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
10th ITdNet Meeting - 2013
Vilsmaier, U. (Participant)
11.04.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
13. Österreichischer Klimatag 2012
Vilsmaier, U. (presenter)
14.06.2012 → 15.06.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
1st Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation - i2S 2013
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
09.09.2013 → 11.09.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
1st Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation - i2S 2013
Vilsmaier, U. (Participant)
09.09.2013 → 10.09.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
1st Green and Sustainable Chemistry Conference
Weiser, A. (presenter)
06.04.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
2nd CCES Winter School „Science Meets Practice“ 2012
Lutz, L. M. (Participant)
01.2012 → 02.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Education
32nd International Geographical Congress 2012
Vilsmaier, U. (Chair)
26.08.2012 → 30.08.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
3rd International Conference on Sustainability Transitions - IST 2012
Lutz, L. M. (presenter)
29.08.2012 → 31.08.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
4th Global TraPs Workshop "Defining Case Studies – Setting Priorities”
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
16.03.2012 → 18.03.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
About diversity, freedom, the open society and its enemies
Oermann, N. O. (Speaker)
08.02.2019Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer