Team
the team
the team of isiconsult
Prof. Dr. Melanie Jaeger-Erben
Psychologist and sociologist, partner. Professorship for “Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research” at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at TU Berlin. Technical expertise in the areas of consumer research, changing social practices, social science technology research, and material culture. Methodische Kompetenzen in qualitativer Sozialforschung, Mixed Methods und Transdisziplinarität.
Prof. Dr. Jana Rückert-John
Social scientist, partner. Holder of the Chair of Sociology of Food at Hochschule Fulda. Spokesperson for the DGS section “Sociology of Land, Agriculture, and Food.” Member of the DGS section “Environmental Sociology,” the Consumer Sociology section of the European Sociological Association (ESA), and chair of the “Food Culture Network.” Technical expertise in the fields of environmental sociology, sustainable consumption and sustainable nutrition, and gender studies. Methodological skills in quantitative and qualitative social research and statistics.
Dr. Alva Bonaker
Social and regional scientist. Studied social sciences and regional studies with a focus on South Asia at Humboldt University in Berlin, Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, the School of Oriental and African Studies (University of London), and the Centre for Modern Indian Studies (Georg August University of Göttingen). Since 2022, research associate at the Institute for Social Innovation, Berlin. Expertise in the areas of nutrition, education, and poverty in India, social engagement, and civic participation. Methodological skills in qualitative and quantitative social research. Research interests include social inequalities, social policy and food security.
Jonas John, M.A.
Japanologist and social scientist specialising in politics, protest research and governance. Academic training at the Free University of Berlin and Sophia University in Japan in the field of social science Japanese studies. Since 2018, he has been working as a research assistant and, since September 2024, as a research fellow at the Institute for Social Innovation in Berlin.
Elena Bettenhäuser, B.SC., B.A.
Sociologist and geographer. Studied social sciences and geography at the University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne and the University of Lisbon, focusing on human-environment relations. Studied resource management at Humboldt University in Berlin and geography of global inequalities at Freie Universität Berlin, with a research focus on global North-South relations, land use conflicts, and climate justice. Since 2024, student assistant at the Institute for Social Innovation Berlin.