Research Institute for
Sustainability | at GFZ

Luis Nacken

Luis Nacken

Research Associate

© RIFS@GFZ/Nadine Stenzel

Phone

+49 331 6264-3482

E-Mail

luis [dot] nacken [at] rifs-potsdam [dot] de

Luis Nacken is a research associate in the research group 'Co-Creation in Democratic Practice'. From a communication science perspective, he focuses on the topics of sustainable mobility and the mobility transition, urban development on a human scale and democratic transformation processes.

Groups

  • Since 07/2025 Research Associate at RIFS Potsdam
  • 01/2023 - 10/2023 Student Researcher at the Institute for Managing Sustainability (Vienna University of Economics and Business)
  • 03/2022 - 01/2025 M.A Journalism and Communication Science at University of Vienna
  • 06/2020 - 03/2021 Student Researcher at the Chair of Communication Science (RWTH Aachen University)
  • 10/2017 - 10/2021 B.A Language and Communication Science at RWTH Aachen University

  • Sustainable mobility and the mobility transition
  • Urban transformation on a human scale
  • Media representation of urban transformations

Publications prior to joining the RIFS

  • Nacken, L. (2024). Radfahrerin schwer verletzt. https://doi.org/10.25365/THESIS.77408

  • Martinuzzi, A., Kovacic-Lukic, M., & Nacken, L. (2024). Österreichische Erfolgsgeschichten im Bereich Lieferkettenverantwortung (No. 03/24). FIW-Research Reports.