Sustainability transformations require fundamental changes in how societies organise, make decisions, and address complex environmental and societal challenges. Governance plays a central role in shaping these processes, influencing how competing interests are negotiated, how decisions are made, and how transformations unfold.
Our research focuses on the institutions, actors, and governance arrangements that enable or constrain sustainability transformations. We are particularly interested in how governance systems address interconnected challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and justice, while responding to the urgency of transformative change.
Our main research project is JustFast, funded by the European Research Council (ERC). JustFast investigates one of the key governance challenges of sustainability transformations: How to accelerate transformative change while ensuring justice and environmental protection.
JustFast is directed by Elke Kellner. The project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 101301878).
