Before obtaining my doctorate, I founded the NAHhaft Institute for sustainable food strategies, a non-profit organization conducting research, consultancy, and education projects on food system transformation. At the NAHhaft Institute, I initiated a number of projects, products, and spin-off companies, such as Nearbuy Food, the Food System Change Plattform, and the TransfErn project. Both the practical as well as the academic impact of my research strongly motivates me, and I am convinced that the exchange between practitioners and academics is a source of inspiration.

To increase the practical relevance of my research I regularly consult policymakers, discuss results in the media, and engage with various stakeholders to create innovations for contributing to climate change mitigation and the transformation of our global food system.

SELECTED MEDIA OUTREACH

• Fesenfeld, L.P. (2021): Active State: The Political Economy of Meat System Transformation. Meat Atlas 2021, Böll Foundation. https://eu.boell.org/en/2021/09/07/active-state-political-economy-transforming-meat-system?dimension1=ecology
• Fesenfeld, L.P. (2020): We have a lot on our plate. ETH Zukunftsblog. https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2020/12/we-have-got-a-lot-on-our-plate.html
• Fesenfeld, L.P. (2020):Die Mehrheit möchte Foodwaste reduzieren.Interview for
  SRF News. https://www.srf.ch/news/schweiz/verschwendung-von-essen-politologe-die-mehrheit-moechte-foodwaste-reduzieren
• Fesenfeld, L.P. (2020): Les Suisses sous-estiment leur rôle dans le gaspillage alimentaire. Interview featured in Heidi.News. https://www.heidi.news/climat/les-suisses-sous-estiment-leur-role-dans-le-gaspillage-alimentaire
• Fesenfeld, L.P. (2019): Rind- und Lammfleisch müssen teurer werden. Interview for t-online.de. https://www.t-online.de/nachrichten/ausland/eu/id_85828968/klimaschutz-ganz-konkret-rind-und-lammfleisch-muessen-teurer-werden-.html
• Fesenfeld, L.P. & Schmidt, T. (2018): A question of perspective.ETH Zukunftsblog. https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2018/12/zk-fesenfeld-lukas-klimagase.html
  Fesenfeld, L.P., (2018): Cities as political entrepreneurs: Governing urban food systems in the short- and long term. Plattform Ernährungswandel. www.ernaehrungswandel.org/informieren/artikel/detail/cities-as-political-entrepreneurs
• Schrode, A. & Fesenfeld, L.P. (2018): Strategie zur Demethanisierung der Land- und Ernährungswirtschaft. Blog post on Plattform Ernährungswandel. https://www.ernaehrungswandel.org/informieren/artikel/detail/strategie-zur-demethanisierung-der-land-und-ernaehrungswirtschaft
  Fesenfeld, L.P. (2014): Vitaminspritze für Studis. Interview featured in Die Tageszeitung. https://taz.de/!346049/