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
Projekt ‚Demokratie leben’ der Hansestadt Lüneburg/Stadtjugendring - 2015
Vilsmaier, U. (Moderator)
27.10.2015Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Programme of Ecosystems Change and Society (PECS) (External organisation)
Martín-López, B. (Member)
2018 → …Activity: Membership › Academic councils, panels and committees › Research
ProDoc Workshop VIII - 2013
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
04.10.2013Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Problem Framing Workshop with Local NGOs
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Peukert, D. (Participant), Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Fischer, J. (Organiser) & Lam, D. (Participant)
22.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Podiumsdiskussion zum Ukraine-Krieg: Keine Kriegspartei und doch im Wirtschaftskrieg
Kück, T. (Moderator) & Oermann, N. O. (Participant)
21.04.2023Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer
Parks of the Future – Protected Areas in Europe Challenging Issues of Societal Transformation
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
26.02.2014 → 27.02.2014Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Research
Parks as societal mirrors of the 21st century
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
26.02.2014 → 27.02.2014Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
One Earth (Journal)
Martín-López, B. (Editorial Board)
2019 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editor of journals › Research
Oikos - Theis Workshop
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
26.06.2012Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
„Now I Appreciate the Small Things in Life.“ – An Inquiry into Learning Potentials for ESE by Researching Students' Time Use During “Lockdown”
Grauer, C. (Speaker)
09.09.2021Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research