Thomas Hickmann is an Associate Professor at the Department of Political Science of Lund University in Sweden. His overriding scholarly motivation is to advance knowledge on the global governance of transboundary sustainability challenges. Within this broad field, he is especially intrigued by the question of how societies can adequately deal with global common goods and which institutions need to be in place to overcome collective action problems, such as climate change, biodiversity loss and land degradation to promote the goal of global sustainability and peace.
His main research interests include multi-level governance dynamics in the global endeavour to achieve sustainable development, public and private authority in global environmental politics, and the role of cities and transnational actors in climate policy. He has various academic leadership roles and tasks in international and national scientific bodies and published highly policy relevant findings in key disciplinary and interdisciplinary scientific journals (Ambio, Global Sustainability, International Studies Review, Nature Sustainability, Science) and academic publishing houses (Cambridge UP, Routledge).
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