Political Feasibility

Wibke Müller

The post-doctoral project asks about the political feasibility of a sustainable use of the Baltic Sea region's numerous peatlands. The hypotheses guiding the research are:

1. ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL CAPACITIES: Economic and political capacities determine political feasibility. Therefore, potential analyses and concrete cost-benefit calculations are particularly relevant for the economic assessment, while the political-institutional design of agricultural policy has a particular influence on political feasibility.  
2. CULTURAL FACTORS: Cultural factors play a decisive role in the assessment of political feasibility. Cultural differences - for example with regard to land use traditions - are therefore also relevant when assessing the potential of sustainable peatland use for the bio economy in the region. They need to be analysed before implementing appropriate projects on site.