Research
Areas of professional focus at CDE
- LforS based on systemic approaches, knowledge exchange, and learning theory, especially theme-centred interaction (TCI)
- Epistemological and ethical reflection on scientific approaches to complexity and values; systems approaches (Churchman)
- Linguistic approaches to stimulating reflection on the perceptions and paradigms of nature, the environment, and landscapes in Switzerland
- Macroeconomics for sustainable management of ecosystems
- Sustainable management of forest ecosystems by increasing natural regeneration and applying collaborative management of common resources, silviculture, and agro-silviculture
Projects
- Conceptual and methodological innovation for transitions to sustainable development in science and institutions as a member of CDE’s Programme Committee and by supporting its thematic clusters, as well as through academic associations such as the Swiss Academic Society for Environmental Research and Ecology (SAGUF) and the Hannes Pauli Gesellschaft (HPG)
- Lecturer at the University of Bern and the Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZAHW)
- Learning for Sustainability (LforS): conceptual development and moderation of learning processes
- Eastern and Southern Africa Partnership Programme (ESAPP): sustainable management of ecosystems in Miombo forest landscapes, in particular Cabo Delgado, Mozambique
- Knowledge and Learning for Societal Change (KLSC)
Further professional interests
- Cognition theory
- Interrelations between personal and social development – integration and integrity – spirituality
- Using TCI for individual learning
Field experience
Mozambique, Madagascar, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Niger, Senegal, Bhutan, Kenya, Mali, India, Pakistan, Rwanda, Mongolia, Switzerland
Languages
German, English, French, Portuguese, Russian (some)
