Stefan Partelow

Stefan Partelow is a Professor at the University of Bonn, affiliated with the Center for Life Ethics. He studied Environmental Studies and Sustainability Sciences at UC Santa Barbara (USA) and Lund University (Sweden), and completed his dissertation at the Leibniz Center for Marine Tropical Research (ZMT) in Bremen. His research focuses on improving governance of environmental common-pool resources and public goods, particularly in marine and coastal systems.

• Education: UC Santa Barbara (USA), Lund University (Sweden), Leibniz Center for Marine Tropical Research (ZMT), Bremen

His work emphasizes context-specific connections between human and natural systems, and the design of locally appropriate governance rules. He moderates the research focus 'Transformation and Governance' at the Center for Life Ethics and serves as senior editor for the journal 'People and Nature'.

At the Center for Life Ethics, he contributes to interdisciplinary research on ethical dimensions of environmental governance.