Lea Melissa Becker
Research Associate
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Lea Becker joined the research group "Transformation of Consumption and Provisioning" in October 2024. In her research, the political scientist is interested in the nexus of democracy and sustainability and how they enable and support each other. She has been pursuing her doctorate at the University of Münster since 2025.
Lea studied in the Franco-German double degree programme "International and European Governance" and spent her bachelor's and master's semesters alternating between the University of Münster and Sciences Po Lille. During her studies, she deepened her interest in political theory, with a particular focus on sustainability, justice and deliberation. She dedicated her Master's thesis to the role of democracy in achieving a good life for all. In her work at RIFS, she has focused on enabling sustainable lifestyles as part of the "EU 1.5° Lifestyles" project.
Blog Posts
- since 2024: Research Associate, RIFS
- 2023: Summer School "PPE: Climate Change, Politics, and Environmental Justice", University of Oxford
- 2023-24: Lecturer for a student-led seminar on the good life for all, University of Münster
- 2022-23: Student Research Assistant, University of Münster/RIFS
- 2022: Internship, Laboratoire de changement social et politique Paris
- 2019-24: B.A. & M.A. "International and European Governance", University of Münster & Sciences Po Lille
- Deliberative democracy in the context of socio-ecological transformation
- Environmental justice
- The good life for all
- Legal mobilisation and climate lawsuits
- Sustainable consumption
- Reflexivity
Publications at the RIFS
Publications prior to joining the RIFS
Becker, Lea; Fuchs, Doris (2023): Freiheit, ja - aber welche? Zum Verhältnis zwischen Freiheit, Gerechtigkeit und einem guten Leben. Amosinternational 17/3. S. 14-20.
- Becker, L. (2025): How do we achieve 1.5° lifestyles? - Strategies and approaches for a climate-friendly society. Lecture series on climate protection, TU Berlin for Future.
- Becker, L. (2025): Political solutions to support 1.5° lifestyles. EU 1.5° Lifestyles Multi-Stakeholder Workshop, Berlin.