Since 2006 working at the Independent Institute for Environmental Issues in the field of Environmental Law & Participation, previously freelance work at the Bahn-Umwelt-Zentrum of Deutsche Bahn AG. Main areas of work are information, participation and legal action rights in environmental protection, movement research, as well as the exchange of expertise with partners worldwide
Projects:
Evaluation of early public participation – Early public participation in rail infrastructure projects. Evaluation of various model approaches , (2024 – 2026)
The development of environmental associations in Germany since 2014: structural, strategic and conceptual, (2023 – 2024)
New instruments for cooperation between citizens and administration in environmental matters in Croatia (2021-2024)
Challenges and success factors in cross-border public participation in the site selection process (HErüber) (2020-2023)
Strengthening civil society in the implementation of national climate policy, (2017-2024)
Improving access to justice (A2J – EARL), (2017 – 2020)
Mobilization of additional benefits of climate protection by advising political institutions (CoBenefits), (2017 – 2020)
Innovative NGO-business cooperation for sustainable business, (2016 – 2017)
Publications:
Seidel, Theresa; Sperfeld, Franziska; Zschiesche, Michael (2024): UfU Paper 2/2024 | The development of East German environmental associations between 2000 and 2023
UfU e.V. & Environment.People.Law (EPL) & Center for Environmental Initiatives “Ecoaction” (2024): Civic Space for Participation in Climate Policies in Ukraine – In times of war (Ukrainian/English).
UfU e.V. & Muñoz Ávila, L.; Cifuentes, A. (2024): Civic Space for Participation in Climate Policies in Colombia. Berlin (Spanish/English)
Sperfeld, Franziska; Zschiesche, Michael; Reimann, Katharina; Seidel, Theresa (2024): Structure, strategy and movement. Development of environmental organizations in Germany since 2000 Study, UfU, Berlin, 78 pages.
Zschiesche, Michael; Sperfeld, Franziska (2024): Crisis as a catalyst. How environmental organizations learn to readjust, In: politische ökologie, Volume 179, 42nd year, oekom Verlag, Munich. S. 108-111
Donges, Larissa; Sperfeld, Franziska; Stolpe, Fabian & Dolinga, Sophie (2024): Scope for action of non-governmental organizations in eight countries: Civil society participation in climate policy. In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften – Fachzeitschrift, 39 (3), pp. 30-35. https://doi.org/10.14512/OEW390330
Reichert, Maike; Schneider, Luisa; Seidel, Theresa; Sperfeld, Franziska; Zschiesche, Michael (2024): Strengthening electronic participation rights in environmental protection in the European Union | Country report on the status of digital public participation in Germany, UfU-Paper 01a/2024
Kiss, Csaba; Petek, Aljosa; Reichert, Maike; Schneider, Luisa; Seidel, Theresa; Sperfeld, Franziska; Vaarmari, Kärt; Vicioso, Marta; Zschiesche, Michael (2024): Strengthening electronic participation rights in environmental protection in the European Union | Case Studies from Estonia, Germany, Slovenia, Spain and Hungary, UfU-Paper 01/2024
Sperfeld, Franziska; Dolinga, Sophie; Franke, Johannes; Prager, Cindy; Habigt, Lisa; Pauleweit, Kathleen; Zschiesche, Michael; Schütte, Silvia; Mbah, Melanie; Neles, Julia; Kelly, Ryan; Brohmann, Bettina (2023): Challenges and success factors in cross-border public participation in the site selection procedure (HErüber). Final report. In: BASE – Research reports on the safety of nuclear waste management, 113 pages .
Sperfeld, Franziska; Dolinga Sophie (2023): Case study: Construction of additional units at the Dukovany nuclear power plant, as part of the research project Challenges and success factors in cross-border public participation in the site selection process (HErüber) In: BASE Research Reports on the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management, 44 pages.
Prager, Cindy, Sperfeld, Franziska; Dolinga Sophie (2023): Regional study border region Overijssel (NL), as part of the research project Challenges and success factors in cross-border public participation in the site selection process (HErüber) In: BASE Research Reports on the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management, 31 pages.
Dolinga Sophie, Sperfeld, Franziska; Prager, Cindy (2023): Regional study border region Powiat Zgorzelecki (PL) and Liberecký Kraj (CZ), as part of the research project Challenges and success factors in cross-border public participation in the site selection process (HErüber) In: BASE Research Reports on the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management, 33 pages.
Sperfeld, Franziska; Prager, Cindy, Dolinga Sophie (2023): Regional study border region Syddanmark (DK), as part of the research project Challenges and success factors in cross-border public participation in the site selection process (HErüber) In: BASE Research Reports on the Safety of Nuclear Waste Management, 20 pages.
UfU e.V. & Regional Environmental Center for the Caucasus (REC Caucasus) ( 2023): Civic space for participation in climate policies in Georgia (Update 2023). Berlin. (English/Georgian)
UfU e.V. & Moldova State University (2023): Civic space for participation in climate policies in the Republic of Moldova. Berlin (English/Romanian)
UfU e.V. & Social Environmental Fund (2023): Civic Space for participation in Climate policies in Kazakhstan. Berlin (English/Russian)
UfU e.V. & Enrique Gabriel Maurtua Konstantinidis, Pablo Rodríguez Somoza, Yasmín Tramannoni (2023): Civic space for participation in climate policies in Argentina. Berlin (English/Spanish)
UfU e.V. & FIMA (2023): Civic space for participation in climate policies in Chile. Berlin (English/Spanish)
UfU e.V. & Asociación La Ruta del Clima (2023): Civic space for participation in climate policies in Costa Rica. Berlin (English/Spanish)
Habigt, Lisa; Hamacher, Lisa; Tryjanowski, Alexandra; Zschiesche, Michael; Schmidt, Alexander; Heß, Franzisak; Teßmer, Dirk; Franke, Johannes; Wozny, Nicole; Lütkemeyer, Eva Mareen; Sperfeld, Franziska; Hantsche, Louisa; Gärditz, Klaus Ferdinand (2021): Scientific support for legal protection in environmental matters in the 19th legislative period, UBA-Texte 149-2021. (PDF)
Donges, Larissa; Koacv, Sarah; Sperfeld, Franziska (2021): Ambitious climate policy from below – opportunities and hurdles of civil society participation in the development of climate targets and their implementation. Research Journal Social Movements: Analyses of Democracy and Civil Society, 34 (3): 518-530, doi.org/10.1515/fjsb-2021-0054
Larissa Donges, Fabian Stolpe, Franziska Sperfeld, Sarah Kovac (2020): Civic space for participation in climate policies in Colombia, Georgia and Ukraine. Independent Institute for Environmental Issues. UfU-Verlag Berlin. ISBN 978-3-935563-42-0 (PDF)
Lütkemeyer, Eva; Hantsche, Louisa; Sperfeld, Franziska (2019): Access to justice in environmental matters in Germany – Toolkit. UfU e.V., Berlin. (PDF)
Kovac, Sarah; Sperfeld, Franziska, Ettl, Severin; Stolpe, Fabian (2019): Between climate justice and the implementation of the NDCs. Civil society contributions to climate policy in seven countries. UfU-Paper 1/2019, UfU-Verlag Berlin (PDF)
Sperfeld, Franziska; Zschiesche, Michael (2018): Environmental protection – sustainability – transformation. Notes on the development of German environmental civil society organizations, In: Grisoni, Anahita and Sierra, Rosa (eds.) Nachhaltigkeit und Transition: Politik und Akteure – Transition écologique et durabilité: politiques et acteurs, Campus Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, pp. 71-101
Sperfeld, Franziska; Blanke, Moritz; Mohaupt, Franziska; Hobelsberger, Christine (2018): Innovative NGO-business cooperation for sustainable management, final report, Texte 14/2018 published by the Federal Environment Agency, Dessau-Roßlau. (PDF)
Sperfeld, Franziska (2018): Cooperation between environmental organizations and companies in practice, collection of case studies, paper as part of the project “Innovative NGO-company cooperation for sustainable management”. (PDF)
Sperfeld, Franziska (2018): Successful cooperation between companies and environmental organizations. Published by the Federal Environment Agency. (PDF)
Domasch, Silke; Sperfeld, Franziska; Stracke, Karl; Zschiesche, Michael (2016): Nuclear law issues – in the area of conflict between new approaches to public participation and the best possible disposal of radioactive waste. Expert opinion on behalf of the German Bundestag’s Commission on Final Storage. K-MAT 66, Berlin. (PDF)
Sperfeld, Franziska; Niebert, Kai; Klostermeyer, Theresa; Ebert, Hauke (2016): Winning the Campaign – but losing the Planet – Strengths and Weaknesses of the Environmental Movement on the Way to an Adult Society, in Degrowth in Movements, online publication. (PDF)
Sperfeld, Franziska; Bolshakova, Anna (2015): Trial by ordeal in Russian. Participation in environmental issues in the Russian Federation. In: UfU-themen und informationen, Issue 78; 2/2015.
Sperfeld, Franziska; Zschiesche, Michael (2014): Environmental associations as relevant actors in sustainable transformation processes. UfU Verlag, Berlin.
Zwicker, Julian; Sperfeld, Franziska (2014): Participation of Environmental Associations in the Context of Nature Conservation Law in Germany, in: Lohse, Eva Julia; Poto Margherita (eds.): Participatory Rights in the Environmental Decision-Making Process and the Implementation of the Aarhus Convention: a Comparative Perspective, Schriften zum Internationalen Recht, vol. 205, Berlin, pp. 121-134.
Sperfeld, Franziska; Zwicker, Julian; Stolpe, Fabian; Zschiesche, Michael (eds.) (2014): Internet-based participation of environmental associations. Legal framework and status quo of e-participation in association participation. Desk Research Report as part of the project Verbändebeteiligung 2.0: E-Partizipation in der Verbändebeteiligung. UfU-Verlag, Berlin.
Sperfeld, Franziska; Zschiesche, Michael (2013): Spielräume für partizipatives Handeln im Klimaschutz -Möglichkeiten und Grenzen”, in: Michael Zschiesche (ed.), Klimaschutz im Kontext – die Rolle von Partizipation und Bildung auf dem Weg in eine klimafreundliche Gesellschaft, Munich, pp. 57-73.
Sperfeld, Franziska; Mattes, Svenja; Zschiesche, Michael (2012): The practice of environmental information law in Germany – New empirical findings. Study. UfU Publishing House, Berlin.
Zschiesche, Michael; Sperfeld, Franziska (2011): Zur Praxis des neuen Umweltinformationsrechts in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland, Zeitschrift für Umwelt-recht, (ZUR) 2/2011, pp. 71-79.
Schmidt, Alexander; Sperfeld, Franziska (2010): Settlement or judgment in environmental class actions? Empirical study of the development and content of settlement agreements in environmental and nature conservation law class actions, commissioned by the DAVID Foundation, UfU Verlag, Berlin.
Department
Environmental Law & Participation
Dipl. Environmental scientist
Head of Environmental Law & Participation
Phone: 030 4284 993 31
E-Mail: franziska.sperfeld@ufu.de