Grzegorz Lechowski

Grzegorz Lechowski is a visiting researcher at the WZB Berlin Social Science Center within the Research Group Globalization, Work, and Production. His work focuses on technological, organizational, and regulatory changes in globalized industrial and digital economies, with expertise in digital sovereignty, geopolitics of tech, and automotive sector transitions.

• Doctoral candidate at Freie Universität Berlin
• Co-edited the 2025 book Global Shifts in the Automotive Sector with M. Krzywdzinski, J. Humphrey, and T. Pardi
• Collaborated with institutions like ETUI, SASE, and Gerpisa Network

Research Themes:
Lechowski examines the EU's digital sovereignty discourse, geopolitical tensions in tech value chains, and electromobility's impact on automotive labor and production. His studies span state-business dynamics, Industry 4.0, and global production reorganization.

Key Trends in Publications:
His outputs highlight geopolitical disruptions in automotive and digital sectors, EU industrial policy, green transitions, and reconfiguration of global value chains. Topics include electric vehicle supply chains, labor rights in electromobility, and corporate adaptation to regulatory shifts.

Teaching:
Lecturer at Helmut Schmidt University Hamburg for courses on globalization of industry and labor (2021) and introduction to sociology (2020).

Projects & Collaborations:
Co-led a VolkswagenStiftung-funded study on automotive responses to the pandemic (2021–2023). Participated in the Blankensee Colloquium on global digital economies (2022).