What role do actors at the local level (e.g. civil society initiatives or social citizens' movements) currently play in the context of a socio-ecological transformation? What actual transformation potential do they have to contribute to more sufficiency, to regain autonomy or to realize comprehensive participation? And what conditions would have to be met for this? The study day "From the Root to the Crown", which will take place on January 31, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Akademie Franz-Hitze-Haus, will approach these questions from different perspectives and discuss them critically with speakers from science and practice.

After an introduction and welcome by ZIN spokesperson Prof. Doris Fuchs and conference director Dr. Christian Müller, ZIN member Prof. Dr. Samuel Mössner will speak about the "Challenges and opportunities of democratic governance".

Moritz Schmidt (Netzwerk Nachhaltigkeit LAG 21 NRW, Dortmund) and Nina Dohr (Klimapartnerschaft Münster-Monastir, City of Münster) will discuss, under the moderation of ZIN employee Carolin Bohn, the topic "Town twinning for sustainability - from local to global or vice versa?

Ulrich Ahlke (former head of the Office for Climate Protection and Sustainability, Steinfurt District) and Daniela Weinand (former climate protection manager in Lüchow-Dannenberg District) will shed light on "normative sources of change in transformation processes" under the moderation of ZIN employee Pia Mamut.

The study day is part of the event series "Future, Environment and Good Living. Impulses of interdisciplinary sustainability research". For this purpose, a study day entitled "Religion, Spirituality and Sustainability - Impulses and Workshops for Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research" will take place on January 10, 2020.

Source: Conference flyer