Dr. Norman Kearney

Senior Research Scientist

Sustainability Governance Impact Area

Phone
+41 31 684 69 24
E-Mail
norman.kearney@unibe.ch
Office
254
Postal Address
Dr. Norman Kearney
Centre for Development and Environment (CDE)
University of Bern
Mittelstrasse 43
CH-3012 Bern

Areas of Professional Focus

  • Leverage points for sustainability transformations
  • 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development
  • System dynamics modelling
  • Deep uncertainty

Projects

  • Utilizing qualitative data in computational models to identify stable system states (attractors), pathways, and leverage points
  • Pilot modelling project on mega-infrastructure projects and communities

Further Professional Interests

  • Complexity theory
  • Cultural evolution
  • Social psychology
  • Ecological economics
  • Terror Management theory

Languages

English, Spanish, German, French