Dr. Jürgen Schaper

Jürgen Schaper is a social scientist, communications expert and biologist. He is a communication expert for transdisciplinary actor communication and stakeholder dialogs in coastal areas and marine spaces in the context of marine uses, climate change, risk assessments, conflicts and governance. He designs and researches transdisciplinary dialog processes with qualitative methods of empirical social research involving stakeholders. He has practical experience in the design, facilitation, moderation and evaluation of transdisciplinary dialog forums and methods (face-to-face and online workshops, interviews, group discussions, focus groups, etc.) and uses methods of participatory risk assessment and analysis (Bow-Tie Risk Assessment). The aim is to record and analyze stakeholder-specific perspectives and the participatory development and derivation of possible options for action in the case of multiple uses of marine space in the triangle of offshore wind energy, fisheries, nature conservation and other marine uses.