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

  1. 2017
  2. Key competencies in sustainability- Application in sustainable entrepreneurship

    Lang, D. J. (Reviewer)

    15.03.2017

    Activity: Other expert activitiesAcademic ConsultantEducation

  3. ‘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)

    23.01.201724.01.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

  4. World Economic Forum 2017

    John, B. (Speaker), Caniglia, G. (Speaker), Leonie, B. (Speaker), Lang, D. J. (Speaker) & Laubichler, M. D. (Speaker)

    17.01.2017

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  5. 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)

    2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Transfer

  6. 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)

    2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsTransfer

  7. 2016
  8. Corporate Responsibility Reporting

    Lam, D. (Lecturer)

    18.11.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  9. Gender und Diversity: Welche Rolle spielt Vielfalt in der transdisziplinären Nachhaltigkeitsforschung?

    Kahle, J. (Speaker) & Jahn, S. V. (Speaker)

    01.11.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  10. Qualitätskritieren und Wirkungen von nachhaltigkeitsorientierter Forschung

    Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Jahn, S. V. (Speaker), Kahle, J. (Speaker) & Lam, D. (Speaker)

    07.10.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  11. Die Zukunft gestalten - Transdisziplinäre Projektarbeit

    Jahn, S. V. (Speaker) & Kahle, J. (Speaker)

    10.201603.2017

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  12. Transdisziplinäre Forschung: Diversität und Differenz

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    26.09.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  13. Problem Framing Workshop with Local NGOs

    Horcea-Milcu, A. I. (Organiser), Peukert, D. (Participant), Lang, D. J. (Speaker), Fischer, J. (Organiser) & Lam, D. (Participant)

    22.09.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  14. 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)

    21.09.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  15. Methoden der (Kultur-)Landschaftsforschung

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    21.09.201623.09.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  16. 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)

    20.09.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventExternal workshops, courses, seminarsTransfer

  17. What could university look like in the 21st Century. The Global Classroom Curriculum

    John, B. (Oral presentation)

    14.09.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  18. Establishing real-life laboratories: a transdisciplinary approach.

    Bernert, P. (presenter)

    06.09.201609.09.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  19. The Sustainability of Local Living Economies. Exploratory evaluative transition research using Rough Set Analysis.

    Bernert, P. (presenter)

    06.09.201609.09.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  20. Transformative Research and Development in Urban and Regional Environments

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    01.09.201603.09.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  21. Governance scenarios for ecological and social goals in agricultural landscapes

    Schaal, T. (presenter)

    30.08.201602.09.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  22. Td Summer School 2016

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    29.08.201606.09.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer