Felix Claus Müller

Dr. Felix Claus Müller serves as a Science Communication Officer at the Leibniz Institute for Research on Society and Space (IRS) since January 2019, working within the Science Support and Communications department (WUK). His responsibilities include managing press contacts, creating in-house publications like "IRS aktuell," overseeing institute-wide social media activities, and developing communication content for the IRS website.

Müller earned his doctorate in economic geography from Freie Universität Berlin in 2016, with research focusing on spatial innovation and economic value creation. His academic background includes studies in regional studies, geography, and regional development at the University of Potsdam, the University of Bucharest, and Newcastle University's Centre for Urban and Regional Development Studies (CURDS).

Müller's research interests span economic geography, spatial innovation research, value creation processes, geographies of dissociation, and the fur fashion industry. His work examines how value is created through spatial arrangements, particularly in global commodity chains where certain elements are deliberately made invisible. Recent publications explore topics including German-Argentine economic relations, science-policy interfaces, urban transformation, and ethical consumption narratives.

His scholarly output shows a clear trajectory from studying innovation processes in biotechnology to examining value creation in fashion and fur industries, with a consistent focus on spatial dimensions of economic activities. Müller's work bridges theoretical geographic concepts with practical applications in policy and industry contexts, particularly through his examination of "geographies of dissociation" - how value is created by making certain elements of production invisible.

Müller has contributed to significant research projects including the Repository for Policy Documents (REPOD) and "Geographies of Dissociation: The Social Construction of Values from a Spatial Perspective." His work has been presented at major international conferences including the Global Conference on Economic Geography, RGS-IBG Annual Conference, and American Association of Geographers meetings.

As Science Communication Officer, Müller bridges academic research and public engagement, translating complex geographic and economic concepts into accessible formats while maintaining scholarly rigor. His dual expertise in economic geography research and science communication creates a unique profile that connects theoretical academic work with practical policy applications and public understanding.