RIFS conducts research with the goal of understanding, advancing, and guiding processes of societal change towards sustainable development.
In brief
Green Brazil?
RIFS researcher Bernardo Jurema comments on President Lula da Silva's environmental track record in the New Left Review blog "Sidecar".
Award for Research on Neighbourhood Blocks
The Austrian Transport Club (VCÖ) has awarded "Transforming neighbourhoods on a human scale" (TuneOurBlock) the VCÖ Mobility Award 2024 in the ‘Concepts, Science & Research’ category. RIFS is part of the project consortium.
Democracy Labs
How can the current institutional setup be complemented to tackle socio-ecological challenges against the backdrop of democratic backsliding? The EU 1.5° Lifestyles project proposes Democracy Labs.