Agnes Köchl

Agnes Köchl serves as a university assistant (Prae Doc) at the Institute for Nonprofit Management and Governance, Vienna University of Economics and Business (WU Vienna). Her academic foundation includes dual Master's degrees from the University of Vienna in Journalism and Communication Studies and Cultural and Social Anthropology.

Her research critically examines civic engagement within health policy and urban environments alongside digital political participation. She emphasizes activism, social inclusion, gender dynamics, and social justice frameworks, analyzing how marginalized groups navigate policy spaces through digital mobilization and NGO-driven initiatives.

Prior to academia, Köchl executed high-impact strategic communications for NGOs, specializing in donor mobilization and fundraising campaigns that operationalized her research interests in real-world advocacy contexts.