Dr. Christian Huesmann is a Senior Project Manager at the Bertelsman Stiftung, working on Democracy and Social Cohesion. Christian has worked for several years on public and citizens participation, first academically, then in the private sector and now within civil society. He has created and was part of several international and national participation networks and conducted and evaluated multiple citizen participation projects on the regional, federal and international level. He is a board member of the German Competence Centre for Citizen Participation. Christian is a political scientist with a strong focus on democratic and environmental issues.