New publication opportunities launched for young transformation researchers
Current research on social change and outstanding academic work by students—that's what the new open-access series from the Norbert Elias Center (NEC) at the European University brings together.
In addition to contributions from the NEC's research environment, outstanding graduates from the Master's program in Transformation Studies are given the opportunity to publish their work. The series highlights the high level at which young researchers analyze social crises, sustainable future strategies, and socio-ecological transformations.
Focus on social, political, and ecological crises as well as key actors of change
The contributions examine social, political, and ecological crises as well as key actors of change—from politics and the courts to social movements. They shed light on conflicts in transformation processes, future scenarios, and strategies for socio-ecological transformation, such as alternative economic systems, sufficiency, and real-world laboratories. In addition, the working papers critically analyze economic systems and address capitalism, growth, and inequality. Empirical evidence and theory are combined in an interdisciplinary, practical, and reflective manner.
New platform for young scientists
“With this series, it is important to us to offer young scientists a place for their first publication and, at the same time, to create an easily accessible hub for current scientific expertise in the field of transformation research,” explains Dr. Maike Böcker, who publishes the series together with Prof. Dr. Matthias Schmelzer. Climate activism, sustainability, criticism of growth, food sovereignty, conflicts, and the energy transition—the open access series offers a wide range of topics that are analyzed and examined in detail by young researchers and thus made accessible to the scientific community.
The aim of the series is to promote scientific debate, bring new impetus to social discourse, and make the outstanding research of young scientists accessible to a broad public.
The titles of the first seven papers are as follows:
- Erneuerbare Landschaften Impulse für eine energiewendebezogene Transformation in Schleswig-Holstein
- Was ist Wachstum? Eine plural-ökonomische Annäherung
- Sozial-ökologische Transformationsprozesse aus Akteur*innenperspektive
- Organisationsformen in der Klimagerechtigkeitsbewegung
- Vertical Farming – Landwirtschaft für die sozial-ökologische Transformation?
- Vergesellschaftung aus Postwachstumsperspektive
- Präfiguratives Placemaking als Strategie transformativen Stadtmachens