Christoph Mayer is Chief of Staff and Policy Advisor to a member of the German Bundestag. His work focuses on digital sovereignty, AI, transatlantic relations, and the intersection of digitalization and democracy. He previously worked as a Research Fellow in the Technology and Global Affairs Program at the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) and as a Project Manager at the Heinrich Böll Foundation.
He holds a Master’s degree in War and Conflict Studies from the University of Potsdam and Universidad Autónoma de Madrid. His academic background includes working visits at the German Embassy in Washington, D.C., and the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin, as well as a year abroad at National Chengchi University in Taiwan. He is particularly interested in class-conscious and intersectional approaches to politics, technology, and society.
The Past, Present, and Future of LGBTQ+ Communities in North Rhine-Westphalia
Following their trip to Florida, the AGI project group “Building LGBTQ+ Communities in Germany and the United States: Past, Present, and Future” convened in Cologne, Germany, in April 2024. Through …
Trending Now: Queerphobia
Decoding the Role of Trans- and Homophobic Narratives for Right-wing Online Mobilization in the United States and Germany When a group of prominent politicians from the German CSU party convened …
A Snapshot of LGBTQ+ Experiences and Communities in Florida
Orlando, Miami, and Ft. Lauderdale In November 2023, under the auspices of AGI, seven Americans and seven Germans met in Florida to explore the past, present, and future of LGBTQ+ …
