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Institute for Spatial and Social-Ecological Transformations (ISSET)RSS

ISSET is an interdisciplinary institute at the Department of Socioeconomics at the Vienna University of Economics and Business that unites research from geography, socioeconomics, political ecology, governance, and planning which focus on the contours, challenges and consequences of past, current and future spatial and social-ecological transformations.

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On 8th July: Franziska Disslbacher on "Sharing Prosperity"-Event at the World Bank!

The event "Sharing Prosperity: Policy Innovations to Tackle Economic Inequality" will take place at the World Bank on July 8, leading into the 11th Meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic…

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Springer Nature Editor of Distinction Award 2025 honors Manfred M. Fischer

Springer Nature honors exceptional editors, whose dedication to their journals and research communities is truly inspiring.

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Book Presentation on June 11 with Stefania Barca: Workers of the Earth

Labour, Ecology and Reproduction in the Age of Climate Change