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

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Publications

  1. Qualitative environmental risk assessment of photolytic transformation products of iodinated X-ray contrast agent diatrizoic acid
  2. Perspektiver inden for teknologisk-assisteret indsamling af data i psykologisk forandring - rammesat af den synergetiske psykologi
  3. Recreating agriculture-agroecological knowledge and peasant's identities in a process of education-research-action in Chiapas, Mexico
  4. What can balance the effort? Associations between effort-reward imbalance, overcommitment, and affective disorders in German teachers
  5. Integration by case, place and process: transdisciplinary research for sustainable grazing in the Lachlan River catchment, Australia
  6. Deciphering the speed of link: Experimental Evidence of a rapid increase in soil respiration following the onset of photosynthesis
  7. Religiöse Transformationen und Ausdrucksformen unter den veränderten gesellschaftlich-kulturellen Rahmenbedingungen des NS-Regimes
  8. Early positive effects of tree species richness on herbivory in a large-scale forest biodiversity experiment influence tree growth
  9. „Gute künstlerische Ausbildung?“ – Entwicklung und Diskussion quantitativer Evaluationsinstrumente an Musikhochschule und Universität
  10. Photolysis of sulfamethoxypyridazine in various aqueous media: Aerobic biodegradation and photoproducts identification by LC-UV-MS/MS
  11. Coupling stakeholder assessments of ecosystem services with biophysical ecosystem properties reveals importance of social contexts
  12. Book Review: Christine Lane and Jocelyn Probert National Capitalisms, Global Production Networks: 2009, Oxford: Oxford University Press
  13. Achieving enhanced mechanical properties in Mg-Gd-Y-Zn-Mn alloy by altering dynamic recrystallization behavior via pre-ageing treatment
  14. Towards an Interoperable Ecosystem of AI and LT Platforms: A Roadmap for the Implementation of Different Levels of Interoperability
  15. The epistemological framework for theologizing with children. Critical realism or social constructivism? A response to Andrew Wright
  16. Improved models, improved information? Exploring how climate change impacts pollen, influenza, and mold in Berlin and its surroundings