Social Science Sustainability Studies - Institute of Political Science and Sociology

Professorship of Social Science Sustainability Studies

Social Science Sustainability Studies explore the challenges and opportunities that arise from new interactions between civil society, science, law, business, media, politics and nature in sustainability governance.

We combine political science and sociology to conduct empirical-analytical research on sustainability transitions and societal implications of climate change. Another focus in research and teaching is contested expertise and knowledge transfer in socio-ecological transformations.

Holder of the Professorship

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Ulrike Zeigermann

Room 02.122
Telephone: +49 (0)931 / 31 83142
E-mail: ulrike.zeigermann@uni-wuerzburg.de

Administrative Office

Tetyana Schmitt

Room 00.105
Telephone: +49 (0)931 / 31 84802
Fax: +49 (0)931 / 31 84893
E-Mail: sowina@uni-wuerzburg.de or tetyana.schmitt@uni-wuerzburg.de

Academic Staff

Research Projects

Area of Research: Sustainable Governance

Area of Research: Knowledge in Socio-Ecological Transformations

Master's Program Social Science Sustainability Studies

The Master program in Social Science Sustainability Studies SowiNa is aimed at students who wish to expand their knowledge of the social sciences with a focus on the multi-layered and complex topic of sustainability studies using interdisciplinary research approaches.

The interdisciplinary approach combines political science and sociological research perspectives referring to current social and political developments. As a research-oriented degree program, SowiNa enables students to work independently on research questions in social science sustainability research.

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Teaching Innovation Seminar València- Würzburg: Teaching sustainability across disciplines

How can we teach sustainability across disciplines? This was the topic of an Online-Seminar on “Teaching Sustainability across Social Sciences, Political Science and Law: Critical Approaches to the SDGs in Higher Education” on July 23rd, 2026, which was organized by Ana Colomer Segura (Universitat de València) and Christoph Mohamad-Klotzbach (JMU Würzburg).

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MARKOPOLO at the IWPP5

From July 6-8, 2026, MARKOPOLO members Ulrike Zeigermann and Christoph Mohamad-Klotzbach (both JMU Würzburg) participated at the 5th International Workshop on Public Policy (IWPP) of the International Public Policy Association (IPPA) in Ottawa.

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Guest Lecture by Dr. Ana Colomer Segura on “From Legislation to Practice: The Reform of Philanthropic Incentives Based on Two Studies of the Spanish Nonprofit Sector”

As part of the Forum Sustainability event series, the final event for the 2026 summer term, focusing on the overarching theme of "Local sustainability policy", took place on July 9^th, 2026. Following a brief introduction by Dr. Christoph…

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Book Discussion on “The Climate Warriors: Ideas for Saving the Global Climate”

As part of the Forum Sustainability event series, the third event for the 2026 summer term, focusing on the overreaching theme of "Local sustainability policy", took place on July 1^st, 2026. During the event, Marc Engelhardt (Weltreporter), Dr.…

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Teaching Innovation Seminar València- Würzburg: Teaching sustainability across disciplines

MARKOPOLO at the IWPP5

Guest Lecture by Dr. Ana Colomer Segura on “From Legislation to Practice: The Reform of Philanthropic Incentives Based on Two Studies of the Spanish Nonprofit Sector”

Book Discussion on “The Climate Warriors: Ideas for Saving the Global Climate”

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