Kassel Institute for Sustainability

BIOLAB

Creative and artistic exploration of biological organisms

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Commodity extractivism in Latin America and the Maghreb

The dark side of the ecological turnaround

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Nature as a legal entity

Enforceable rights in the legal systems of the world

Just and sustainable transformation

Doctoral programme JUST

Sustainability discourse

It must be possible for us to keep the planet in a state that maintains a good basis for life for everyone in the long term and protects ecosystems.
Interview with Prof Dr Andreas Braun

Activities & Structure

Research

The Kassel Institute conducts research in transdisciplinary constellations on the challenges and potentials of sustainability.

Research: Forward

Teaching

The teaching concept developed by the Kassel Institute enables a holistic study of sustainability.

Teaching: Forward

Our goals

Our goals: Forward

People & Structure

People & Structure: Forward

Network and cooperations

Network and cooperations: Forward

Latest news

04/12/2024 Prof. Dr. Andreas Braun is a guest lecturer at the University of Twente and speaks on the topic of "Epistemology in remote sensing"
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02/21/2024 Prof. Dr. Andreas Fischer-Lescano is co-organizer of the conference "Criticism and Reform of Law Studies"
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02/21/2024 | Pressemitteilung Can a conscious approach to values contribute to greater sustainability?
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events

30. April 2024 - 09. July 2024 Lecture series: gendering sustainability_gender in socio-ecological transformation
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17. July 2024 - 19. July 2024 Rights of Nature against whom?
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Event archive

In conversation

Interviews with researchers

Service for media: What is the Kassel Institute for Sustainability?

The "Kassel Institute for Sustainability" bundles top sustainability-related expertise at the University of Kassel. Three core characteristics characterize the Institute's work: Research at the Kassel Institute combines normative-critical research on the concept of sustainability with solution-oriented research in concrete areas of application. The Kassel Institute conducts holistic research into socio-ecological aspects of transformation. The Kassel Institute realizes the unity of research and teaching and develops new sustainability courses at the University of Kassel.