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katharinabiely
Nov 116 min read
Sustainable city-life?
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...
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katharinabiely
Sep 297 min read
Determined
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....
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katharinabiely
Jul 1815 min read
Dolce vita!
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....
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katharinabiely
Jul 36 min read
10 years later
The Ecological Economics conference has long been on my bucket list. Finally, I managed to go there to present my work and connect to...
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katharinabiely
Jun 35 min read
David against Goliath: Diversity to foster resilient agri-food systems
Modern socio-economic systems are unsustainable. That is illustrated by climate change, biodiversity loss, plastic pollution, etc. Thus,...
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katharinabiely
Mar 139 min read
How to publish a Special Feature
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...
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katharinabiely
Feb 1917 min read
Survival guide for postdocs
This blog is inspired by a recent survey I was invited to participate in, as well as my personal situation as a postdoctoral researcher...
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katharinabiely
Jan 3121 min read
The political economy of science
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...
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katharinabiely
Dec 26, 202310 min read
Driving home for Christmas
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...
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katharinabiely
Oct 26, 20235 min read
Soul food
I was very happy when I got the news that I was accepted to participate in the Future Earth autumn school on: Sustainability science...
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katharinabiely
Sep 5, 20239 min read
In fear of flying tomatoes - Attending the 14th IST conference
Finally, I made it. I submitted abstracts to the International Sustainability Transitions (IST) conference before and the abstracts were...
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katharinabiely
Jul 19, 20237 min read
Reflections on the Transformations Conference 2023
The Transformations Conference 2023 was an interesting experience. I had the chance to gain many impressions and I won’t be able to...
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katharinabiely
Jun 9, 202318 min read
I made lemonade
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...
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katharinabiely
May 19, 20237 min read
Is degrowth in danger of being corrupted?
The other day I followed a seminar about EXALT DIALOGUES - Debating Degrowth: Can Degrowth Provide an Alternative to Extractivism?...
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katharinabiely
May 3, 20239 min read
Ecocene Politics
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...
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katharinabiely
Mar 25, 202316 min read
Researcher and change agent
I am currently looking at the roles of researchers in transition studies, and I am struggling with the positive depiction of researchers...
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katharinabiely
Mar 22, 20236 min read
Hiding behind tech
The latest IPCC report has been published, and unsurprisingly, the alarm bells are getting louder. Personally, it leaves me unimpressed....
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katharinabiely
Mar 2, 20237 min read
Beppo
In my research, I regularly stumble upon the role of visions. But why are visions so important? Not that I will provide a scientific...
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katharinabiely
Nov 29, 20225 min read
Agency
Somehow I became a lecturer of a course. I was thrown into the ice-cold water. As I explained to a friend, the students and I, we all...
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katharinabiely
Jun 29, 20228 min read
On the train recapping the ERSS 2022
I think it has been the first conference I traveled to by train. Sea change? As a kid, I was usually traveling by train, by car, or a...
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