Lena Henkes
Lena Henkes is a researcher in the research programme “Knowledge and Society” and project coordinator in the BMBF-funded research project “Acquisition logic as an obstacle to Diamond Open Access“. ELADOAH aims to develop an organisational model for a Diamond Open Access publication infrastructure in Germany.
Previously, she was a researcher in the research programme “The evolving digital society” and worked as deputy editor of the open access and peer-reviewed journal Internet Policy Review.
She holds a master’s degree in Political Science from Freie Universität Berlin and her master’s thesis focused on digital sovereignty in digital policy discourse in Germany. She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Communication and Media Studies and Political Science at the University of Bremen.
Before joining HIIG, Lena gained professional experience at political foundations in Berlin and Brussels, in marketing as well as in an office of the German Bundestag with a focus on European policy.
Society & cultureTheorising digital societies
Das Forschungsprojekt erforscht die gegenwärtigen Herausforderungen, die sich durch Digitalisierungsprozesse ergeben.
Politics & law · Science & educationAcquisition logic as an obstacle to Diamond Open Access
The research project is investigating how Diamond Open Access publication model can be organised in Germany in the long term.
Society & cultureShaping 21st Century AI – Controversies and Closure in Media, Policy, and Research
The project investigates the discourse and developments around AI’s “deep learning revolution” over the ten formative years.
Other publications
Kuper, F. & Henkes, L. (2024). Debunking Science Myths: Preconceptions about science put to the test. Digital society blog. Publication details
Lectures and presentations
Gemeinsam, frei & fair - Modelle des gemeinwirtschaftlichen Open-Access-PublizierensOpen-Access-Tage 2024. TH Köln, Cologne, Germany: 10.09.2024 Further information
Lena Henkes, Marcel Wrzesinski
„ELADOAH Forschungsbericht zu gemeinschaftlichen Publikationsmodellen“Sprechstunde der Landesinitiative openaccess.nrw. Landesinitiative openaccess.nrw. Online, Online, Germany: 25.07.2024 Further information
Lena Marie Henkes, Marcel Wrzesinski, Katherina Holscher Blackman
Moderation of workshops and panels
Shifting AI Controversies. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany: 05.10.2023 Further informationChristian Katzenbach, Lena Henkes, Laura Liebig
Organisation of events
Diamond Open Access Blitzlicht: Zwischenergebnisse BMBF-geförderter ProjekteDiamond Open Access Blitzlicht. 24.10.2024. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany (International) Further information
Katherina Holscher Blackman, Lena Henkes, Marcel Wrzesinski
Gemeinsam finanzieren, gemeinsam profitieren: Diamond Open Access nachhaltig gestaltenGemeinsam finanzieren, gemeinsam profitieren: Diamond Open Access nachhaltig gestalten. From 17.10.2024 to 17.10.2024. Online, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: KOALA-AV (National) Further information
Katherina Holscher Blackman, Lena Henkes, Marcel Wrzesinski
Kim Scheppele: Surveillance & democratic backslidingwith attending Vip: Kim Scheppele. 16.10.2024. Auditorium Friedrichstraße, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Geld als digitale TechnologieFrom 03.07.2024 to 03.07.2024. Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB), Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (National) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Rob Kitchin: Navigating smart citiesFrom 14.05.2024 to 14.05.2024. Auditorium Friedrichstraße, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Theorising Digital SocietiesFrom 22.04.2024 to 24.04.2024. Villa Vigoni, Menaggio, Italy (International)
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle, Jeanette Hofmann
Shifting AI Controversies – Prompts, Provocations & Problematisations for Society-Centered AIFrom 29.01.2024 to 30.01.2024. Berlin Social Science Center (WZB), Berlin, Germany (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Christian Katzenbach
Not my Existential Risk! The politics of controversy in an age of AI29.01.2024. Museum of Communication Berlin, Berlin, Germany (International) Further information
Lena Henkes
Daniel Miller: The global evolution of smart technologieswith attending Vip: Daniel Miller. 21.11.2023. Naturkundemuseum, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Shifting AI Controversies05.10.2023. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany (National) Further information
Laura Liebig, Lena Henkes, Christian Katzenbach
Lorenz Hilty & James Maguire: Digitising the environmental paradigmwith attending Vip: Lorenz Hilty & James Maguire. 19.09.2023. Urania Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Gina Neff: Making AI work for uswith attending Vip: Gina Neff. 03.05.2023. HAU1 (Hebbel am Ufer), Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung (bpb) (International) Further information
Elisa Birkmann, Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Infrastrukturen der Autonomie I KonferenzFrom 24.11.2022 to 25.11.2022. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany (International) Further information
Sarah Spitz, Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Infrastructures of AutonomyFrom 23.11.2022 to 25.11.2022. Humboldt Institut für Internet und Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Centre for Media Studies Potsdam (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle, Theresa Züger
Stefania Milan: Widerstand in der datengesteuerten Gesellschaftwith attending Vip: Stefania Milan. 06.10.2022. Mertonstraße 26-28, Frankfurt, Germany (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
David Betz: Kriegsführung im digitalen Zeitalter29.08.2022. Holzmarktstraße 25, Berlin, Germany (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Artificial Intelligence and the Human Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Science and FictionFrom 11.05.2022 to 13.05.2022. Spreespeicher, Japanese-German Center Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: Japanese-German Center Berlin (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Steven Mark Champion, Thomas Christian Bächle
Making sense of the digital Society: Kanta Dihal – How the world sees intelligent machines11.05.2022. Spreespeicher, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: bpb (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Kanta Dihal: Wie die Welt intelligente Maschinen wahrnimmt11.05.2022. Stralauer Allee 2A, Berlin, Germany (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Making sense of the digital Society: Krisztina Rozgonyi & Marius Dragomir – Freedom of expression in Central and Eastern Europe21.03.2022. Säälchen, Berlin, Germany. Co-Organised by: bpb (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Krisztina Rozgonyi und Marius Dragomir: Meinungsfreiheit in Zentral- und Osteuropawith attending Vip: Marius Dragomir, Krisztina Rozgonyi. 21.03.2022. Holzmarktstraße 25, Berlin, Germany (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Thomas Christian Bächle
Making sense of the digital society: Tilman Santarius – Die Digitalisierung für das Klima nutzen26.10.2020. Säälchen, Berlin, Deutschland. Co-Organised by: bpb (International) Further information
Lena Henkes, Christian Grauvogel, Christian Katzenbach
Position
Researcher: Knowledge & Society
