Headline: Veranstaltungen

Our understanding of being (ontology) affects how we imagine and build the political institutions. In this Deep Dive twenty people from different disciplines and geographic regions formed a common understanding and community around the importance of relational ontologies to societal transformation. The conversation weaved together various strands of knowledge from philosophers, political scientists, economists, commoners, anthropologists, patterns experts, systems thinkers, and sustainability scientists.

This workshop examined how a relational approach to Ecological Civilization may better align its philosophical and political dimensions across sectors, cultures, and contexts. The discussion drew on case studies that bridged theory and practice and were grounded in a relational approach to sustainability.

The current Covid Pandemic brings to the fore the urgent need to address sustainability as a global, complex, systemic and societal problem. The Forum will focus on the responsibility of scientific institutions and administrations in the context of the pandemic to address the sustainability issue. We will specify the role of scientific institutions (such as universities and science academies) in facilitating the access and usability of sustainability knowledge for business communities, policymakers and the civil society.

What are the best pathways for sustainable futures? Master in Global Economic Governance & Public Affairs run an international dialogue with researchers of the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS). Better Governance is at the core of major challenges of the 21st century such as Systemic Risks and the Covid19 crises, the Geopolitics of the Energy Transition, Global Digital Economy”.

With the International Ocean Governance Forum (IOG-Forum), the European Commission together with the European External Action Service (EEAS) is developing a new discussion and exchange platform for international ocean governance under the lead of the Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs and Fisheries (DG Mare). As a kick-off, the three thematic working groups will offer online webinars between 22 and 24 April 2020 to present the objectives and contents of the IOG Forum and the thematic working groups.

Am 14. Juni finden in Potsdam unter dem Motto „ Mobil, Klimafreundlich & Nachhaltig“ die Fahrradkonzerte statt, die seit 2009 vom Büro der Musikfestspiele Potsdam organisiert werden. In diesem Jahr wird das IASS eine der Stationen sein. Von 12:30 bis 14:30 Uhr sind unsere Tore für BesucherInnen geöffnet.