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News from the Field of environmental Sociology

10/27/2025

Two new publications by Marcel Sebastian have been released

Marcel Sebastian on transformation conflicts in agriculture and cultural ambivalences in slaughtering
Cover of the books "Extreme Körper" and "Agrarwissen in der Reflexion"
10/09/2025

CfP Conference "The Ecological Bootprint: Apprehending the Military-Environmental Nexus"

Interdisciplinary Conference, March 17–19, 2026, Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC), Munich
Head of the Call for Papers for the Conference "The Ecological Bootprint: Apprehending the Military-Environmental Nexus"
10/09/2025

Bernd Sommer appointed to the ZiF Scientific Advisory Board

For the next four years, Bernd Sommer will support the Scientific Advisory Board of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research (ZiF)
Building of the Center for Interdisciplinary Research of the University of Bielefeld
10/09/2025

ISO-Colloquium

ISO-Colloquium "Im Krisenmodus – Konflikte um Klima, Migration und Geschlecht" in the Winter Semester 2025/2026
Program of the colloquium of the Institute of Sociology
08/18/2025

CfP Special Issue of "Nature and Culture"

Special Issue with the title "Human-Animal Relations in Times of Social-Ecological Transformation"
Head of the Call for Papers for the special issue of "Nature and Culture"
04/27/2025

Bernd Sommer as Liaison Lecturer for Sociology Students

Expansion of support services for students: Mona Motakef and Bernd Sommer appointed as liaison lecturers
Screenshot of the website of the faculty of social sciences with information about the liaison lecturers
03/26/2025

Research Forum

Environmental Sociology & Transformation in the Summer Semester 2025
Program poster of the research forum in the summer semester 2025
03/17/2025

New Study on Emotion Work in the Slaughterhouse

New article by Marcel Sebastian in "Agriculture and Human Values"
First page of the paper “Professional emotional neutrality and the role of background emotion work in the slaughterhouse”
01/07/2025

A Climate of (De-)Civilization – Programme published

International Conference from March 12-14, 2025 at TU Dortmund University
Poster of the conference
10/25/2024

Marcel Sebastian on science communication in 'Mundo'

Marcel Sebastian reports on his work in science communication
Cover of Mundo, issue 35-2024, on the Cover you can see Dr. Marcel Sebastian who holds an illustrated speech bubble in his hand
09/26/2024

Research Forum

Environmental Sociology & Transformation in the Winter Semester 2024/2025
Program of the research forum
07/19/2024

CfP "A Climate of (De-)Civilization?"

Conference "A Climate of (De-)Civilization?", TU Dortmund University, March 12-14, 2025
Poster of the conference "A Climate of (De-)Civilization?"
06/13/2024

Yunus Emre Özer visiting Dortmund

Guest lecturer from Turkey visits research area
Marcel Sebastian, Yunus Emre Özer, Bernd Sommer, Sarah von Querfurth, Kerrin Langer and Jule Wilberg (from left) standing on campus
06/04/2024

Welcome, Kerrin Langer!

Kerrin Langer supports the team and research
Kerrin Langer vor unscharfem Hintergrund, wie sie in die Kamera lacht.
04/03/2024

Research Forum

Environmental Sociology & Transformation in the Summer Semester 2024
Program Poster of the research forum