Dr. Maja Göpel, Director Future Justice

In her engagement for fair and sustainable societies Maja combines theory with practice and works across disciplines and borders. 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 and presented papers at academic conferences on the current model of economic globalization and its impact on the the environment and social equity before starting with the World Future Council in 2006. First occupied with Climate/Energy issues, Maja launched the Department on Future Justice in January 2008, working with its global Expert Commission towards a legal and policy framework that guarantees human security, ecological integrity, and social equity in the interest of future generations. Her particular passion lies in highlighting how worldviews and science influence judgments and activities.