Professorship for Sustainability and Politics

Organisational unit: Professoship

Organisation profile

How can society and the economy be shaped with foresight and at the same time stabilise the natural foundations of life? The co-optimisation of economic, social and ecological developments is the core issue of sustainable policy. At the Chair of Sustainability and Politics, this question is addressed in research, teaching and practice. 

Main research areas

The four subject areas of sustainable state, sustainable community, climate crisis and transformation as well as cultural innovation and communication take centre stage.

  1. Published

    Chancen för erneuerbare Energien in Wärmenetzen: Bericht vom Leuphana Energieforum 2017

    Bickel, M. W., Soetebeer, I. & Neidig, P., 2018, In: GAIA. 27, 1, p. 190-192 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Challenges and opportunities for sustainable development in Germany

    Heinrichs, H., Laws, N. & Riedel, H., 2013, Winning Strategies for a Sustainable Future: Reinhard Mohn Prize 2013. Gütersloh: WBV Bertelsmann Verlag, p. 39-52 14 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransferpeer-review

  3. Published

    Carry on the Distribution of Power: Federalism in Germany

    Laws, N., 2013, O Federalista Atual: Teoria do Federalismo. Ramos, D. T. (ed.). Belo Horizonte: Arraes Editores, p. 501-521 21 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Building a Coalition with Depoliticized Sustainability Discourse: The Case of a Transdisciplinary Transition Management Arena in Peru

    Noboa, E., Upham, P. J. & Heinrichs, H., 31.01.2019, In: Journal of Sustainable Development. 12, 1, p. 84-107 24 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Bildung für Nachhaltige Entwicklung – eine Chance für die Grundschule?

    Hauenschild, K., Rode, H. & Bolscho, D., 2010, Zwischen Fachdidaktik und Stufendidaktik : Perspektiven für die Grundschulpädagogik. Arnold, K.-H., Hauenschild, K., Schmidt, B. & Ziegenmeyer, B. (eds.). Wiesbaden: VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, p. 173-176 4 p. (Jahrbuch Grundschulforschung; vol. 14).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearch

  6. Published

    Bildung für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung im schulsichen Kontext

    Hauenschild, K. & Rode, H., 2013, Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung: Aktuelle theoretische Konzepte und Beispiele praktischer Umsetzung. Pütz, N., Schweer, M. K. W. & Logemann, N. (eds.). Frankfurt am Main: PL Acad. Research, p. 61-82 22 p. (Psychologie und Gesellschaft; vol. 11).

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Betriebliches Nachhaltigkeitsbarometer Niedersachsen 2024: Einblicke in Nachhaltigkeit und Klimaschutz in der niedersächsischen Wirtschaft

    Hartmann, E., Wilkens, M. & Heinrichs, H., 20.11.2024, Lüneburg: Leuphana Universität Lüneburg, 42 p. (Schriftenreihe Nachhaltigkeit, Politik, Gesellschaft; no. 7).

    Research output: Working paperResearch communication reportsResearch

  8. Published

    Auf dem Weg zum Nachhaltigkeitsstaat? Die Möglichkeiten langfristigen staatlichen Handelns am Beispiel Biodiversitätspolitik

    Heinrichs, H., Laws, N. & Mitlacher, G., 08.2014, In: Umwelt Aktuell. 8/9, p. 2-3 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesTransferpeer-review

  9. Published

    Artful sustainability governance—Foundational considerations on sensory-informed policymaking for sustainable development

    Heinrichs, H., 01.07.2020, In: Sustainable Development. 28, 4, p. 791-799 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Artful and sensory sustainability science: Exploring novel methodological perspectives

    Heinrichs, H. & Kagan, S., 30.09.2019, In: Journal of Environmental Management and Sustainability. 8, 3, p. 431-442 12 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review