Johannes Gabriel

Johannes Gabriel is a non-resident fellow with the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi) in Berlin. He is a freelance researcher and consultant focusing on future studies.

In his work he applies the methods and theories of future studies to different issues and works with a variety of business, non-profit and governmental organizations. From 2009 to 2010, he was part of GPPi’s Global Governance 2020 program team and is now a member of the Global Governance 2022 program team.

Johannes has worked closely with federal security authorities and think tanks. For instance, he was involved in research on the future of China’s society, economy and politics as well as in scenario analysis of global financial market regulation. He was also engaged in research on the transformation of energy and innovation systems. Recently, he conducted an analysis of informal networks as part of a strategic foresight consultancy for a multinational corporation in Southeast Asia.

He has authored several publications for Daimler’s leading strategic-foresight journal and co-authored research articles for, among others, the yearbook of the German Council on Foreign Relations and Internationale Politik. He received a master's degree with distinction in political science and economics as well as a certificate in modern Chinese language from the University of Trier. From 2009 to 2011 he was a PhD fellow with the Society and Technology Research Group in Berlin, the Daimler AG’s foresight division. In 2011, completed his PhD thesis on epistemological and philosophical aspects of future studies, titled (Political) Science and Future (supervised by Hanns W. Maull, University of Trier).

Languages: German, English