Theses

NEWS

We will resume supervising new theses from the middle of the summer semester 2025.

Notes on writing theses at the department

We generally recommend that you attend our courses if you want to write your thesis with us. In addition, we will supervise you in exceptional cases and after you have attended other courses in economics and social sciences.

With a university Master's thesis, you prove that you can work scientifically. Before you actually start working on your Master's thesis, you need to find a topic, which is not part of the processing time. You can find information on this topic-finding phase here and in our events.

In an initial consultation, you can find out about the topics currently available and how we work in the department and discuss your own ideas for a thesis with us. Make an appointment with us by e-mail, in which you should also provide us with a meaningful motivation, information on your level of study and the direction of your interests in terms of content for the thesis as well as for methodological implementation ideas. Questions that can help you: What is the problem? Why is it a relevant topic? What question(s) is/are associated with it? Which theoretical perspective can support you in conceptualizing the topic appropriately? How do you want to proceed?

After the initial consultation and if both sides agree that supervision is thematically appropriate, we will provide you with further information on developing the topic and creating a concept for your thesis in the form of an exposé.

We would like to point out that prior engagement with theories from the field of sustainability management and methods of empirical social research is an advantage if you wish to write your thesis with us.

Topics of completed theses (excerpt)

Education for sustainable development on the farm: A comparative study of the framework conditions for structural anchoring in the federal states

Sustainable supply chains for the raw material cocoa in the German food retail trade . A qualitative analysis of the sustainability communication of sustainable supply chain management practices

A sustainable business model approach to advance the adoption of agroforestry for the region of Lower Bavaria, Germany

Exploring the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on human-nature interactions and people's relationship with nature in Germany

Social Impacts and Adoption of Sustainable Practices in Conventional Banana Production. Combining quantitative methods and qualitative content analysis on data from the conventional banana sector in Ecuador and Colombia

Sustainable place-based community initiatives as spaces that strengthen human-nature relationships

Information and communication in transition - the development of digital skills during the Corona pandemic

Avoiding packaging waste and conserving resources through reusable deposit systems for takeaway food - a qualitative analysis of promoting and inhibiting factors from the consumer's perspective

Online marketing platforms for regional organic producers - a strategic analysis using the example of Berlin-Brandenburg

The role of administrative staff as change agents for innovations for sustainable land management - an explorative study using the example of agroforestry in the state of Brandenburg

An Evaluation of Formative Influences and Perspectives of Early-Career Transdisciplinary Researchers

Potentials and limitations of insects to close the protein gap in the feed value chain

The promotion of paludiculture as a climate protection instrument in the European Commission's Common Agricultural Policy

Unpackaged shopping as a social innovation in organic supermarkets - An analysis of customer acceptance and satisfaction in the "unpackaged" department

Identification of potential areas for meadow protection in the Spreewald biosphere reserve using the participatory mapping method

Development of innovations for the extensive management of peatland sites: management challenges for stakeholders involved

Environmental analysis for direct marketing goat cheese producers in Wendland

Social sustainability: a discourse analysis of biofuel stakeholders in Brazil and Germany

Cooperative innovation processes for sustainable land management - creation, development and achievements of innovation communities for integrated sustainable landscape management

Sustainable food systems and lateral entrants: entrepreneurial challenges and the role of innovation

Analysis of egg consumption in Taiwan

Agricultural policy in the 2015 climate protection plan: A policy field analysis of structures, processes and actors

Explorative study on the marketing of beer with historical brewing first varieties

Areas of tension in sustainability marketing - perspectives for identifying new target groups for dual-purpose chickens

Participatory Decision Support Systems for Sustainability Assessment - Implications arising from Innovation Management in Sustainable Land Management

Institutional framework conditions of the technological innovation system "Aquaponics"

The potential of kitchen gardens as an innovation to improve food security and livelihoods for small scale farmers in rural Tanzania. Perspectives from three case studies in the Dodoma and Morogoro regions in Tanzania

Requirements of sustainability innovations for innovation management - an analysis of innovation processes and methods

Innovation Pathway of Aquaponics and sustainability

Improving Resources of Small-Scale Aquaculture Farmers in the Philippines: Role and Potential of Cooperation