Dr. Jens Marquardt is a Senior Researcher at TU Darmstadt. As an Athene Young Investigator, he leads a junior research group on political institutionalization and climate change. Trained as a political scientist with a specialization in Science and Technology Studies (STS), his research focuses on conflicts in environmental politics, democracy in the context of politicization and populism, and imaginaries of social and political order. His work integrates qualitative research on climate mitigation, energy transitions, and digitalization with critical perspectives from political theory and STS. In addition to his academic research, Jens has engaged in transdisciplinary projects with development partners such as Germany’s GIZ. Before joining TU Darmstadt, he held research and teaching positions at Stockholm University, Harvard University, and Freie Universität Berlin.
