Team

Dr. Michael Kreß-Ludwig

Head of Research Unit Transdisciplinarity

Michael Kreß-Ludwig has been a research scientist at ISOE since 2018 and has been head of the research unit Transdisciplinarity since April 2023. Before, he worked at the Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IÖW) and the Centre for Renewable Energies (ZEE) at the University of Freiburg on various transdisciplinary sustainability research projects. Michael Kreß-Ludwig studied sociology, psychology and ethnology at the University of Heidelberg and completed his doctorate at the University of Freiburg on civic involvement in the energy system transformation.

Focus of research

  • Transdisciplinarity and knowledge transfer
  • Participation in sustainability processes
  • Environmental awareness and behaviour
  • Empirical methods of social research

Publications

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Current Publications

Projects

  • Conflicts over the forest of the future
    Biodiversity Climate Adaptation Knowledge and Participation

    Conflicts over the forest of the future

    Forest conversion to mixed forest is intended to ensure the sustainability of forests threatened by climate change. Conflicts over their use are dealt with and negotiated in the “Forest of the Future” project through dialog formats such as round tables. 

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  • Platform tdAcademy for transdisciplinary research and studies
    Knowledge and Participation

    Platform tdAcademy for transdisciplinary research and studies

    The tdAcademy platform promotes transdisciplinary research by generating knowledge for its effective design, evaluating new methods and formats and offering an international fellowship program.

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  • s:ne – System Innovation for Sustainable Development
    Knowledge and Participation Transformation

    s:ne – System Innovation for Sustainable Development

    The central element of the s:ne transfer project is an innovation and transformation platform (ITP), which aims to facilitate cooperation with political, social and economic players as well as research institutions in the region.

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  • Environmental awareness in Germany 2020
    Sufficiency

    Environmental awareness in Germany 2020

    In a qualitative study, ISOE maps perceptions and attitudes in society towards climate change and climate protection.

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  • Societal impacts of research institutions: ARL Effectiveness Study
    Abstraktes Bild, Luftaufnahme Platz mit Menschen, die durch Linien verbunden sind
    Knowledge and Participation

    Societal impacts of research institutions: ARL Effectiveness Study

    The ARL – Academy for Territorial Development in the Leibniz Association works in an inter- and transdisciplinary manner. Our study highlights the added value of this approach.

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  • Cognitive integration and innovation
    Knowledge and Participation

    Cognitive integration and innovation

    The aim of the project is to dynamically integrate current advances in socio-ecological research in relevant scientific fields.

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