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. 2008
  2. Published

    Legitimizing climate policy: The "risk construct" of global climate change in the German mass media

    Peters, H. P. & Heinrichs, H., 06.2008, In: International Journal of Sustainability Communication. 3, p. 14-36 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Medialisierung der Wissenschaft als Voraussetzung ihrer Legitimierung und politischen Relevanz

    Peters, H. P., Heinrichs, H., Jung, A., Kallfass, M. & Petersen, I., 27.05.2008, Wissensproduktion und Wissenstransfer: Wissen im Spannungsfeld von Wissenschaft, Politik und Öffentlichkeit. Mayntz, R., Neidhardt, F., Weingart, P. & Wengenroth, U. (eds.). Bielefeld: transcript Verlag, p. 269-292 24 p. (Science Studies).

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

  4. Published

    Levels of indicator development for education for sustainable development

    Rode, H. & Michelsen, G., 02.2008, In: Environmental Education Research. 14, 1, p. 19-33 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Kommunikation von Nachhaltigkeit in den Printmedien: eine Printmedienanalyse des Dossiers "Anders Wirtschaften: Gewinn statt Profit" der Frankfurter Rundschau

    Lüdecke, G., 2008, Saarbrücken: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller. 128 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearch

  6. Published

    Medialization of science as a prerequisite of its legitimization and political relevance

    Peters, H. P., Heinrichs, H., Jung, A., Kallfass, M. & Petersen, I., 2008, Communicating Science in Social Contexts: New Models, New Practices. Cheng, D., Claessens, M., Gascoigne, T., Metcalfe, J., Schiele, B. & Shi, S. (eds.). Dodrecht: Springer Netherlands, p. 71-92 22 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksChapterpeer-review

  7. Published

    Mediatisierte Politikgestaltung? Medien, Expertise und politische Entscheidungsprozesse in wissenschaftsbasierten Themenfeldern

    Heinrichs, H. & Petersen, I., 2008, Medienorientierung biomedizinischer Forscher im internationalen Vergleich: die Schnittstelle von Wissenschaft & Journalismus und ihre politische Relevanz. Peters, H. P. (ed.). Jülich: Forschungszentrum Jülich , p. 195-278 84 p. (Schriften des Forschungszentrums Jülich / Reihe Gesundheit; vol. 18).

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

  8. Published

    Symbolische Politik oder echter Einfluss? Die europäische Beschäftigungsstrategie in Deutschland und Frankreich

    Huber, A., 2008, Marburg: Tectum Verlag. 161 p.

    Research output: Books and anthologiesMonographsResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    The Diversity of environmental justice: Towards a European Approach

    Elvers, H.-D., Heinrichs, H. & Groß, M., 2008, In: European Societies. 10, 5, p. 835-856 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. 2007
  11. Published
  12. Published

    Managing sustainability communication on campus: experiences from Lüneburg

    Franz-Balsen, A. & Heinrichs, H., 25.09.2007, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 8, 4, p. 431 - 445 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review