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
Key competencies in sustainability- Application in sustainable entrepreneurship
Lang, D. J. (Reviewer)
15.03.2017Activity: Other expert activities › Academic Consultant › Education
‘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
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
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
- 2016
Corporate Responsibility Reporting
Lam, D. (Lecturer)
18.11.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Gender und Diversity: Welche Rolle spielt Vielfalt in der transdisziplinären Nachhaltigkeitsforschung?
Kahle, J. (Speaker) & Jahn, S. V. (Speaker)
01.11.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Qualitätskritieren und Wirkungen von nachhaltigkeitsorientierter Forschung
Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Jahn, S. V. (Speaker), Kahle, J. (Speaker) & Lam, D. (Speaker)
07.10.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Conference Presentations › Research
Die Zukunft gestalten - Transdisziplinäre Projektarbeit
Jahn, S. V. (Speaker) & Kahle, J. (Speaker)
10.2016 → 03.2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Education
Transdisziplinäre Forschung: Diversität und Differenz
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
26.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Transfer
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
How could this success model of the Agro-Eco-Viscri farming association (experience and knowledge) could be consolidated and transferred/adapted to Alma Vii?
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Fischer, J. (Organiser), Peukert, D. (Speaker) & Lam, D. (Organiser)
21.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
Methoden der (Kultur-)Landschaftsforschung
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
21.09.2016 → 23.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Co-Production of Tools and Strategies to Upscale the Local Model of the Viscri Association by Involving a Policy Expert
Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Peukert, D. (Participant), Lam, D. (Organiser) & Fischer, J. (Organiser)
20.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › External workshops, courses, seminars › Transfer
What could university look like in the 21st Century. The Global Classroom Curriculum
John, B. (Oral presentation)
14.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Guest lectures › Research
Establishing real-life laboratories: a transdisciplinary approach.
Bernert, P. (presenter)
06.09.2016 → 09.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
The Sustainability of Local Living Economies. Exploratory evaluative transition research using Rough Set Analysis.
Bernert, P. (presenter)
06.09.2016 → 09.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Transformative Research and Development in Urban and Regional Environments
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
01.09.2016 → 03.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Research
Governance scenarios for ecological and social goals in agricultural landscapes
Schaal, T. (presenter)
30.08.2016 → 02.09.2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Presentations (poster etc.) › Research
Td Summer School 2016
Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)
29.08.2016 → 06.09.2016Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic event › Conferences › Transfer