Dr. Florian Roth

Work at ZHAW

Position

Lecturer and Senior Researcher

Focus

• Resilience
• Sustainability
• Corporate Responsibility
• Innovation and Transformation

Teaching

• CAS Corporate Responsibility
• Executive Course Sustainability Communication & Reporting (in German)
• Master in Circular Economy Management
• CAS Crisis Management (in German)
• Bachelor in International Management

Experience

• Project Manager
  Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI, Karlsruhe
  09 / 2019 - 08 / 2022
• Senior Researcher
  ETH Zürich
  09 / 2011 - 08 / 2020
• Research Associate
  University of Konstanz
  09 / 2008 - 08 / 2011

Education and Continuing education

Education

• PhD / Political Science
  University of Konstanz
  10 / 2008 - 01 / 2015
• M.A. / Political Science, Arts and Media, History
  University of Konstanz
  10 / 2002 - 06 / 2008

Continuing Education

CAS Higher and Professional Education
Center for Innovative Didactics
01 / 2024

Network

Membership of networks

• LinkedIn
• ResearchGate

ORCID digital identifier

ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5287-6448

Awards

Best Teaching Award
ZHAW SML
12 / 2023

Media presence

• Tagesanzeiger - Efficiently using the potential of volunteers (in German)
• Podcast by Betterplace Lab on "Resilience and civil society" (in German)
• Tageszeitung - Political extremism: when barriers break (in German)
• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung - Warum der Katastrophenschutz modernisiert werden muss (in German)
• Spiegel Online - The pocket siren (in German)
• Tagesanzeiger - Humans and natural hazards
• Deutschlandfunk - Psychische Immunität- Was uns hilft, die Krise zu überstehen
• Deutschlandfunk - Resilienzforschung: Welche Lehren unsere Gesellschaft aus der Coronakrise zieht

Projects

• How Do Companies Engage in Democracy? / Deputy project leader / ongoing
• Leveraging Leadership for Responsible Research and Innovation in Territories / Project leader / completed

Publications

Articles in scientific journal, peer-reviewed

• Roth, F., Topaloglou, L., Gabova, S., Bakouros, Y., Happle, G., Kouskoura, A., & Puiggròs Xirinachs, A. (2025). Pondering the promises & problems of participatory policy-making : lessons learned from experiences in four European countries. Journal of Deliberative Democracy, 21(1), 1–13. https://doi.org/10.16997/jdd.1602
• Bidstrup, M. V., Gabova, S., Kilintzis, P., Samara, E., Kouskoura, A., Bakouros, Y., & Roth, F. (2024). The RRI citizen review panel : a public engagement method for supporting responsible territorial policymaking. Journal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 13(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s13731-023-00360-6
• Roth, F., Kaluza, B., Pfeffer, K., Rümelin, E., Kirchner, J., Overmeyer, M., Neisser, F., Jackwerth-Rice, T., Kilicaslan, A., & Sautter, J. (2023). Innovation in times of crisis : how civil protection organizations in europe coped and adapted during the COVID-19 pandemic. European Journal for Security Research, 7(2), 139–161. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41125-023-00090-6
• Wittmann, F., Hufnagl, M., Lindner, R., Roth, F., & Edler, J. (2021). Governing varieties of mission-oriented innovation policies : a new typology. Science and Public Policy, 48(5), 727–738. https://doi.org/10.1093/scipol/scab044
• Eckhard, S., Lenz, A., Seibel, W., Roth, F., & Fatke, M. (2021). Latent hybridity in administrative crisis management : the German refugee crisis of 2015/16. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 31(2), 416–433. https://doi.org/10.1093/jopart/muaa039

Book chapters, peer-reviewed

• Wittmann, F., Hufnagl, M., Roth, F., Yorulmaz, M., Lindner, R., & Daimer, S. (2025). From formulation to implementation : conceptualizing mission-oriented policies as multi-stage translation processes. In J. Edler, M. Matt, W. Polt, & M. Weber (Eds.), Transformative mission-oriented innovation policies (pp. 36–52). Edward Elgar Publishing. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781803929521.00009
• Clemente, M., Grammenou, A., Roth, F., & Voegtlin, C. (2024). “Ethics drills” : how to train your ethical muscle for the (un)foreseeable. In A. Stachowicz-Stanusch, W. Amann, C. Hauser, M. Kleinhempel, & S. Tripathi (Eds.), Organizational corruption, crime and Covid-19 : upholding integrity and transparency in times of crises (pp. 202–219). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003427933-14
• Monteiro, M., Roth, F., & Shelley-Egan, C. (2023). Global systems resilience and pandemic disease : a challenge for S&T governance. In L. Hennen, J. Hahn, M. Ladikas, R. Lindner, W. Peissl, & R. van Est (Eds.), Technology Assessment in a Globalized World (pp. 203–221). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-10617-0_10

Written conference contributions, peer-reviewed

• Busch, T., & Roth, F. (2025, October 1). Does CSR make organizations more resilient? Conceptualizing the relationship between CSR and organizational resilience of ‘woke’ football clubs in high-risk, scandal-ridden contexts. Paper Development Workshop in Organization Studies and Theory, Winterthur, Switzerland, 1-3 October 2025.
• Voegtlin, C., Busch, T., & Roth, F. (2025, April 5). Pro-democracy corporate sociopolitical activism : investigating the consequences of companies’ engagement against the rise of anti-democratic populism in Europe. 36th Annual Conference of the International Association for Business & Society (IABS), Maastricht, the Netherlands, 4-6 April 2025.
• Busch, T., & Roth, F. (2025, April 4). Does C$R make organizations more resilient? Conceptualizing the relationship between CSR and organizational resilience of ‘woke’ football clubs. 36th Annual Conference of the International Association for Business & Society (IABS), Maastricht, the Netherlands, 4-6 April 2025.
• Busch, T., & Roth, F. (2024, October 11). Does CSR make organizations more resilient? Conceptualizing the relationship between CSR and organizational resilience of ‘woke’ football clubs in high-risk, scandal-ridden contexts. European Business Ethics Network (EBEN) Research Conference, Lugano, Switzerland, 10-11 October 2024.
• Vögtlin, C., Roth, F., & Busch, T. (2024, October 10). Corporate political activism and democracy : why should business leaders engage in public debates? European Business Ethics Network (EBEN) Research Conference, Lugano, Switzerland, 10-11 October 2024. https://www.ebenswiss.ch/eben-research-conference-2024/
• Vögtlin, C., Clemente, M., Grammenou, A., & Roth, F. (2024, October 10). “Ethics drills” : how to train your ethical muscle for the (un)foreseeable. European Business Ethics Network (EBEN) Research Conference, Lugano, Switzerland, 10-11 October 2024.
• Wittmann, F., Roth, F., Hufnagl, M., Lindner, R., & Yorulmaz, M. (2022). Towards a framework for impact assessment for mission-oriented Innovation policies : a formative toolbox approach [Conference paper]. Proceedings of the REvaluation Conference 2021|22, 2022(53), 31–42. https://doi.org/10.22163/fteval.2022.540

Other publications

• Busch, T., Roth, F., & Clemente, M. (2023, July 5). Why do football clubs commit to CSR, and how does that commitment impact their organizational resilience? : the case of “progressive” football clubs in Germany, Switzerland and the UK. 39th EGOS Colloquium, Cagliari, Italy, 5-9 July 2023.
• Bührer, S., & Roth, F. (2023). Entwicklung eines gestaltungsorientierten Evaluations- und Monitoring-Systems zur Erfassung komplexer Wirkungen. Fraunhofer Institute for Systems and Innovation Research ISI. https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-779
• Walz, R., Bodenheimer, M., & Roth, F. (2022). Zwei Jahre Corona-Pandemie : Lehren für gesellschaftliche Resilienz und die Nachhaltigkeitstransformation. Rat für Nachhaltige Entwicklung. https://www.nachhaltigkeitsrat.de/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/RNE_Gutachten_gesellschaftliche_Resilienz_und_Nachhaltigkeitstransformation.pdf
• Wietschel, M., Roth, F., Garcia, J. F., Herbst, A., Kleinschmitt, C., & Wittmann, F. (2022). Krieg in der Ukraine : Auswirkungen auf die europäische und deutsche Importstrategie von Wasserstoff und Syntheseprodukten. Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI. https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-fhg-416821
• Lindner, R., Edler, J., Hufnagl, M., Kimpeler, S., Kroll, H., Roth, F., Wittmann, F., & Yorulmaz, M. (2021). Missionsorientierte Innovationspolitik : von der Ambition zur erfolgreichen Umsetzung. Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI. https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-fhg-301223
• Roth, F., Warnke, P., Niessen, P., & Edler, J. (2021). Insights into systemic resilience from innovation research. Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI. https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-fhg-416797
• Hiermaier, S., Hiller, D., Edler, J., Roth, F., Arlinghaus, J., & Clausen, U. (2021). Resilienz : ein Fraunhofer-Konzept für die Anwendung. Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft. https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-fhg-300918
• Wittmann, F., Hufnagl, M., Roth, F., Lindner, R., & Kroll, H. (2021). A framework for formative evaluation and impact assessment of mission-oriented innovation policies. Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI. https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-229
• Wittmann, F., Roth, F., Hufnagl, M., Yorulmaz, M., & Lindner, R. (2021). Second mission analysis report of the scientific support action to the German hightech strategy 2025. Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI. https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-fhg-301301
• Wittmann, F., Hufnagl, M., Roth, F., Yorulmaz, M., & Lindner, R. (2021). From mission definition to implementation : conceptualizing mission-oriented policies as a multi-stage translation process. Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI. https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-fhg-301289
• Mende, L., Scharte, B., Wiese, L., Lenz, A., Roth, F., Seibel, W., & Eckhard, S. (2021). Freiwillige in der Krise erfolgreich(er) einbinden: Handlungsempfehlungen für die lokale Verwaltung : Erkenntnisse aus dem Forschungsprojekt «HybOrg – Entstehung und gesellschaftliche Wirkung hybrider Organisationen im lokalen Krisenmanagement». Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zürich. https://doi.org/10.3929/ethz-b-000483520
• Wittmann, F., Roth, F., & Hufnagl, M. (2020). First mission analysis report of the scientific support action to the German hightech strategy 2025 : positioning the missions in the socio-technical system. Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI. https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-fhg-300889
• Edler, J., Blind, K., Frietsch, R., Kimpeler, S., Kroll, H., Lerch, C., Reiss, T., Roth, F., Schubert, T., Schuler, J., & Walz, R. (2020). Technologiesouveränität : von der Forderung zum Konzept. Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI. https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-fhg-300302
• Wittmann, F., Hufgnagl, M., Lindner, R., Roth, F., & Edler, J. (2020). Developing a typology for mission-oriented innovation policies. Fraunhofer-Institut für System- und Innovationsforschung ISI. https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-fhg-300186
• Roth, F., & Kohler, K. (2020). Künstliche Intelligenz verändert auch das Risikomanagement. Sicherheitsforum. https://www.sicherheitsforum.ch/de/ki-veraendert-auch-das-risikomanagement/
• Prior, T., & Roth, F. (2019). Volunteerism in disaster management : opportunities, challenges and instruments for improvement. Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich. https://css.ethz.ch/en/publications/risk-and-resilience-reports/details.html?id=/v/o/l/u/volunteerism_in_disaster_management_oppo
• Maduz, L., Prior, T., Roth, F., & Käser, M. (2019). Individual disaster preparedness : explaining disaster-related information-seeking and preparedness behaviour in Switzerland. Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich. https://css.ethz.ch/content/specialinterest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/en/publications/risk-and-resilience-reports/details.html?id=/i/n/d/i/individual_disaster_preparedness_explain
• Roth, F., Prior, T., Maduz, L., & Wolf, A. (2018). Social vulnerability in affluent contexts : an in-depth analysis of social vulnerability in Zürich. Center for Security Studies (CSS), ETH Zurich. https://css.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/pdfs/RR-Report-2018-SocialVulnerability.pdf
• Roth, F. (2018). Die gefährlichsten Risiken erkennen wir oft zu spät. Sicherheitsforum, 2018(15), 10–13. https://css.ethz.ch/content/dam/ethz/special-interest/gess/cis/center-for-securities-studies/pdfs/Roth%202018%20Die%20gef%C3%A4hrlichsten%20Risiken%20erkennen%20wir%20oft%20erst%20zu%20sp%C3%A4t.pdf

Oral conference contributions and abstracts

• Voegtlin, C., Crane, A., Hawn, O., Busch, T., Roth, F., & Beschorner, T. (2025). Pro-democracy corporate activism : exploring business’s role in safeguarding democratic values [Conference presentation]. Academy of Management Proceedings, 2025(1). https://doi.org/10.5465/amproc.2025.10782symposium
• Roth, F., & Scharte, B. (2025, June 10). Shaping transformation in times of uncertainty : approaches for strengthening the resilience of innovation strategies. European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation (Eu-SPRI), Dortmund, Germany, 11 - 13 June 2025.

Publications before appointment at the ZHAW

• Eriksen, Christine; Simon, Gregory L.; Roth, Florian; Lakhina, Shefali Juneja; Wisner, Ben; Adler, Carolina; Thomalla, Frank; Scolobig, Anna; Brady, Kate; Bründl, Michael; Neisser, Florian; Grenfell; Maree; Maduz, Linda & Prior, Timothy (2020) Rethinking the interplay between affluence and vulnerability to aid climate change adaptive capacity. Climatic Change, 162, 25-39
• Eckhard, Steffen; Lenz, Alexa; Seibel, Wolfgang; Roth, Florian & Fatke, Matthias (2020). Latent Hybridity in Administrative Crisis Management: The German Refugee Crisis of 2015/16. Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory, 1-18
• Roth, Florian; Prior, Tim (2019). Utility of Virtual Operation Support Teams: An International Survey, Australian Journal of Emergency Management, 34, 2, 53-59.
• Roth, Florian; Käser, Marco; Lenz, Alexa; Eckhard, Steffen; Wiese, Lorenz; Seibel, Wolfgang (2019). Wege zur Einbindung von Freiwilligen - Lehren aus der sogenannten Flüchtlingskrise, Behördenspiegel, 04.12.2019,
• Roth, Florian; Prior, Tim; Käser, Marco (2019). Natural Hazards Governance in Western Europe, in: Benouar, Djillali (ed.) Oxford Research Encyclopaedia of Hazard Science
• Maduz, Linda; Roth, Florian (2017). Städtische Sicherheit in einer sich wandelnden Risikolandschaft, in: Nünlist, Christian (ed.) Bulletin zur Schweizer Sicherheitspolitik 2017, ETH Zürich.,139-144 (in German)
• Roth, Florian; Eriksen, Christine; Prior, Tim (2017). Understanding the Root Causes of Natural Disasters, The Conversation
• Roth, Florian; Herzog, Michel (2016). Strategische Krisenfrüherkennung. Instrumente, Möglichkeiten und Grenzen, Zeitschrift für Außen- und Sicherheitspolitik, 9 (2), 201-211
• Roth, Florian (2015) Neue Wege zur Alarmierung der Bevölkerung im Katastrophenfall, in: Nünlist, Christian (ed.) Bulletin zur Schweizer Sicherheitspolitik 2015, ETH Zürich, 113-118 (in German)
• Roth, Florian; Prior, Tim (2014). The Boundaries of Building Societal Resilience, Behemoth, 7 (2), 91-111
• Prior, Tim; Roth, Florian (2013). Disaster, Resilience and Security in Global Cities, Journal of Strategic Security, 6 (2), 59-69

Other publications

Bas, Enric, Barker, Kezia, Claus, Carsten; McHugh, Louise; Roth, Florian; Könnölä, Totti (2024). Futures of civic resilience in Europe, 2040 – Scenarios and policy implications, European Union Directorate-General for Research and Innovation

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