Humanities Centre for
Advanced Studies
Futures of Sustainability

Food is essential. It is at the core of human life and involves the whole of society and all social institutions. In this summer school, we’ll take a closer, interdisciplinary look at the table. What is on the table? What happens around the table? Where does the food come from? Who’s invited to the banquet? And who’s not...

I am a sociologist and political scientist whose interests range from social history of Westerns societies and social movement research to environmental sociology and dynamics of social-ecological transformations – and their political and societal blockades – in different regions of the world. I am working both...

We are delighted to share a Call for Papers for our Ad hoc Group „Soziologie in Zeiten sozial-ökologischer Verwerfungen. Auf der Suche nach einem neuen Vokabular“, organized by Frank Adloff, Stefan C. Aykut and Christine Hentschel at the 42. Congress of the DGS, 22.-26.09.2025. Find out more here (PDF) and here (link). 

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Anita Engels usually adopts a sociological macro perspective on societal dynamics that enable or hinder the transformation toward a net-zero-carbon-emissions society, including power relations and inequalities. She looks at the interactions between different types of actors (companies, city administrations) and their...

Um das Leben in der gegenwärtigen Konstellation ökologischer, politischer und demokratischer Krisen zu erhalten, bedarf es neuer Fähigkeiten, die unsere Verletzlichkeit und Verwundbarkeit ins Zentrum stellen. In der kritischen Zone, die wir bewohnen, müssen wir mit Bedacht agieren, und jeden Schritt, den wir von nun an...

Stefan Aykut took part in the Senate Reception for the biennial conference of the German Society of International Law on 12 March 2025 in Hamburg City Hall. He discussed with former ambassador Dr Christoph Heusgen and Prof Dr Jutta Brunnée. Further information under the following link.