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. 2014
  2. Räume transdisziplinären Lehrens und Forschens schaffen

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    31.07.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  3. Crossing boundaries in transdisciplinary sustainability research

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    13.06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  4. Why companies do district heating – the business model perspective on network expansion and renewable sources of energy

    Reinert, F. (Speaker), Clausen, J. (Speaker) & Hansen, E. G. (Speaker)

    03.06.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  5. Leuphana Faculty Club

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    22.05.2014

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

  6. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Vilsmaier, U. (Deputy member)

    04.201403.2016

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  7. Parks as societal mirrors of the 21st century

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    26.02.201427.02.2014

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  8. Parks of the Future – Protected Areas in Europe Challenging Issues of Societal Transformation

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    26.02.201427.02.2014

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

  9. 2013
  10. Research Development Workshop for Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research - RIHN 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    15.11.2013

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

  11. Research Development Workshop for Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research - RIHN 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    14.11.201315.11.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  12. ProDoc Workshop VIII - 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    04.10.2013

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

  13. Ultras: Jugendliche Fußballfans

    Winands, M. (Speaker)

    16.09.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  14. 1st Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation - i2S 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    09.09.201311.09.2013

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

  15. 1st Global Conference on Research Integration and Implementation - i2S 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Participant)

    09.09.201310.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  16. Td Summer School 2013: Transdisciplinary Research at the Science

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    01.09.201310.09.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesEducation

  17. Workshop zur Konstituierung des Instituts für transdisziplinäre Sozialwissenschaft der Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe -2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    31.07.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  18. Fußball und Diskriminierung: Einordnung und Entwicklungen

    Winands, M. (Lecturer)

    21.05.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  19. Inter- und transdisziplinäre Lehre

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    13.05.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  20. 10th ITdNet Meeting - 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Participant)

    11.04.2013

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

  21. Conference on Transdisciplinary Research and Modeling - 2013

    Lutz, L. M. (Participant)

    10.04.201311.04.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  22. Conference on Transdisciplinary Research and Modelling - 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Chair)

    10.04.201311.04.2013

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  23. Konstitution transdisziplinärer Forschungsfelder

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    02.02.201303.02.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  24. Transdisziplinäre Konstitution von Forschungsfeldern

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    02.02.201303.02.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  25. Netzwerktreffen Studium Generale Nord - 2013

    Vilsmaier, U. (Moderator)

    31.01.2013

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

  26. Berufsstart und Karriereweg

    Vilsmaier, U. (Lecturer)

    25.01.2013

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  27. 2012
  28. Tagung "Fußball und Fans. Wissenschaftliche Perspektiven" 2012

    Winands, M. (Speaker)

    12.12.201213.12.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  29. Räume und Orte für transdisziplinäre Forschung schaffen

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    30.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  30. Football: Politics of the Global Game 2012

    Winands, M. (presenter)

    29.11.201230.11.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  31. Frame Conditions for Transdisciplinary Research

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    05.11.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  32. Leuphana Universität Lüneburg (Organisational unit)

    Oermann, N. O. (Member)

    24.10.201231.12.2019

    Activity: MembershipLeuphana academic councils and committeesLeuphana Academic Committees

  33. „Theorie und Praxis: Globales Lernen und Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung – Positionen, Potentiale, Perspektiven“

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    27.09.201228.09.2012

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

  34. Combining material flow analysis and actor analysis to characterise the development of energy regions in Austria.

    Hecher, M. (Speaker), Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker) & Binder, C. R. (Speaker)

    26.09.201228.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationConference PresentationsResearch

  35. MFA ConAccount Conference 2012

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    26.09.201228.09.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  36. University and education – how to teach sustainability and change?

    Lam, D. (Lecturer)

    06.09.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesEducation

  37. 3rd International Conference on Sustainability Transitions - IST 2012

    Lutz, L. M. (presenter)

    29.08.201231.08.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  38. 32nd International Geographical Congress 2012

    Vilsmaier, U. (Chair)

    26.08.201230.08.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  39. Konfliktreiche Begegnungen?!: Sozialwissenschaftliche Einwürfe zur Gewaltdiskussion im Fußball

    Winands, M. (Lecturer)

    16.08.2012

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesTransfer

  40. Oikos - Theis Workshop

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    26.06.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  41. 13. Österreichischer Klimatag 2012

    Vilsmaier, U. (presenter)

    14.06.201215.06.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  42. Conference Transdisciplinary Intercultural Ecological Research for Sustainability - TIERS 2012

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    08.06.201210.06.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  43. Workshop Transdisziplinäre Wissensproduktion in der Wasserforschung 2012

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    19.04.201220.04.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch

  44. 4th Global TraPs Workshop "Defining Case Studies – Setting Priorities”

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    16.03.201218.03.2012

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

  45. Konferenz "Zukunft der Wirtschaftsethik in Deutschland" - 2012

    Mühling, M. (Opponent)

    10.02.201211.02.2012

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesResearch