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
II Conference of the programme on Ecosystem Change and Society - PECSII 2018
Riechers, M. (Participant), Lam, D. (Participant), Lam, D. (Speaker), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (presenter), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Moderator) & Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Moderator)
07.11.2017 → 10.11.2017Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Rural sustainability transitions in Southern Transylvania: Scaling sustainability initiatives from local non-governmental organizations
Lam, D. (Speaker), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Coauthor), Fischer, J. (Coauthor), Peukert, D. (Coauthor) & Lang, D. J. (Coauthor)
07.11.2017 → 10.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Transfer
Towards a sustainable Southern Transylvania: Recognizing existing contributions to reach sustainable visions and empowering stakeholders
Lam, D. (Speaker), Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Speaker), Fischer, J. (Speaker) & Lang, D. J. (Speaker)
07.11.2017 → 10.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Workshop: Wie kann Nachhaltigkeitsforschung an deutschen Hochschulen identifiziert und charakterisiert werden? Wie lässt sich aus bisherigen Erfahrungen und Beispielen für die Zukunft lernen?
Kahle, J. (Speaker), Jahn, S. V. (Speaker) & Lang, D. J. (Panel participant)
23.11.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
- 2018
Programme of Ecosystems Change and Society (PECS) (External organisation)
Martín-López, B. (Member)
2018 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
Leveraging a sustainable future through relationships
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Lam, D. (Organiser), Lang, D. J. (Organiser), Fischer, J. (Organiser) & Apetrei, C. (Moderator)
09.01.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Leveraging a sustainable future through relationships II
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Apetrei, C. (Organiser), Fischer, J. (Organiser), Lam, D. (Speaker) & Lang, D. J. (Speaker)
27.09.2018Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Ecosystems and People (Journal)
Martín-López, B. (Editor-in-Chief)
11.2018 → 11.2020Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Methods of boundary work for inter- and transdisciplinary research.
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
05.11.2018 → 06.11.2018Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
- 2019
Lemonaid and ChariTea foundation (External organisation)
Martín-López, B. (Member)
2019 → 2020Activity: Membership › Bodies of private companies and organisations › Transfer