Concept: Dr. Alica Repenning (Greifswald)
Academic attention to the oceans has intensified in recent years. On the one hand, oceans are increasingly being explored for their innovative potential in addressing climate change. On the other hand, ecological pressures in marine environments are growing, for example with regard to nutrient loads, ocean acidification, and biodiversity loss. In this context, the concept of “blue transitions” has moved to the forefront of scientific and societal debates. These transformations refer to shifts away from traditional forms of use toward more sustainable, environmentally and socially responsible approaches.
The lecture series brings together temporal, spatial, ecological, economic, and societal dimensions to foster a deeper understanding of the dynamics and tensions inherent in blue transitions. It demonstrates that blue transitions entail not only challenges but also opportunities—to develop new governance models through dialogue, to expand room for action, and to translate scientific knowledge into practice.
THEMEN UND TERMINE:
Tuesday, 14 April 2026 · 6 p.m.
Biodiversity action in offshore wind energy: Reconciling ecosystem-based and corporate management across scales
Professor Dr. Jonathan Feddersen (Assistant Professor, Department of Organization and the Centre for Organization and Time at Copenhagen Business School)
Tuesday, 19 May 2026 · 6 p.m.
Is that the right thing to do? Oh, I just don‘t now, I just don‘t know*: Negotiating Blue Economy Transitions in Seyðisfjörður, East Iceland
* (Lyrics excerpt from: “Oral” by Björk & ROSALÍA an anti-fish farming protest song)
Professor Dr. Patrick Heidkamp (Professor of Geography, Department of the Environment, Geography & Marine Sciences, Lead - Project Blue at Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven)
Tuesday, 16 June 2026 · 6 p.m.
The politics of coastal erosion in Sicily: Concrete infrastructures and the economy of disaster
Professor Dr. Silja Klepp (Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, Geographisches Institut / UNESCO-Lehrstuhl für Integrierte Meereswissenschaft)
Tuesday, 7 July 2026 · 6 p.m.
Polycrisis and Diverse Economies in the Baltic Sea Region: Analyzing Timespaces of Transformation
Dr. Alica Repenning (Universität Greifswald, Institut für Geographie und Geologie)
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