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18 November 2025|Futures of Sustainability

Buchpräsentation mit Frank Adloff, 10. Dezember 2025, 16:00-18:00 Uhr

Bereits vor zwei Wochen erschien das neue Buch von Frank Adloff "Wirkliches und Mögliches in der Klimakrise. Perspektiven der Sozialwissenschaften im ökologischen Wandel", das mit Open Access beim transcript Verlag verfügbar ist. Dieses wird er bei uns im Centre unter der Moderation von Christine Hentschel und mit...

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17 November 2025|Futures of Sustainability

Out now! Frank Adloff's Book "Wirkliches und Mögliches in der Klimakrise"

We are happy to announce that Frank Adloff's new book "Wirkliches und Mögliches in der Klimakrise. Perspektiven der Sozialwissenschaften im ökologischen Wandel" is out now! You can download it with open access or order the print version on the website of transcript Verlag.

In the book he explores how social sciences can...

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12 November 2025|Futures of Sustainability

Buchpräsentation mit Hans Joas: "Universalismus. Weltherrschaft und Menschheitsethos", 01. Dezember 2025, 17:00

Das Wohl aller Menschen als Richtschnur für politisches und moralisches Handeln – dieses Ideal erschien bis vor Kurzem weitgehend anerkannt, ist jetzt aber erneut umstritten und war historisch keineswegs überall verbreitet. Woher stammt dieses Menschheitsethos eigentlich? Ist es ein Erbe des Westens? Und welchen Anteil...

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10 November 2025|Futures of Sustainability

Podcast "Tee & Taktik" about the antinuclear movement in Germany

How the early days of the antinuclear movement in the German Wendland can inspire movements today. Long time activist Katja Tempel in conversation with Dalilah Shemia-Goeke at Tee & Taktik, supported by the DFG Centre "Futures of Sustainability".

You can listen to the podcast here...

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23 October 2025|Futures of Sustainability

Climate resilience in the Philippines

Our Research Associate Macario Lacbawan writes in East Asia Forum that moralizing climate resilience masks corruption and weak governance. You can read the whole commentary here.

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15 October 2025|Futures of Sustainability

Panel Discussion with Frank Adloff

Every year Hamburger Horizonte organises a series of events regarding exchange about topics that deserve special attention in science and society. This year Hamburger Horizonte concentrated on water as an essential resource for life that is threatened by climate change, pollution and distribution conflicts. Therefore on the...

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8 October 2025|Futures of Sustainability

Kolleg-Lecture by Maarten Hajer, 14 October 2025, 18:00-20:00

We kindly invite you to register for our upcoming Kolleg-Lecture:

14 October 2025

17:30 Apéro
18:00-20:00 Kolleg-Lecture
Maarten Hajer (Utrecht University): "Beyond Captured Futures - Re-imagining Environmental Politics"
Moderation: Stefan C. Aykut (Futures of Sustainability)

Maarten Hajer is Distinguished Professor of Urban...

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6 October 2025|Futures of Sustainability

New Fellow: Antje Daniel

Antje Daniel is a sociologist whose interests range from political and environmental sociology to socio-ecological transformation and the future and utopia, as well as gender and intersectionality. She has worked in various regions of the world, including Europe (Austria), Latin America (Brazil, Chile) and Africa (Southern...