Niklas Kramer is a Research Associate and PhD student at the Otto Suhr Institute for Political Science of Freie Universität Berlin. In his research, he studies the political conditions and consequences of institutional change in climate policy. Niklas is also a Guest Researcher at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research. He holds an M.A. in Political Science from Freie Universität and a B.A. in International Relations from Technische Universität Dresden. Before joining Freie Universität, he worked as a Research Assistant at PIK, the Research Institute for Sustainability in Potsdam, and the Institute of Political Science at TU Dresden.
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Journal Articles:
Kramer, N. (2026). Managing Role Conflict on the International Stage: How China Balances Its Dual Role in Global Climate Governance. (forthcoming in Foreign Policy Analysis)
Stadelmann, F., Kramer, N., Pantzerhielm, L., & Holzscheiter, A. (2025). Reckless subjects, future capital? ‘Youth’ as an object of concern in international health organizations’ discourse. Globalizations, 22(3), 358-377.
Lessmann, C. & Kramer, N. (2024). The Effect of Cap-and-Trade on Sectoral Emissions: Evidence from California. Energy Policy, 188, 114066.
Book Chapters:
Kramer, N., Eicke, L., Goldthau, A. & Quitzow, R. (2026). The Geoeconomics of Decarbonizing Energy-Intensive Industries: International Hydrogen Trade or Green Relocation? (forthcoming in Springer Nature: Handbook of Hydrogen)
Lira, F., Kramer, N. & Quitzow, R. (2025). Hydrogen Policy in Brazil: Emerging Path to Green Re-Industrialization? In R. Quitzow & Y. Zabanova: The Geopolitics of Hydrogen: Major Economies and Their Strategies, 177-203, Springer Nature.
Theories of Policy Change (summer term 2026, FU Berlin)
Introduction to Climate Politics (summer term 2026, FU Berlin)
The Political Economy of Climate Change (winter term 2025/26, FU Berlin)
