I am doing research on reflexive monitoring and in this context on transformative learning. Reflexivity is needed for transformative learning. Transformative learning is not per se about a transformation towards sustainability. It is about transforming the learner’s mind. There are different types of learning. Object learning or instrumental learning is learning about a task. Like one learns to cicely a bike, speak a new language, or do a handstand. When we engage in this kin

It was my first attendance of the EU-Spri conference. I have to admit, it first appeared on my radar last year only. EU-Spri stands for European Conferences on Policies for Research and Innovation and was founded in Paris in 2010. While the innovation space is not new to me, the policy space is. So I knew, attending the conference, I would learn many new things. Together with a great team at the Athena Institute at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, we submitted an abstract about

Unleash the power of microbiomes to save the planet! This is what I am currently working on. I successfully started to make kombucha. I also experimented with water kefir and natural fermentation. The latter two were not yet successful. But this is not what this blog is about. Although, it might merit a blog post as well. This blog is about the program I am now part of. The Holomicrobiome. I am a sustainability transformation researcher. I am still struggling with this label.

It was my second International Sustainability Transitions (IST) conference, and I think it was my third time in Lisbon. After my return,...

I think it is the fourth time I have attended the STS conference in Graz . As I found out, others have come here already for many more...

It’s been a while since I wrote about my personal sustainability path. There was not much to update about. Or rather, nothing I was happy...

It is as Sapolsky (2023) states. When you ask people what they think about the idea of not having free will, many react with rejection....

My Italian needed a refresher. I am very sorry for all the other languages out there, but I think Italian is the most beautiful language....

The Ecological Economics conference has long been on my bucket list. Finally, I managed to go there to present my work and connect to...

Modern socio-economic systems are unsustainable. That is illustrated by climate change, biodiversity loss, plastic pollution, etc. Thus,...

My last blog post was about how to survive as a postdoc. In this blog post, I want to explain how I became the lead guest editor of a...

This blog is inspired by a recent survey I was invited to participate in, as well as my personal situation as a postdoctoral researcher...

In this post, I am reflecting on the book The Political Economy of Science edited by Rose and Rose (1976b). It is a longer post. Yet, it...

Usually, I take the car to get back home, which is more than 1000 kilometers from where I live now. As this is a rather tiring drive, I...

I was very happy when I got the news that I was accepted to participate in the Future Earth autumn school on: Sustainability science...

Finally, I made it. I submitted abstracts to the International Sustainability Transitions (IST) conference before and the abstracts were...

The Transformations Conference 2023 was an interesting experience. I had the chance to gain many impressions and I won’t be able to...

They say, when you have lemons make lemonade. So I did. A little warning, it is going to be a long blog post… In another post, I...

The other day I followed a seminar about EXALT DIALOGUES - Debating Degrowth: Can Degrowth Provide an Alternative to Extractivism?...

In this blog, I am reflecting on some chapters of the book Ecocene Politics (Tănăsescu, 2022), as well as a lecture by Tănăsescu on parts...