Dr. Charlotte Gehrke
Department
Inter- and Transnational Cooperation
Function
Associate Researcher
Specialization
Social Sciences
Work areas
- Global Governance
- Polar Geopolitics
- Environmental Policy
- Science Communication & Diplomacy
Regional expertise
- Polar Regions (Arctic/Antarctic)
- North America
Vita
| since 4/2025 | German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Researcher, Research Department "Inter- and transnational cooperation" |
| 3/2022-2/2025 | Nord University Research Fellow |
| 10/2020-10/2022 | Cardiff University Research Assistant |
Member of
Thematic Group for Polar- and Ocean Politics of the German Association for Political Science (DVPW), Speaker
European International Studies Association (EISA) Member
International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), Research Priority Team IV: Research Cooperation and Diplomacy
Refereed Publications
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Gehrke, Charlotte / Anja Menzel
(2026)
Ocean pop: marine imaginaries in the age of Global polycrisis
in: Ocean and Society 3, article 12337 (Editorial to the special issues) -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2026)
Why do people care about polar animals?
in: Silvia Dotta, Manuela Bassoi, Lúcia S. Campos, Huw Griffiths (Hrsg.), Biodiversidade nas regiões polares - Biodiversity in the Polar Regions, São Paulo: InterAntar, 396-397 -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2026)
Animal Celebrities - then and now: exploring oceanic imaginaries through celebrity marine mammals
in: Ocean and Society (3), 1-20 -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2025)
What is polar bear science diplomacy?
in: Silvia Dotta, Manuela Bassoi, Lúcia S. Campos, Huw Griffiths (Hrsg.), Biodiversidade nas regiões polares - Biodiversity in the Polar Regions, São Paulo: InterAntar, 404-405 -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2025)
Why and how do researchers communicate environmental issues facing Arctic marine mammals?
in: Silvia Dotta / Manuela Bassoi / Lúcia S. Campos / Huw Griffiths (Hrsg.), Biodiversidade nas regiões polares - Biodiversity in the Polar Regions, São Paulo: InterAntar, 400-401 -
Hansen-Magnusson, Hannes / Charlotte Gehrke
(2025)
The Arctic as a boundary object: who negotiates Arctic governance?
in: International Affairs 101 (3), 925–945 -
Hansen-Magnusson, Hannes / Charlotte Gehrke
(2025)
The web of Arctic governance fora: more than just the Council
in: Elena Conde / Corine Wood-Donnelly (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Arctic Governance, London: Routledge, 108-126 -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2025)
Visitors to the Arctic
in: Elena Conde / Corine Wood-Donnelly (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Arctic Governance, London: Routledge, 21-38 -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2025)
What is polar bear science diplomacy?
in: Dotta, S. / Griffiths, H. / Campos, L. / Bassoi, M. (eds.), 101 Questions about the Polar regions, Sao Paulo: InterAntar (forthcoming) -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2025)
Why do we care about polar animals?
in: Dotta, S. / Griffiths, H. / Campos, L. / Bassoi, M. (eds.), 101 Questions about the Polar regions, Sao Paulo: InterAntar (forthcoming) -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2025)
Why and how do researchers communicate the environmental issues facing Arctic marine mammals?
in: Dotta, S. / Griffiths, H. / Campos, L. / Bassoi, M. (eds.), 101 Questions about the Polar regions, Sao Paulo: InterAntar (forthcoming) -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2025)
American Late-Night shows in times of crisis: addressing tragedy
in: Alternatives: Global, Local, Political 50 (1), 18-32 -
Hansen-Magnusson, Hannes / Charlotte Gehrke
(2025)
Navigating towards justice and sustainability? Syncretic encounters and stakeholder-sourced solutions in Arctic cruise tourism governance
in: The Polar Journal 13 (2), 216-239 -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2024)
The daily show’s climate change content: two decades of Late-Night science communication
in: International Journal of Communication 18, 865–883 -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2024)
Practitioner perspectives on Arctic marine mammals in environmental news reporting
in: The Northern Review 56, 9-36 -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2024)
Applications of science communication in science diplomacy: communicating (for) Arctic marine mammal governance
in: Polar Geography, first published 17.09.2025 -
Hansen-Magnusson, Hannes / Charlotte Gehrke
(2024)
Re-thinking Global Governance as fuzzy: multi-Scalar boundaries of responsibility in the Arctic
in: Global Society 39 (2), 203-225 -
Gehrke, Charlotte / Hannes Hansen-Magnusson
(2024)
Tales from the frontier of sustainable global connectivity: a typology of Arctic tourism workers
in: Journal of Arctic Tourism 2 (1), 1-14 -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2024)
Governing Arctic seals: a longitudinal analysis of news and policy discourse
in: Politics and Governance 12, article 7304 -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2023)
Wild polar bear conservation: A case of successful arctic science diplomacy?
in: Marine Policy 155, article 105783
Non-refereed Publications
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Wehrmann, Dorothea / Charlotte Gehrke / Andreas Raspotnik
(2026)
Die große weiße Leinwand
in: politische ökologie Band 185, Arktis – Klimawandel trifft Geopolitik, Berlin: oekom Verlag, 26-33 -
Wingens, Jacqueline / Svenja Holste / Charlotte Gehrke
(2025)
Germany at the Poles: exploring legitimacy
in: The Arctic Institute Knowledge Production Series 2025
Opinion Pieces
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Medby, A Ingrid / Charlotte Gehrke / Tiril Vold Hansen / Pirita Näkkäläjärvi / Kim Insuk
(2024)
Political Participation in the Arctic: Who is heard, when, and how?
published on arctic-relations.info/politicalparticipationinthearctic, 12.11.2024 -
Gehrke, Charlotte
(2024)
Science diplomacy through conferencing at the Arctic Circle Assembly
published on arcticpassion.eu, 28.10.2024