Professorin Doris Fuchs, Ph.D.

Professorin Doris Fuchs, Ph.D.

Scharnhorststr. 100
48151 Münster

T: +49 251 83-25326
F: +49 251 83-25383

 
Research Foci
  • Sustainable Consumption + Sustainable Development
  • Power (instrumental, structural, discursive)
  • Justice and Responsibility
  • Global Sustainability Governance: Energy, Climate, Environment, Agrifood, Finance
CV

Academic Education

Ph.D., Politics & Economics Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
M.A., International Political Economy, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
M.A., English, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California
American Studies at the University of Virgina, USA
German and English Studies at Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Germany

Positions

Director of the Research Institute for Sustainability - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam
Professor of International Relations and Sustainable Development, University of Muenster
Professor of International Relations and Development, University of Münster
Professor of International Relations and European Integration, University of Stuttgart
Professor of Political Science, HHL-Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Acting Professor of International Relations and European Integration, University of Stuttgart
Lecturer, Geschwister-Scholl-Institute für Political Science, LMU München, Venia Legendi Political Science 2004
Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge
Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
Apprenticeship, Deutsche Bank AG, Germany

External Functions

Member of the reviewboard of the German Federal Environmental Foundation
Member of the Alliance for Science Muenster
Member of the Expertgroup "World Economy and Social Ethics" of the German Conference of the Bishops
Speaker of the Center for Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research
Vice Dean for Research, Junior Scholars, and International Affairs at the Faculty for Education and the Social Sciences
Center for Religion and Modernity (Board, Member of the Board)
Member of the scientific advisory board "global sustainable commune" Muenster
Member of the Commission of the Rectorate for Research Affairs
"March Muenster Meetings"
Coordinator of the B.A and M.A joint study program, in cooperation with Science Po Lille
Reviewer for funding institutes: ERC, DFG, BMBF, Finland Academiy of Sciences, Umweltministerium Schweden, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Kanada), Volkswagen Stiftung, DBU, DAAD, Fritz-Thyssen-Stiftung, Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung (DSF), Studienstiftung ...
German Association for Political Science (DGfP)
German Political Science Association (DVPW)

Appointments

Political Science II: International PoliticsrejectedInternational Politicsrejected
Teaching

Publications

Books

Books (Monographs)
  • , , , , , , and . . Consumption Corridors. Living a Good Life within Sustainable Limits London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9780367748746.
  • , and . . Corporate Power in Global Agrifood Governance. Challenges and Strategies, edited by Doris Fuchs and Jennifer Clapp. Boston: MIT Press.
  • . . Business Power in Global Governance Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers.
  • . . Understanding Business Power in Global Governance Baden-Baden: Nomos.
  • . . An Institutional Basis for Environmental Stewardship. The Structure and Quality of Property Rights Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic.
Books (Edited Collections)
  • Gumbert, Tobias, Bohn, Carolin, Fuchs, Doris, Lennartz, Benedikt, and Müller, Christian J., eds. . Demokratie und Nachhaltigkeit. Aktuelle Perspektiven auf ein komplexes Spannungsverhältnis Baden-Baden: Nomos.
  • Kalfagianni, Agni, Fuchs, Doris, and Hayden, Anders, eds. . Routledge Handbook of Global Sustainability Governance New York & Abingdon: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781315170237.
  • Bohn, Carolin, Fuchs, Doris, Kerkhoff, Antonius, and Müller, Christian, eds. . Gegenwart und Zukunft sozial-ökologischer Transformation Baden-Baden: Nomos. doi: 10.5771/9783845299693.
  • Blättel-Mink, Birgit, Brohmann, Bettina, Defila, Rico, Di Giulio, Antonietta, Fischer, Daniel, Fuchs, Doris, Gölz, Sebastian, Götz, Konrad, Homburg, Andreas, Kaufmann-Hayoz, Ruth, Matthies, Elle, Michelsen, Gern, Schäfer, Martina, Tews, Kerstin, Wassermann, Sandra, and Zundel, Stefaneds. . Konsum-Botschaften. Was Forschende für die gesellschaftliche Gestaltung nachhaltigen Konsums empfehlen Stuttgart: Hirzel Verlag.
  • . . Die politische Förderung des Stromsparens in Privathaushalten. Herausforderungen und Möglichkeiten., edited by Doris Fuchs. Berlin: Logos Verlag.
  • . . Corporate Power in Global Agrifood Governance. Challenges and Strategies, edited by Jennifer Clapp and Doris Fuchs. Boston: MIT Press.
  • . . Transformative Change and Global Order. Reflections on Theory and Practice, edited by Doris Fuchs and Friedrich Kratochwil. Münster: LIT Verlag.

Articles

Articles in Scientific Journals, Newspapers or Magazines
Research Articles (Journals)
Review Article (Journal)
Editorial (Journal)
Research Article in Edited Proceeding (Conference)
  • , , , and . . “Does Politics Impact Carbon Emissions?” contribution to the EU Conference on Sustainable Development, Brüssel
Book Contributions
Research Article (Book Contributions)
Review Articles (Book Contributions)
  • , , , , and . . “Consumption Corridors.” in Vocabulary for Sustainable Consumption and Lifestyles. A Language for Our Common Future, edited by Lewis Akenji, Philip J. Vergragt, Halina Szejnwald Brown, Thomas S.J. Smith and Laura Maria Wallnöfer. London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003584056-33.
  • , and . . “Consumption.” in Elgar Encyclopedia of Ecological Economics, edited by Emilio Padilla Rosa and Jesús Ramos-Martín. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing.
  • , , , and . . “Fifty Shades of Sufficiency. Semantic Confusion and No Policy.” in Routledge Handbook of Environmental Policy, edited by Helge Jörges, Christoph Knill and Yves Steinebach. London: Routledge. doi: 10.4324/9781003043843-29.

Special Issue of a Journal

Web Publications (Blog Article)

Working Papers

Other Scientific Publications

  • , , , , , , , , , , , , , and . . Ernährungssicherheit, Klimaschutz und Biodiversität: Ethische Perspektiven für die globale Landnutzung. Eine interdisziplinäre Studie im Rahmen des Dialogprojektes zum weltkirchlichen Beitrag der katholischen Kirche für eine sozial-ökologische Transformation im Lichte von Laudato si‘
  • . . 1. Arbeitspapier im Projekt „BIOCIVIS – Partizipation zur Sicherung des Nachhaltigkeitsnutzens und der gesellschaftlichen Teilhabe (in) der Bioökonomie“. (Arbeitsversion Stand 22.05.2020), Mehrwerte und Erfolgsbedingungen von nachhaltigkeitsorientierten Beteiligungsverfahren und von Beteiligungsverfahren zur Sicherung des (Nachhaltigkeits-)Nutzens und der demokratischen Teilhabe (in) der Bioökonomie
Supervised Theses

Supervised Doctoral Studies

Supervised Postdoctoral Studies

Talks
  • Becker, Lea M.; Berker, Lars; Fuchs, Doris : “Pursuing the Transformation Towards 1.5° Societies in Times of Polarisation”. , Essen, .
  • Fuchs, Doris; Buttschardt, Tillmann; Pauliuk, Stefan; Di Giulio, Antonietta; Mont, Oksana : “Roundtable discussion ‘Justice as a Foundation for the Sustainability Transformation’”. RIFS Conference 2025: ”Tough Conversations in Tough Times”, Berlin, .
  • Buth, Vanessa; Fuchs, Doris; Berendt, Paula; Cots, Francesc : “Criteria and Pathways for Democratic Innovations for Sustainable, Reciprocal and Inclusive Futures”. RIFS Conference 2025: ”Tough Conversations in Tough Times”, Berlin, .
  • Fuchs, Doris : “Roundtable Discussion on Strategic Springboards for Consumption Corridors”. RIFS Conference 2025: ”Tough Conversations in Tough Times”, Berlin, .
  • Buttschardt, Tillmann; Fuchs, Doris; Philipp, Bodo : „Grenzen als Bedingung von Zukunftsfähigkeit“. , Universität Münster, Institut für Christliche Sozialwissenschaften, .
  • Fuchs, Doris : “Policies and Tools for Mainstreaming 1.5° Lifestyles”. Clean Energy Ministerial Meeting, Brüssel, .
  • Fuchs, Doris : “Participation in Sustainable Lifestyles: Barriers & Acceptance”. Workshop “Widening Participation in Clean Energy Programmes”, Brüssel, .
  • Fuchs, Doris : “Societal conditions for sustainability transformations and carbon neutrality”. „Pathways to carbon neutrality", Helmholtz Think Tank des Präsidenten, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, .
  • Fuchs, Doris; Buttschardt, Tillmann : “What is socio-ecological sustainability?, Universität Münster, .
  • Fuchs, Doris; Schweizer, Pia-Johanna; Berendt, Paula : “Accounting for risks and benefits - A systemic perspective on bioeconomy”. , Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, .
  • Fuchs, Doris : „Politische Ökonomie nachhaltigen Konsums“. Vortragsreihe: Brennpunkte philosophisch-ethischer Debatten zur Nachhaltigkeit, Hochschule für Philosophie München (HFPH), .
  • Fuchs, Doris : “Sustainable Consumption & Power”. MISTRA Sustainable Consumption Research Programme, Linköping University, .
  • Fuchs, Doris; Buttschardt, Tillmann : “Climate Change and the City”. , Universität Münster, .
  • Victoria Hasenkamp, Carolin Bohn, Prof. Doris Fuchs, Prof. Bodo Philipp, Wiebke Walleck : “BIOCIVIS: Participation for securing the sustainability of and societal partaking in the bioeconomy”. Bioeconomy Policy and Governance: Origins, Impacts, and Recommendations, Online, .
  • Gumbert, Tobias; Mamut, Pia; Fuchs, Doris : “Economic growth as a structural defect of democracy? On the challenges of restructuring growth-dependent social institutions in pursuit of wellbeing within planetary boundaries”. 28. Wissenschaftlicher Kongress der Deutschen Vereinigung für Politikwissenschaft (DVPW), Online, .
  • Bohn, Carolin; Fuchs, Doris; Hasenkamp, Victoria : “Participation – Key Driver to a Democratic Transition into a Circular Bio-economy? A Critical Reflection using the Example of Processes for the Production of Biogas through Biowaste”. , Freiburg, Germany, .
  • Fuchs, Doris : „Religious Communities as Change Agents: On the Contribution of Churches and Religions to a Socio-Ecological Transformation“. Tagung der Justitia et Pax Kommission, Digital, .
  • Fuchs, Doris : „The true price of change“. Der wahre Preis des Wandels, Katholische Akademie Franz Hitze Haus, Münster, .
  • Bohn, Carolin; Fuchs, Doris : “Participation – Key to transformational change? A critical reflection using the example of bioeconomic processes in the circular economy”. , Boston & Stockholm, .
  • Fuchs, Doris : „Die Kirche als Change Agent in der Nachhaltigkeitstransformation“. Sachverständigengruppe Weltethik der Katholischen Bischofskonferenz, Frankfurt, .
  • Fuchs, Doris; Bohn, Carolin : „Gerechtes Urteilen: Rahmenbedingungen nachhaltigkeitsorientierter bürger*innenschaftlicher Partizipationsformate“. , Friedrich-Schiller Universität, Jena, .
  • Fuchs, Doris : „Natürliche Kompromisse?Workshop "Kulturen des Kompromisses", Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen, .
  • Fuchs, Doris; Lennartz, Benedikt : “Business Power and Human Rights”. Power and Legitimacy of Corporations, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, .
  • Fuchs, Doris : „Religion als Ressource in der europäischen und internationalen Klimapolitik“. Religion und Politik. Dynamiken von Tradition und Innovation, Exzellenzcluster, WWU Münster, .
  • Fuchs, Doris : “The Setting for the Sustainability Transformation: Dysfunctional Democracy”. Internationaler Workshop "Consumption Corridors: Exploring Concept and Implications" und "Forum de recherche sociologique 2019: Consommation durable et éthique", Universität Genf, Genf, .
  • Fuchs, Doris : „Konsum- und Transformationskorridore“. Rundgespräch zu Transformationskorridoren für den nachhaltigen Konsum, DFG, Berlin, .
  • Fuchs, Doris; Bohn, Carolin : „Transformation durch Partizipation?, Katholische Akademie Franz Hitze-Haus, Münster, Deutschland, .
  • Lorek, Sylvia; Fuchs, Doris : “"Why it needs Strong Sustainable Consumption Governance to Achieve Security and Equality in a Sustainable Future"”. World Social Science Forum "Security and Equality for Sustainable Futures", Fukuoka, Japan, .
  • Fuchs, Doris; Gumbert, Tobias : „Nachhaltige Entwicklung ist Wohlstand ohne Wachstum“. Tagung "Umweltpolitik: global und gerecht?", Akademie Franz Hitze Haus Münster, .
  • Prokopf, Christine; Mayer, Luara; Fuchs, Doris : “"The Privatisation of Responsibility: Tracing its Ambivalence in the post-2015 Global Agenda"”. 12. Pan-European Conference on International Relations "A New Hope - Back to the Future of International Relations", Prag, .
  • Fuchs, Doris; Lorek, Sylvia; Gumbert, Tobias; Sahakian, Marlyne; Di Giulio, Antonietta : “Consumption Corridors: sufficiency and wellbeing in a world of limits”. 6th International Degrowth Conference, Malmö, Sweden, .
  • Bohn, Carolin; Fuchs, Doris : “Transformation through Participation? The Pivotal Role of Political Judgement Formation”. , Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark, .
  • Fuchs, Doris : “The Sustainable Consumer?International Conference on Consumer Research, Bonn, .
  • Fuchs, Doris; Di Giulio, Antonietta; : “Consumption Corridors and Social Justice. Exploring the Limits.International Degrowth Conference, SCORAI Europe Workshop Sustainable Consumption and Social Justice in a Constrained World, Budapest, .
  • Nölke, Andreas; Fuchs, Doris : „Finanzialisierung als Herausforderung für die Demokratie“. Konferenz der DVPW-Sektionen "Politische Theorie und Ideengeschichte" und "Politische Ökonomie", Schader-Forum Darmstadt, .
  • Fuchs, Doris; Graf, Antonia : “Public Acceptance, Civic Engagement and Political Governance - E-Mobility from a Political Science Perspective”. , Münster, .
  • Graf, Antonia; Fuchs, Doris : “Acceptance and Participation – Chances and Pitfalls in the Field of Energy Transitions”. 10th International Conference in Interpretive Policy Analysis, Lille, France, .
  • Graf, Antonia; Fuchs, Doris : “Manifestation of Crisis Phenomena: from ‘Exception’ to ‘New Normal’”. VW Kongress "Financial Crises as Global Challenges: Actors, Structures and Logics of Global Finance", Hannover, Deutschland, .
  • Graf, Antonia; Fuchs, Doris : „Ein analytischer Rahmen zur Untersuchung situativ gebundener Innovationsimpulse“. Jahrestagung des Arbeitskreis lokale Politikfeldforschung der DVPW, Münster, Deutschland, .
  • Graf, Antonia; Fuchs, Doris : “Constructing Crises and Responses: The Financial Crisis in Discourse”. 7th Interpretative Policy Analysis (IPA), "Understanding the Drama of Democracy. Policy Work, Power und Transformation.", Tilburg, Netherlands, .
  • Graf, Antonia; Fuchs, Doris : „The Financial Crisis in Discourse. Analysing the Construction of Banks, Financial Markets and Political Responses“. 7th-Pan-European International Relations Conference "Politics in Hard Times", Stockholm, Sweden, .