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Center for Advanced Studies

    Center for Advanced Studies

    Major systemic disruptions have reshaped social, economic, and cultural life worldwide, bringing sudden and profound change. Global thinking and local action have taken on a new meaning. How do we want to and how can we live and work in the future? At the Center for Advanced Studies, we use an interdisciplinary approach to analyze social, economic and political processes and look ahead to their impacts.

    Brigitte Foppa, Florence Gaub, Ulrich Ladurner, Claudia Plaikner, Martin Zagler and Harald Pechlaner
    Brigitte Foppa, Florence Gaub, Ulrich Ladurner, Claudia Plaikner, Martin Zagler and Harald PechlanerCredit: Eurac Research | Valeria von Miller
    The team at the Center for Advanced Studies
    The team at the Center for Advanced StudiesCredit: Eurac Research | Harald Gohm
    Vernissage of the project exCHANGE - Exploring Pathways of Art-Science Collaboration
    Vernissage of the project exCHANGE - Exploring Pathways of Art-Science CollaborationCredit: Eurac Research | Annelie Bortolotti
    Ulrich Ladurner, Roland Psenner, Markus Gabriel, Sara Canali, Daria Habicher, Harald Pechlaner and Michael de Rachewiltz
    Ulrich Ladurner, Roland Psenner, Markus Gabriel, Sara Canali, Daria Habicher, Harald Pechlaner and Michael de RachewiltzCredit: Eurac Research | Valeria von Miller
    Sesto Fireside Talks: Housing - The Social Flashpoint of the Future?
    Sesto Fireside Talks: Housing - The Social Flashpoint of the Future?Credit: Christian Tschurtschenthaler | All rights reserved
    Conference: Health Crisis – Societal Crisis?
    Conference: Health Crisis – Societal Crisis?Credit: Eurac Research
    Philosophy of the Future – Future of Philosophy
    Philosophy of the Future – Future of PhilosophyCredit: Eurac Research
    Project Tiny FOP MOB
    Project Tiny FOP MOBCredit: Eurac Research | BASIS
    Conference: Time to Care
    Conference: Time to CareCredit: Eurac Research

    Facts & Figures

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    Staff members
    7 with a PhD degree
    15
    Ongoing projects
    5 of them with international partners
    31
    Scientific publications
    22
    Presentations at scientific conferences

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    Florence Gaub: „Zukunft ist eine Superkraft“
    News
    01.12.2025

    Florence Gaub: „Zukunft ist eine Superkraft“

    Politikwissenschaftlerin und Zukunftsforscherin Florence Gaub im Gespräch bei vigilius sensus – ein Vortragsabend über Zukünfte, Verantwortung, Handlungsspielräume und ein ...

    Eight percent: why tourism is underestimating its carbon footprint
    News
    30.05.2025

    Eight percent: why tourism is underestimating its carbon footprint

    Lecture and panel discussion with Helga Weisz, Stefanie Prieth, Raffael Mooswalder, Thomas Gruber, Kurt Resch, and Harald Pechlaner

    Research trip to the Netherlands
    News
    14.04.2025

    Research trip to the Netherlands

    Visits to the Universities of Amsterdam and Utrecht, the Port of Rotterdam, and the Netherlands Board of Tourism

    Child protection and the principle of care as pillars of sustainable tourism
    News
    09.05.2025

    Child protection and the principle of care as pillars of sustainable tourism

    Safe Travels: an international forum for collective reflection

    Wasser im Vinschgau: zwischen Konflikten, Verantwortung und Solidarität
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    10.02.2025

    Wasser im Vinschgau: zwischen Konflikten, Verantwortung und Solidarität

    Wassernutzung neu denken: Vortragsabende in Schluderns und Graun im Vinschgau

    Markus Gabriel: „Die großen Krisen lassen sich nicht politisch lösen“
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    18.11.2024

    Markus Gabriel: „Die großen Krisen lassen sich nicht politisch lösen“

    Markus Gabriel, deutscher Philosoph und Bestseller-Autor, im Gespräch bei vigilius sensus – Diskussionsrunde mit Südtiroler Persönlichkeiten zur Verantwortung von ...

    Transkriptionistinnen und Transkriptionisten gesucht
    News
    16.09.2025

    Transkriptionistinnen und Transkriptionisten gesucht

    Unser Team vom Center for Advanced Studies sucht Unterstützung bei der Transkription von Interviews in deutscher Sprache und Südtiroler Dialekt im Rahmen diverser Projekte.

    Nico Stehr joins the Center for Advanced Studies as Distinguished Global Fellow
    News
    01.07.2025

    Nico Stehr joins the Center for Advanced Studies as Distinguished Global Fellow

    We are honored to welcome Nico Stehr, German sociologist and pioneering scholar who coined the term “Knowledge Society,” as Distinguished Global Fellow 2025 at the Center for ...

    BORDER LAB – Eurac Research meets Bolzano Danza
    News
    22.06.2025

    BORDER LAB – Eurac Research meets Bolzano Danza

    What happens when bodies become border spaces – places where identity, memory, and movement become visible?

    Minority Women, Rights, and Intersectionality: Agency, Power, and Participation
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    13.09.2024

    Minority Women, Rights, and Intersectionality: Agency, Power, and Participation

    A number of researchers from the Institute for Minority Rights and Center for Advanced Studies are participating in the Italian Political Science Association's annual ...

    Balancing Preservation and Progress: Navigating the Future of Sustainable Tourism
    News
    28.08.2024

    Balancing Preservation and Progress: Navigating the Future of Sustainable Tourism

    The workshop “Global Tourism Futures: Destination Heritage or Destination Future?” at Eurac Research brought experts from Europe, Asia and the Gulf region to South Tyrol to ...

    A "Chit-Chat" at the Bolzano Bus Station
    News
    08.08.2024

    A "Chit-Chat" at the Bolzano Bus Station

    As part of the "exCHANGE" project, researcher Verena Wisthaler from Eurac Research and artist Maria Walcher invited passengers and interested parties to a discussion about ...

    Workshop zum Thema "Kinderschutz und Tourismus“
    News
    26.07.2024

    Workshop zum Thema "Kinderschutz und Tourismus“

    Tourismusbranche zum Thema Kinderschutz sensibilisieren

    Understanding globalization: Who has access to global knowledge?
    News
    26.06.2024

    Understanding globalization: Who has access to global knowledge?

    The 4th edition of the "Understanding Globalization" series delves into the production and dissemination of knowledge in a globalized world

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