Jörn Knobloch

Jörn Knobloch is a Lecturer in Political Science at Leipzig University and Coordinator of the Leibniz-Lab 'Social upheavals and transformations' at the Leibniz Institute for Regional Geography (IfL). He holds a postdoctoral background in Political Theory and has held roles including Scientific Coordinator of the Graduate School 'Health Policy and Systems in Uncertainties' at Bielefeld University (2023–2024) and Research Associate at the University of Lübeck and Museum für Naturkunde Berlin (2020–2021). His research focuses on citizen science, interdisciplinary knowledge integration, pandemic governance, and epistemological pluralism in policy-making.

Research Interests:

• Political theory and its application to contemporary crises
• Citizen science’s role in socio-ecological transformation
• Non-knowledge regimes in pandemic decision-making
• Open science policy and sustainability goals

Recent publications analyze citizen science’s societal impact, pandemic governance critiques, and post-COVID policy integration. His work bridges political theory with empirical studies on crisis management and science communication.

Projects include coordinating the Leibniz-Lab exploring social upheavals and advising on health policy frameworks. He has contributed to interdisciplinary initiatives like the EU’s ScienceCampus EEGA.