Organisation profile

Sustainability has many facets. Inter- and transdisciplinary research and teaching characterize the School of Sustainability. Scientists in our research projects work together in the laboratory, on the heath, in the grassland, in the classroom, with the city administration, with farmers, with non-governmental organizations, with companies, with students in the lecture hall and of course at their desks.

Furthermore, we work with regional and national political actors, e.g. ministries, as well as international organizations, e.g. UNEP, UNESCO, EU. We are part of national and international bodies, e.g. sustainability advisory boards of companies, member of the German Sustainability Award, World Biodiversity Council (IPBES), in order to contribute to social change with scientific findings.

Main research areas

Vision
Sustainability science investigates on a theoretical, conceptual and empirical level how to promote sustainable development and how to find and implement effective solutions for current social and ecological challenges. The aim is to create a more sustainable future.

Sustainability researchers are called upon to take responsibility for their research, which is anchored in existing scientific knowledge and methods and serves to make the world a better place for everyone.

Mission
We promote change towards a sustainable future by developing theories, concepts and practices of inclusive education for sustainability, research, governance and management.

We acknowledge the diversity and dynamics of values, norms and behaviour and contribute with transdisciplinary methods to ensuring that tensions and differences between different disciplines, methods, topics and standards are fruitfully taken up and used with productive compromises and further developments towards sustainable development.

Principles
The School of Sustainability is guided by the normative concepts of ecological system integrity and social and economic justice.

Ecological system integrity refers to the safeguarding of life-support systems, as well as the maintenance of the well-being of life on Earth.

With social and economic justice we strive for a world in which all people can fulfil their potential without endangering system integrity and the well-being of others.

Information about the School
The School of Sustainability includes...
... ca. 25 professors
... ca. 100 research assistants
... ca. 1000 students in Bachelor and Master courses

In various inter- and transdisciplinary projects we are constantly researching and working together on changes and solutions for current challenges.

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  1. 2012
  2. Statusseminar der Nachwuchsforschungsgruppen im Rahmen der Sozial-ökologischen Forschung 2012

    Mölders, T. (Organiser), Hofmeister, S. (Participant), Gottschlich, D. (Organiser), Szumelda, A. U. (Participant), Sulmowski, J. A. (Participant), Burandt, A. (Participant) & Friedrich, B. (Participant)

    16.04.201217.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  3. Panel-Teilnehmer beim "Expertentreffen zu Social Business"

    Beckmann, M. (Panel participant)

    13.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  4. Treffen des Netzwerks Vorsorgendes Wirtschaften 2012

    Mölders, T. (Participant)

    13.04.201214.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  5. Social Entrepreneurship - Was ist das und was bringt es?

    Zeyen, A. (Lecturer)

    04.04.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  6. City University London

    Richter, S. (Visiting researcher)

    01.04.201230.06.2012

    Activity: Visiting an external institutionVisiting an external academic institutionResearch

  7. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (External organisation)

    Hofmeister, S. (Member)

    01.04.201201.04.2015

    Activity: MembershipAcademic councils, panels and committeesResearch

  8. Ringvorlesung: "Diversity Policies zwischen Zuschreibungen, Repräsentationszumutungen und Gerechtigkeit" 2012

    Offen, S. (Organiser)

    01.04.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  9. Badischer Imkertag 2012

    Klein, A.-M. (Speaker)

    04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsResearch

  10. Gerechtigkeitsaspekte in der Naturschutzkommunikation

    Adomßent, M. (Speaker)

    29.03.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

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Publications

  1. Grüner Strom aus der Region für die Region
  2. Anwendungen des maschinellen Lernens in der Produktion aus Auftrags- und Produktsicht
  3. Eiswasser Finnland special. Zeitschrift für Literatur III/IV-1998 (Livre en allemand)
  4. Climate coalitions and international trade
  5. Vertikale Gewaltenteilung: Institutionenpolitische Leitidee oder demokratietheoretische Chiffre?
  6. Markenvorstellung als Determinante des Weiterempfehlungsverhaltens im Kulturbereich
  7. Impulsierung einer nachhaltigeren Ernährungsweise
  8. Herausforderungen und Potenziale von Online-Medien für die qualitative Forschung
  9. Völkerrechtliche Abkommen mit Drittstaaten
  10. Der Kinder- und Jugendsport in kommunalen Bildungslandschaften – wo geht die Reise hin?
  11. Désecalade de la violene et gestion des foules protestateires
  12. Berufswahlfreiheit als Selbstgestaltung beruflicher Entwicklung.
  13. How Much Do Severely Injured Athletes Experience Sport Injury-Related Growth? Contrasting Psychological, Situational, and Demographic Predictors.
  14. Gruppenkonflikte: Fallstricke und Gegenmaßnahmen
  15. Von Kaffeebohnen, Maulbeerbäumen und Reismühlen
  16. Medienmanagement als Personal- und Organisationsmanagement
  17. Product differentiation and profitability in German manufacturing firms
  18. Internetbasierte Resilienzförderung und Prävention psychischer Erkrankungen
  19. Sportunterricht mit neu zugewanderten Schülerinnen und Schülern
  20. Wolfsburg/Groß Schwülper, gleiches Ambiente
  21. Hegemonie. Politische Theorie nach Antonio Gramsci
  22. Frauenhauskinder und ihr Weg ins Leben
  23. La Esencia Barroca de la Razón de Estado
  24. Food forests
  25. Zur Krisenanfälligkeit kleiner und mittlerer Bauunternehmen