Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
The aim of research and teaching at our institute is to make an active contribution to shaping societal transformation towards sustainability. We work on appropriate scientific and philosophical foundations as well as on ways to include different (civil) societal actors in research processes.
The institute is subdivided into the following four core areas: (i) Sustainability Ethics (ii) Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research, (iii) Sustainability Science and (iv) Social Sustainability.
Main research areas
Unsere Forschung deckt ein breites Spektrum an thematischen und methodischen Zugängen ab. Innerhalb der Fakultät Nachhaltigkeit am Schnittpunkt von natur- und sozialwissenschaftlich fokussierter Forschung angesiedelt, ist unsere Arbeit geprägt durch inter- und transdisziplinäre Zusammenarbeit - innerhalb der Universität und über ihre Grenzen hinaus.
Im Rahmen dieser Kooperationen arbeiten wir lösungsorientiert und zielen darauf ab, im wechselseitigen Austausch zwischen Wissenschaftlern/-innen unterschiedlicher Disziplinen sowie relevanten gesellschaftlichen Akteuren sozial robustes Wissen zu erzeugen.
Forschungsschwerpunkte und Kernkonzepte
Sustainability Science
Transdisziplinäre Nachhaltigkeitsforschung
Nachhaltigkeitsethik
- 2017
Amplifying the Impact of Local Inititatives in Sustainability Transformations - A pragmatic Typology
Lam, D. (Speaker), Martín-López, B. (Coauthor), Wiek, A. (Coauthor), Bennett, E. M. (Coauthor), Frantzeskaki, N. (Coauthor) & Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Coauthor)
2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Transfer
Creating pathways for transformation through amplifying approaches: a case-study from Southern Transylvania
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Speaker), Lam, D. (Speaker), Peukert, D. (Speaker) & Lang, D. J. (Speaker)
2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Transfer
World Economic Forum 2017
John, B. (Speaker), Caniglia, G. (Speaker), Leonie, B. (Speaker), Lang, D. J. (Speaker) & Laubichler, M. D. (Speaker)
17.01.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
‘Statussymposium Wissenschaft für Nachhaltige Entwicklung‘
Herberg, J. (presenter), Leistert, O. (Coauthor), Meyer, E. M. (Coauthor), Schmieg, G. (Coauthor), Schrickel, I. (Coauthor), Caniglia, G. (Coauthor), Laubichler, M. (Coauthor), Hörl, E. (Coauthor), Lang, D. J. (Coauthor) & Vilsmaier, U. (Coauthor)
23.01.2017 → 24.01.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Key competencies in sustainability- Application in sustainable entrepreneurship
Lang, D. J. (Reviewer)
15.03.2017Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
Nekane Castillo-Eguskitza
Martín-López, B. (Host)
05.2017 → 08.2017Activity: Hosting a visitor › Hosting an academic visitor
Co-Production of Knowledge
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Apetrei, C. (Moderator), Fischer, J. (Speaker) & Lang, D. J. (Speaker)
05.06.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
The journey to Balance Brings Beauty
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Lam, D. (Speaker), Apetrei, C. (Participant) & Clarke, E. (Speaker)
07.06.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
International Society for Industrial Ecology (ISIE) International Symposium on Sustainable Systems and Technology (ISSST) 2017
Weiser, A. (Organiser)
25.06.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
The global sustainability agenda in urban planning - Insights from community visioning
Weiser, A. (presenter)
28.06.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research