Projects
Animals, Power, and Space: More-than-Human Political Geographies of Animal Health
How are borders produced, legitimized, shifted, or contested in the context of the management of animal health? This research project examines more-than-human governance practices as they emerge through the management of infectious animal diseases, such as African swine fever and avian influenza.
Postmigrant Perspectives on Just Transition: Transforming Care and Health in Eastern Germany
How are care and health negotiated in peripheral regions of southern Saxony-Anhalt in the course of a just transition, and what role do migration, as well as migration-related expectations and narratives, play in this process?
Energy transition below ground? Subterranean Geographies of Transformation and the Geothermal Use of Mine Water in Mansfeld-Südharz
How is subterranean mine water negotiated, regulated, and valorized for geothermal use within contemporary debates on energy transitions in eastern Germany? This project investigates how energy transitions unfold “below ground,” while simultaneously illuminating the contested political negotiations and more-than-human relations that take shape “above ground.”
Pilot Lab Educational Innovation in Rural Areas
How can lifelong learning succeed in rural areas? The pilot lab develops solutions to make better use of existing educational infrastructures in Mansfeld-Südharz through local networks and innovative formats.
Lab-Launch-Space
In our 200 m² lab launch space in Halle, we offer four flexible workspaces that can be individually adapted to different needs.
ASGLA-Calculator
A calculator that makes the calculation of child maintenance claims in alternating custody arrangements transparent and comprehensible, while significantly reducing the calculation effort.
Parental Educational Strategies in the Context of Social Inequity
The project focuses on analysing parental educational decisions in different types of areas (urban – peripheral), the role of emotional and interactive processes in the transition to lower secondary education, and gender-specific negotiations within the family.
AI-Based Guideline Generator
Our AI-based funding guidelines generator tackles bureaucracy in administration and makes policy building future-proof and efficient.
JTC_Oak: Open academic network
We are building an international research network of scholars working on Just Transition themes. We hope to connect research communities to promote academic exchange and cooperation.
The China-Europe Corridor: International Trade Strategies for Resilience and Just Transitions
This project focuses on the important land corridor between China and Europe from the perspective of transregional governance for a just transition.