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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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News

Public Lecture Lucas Chancel

Public Lecture by Lucas Chancel on 21st May

You are cordially invited to our Vienna Karl Polanyi Visiting Professorship Public Lecture at Vienna's Urania! On WEDNESDAY, May21st our 9th Vienna Karl Polanyi Visiting Professor Lucas Chancel from…

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Second session of Reading Circle on Mon, May 5th, 2025, 5pm-7pm

You are invited to join the Reading Circle, even if you missed the first session!

[Translate to English:] Community Mental Health

"Project Guidelines on Intersectional Justice" published by ISSET team

The guidelines are part of the interdisciplinary post-growth research project 'Models, Assessments and Policies for Sustainability (MAPS)'