Dr. Maja Göpel, Director Future Justice (currently on leave)

To grasp the diversity of life Maja explores the world as a student and teacher, activist and researcher, traveler and manager. She enjoys creating projects and teams that shake up apparent facts and champion shared values. Her particular passion lies in highlighting how worldviews and “objective” science influence behaviour and politics.
She holds a PhD in Global Political Economy and a diploma in Media/Communications and worked with several non-governmental organizations on the link between ecology, globalization and justice. She lectured on International Relations, writes academic papers and develops campaigns for collaborative action. For the World Future Council Maja worked on climate/energy issues before launching the department on Future Justice in 2008. With its global expert commission she develops and promotes tools for governance solutions that integrate human security, ecological integrity, and social equity in the interest of future generations. Maja is also a member of the Balaton Group, a Senior Fellow with the Small Planet Institute, a Scientific Advisor to terre des hommes Germany and oikos Hamburg, and member of several networks on Post Growth Economies.