Prof. Dr. Friederike Edel

Professor of Public Value Management
- Head of the Public Management program in the Department of Economics
Brief profile
Prof Dr Friederike Edel teaches and researches in the field of public management with a special focus on the role of public administration in social transformation processes.
Her research interests include cooperation between administration, business, civil society and universities as well as skills development in the public sector.
She has extensive project experience, including from the projects ALLE im digitalen Wandel, Da_RuN, PuMaK and s.ne.
In her research work, she combines practical issues with scientific reflection and actively seeks out interdisciplinary interfaces, particularly in the context of social design and sustainable development.
About the person
2024
Edel, F. et al. (2024) ‘Cooperative approaches as a way to build resilient societies’, in Cooperatives in an Uncertain World: Perspectives from Switzerland and Its Neighbors. Springer International Publishing Cham, pp. 317–344.
Schoenefeld, J.J. et al. (2024) ‘Positive public administration for sustainable development: the crucial role of municipalities in driving success’, in P. Lucas et al. (eds) Pathways to Positive Public Administration. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 143–164. Available at: https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803929170.00018 .
Edel, F. et al. (2024), Die resiliente und neugierige Verantwortungsgesellschaft und der potenzielle Beitrag von Genossenschaften zur Aktivierung der Zivilgesellschaft, in: Commons-Ökonomie. Nachhaltig, resilient, effizient?, "Jahrbuch Normative und institutionelle Grundfragen der Ökonomik", Band 21.
2023
Düber, D. et al. (2023) ‘Neugier verbindet: Von Max Weber über Marianna Mazzucato zu neuen Ansätzen im Public Management’, Die neue Hochschule, 4, pp.12–15.
Edel, F., Schuster, A. and Stork, W. (2023) Die Bedeutung von Genossenschaften für die Ausgestaltung resilienter Verantwortungsgesellschaften. ZNWU Discussion Paper.
Edel, F., Wasmer, A. and Bernhard, M. (2023) ‘Handlungsfeld Konsum’, in A. Schmeing (ed.) Zukunftsorientierte nachhaltige Stadtentwicklung: eine transdisziplinäre Untersuchung am Beispiel eines innerstädtischen Quartiers. München: oekom verlag, pp. 154–174.
2019
Edel, F., Küchler-Stahn, N. und Schlegler, M. (2019), Diskriminierungserfahrung von LGBTIQ*-Personen in der öffentlichen Verwaltung, in: Verwaltung & Management, Heft 2, S. 75 – 86