German Institute for Global and Area Studies | Leibniz-Institut für Globale und Regionale Studien

PD Dr. Dr. Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Research Fellow

Short CV

Since 07/2024: German Institute for Global and Area Studies, Senior researcher
10/2023 – 06/2024: THE NEW INSTITUTE, Hamburg, fellow, Programme: Non-material conceptions of human flourishing
07/2017 to 06/2024: German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) (formerly German Development Institute), Bonn, senior researcher, Program of Inter- and transnational cooperation, program of environmental governance and transformation to sustainability
2016 to present: University of Duisburg-Essen (lecturer/Privatdozent), Faculty of Social Sciences
4/-5/2022: Fundação Getúlio Vargas- Escola Brasileira de Administração Pública e de Empresas (FGV EBAPE), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, senior researcher
10/2018 – 09/2019: Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) (now Research Institute for Sustainability Helmholz Centre Potsdam), Potsdam, researcher, coordination of the German Science Platform on the 2030 Agenda
09/2016 – 10/2017: Käte-Hamburger Kolleg/Centre for Global Cooperation Research, Duisburg, post-doc research fellow
11/2014 – 11/2017: Fraunhofer Center for International Management and Knowledge Economy, Leipzig, research fellow
7/2011 – 10/2014 Institute for Infrastructure and Resources Management, University of Leipzig, post-doc researcher, tasks: chapter scientist for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) contributing to the publication of the energy chapter of the Fifth Assessment Report of WG3 of the IPCC
1/2008 – 12/2010: International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg/Vienna, Austria, researcher and program coordinator

Education and Training:

2021: Habilitation, Venia Legendi, Institute for Political Science, University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany, Prof Dirk Messner, Habilitation thesis: Setting sustainable low carbon development in motion – negotiation perspectives on transformation pathways
2014: PhD in Economics and Social Sciences (Dr rer pol), University of Cologne, Germany, Prof Thomas Jäger, thesis: Strategic facilitation of complex decision-making - How process and context matter in climate change negotiations
2011: PhD in Political Science (Dr phil), University of Vienna, Austria, Prof Eva Kreisky, thesis: Violence and misrecognition in identity conflicts – mediating agreements in Southern Philippines
2010: Master (in Mediation) (M.A.), Faculty of Law, European University Viadrina, Frankfurt (O), thesis: Mediation not leading to peace – when finished business remains unfinished
2007: Master (Magister) in Political Science, Sociology and Pedagogy (Mag. phil.), Geschwister-Scholl-Institute for Political Science, Ludwig-Maximilian-University Munich, Germany, thesis: Balikatan military exercises and the US war on terrorism in the Philippines, 13 Feb 2007
1999: Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy, University of Santo Tomas, Manila, Philippines (two years)

Current Research

Negotiations and stakeholder dialogue
Conflict management
Transformation to sustainability
Care and human flourishing
Governance of sustainability transitions
Knowledge cooperation, knowledge/science diplomacy
Scenario-building and futures scenarios
Sustainable energy
Urban mobility
Food security
Climate change, climate governance
Environmental and climate justice

Countries and Regions

Asia and Pacific
Latin America and the Caribbean
Southern Africa
Philippines
Indonesia
India
Japan
Mexico
Brazil
South Africa
Jamaica

Research Programmes

Globalisation and Development

Memberships

Inochi Forum, Inochi Forum is a platform where individuals come together with the awareness that each and every life on Earth is interconnected. It’s a space for raising voices, listening, discussing, and forming a unified voice that contributes to a global movement. It involves contemplating what Inochi means and what actions need to be taken to ensure ‘No one will be left behind,’ transcending all boundaries of nationality, culture, and background.<br/><br/>Through collaborative efforts involving various stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and civil society on a global scale, we will issue Inochi Declaration at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan. Beyond 2025, we will continue the Inochi Forum as a legacy of the Expo, advancing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and envisioning the next goals beyond the SDGs., since 2024

PD Dr. Dr. Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Research Fellow

[email protected]

Environmental Research Letters | 11/2024

Re-Imagining the Use of Integrated Assessment Models from a Social Science Perspective: Lessons from the Sustainable Development Pathways (SDP)

We address critiques of integrated assessment models, advocating for robust interdisciplinary integration and clearer methodological transparency. Our recommendations stem from expert interviews from 2019 to 2024, emphasizing the need for comprehensive social science engagement.

PD Dr. Dr. Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Research Fellow

Bjoern Soergel

Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Environmental Research Letters | 10/2024

Multiple Pathways Towards Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Targets

We quantify three alternative sustainable development pathways (SDPs): Economy-driven Innovation, Resilient Communities, and Managing the Global Commons.

Bjoern Soergel

PD Dr. Dr. Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

et al.

IDOS Discussion Paper 11/2024 | 09/2024

The EU’s Support for the Global Sustainable Development Agenda: How to Accelerate Progress Until 2030

This paper seeks to inform the incoming EU leadership and member state capitals about the EU’s role in a changing world, main internal and external influences, as well as the prospects and expected challenges in the new legislative period. It focuses the new EU leadership in development policy.

PD Dr. Dr. Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Research Fellow

Dr. Axel Berger

German Development Institute

Environmental Research Letters | 08/2024

Conceptualising Global Cultural Transformation: Developing Deep Institutional Scenarios for Whole of Society Change

This paper aims to contribute to the efforts to improve methodologies to find strategies to jointly pursue the Paris climate target and other SDGs. It suggests a means of further expanding the societal perspectives in scenarios modelling through a model of Deep Institutional Innovation for Sustainability and Human Development.

Dr. Ian Hughes

PD Dr. Dr. Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Dr. James Glynn

Dr. William Hynes

Prof. Brian Ó Gallachór

Global Policy | 06/2024

Global Governance through Voluntary Sustainability Standards: Developments, Trends and Challenges

Voluntary Sustainability Standards are transnational governance instruments that can be leveraged to pursue sustainable development in global value chains. This paper shares some key insights from the literature that has analysed the role of these instruments for sustainable production and trade.

Dr. Axel Marx

Prof. Dr. Clara Brandi

PD Dr. Dr. Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Research Project | 01/07/2022 - 30/06/2025

Transfer for Transformation – Knowledge Exchange with Global Reach (T4T)

Transfer for Transformation (T4T) is an application lab. T4T will innovate in the practice of knowledge transfer through consequent target-group-integration and novel access strategies. It will also advance the scholarship on the subject by analysing the effectiveness and impact of different types of knowledge transfer.
Leibniz Association, 2022-2025

Teaching | University of Duisburg-Essen | 2024

Aufstrebende Mächte Asiens als Neue Globale Akteure in der Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

University of Duisburg-Essen Duisburg Germany

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Teaching | University of Duisburg-Essen | 2024

Klimagerechtigkeit und Nachhaltigkeit

University of Duisburg-Essen Duisburg Germany

Universität Duisburg-Essen

PD Dr. Dr. Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Short CV

Current Research

Countries and Regions

Research Programmes

Memberships

PD Dr. Dr. Ariel Macaspac Hernandez

Publications

Re-Imagining the Use of Integrated Assessment Models from a Social Science Perspective: Lessons from the Sustainable Development Pathways (SDP)

Multiple Pathways Towards Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Targets

The EU’s Support for the Global Sustainable Development Agenda: How to Accelerate Progress Until 2030

Conceptualising Global Cultural Transformation: Developing Deep Institutional Scenarios for Whole of Society Change

Global Governance through Voluntary Sustainability Standards: Developments, Trends and Challenges

Research Projects

Transfer for Transformation – Knowledge Exchange with Global Reach (T4T)

Teaching

Aufstrebende Mächte Asiens als Neue Globale Akteure in der Entwicklung und Zusammenarbeit

Klimagerechtigkeit und Nachhaltigkeit

Notification

Social Media