News from the Field of environmental Sociology
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?"](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/6/0/csm_Climate_3_ade6b7b5c8.jpg)
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](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/9/5/csm_Besuch_Yunus_Emre_OEzer_e0bec97f99.jpg)
Welcome, Kerrin Langer!
Kerrin Langer supports the team and research
![Kerrin Langer_Profilfoto Kerrin Langer vor unscharfem Hintergrund, wie sie in die Kamera lacht.](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/9/8/csm_Q39A1531_f08effd460.jpg)
Research Forum
Environmental Sociology & Transformation in the Summer Semester 2024
![Program Poster of the research forum](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/2/a/csm_Plakat_US_Koll24_d17147f13c.png)
Research Department contributes to SRU Discussion Paper
Jonas Lage and Bernd Sommer involved in the development of an SRU discussion paper on 'Sufficiency'
![Cover of the SRU discussion paper](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/8/1/csm_SRU_Diskussionspapier_9aad273e53.png)
Dortmund's Environmental Sociology strengthens the Journal "Soziologie und Nachhaltigkeit (SuN)"
Bernd Sommer as new co-editor, Marcel Sebastian as new member of the editorial team
![Logo SuN Logo der Zeitschrift "Soziologie und Nachhaltigkeit"](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/3/0/csm_sun-header_7e912a8fc1.png)
New Research Project "Greening Military?"
VW Foundation funds research project on the tension between defense and climate protection
![Vier Militärflugzeuge fliegen Kunstflüge und hinterlassen sichtbare Emissionen](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/5/3/csm_jet-6622376_1280_f70d369208.jpg)
New study on ChatGPT's climate narrative
New article by Bernd Sommer and Sarah von Querfurth on ChatGPT and climate change
![ChatGPT Logo](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/8/9/csm_ChatGPT_logo.svg_721ea1bfd9.png)
CfP "Classification of Animals"
Panel at the DGS Conference Osnabrück, 23-25.09.2024
![Screenshot of the Call for Papers for the panel](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/1/7/csm_CFP_Klassifikationen_und_Klassifizierungen_von_Tieren_e970e8cae8.png)
Marcel Sebastian in the KURT-Podcast "Voices of TU"
... talking about working at TU Dortmund University, human-animal relationships and the socio-ecological crises
![Marcel Sebastian Voices of TU Teaserbild des Podcasts "Voices of TU" mit Marcel Sebastian](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/7/d/csm_Marcel_Sebastian_VoicesOfTU_015f613186.png)
Marcel Sebastian at "Hamburger Horizonte"
Dr. Marcel Sebastian in a discussion with Katrin Böhning-Gaese and Hans Leo Bader about species extinction, the rights of nature and the complicated…
![Marcel Sebastian, Katrin Böhning-Gaese and Hans Leo Bader in conversation with host Stephanie Rohde](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/e/c/csm_Hamburger_Horizonte_MS_a820e793b7.jpg)
Fourth Forum on sustainable Consumption
Right-wing populism in the context of the green transition (24.01.24, digital)
![Bild eines Laptops während einer online Konferenz](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/b/a/csm_header_onlineveranstaltung_Kompetenzzentrum_nachhaltiger_Konsum_c03c44de5e.jpg)
Welcome, Marcel Sebastian!
![Marcel Sebastian sitzt in einem Büro auf einem Drehstuhl und schaut in die Kamera](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/8/3/csm_MarcelSebastianEUF_quer_150e1524b7.jpg)
Welcome, Sarah von Querfurth!
![[Translate to English:] [Translate to English:]](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/1/7/csm_von-Querfurth_Sarah_1_08b28c7978.jpg)
Welcome, Stefanie Torney!
![Portrait von Stefanie Torney vor grünem Schilf](/storages/us-sowi/_processed_/d/0/csm__DSC6023_c081fe6326.jpg)