Institute of Ethics and Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research
Organisational unit: Institute
Organisation profile
In the professorship, we address three main challenges for the fulfilment of this aspiration:
- Consolidate the epistemological and methodological foundations of transdisciplinary sustainability research.
- Enhance research at the science/society interface that has both scientific and societal relevance.
- Enable students, researchers and societal actors to contribute to societal transformation with local and global impact.
We are rooted/embedded in the Faculty of Sustainability and collaborate with different institutes at Leuphana and research institutions from around the world as well as with different societal actors and institutions from the private and public sector in Lueneburg and beyond.
We creatively combine conceptual and empirical research with the development of new formats and environments.
Topics
Im Bereich der Forschung liegt der Schwerpunkt von Dissertationen und Drittmittelprojekten im Bereich der Wirtschaftsethik im Zeichen der Globalisierung, in der Staatsphilosophie sowie in aktuellen Fragen der Medizinethik.
Auch hier ist der transdisziplinär verstandene Nachhaltigkeitsbegriff das Band, welches den Umgang mit ethischen Dilemmata in verschiedenen Wissenschafts- und Lebensbereichen miteinander verbindet.
Besonderes Gewicht wird problemorientierten Lernprozessen mit intensivem, wechselseitigem Austausch zwischen Wissenschaftlern/-innen unterschiedlicher Disziplinen sowie relevanten gesellschaftlichen Akteuren beigemessen. Ethik wird in diesem Kontext als eine Begleitwissenschaft verstanden, der eine Schlüsselrolle in inter- und transdisziplinärer Forschung zu Themen der nachhaltigen Entwicklung zukommt.
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My Touchstone Puzzles. W.D. Hamilton work on Social Wasps in the 1960s
Caniglia, G., 2017, Integrated history and philosophy of science: problems, perspectives, and case studies. Stadler, F. (ed.). Cham: Springer, p. 31 - 42 12 p. (Vienna Circle Institute Yearbook; vol. 20).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research › peer-review
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Multilevel knowledge management for municipal climate action: Lessons from evaluating the operational situation of climate action managers in the German Federal State of Lower Saxony
Bickel, M. W., Caniglia, G., Weiser, A., Lang, D. J. & Schomerus, T., 20.12.2020, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 277, 123628.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Modeling normativity in sustainability: a comparison of the sustainable development goals, the Paris agreement, and the papal encyclical
Schmieg, G., Meyer, E., Schrickel, I., Herberg, J., Caniglia, G., Vilsmaier, U., Laubichler, M., Hörl, E. & Lang, D., 01.05.2018, In: Sustainability Science. 13, 3, p. 785-796 12 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Mismatches between supply and demand in wildlife tourism: Insights for assessing cultural ecosystem services
Arbieu, U., Grünewald, C., Martín-López, B., Schleuning, M. & Böhning-Gaese, K., 01.07.2017, In: Ecological Indicators. 78, p. 282-291 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Methods for Transdisciplinary Research: A Primer for Practice
Bergmann, M., Jahn, T., Knobloch, T., Krohn, W., Pohl, C. & Schramm, E., 16.08.2012, Campus Verlag. 294 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Methodological Challenges in Sustainability Science: A Call for Method Plurality, Procedural Rigor and Longitudinal Research
Wehrden, H., Lüderitz, C., Leventon, J. & Russell, S., 20.03.2017, In: Challenges in Sustainability. 5, 1, p. 35-42 8 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Methoden und Methodologie in den Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften
Lang, D. J., Rode, H. & von Wehrden, H., 03.2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Michelsen, G. & Heinrichs, H. (eds.). Berlin, Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 115-144 30 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Methoden transdisziplinärer Forschung: Ein Überblick mit Anwendungsbeispielen
Bergmann, M., Jahn, T., Knobloch, T., Krohn, W., Pohl, C. & Schramm, E., 2010, Frankfurt am Main: Campus Verlag. 295 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Monographs › Research
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Merkmalsextraktion und semantische Integration von Ultrabreitband-Sensoren zur Erkennung von Notfällen
Sachs, J., Helbig, M., Herrmann, R., Welge, R. & Bollow, E., 2010, Ambient Assisted Living 2010: 3. Deutscher AAL-Kongress mit Ausstellung Assistenzsysteme im Dienste des Menschen - Zuhause und Unterwegs, 26. - 27. Januar 2010 in Berlin ; Tagungsbandbeiträge. Berlin u.a.: VDE Verlag GmbH, 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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Mapping a sustainable future: Community learning in dialogue at the science–society interface
Barth, M., Lang, D. J., Luthardt, P. & Vilsmaier, U., 01.12.2017, In: International Review of Education. 63, 6, p. 811 - 828 18 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Many pathways toward sustainability: not conflict but co-learning between transition narratives
Lüderitz, C., Abson, D. J., Audet, R. & Lang, D. J., 01.05.2017, In: Sustainability Science. 12, 3, p. 393-407 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Making transdisciplinarity happen: Phase 0, or before the beginning
Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Leventon, J. & Lang, D. J., 01.10.2022, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 136, p. 187-197 11 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Making sense of sustainability transitions locally: how action research contributes to addressing societal challenges
Wittmayer, J. M., Schäpke, N., van Steenbergen, F. & Omann, I., 02.10.2014, In: Critical Policy Studies. 8, 4, p. 465-485 21 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Making a difference by marking the difference: Constituting in-between spaces for sustainability learning
Vilsmaier, U. & Lang, D. J., 10.2015, In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability. 16, p. 51-55 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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L'université orientée vers le soin de la richesse et les mères chercheuses durant la pandémie du Covid-19
Sander, A. & Grauer, C., 2023, In: Revue Philosophique de Louvain. 120, 1, p. 41-60 19 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Lüneburg 2030+ - ein Reallabor zur lokalen Implementierung der Sustainable Development Goals
Lang, D., Weiser, A. & Seidel, A., 2018, Die Rolle der Universität in Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft im Wandel. Henkel, A., Hobuß, S., Jamme, C. & Wuggenig, U. (eds.). 1. ed. Berlin: Pro BUSINESS Verlag, p. 193-197 5 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer
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Low-Profit im Kontext der UN-Nachhaltigkeitsziele
Fahrbach, C. & Weiser, A., 2021, Wirtschaft neu lehren: Erfahrungen aus der pluralen, sozioökonomischen Hochschulbildung. Urban, J., Schröder, L-M., Hantke, H. & Bäuerle, L. (eds.). Wiesbaden: Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden, p. 107-124 18 p. (Sozioökonomische Bildung und Wissenschaft).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Chapter › peer-review
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Loving the mess: navigating diversity and conflict in social values for sustainability
Kenter, J. O., Raymond, C. M., van Riper, C. J., Azzopardi, E., Brear, M. R., Calcagni, F., Christie, I., Christie, M., Fordham, A., Gould, R. K., Ives, C. D., Hejnowicz, A. P., Gunton, R., Horcea-Milcu, A. I., Kendal, D., Kronenberg, J., Massenberg, J. R., O’Connor, S., Ravenscroft, N., Rawluk, A., Raymond, I. J., Rodríguez-Morales, J. & Thankappan, S., 02.09.2019, In: Sustainability Science. 14, 5, p. 1439-1461 23 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Local levers for change: Mainstreaming ecosystem-based adaptation into municipal planning to foster sustainability transitions
Wamsler, C., Luederitz, C. & Brink, E., 01.11.2014, In: Global Environmental Change : Human and Policy Dimensions. 29, p. 189 - 201 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Local food sovereignty for global food security? Highlighting interplay challenges
Leventon, J. & Laudan, J., 10.2017, In: Geoforum. 85, p. 23-26 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Linking Transitions to Sustainability: Individual Agency, Normativity and Transdisciplinary Collaborations in transition Management
Schäpke, N., 2018, Lüneburg, 344 p. (IETSR Discussion papers in Transdisciplinary Sustainability Research; vol. 2).Research output: Working paper › Working papers
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Linking transitions to sustainability: A study of the societal effects of transition management
Schäpke, N., Omann, I., Wittmayer, J. M., van Steenbergen, F. & Mock, M., 03.05.2017, In: Sustainability. 9, 5, 36 p., 737.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Linking stakeholder survey, scenario analysis, and simulation modeling to explore the long-term impacts of regional water governance regimes
Withycombe Keeler, L., Wiek, A., White, D. D. & Sampson, D. A., 04.2015, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 48, p. 237-249 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Linking modes of research to their scientific and societal outcomes. Evidence from 81 sustainability-oriented research projects
Newig, J., Jahn, S. V., Lang, D. J., Kahle, J. & Bergmann, M., 01.11.2019, In: Environmental Science & Policy. 101, p. 147-155 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Linking large-scale and small-scale distribution patterns of steppe plant species—An example using fourth-corner analysis
Treiber, J., von Wehrden, H., Zimmermann, H., Welk, E., Jäger, E. J., Ronnenberg, K. & Wesche, K., 01.02.2020, In: Flora: Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 263, 8 p., 151553.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Linking concepts of change and ecosystem services research: A systematic review
Rau, A-L., Bickel, M. W., Hilser, S., Jenkins, S., McCrory, G., Pfefferle, N., Rathgens, J., Roitsch, D., Schroth, T. N., Stålhammar, S., Villada, D., Weiser, A., Wamsler, C., Krause, T. & Wehrden, H., 01.12.2018, In: Change and Adaptation in Socio-Ecological Systems. 4, 1, p. 33-45 13 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Leverage points for sustainability transformations: nine guiding questions for sustainability science and practice
Leventon, J., Abson, D. J. & Lang, D. J., 05.2021, In: Sustainability Science. 16, 3, p. 721-726 6 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Other (editorial matter etc.) › Research
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Leverage points for sustainability transformation
Abson, D. J., Fischer, J., Leventon, J., Newig, J., Schomerus, T., Vilsmaier, U., von Wehrden, H., Abernethy, P., Ives, C. D., Jager, N. W. & Lang, D. J., 01.02.2017, In: Ambio. 46, 1, p. 30-39 10 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Leverage points for sustainability transformation: a review on interventions in food and energy systems
Dorninger, C., Abson, D. J., Apetrei, C. I., Derwort, P., Ives, C. D., Klaniecki, K., Lam, D., Langsenlehner, M., Riechers, M., Spittler, N. & von Wehrden, H., 01.05.2020, In: Ecological Economics. 171, 9 p., 106570.Research output: Journal contributions › Scientific review articles › Research
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Leverage points 2019: A transdisciplinary conference, inspiring change
Leventon, J., Zimmermann, H., Von Wehrden, H. & Becker, S., 01.01.2019, In: GAIA. 28, 1, p. 55-57 3 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Lebensweltgestaltung junger Frauen mit türkischem Migrationshintergrund in der dritten Generation : "Mama, erzähl mir neue Sachen, deine sind schon veraltet"
Bülbül-Emanet, S., 18.12.2014, Wiesbaden: Springer VS. 199 p.Research output: Books and anthologies › Book
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Least-Cost Transportation Planning - Eine Konzeptidee: Eine neue Methode zur ökologischen und ökonomischen effizienten Verkehrsplanung
Bergmann, M., Bracher, T., Diegmann, V. & Uricher, A., 1997, In: Internationales Verkehrswesen. 49, 10, p. 499-503 5 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Learning to spend time in unusual times: An inquiry into the potential for sustainability learning during COVID-19-induced school closures
Grauer, C., Frank, P. & Fischer, D., 01.12.2023, In: International Review of Education. 69, 6, p. 823-849 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Learning to collaborate while collaborating: advancing interdisciplinary sustainability research
Freeth, R. & Caniglia, G., 01.01.2020, In: Sustainability Science. 15, 1, p. 247-261 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Learning through evaluation: A tentative evaluative scheme for sustainability transition experiments
Lüderitz, C., Schäpke, N., Wiek, A., Lang, D. J., Bergmann, M., Bos, J. J., Burch, S., Davies, A., Evans, J., König, A., Farrelly, M. A., Forrest, N., Frantzeskaki, N., Gibson, R. B., Kay, B., Loorbach, D., McCormick, K., Parodi, O., Rauschmayer, F., Schneidewind, U., Stauffacher, M., Stelzer, F., Trencher, G., Venjakob, J., Vergragt, P. J., von Wehrden, H. & Westley, F. R., 15.12.2017, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 169, p. 61-76 16 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Learning spaces in multi-stakeholder initiatives: The German Partnership for Sustainable Textiles as a platform for dialogue and learning?
Beyers, F. & Leventon, J., 01.09.2021, In: Earth System Governance. 9, 13 p., 100113.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Learning not only by doing - Erfahrungen eines interdisziplinären Forschungsverbundes am Beispiel CITY:mobil
Bergmann, M. & Jahn, T., 1999, Stadtökologische Forschung: Theorie und Anwendungen. Friedrichs, J. & Hollaender, K. (eds.). Berlin: Analytica Verlagsgesellschaft, Vol. 6. p. 251-275 25 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Learning from Co-Founders of Grassroots Initiatives: Personal Resilience, Transition, and Behavioral Change – a Salutogenic Approach
Maschkowski, G., Schäpke, N., Grabs, J. & Langen, N., 05.2017, Resilience, Community Action and Social Transformation: People, Place, Practice, Power, Politics & Possibility in Transition. Henfrey, T. & Maschkowski, G. (eds.). 1 ed. Lisbon: Permanent Publications, p. 65-84 20 p. (The Community-Led Transformations Book Series; vol. 2).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Land Take and Soil Sealing—Drivers, Trends and Policy (Legal) Instruments: Insights from European Cities
Naumann, S., Frelih-Larsen, A., Prokop, G., Ittner, S., Reed, M., Mills, J., Morari, F., Verzandvoort, S., Albrecht, S., Bjuréus, A., Siebielec, G. & Miturski, T., 2019, International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2018. Ginzky, H., Dooley, E., Heuser, I. L., Kasimbazi, E., Markus, T. & Qin, T. (eds.). Cham: Springer Schweiz, p. 83-112 30 p. (International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy ; vol. 2018).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Landscape-scale biodiversity governance: Scenarios for reshaping spaces of governance
Leventon, J., Schaal, T., Velten, S., Loos, J., Fischer, J. & Newig, J., 01.05.2019, In: Environmental Policy and Governance. 29, 3, p. 170-184 15 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Lambarene
Oermann, N. O. & Suermann, T., 2012, Europa und die Welt. den Boer, P., Duchhardt, H., Kreis, G. & Schmale, W. (eds.). München: Oldenbourg, p. 265-270 6 p. (Europäische Erinnerungsorte; vol. 3).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education
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Labs in the real world: Advancing transdisciplinary research and sustainability transformation: Mapping the field and emerging lines of inquiry
Schäpke, N., Bergmann, M., Stelzer, F. & Lang, D. J., 01.01.2018, In: GAIA. 27, Supplement 1, p. 8-11 4 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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Kupfer - früher Einstieg und starke Zukunftsaussichten
Weiser, A., 2018, Metalle auf der Bühne der Menschheit: Von Ötzis Kupferbeil zum Smartphone im All Metals Age. Held, M., Jenny, R. D. & Hempel, M. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 9 1 p. (DBU-Umweltkommunikation; vol. 11).Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Other › Research
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Kritische Technikfolgenabschätzung und Handlungsfolgenabschätzung: TA-orientierte Bewertungsverfahren zwischen stadtökologischer Forschung und kommunaler Praxis
Bergmann, M., Schramm, E. & Wehling, P., 1999, Stadtökologische Forschung : Theorien und Anwendungen. Friedrichs, J. & Hollaender, K. (eds.). Berlin: Analytica Verlagsgesellschaft, Vol. 6. p. 443-463 21 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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"Kriminalpädagogische Schülergremien": die Rolle Gleichaltriger im Jugendstrafrecht aus devianzpädagogischer und kriminalpolitischer Sicht
Plewig, H-J., 2008, In: Zeitschrift für Jugendkriminalrecht und Jugendhilfe. 19, 3, p. 237-245 9 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research
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Koproduktives Stadtmachen als Motor der Quartiersentwicklung? Eine längsschnittliche Konstellationsanalyse in Wuppertal-Mirke
Wanner, M., 01.02.2024, In: Berichte Geographie und Landeskunde. 97, 1-2, p. 103-129 27 p.Research output: Journal contributions › Journal articles › Research › peer-review
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"Konfrontative Pädagogik"
Plewig, H-J., 2010, Handbuch Jugendkriminalität: Kriminologie und Sozialpädagogik im Dialog. Dollinger, B. & Schmidt-Semisch, H. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 427-439 13 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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"Konfrontative Pädagogik"
Plewig, H-J., 2010, "Unkulturen" in Bildung und Erziehung. Dörr, M. & Herz, B. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 151-168 18 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Konfliktbelastungen im Amateurfußball
Scherer, J. & Winands, M., 2010, Konfliktmanagement im Fußball. Ribler, A. & Pulter, A. (eds.). Frankfurt: Hessischer Fußball-Verband, p. 47-54 8 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Research
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Kommunikation, Partizipation und digitale Medien: Digitale Medien
Bollow, E., Faasch, H. & Möller, A., 2014, Nachhaltigkeitswissenschaften. Heinrichs, H. & Michelsen, G. (eds.). Berlin Heidelberg: Springer Spektrum, p. 397-419 23 p.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Education › peer-review