M. A. Political Science

As head of research field at the IÖW, Jonas Pentzien outlines sustainability-oriented transformation paths for the digital economy and develops tools to foster and sustain cooperative businesses in the digital realm. Since 2022, he has been contributing his expertise at the intersection of digitalization and sustainability to the Plattform Industrie 4.0.

As a political scientist, Jonas Pentzien has specialized in analyzing framework conditions for alternative economies, especially in the field of platform economy. Additionally, he evaluates sustainable consumption and lifestyles using qualitative methods.

Publications │ Projects │ Presentations 

Main focus

• Platform economy 
• Cooperative economics
• Comparative policy analysis
• Consumer politics
   

Experience

• Since 01/2024: Head of the Research Field Business, value chains and consumption at the IÖW
• 01/2022 – 12/2023: Deputy Head of the Research Field Business, value chains and consumption at the IÖW
• Since 2017: Researcher at IÖW
   

Education

• 02/2019 – 06/2020: Fellow at the Institute for the Cooperative Digital Economy, New School, New York City, USA
• 2014 – 2017: Master in Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin, with a semester abroad at the Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore/USA
• 2009 – 2013: Bachelor in Political Science, Freie Universität Berlin, with a semester abroad at the Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
   

Commitment and committees

• Member of the “Digital Business Models in Industry 4.0” working group of the Industry 4.0 platform
• Reviewer for national and international scientific journals