Contributor(s): Helmut K. Anheier | Dahrendorf Academic Co-Director. Dean and Professor of Sociology. He also holds a chair of Sociology at Heidelberg University and serves as Academic Director of the Center for Social Investment. From 2001 to 2009 he was Professor of Public Policy and Social Welfare at UCLA's School of Public Affairs and Centennial Professor at the London School of Economics. Professor Anheier founded and directed the Centre for Civil Society at the LSE and the Center for Civil Society at UCLA. Before embarking on an academic career, he served as social affairs officer to the United Nations. He is currently researching the nexus between globalisation, civil society, and culture and is interested in policy analysis and methodological questions. 'Changing the European debate: Focus on Climate Change. Dahrendorf Symposium 2013' is a joint initiative of the Hertie School, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Stiftung Mercator.