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Christin Heinz-Fischer, MA

Contact & Office Hours

Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg
Institut für Politische Wissenschaft
Bergheimer Str. 58 | 69115 Heidelberg
Office: 03.043

Phone: 06221 543728
E-Mail: christin.heinz-fischer[at]ipw.uni-heidelberg.de

Office hour by appointment (via email)

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Research Profile

Christin Heinz-Fischer studied political science at Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen and Ruprecht Karls University in Heidelberg. Since August 2021, she has been a research assistant in Prof. Dr. Jale Tosun's department. As part of her doctoral studies, she is researching climate forums and the associated leadership coalitions. She also teaches seminars on policy research in the areas of social and climate policy as well as economic and social statistics. As internship coordinator, she is the contact person for all questions relating to internships.

Selected Publications

  • Heinz-Fischer, C. (2023). Energie-, Klima- und Umweltpolitik im Saarland. In F. Hörisch (Ed.), Politik und Regieren im Saarland (pp. 241–270). Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden. 

    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-40963-0_9

  • Petrescu, C., Voicu, B., Heinz-Fischer, C., & Tosun, J. (2024). Conceiving of and politically responding to NEETs in Europe: a scoping review. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 11(1). 

    https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-024-02713-2

  • Tosun, J., & Heinz-Fischer, C. (2025). European Climate Pact Ambassadors. Bristol University Press. 

    https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.30220234

  • Lynggaard, M. D. Jensen, & M. Kluth (Eds.), Governments' Responses to the Covid-19 Pandemic in Europe (pp. 331–344). Springer International Publishing. 

    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14145-4_28

  • Tosun, J., & Heinz-Fischer, C. (2023). Polyzentrische Klimawandel-Governance in unsicheren Zeiten. Eine Bestimmung von resilienzfördernden Prozessen. In I. Bode, R. Jungmann, & K. Serrano Velarde (Eds.), Staatliche Organisationen und Krisenmanagement (pp. 65–87). Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG. 

    https://doi.org/10.5771/9783748936794-65

  • Tosun, J., & Heinz-Fischer, C. (2022). Sustainable Development in EU Trade Agreements: Different Trade Partners, Different Rules? In A. Karhu & E. Haaja (Eds.), International Political Economy Series. Global Trade and Trade Governance During De-Globalization (pp. 143–160). Springer International Publishing. 

    https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-13757-0_9

  • Tosun, J., & Heinz-Fischer, C. (2023). Germany: Governance via Federal-State Conferences. In K.
  • Tosun, J., Heinz-Fischer, C., & Luo, R. (2023). Who takes the lead? A disaggregate analysis of the EU's engagement in the Clean Energy Ministerial and Mission Innovation. Journal of Cleaner Production, 382, 135240. 

    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2022.135240

  • Weiss, J., & Heinz-Fischer, C. (2022). The More Rural the Less Educated? An Analysis of National Policy Strategies for Enhancing Young Adults’ Participation in Formal and Informal Training in European Rural Areas. Youth, 2(3), 405–421. 

    https://doi.org/10.3390/youth2030030

Current Research Projects

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Current
Deep Decarbonisation (DeepDCarb)

Teaching

Summer Semester 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025: Seminar: Empirical methods 1: Economic and social statistics

Winter semester 2021/22:

  • Seminar: Social policy in a comparison of federal states
  • Seminar: Economic policy in Germany

Winter semester 2022/23

  • Seminar: Current challenges in social policy
  • Seminar: EU climate policy

Winter semester 2023/24

  • Seminar: Education policy in Germany and the EU
  • Seminar: Polycentric climate policy

Winter semester 2024/25

  • Seminar: All set? The energy transition in Germany and Europe put to the test
  • Seminar: Social policy in a comparison of federal states

Winter semester 2025/26

  • Seminar: Education policy in Germany and the EU
  • Seminar: Climate clubs—solution or obstacle to combating climate change?

Conferences

  • The Fifth Nordic Challenges Conference: Nordic Neighbourhoods: Affinity and Distinction in the Baltic Sea Region and Beyond, Stockholm, 1.– 3. June 2022.
  • ECPR General Conference: UCD Dublin, 12. – 15. August 2024.
  • ECPR General Conference: Aristoteles Universität Thessaloniki, 26. – 29. August 2025

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