Christof Brandtner
Assistant Professor of Social Innovation at Emlyon Business School
Christof Brandtner’s work spans the sociology of cities, environmental and economic sociology, and organizational theory. He examines the causes and consequences of formal organizing—such as planning strategically and evaluating success—in urban governance, sustainability, and civil society. His dissertation developed an organizational theory of why some cities more proactively tackle environmental and social challenges such as climate change than others, highlighting the role of nonprofits and professional associations. Currently, Christof investigates the emergence of city administration in fin de siècle Vienna and the interplay between civil society organizations and urban development. He collaborates on the Civic Life of Cities project, a comparative study of organizational change in the nonprofit sectors of global cities. Christof holds a Ph.D. in Sociology from Stanford and a B.Sc. from the Vienna University of Economics and Business.