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. 2016
  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. Methoden der (Kultur-)Landschaftsforschung

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    21.09.201623.09.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationGuest lecturesResearch

  5. 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

  6. 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

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

    Bernert, P. (presenter)

    06.09.201609.09.2016

    Activity: Talk or presentationPresentations (poster etc.)Research

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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

  11. Td Summer School 2016

    Vilsmaier, U. (Speaker)

    29.08.201606.09.2016

    Activity: Participating in or organising an academic or articstic eventConferencesTransfer

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