale Klimainitiativen und die internationalen Klimaverhandlungen
Harald Fuhr, Thomas Hickmann
(2016) Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik und Umweltrecht, 39 p.88-94
Journal articleYvo de Boer, 3rd Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), 2006-2010
Thomas Hickmann, Sebastian Breuer
(2016) IO BIO: BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY SGs IOs : IO BIO, BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIOONAL ORGANIZATIONSNARY OF SECRETARIES-GENERAL OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
Article in encyclopediaScience-Policy Interaction in International Environmental Politics : An Analysis of the Ozone Regime and the Climate Regime
Thomas Hickmann
(2014) Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 16 p.21-44
Journal articlePrivate Authority in Global Climate Governance : The Case of the Clean Development Mechanism
Thomas Hickmann
(2013) Climate and Development, 5 p.46-54
Journal articleDie richtungsweisende Führungsrolle der Europäischen Union in der internationalen Klimapolitik
Thomas Hickmann, Julka Jantz, Markus Lederer
(2011) Europa als Inspiration und Herausforderung , p.63-85
Book chapter
Introduction
Thomas obtained his doctoral degree from the University of Potsdam in Germany and prior to joining the Department of Political Science at Lund University he worked at the Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development of Utrecht University in the Netherlands.
Research projects
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