Prof. Dr. Dominik Gager
Professor of Sustainability Transformation
Dominik Gager has been Professor of Sustainability Transformation, especially in the public sector, at h_da since January 2023. His focus in teaching, research and transfer is on socio-ecological transformation. The focus is on topics such as climate protection, adaptation to the consequences of climate change, spatial planning/land use and the integrity of the biosphere as well as the justice issues associated with the transformation. In addition to his experience in scientific research projects on these topics, Dominik has worked for five years in public administration in the areas of climate, environment and sustainable development, most recently as head of a municipal office for environment and climate protection.
News
- Conversation about climate adaptation and higher education in episode 14 of the Podcast "Adapted?!" of the Center for Climate Adaptation
- New article in the ISOE blog: The future task of climate adaptation: what knowledge and skills does local government need?
- Event: 4th Darmstadt Public Management Forum "Democracy as Future Competence". Information and registration at: www.schader-stiftung.de/publicmanagementforum4
- New essay: Simulative politics - Why the sustainability transformation needs an upgraded state and reasonableness criteria in Freedom - Power - Politics
- Review of the project workshop on future and transformation skills for climate change adaptation in public administration
Climate Adaptation in Public Management (PuMaK)
As part of the project "Integration of climate adaptation and climate change into public management education at universities" (PuMaK), Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences is developing educational modules on climate change and climate adaptation for generalists in public administration. Regardless of whether they work as climate adaptation managers or in other areas of public administration, students are trained over five semesters to address the challenges of climate change. At the same time, the project will produce stand-alone modules and study letters that can also be used in other contexts.
Epistemology in Art, Science, Technology (EpisTeaM)
The project EpisTeaM was developed through a cooperation within the framework of the European Culture and Technology Lab (ECTLab+). The aim is to investigate the impact of digital technologies on the construction of knowledge and truth, taking into account artistic, humanities and social science approaches. Funding from the HORIZON MSCA Staff Exchanges program will establish a collaborative and intersectional network of seven academic and five non-academic institutions. Through transdisciplinary research at the intersection of art, science and technology, the thesis that the diversification of epistemological positions could be the key to responsible epistemology in technical education and innovation will be investigated. It challenges the increasing land grab by globalized computational models in which reason itself is reduced to calculation and probability.
Eco-Social Policy and Practice for Innovation and Transformation (ESPPRIT)
The research network Eco-Social Policy and Practice for Innovation and Transformation (ESPPRIT) was funded by the Regional Studies Association (RSA) under the leadership of Astrid Krisch (Kellogg College, University of Oxford), Lucas Barning (Institute for Spatial Planning, TU Vienna) and Sarah Ware (Institute for Multi-Level Governance and Development, WU Vienna).
The overarching aim of the network is to promote interdisciplinary discussions with researchers from the fields of urban and regional planning, economic geography, regional science and political science with the aim of gaining a better understanding of the geographical dimension of eco-social transformations, particularly in relation to concepts of the foundational economy, post-growth planning, sustainability transformation, sustainable welfare and multi-level governance. Questions of justice are taken into account as well as conceptual, methodological and empirical dimensions of eco-social transformations.
Teaching
Modules/lectures at the Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences:
Public Management:
- Sustainable Development
- Public Management in the Age of the Great Transformation
- Administration, Democracy, Ethics
- State organization law and European law
- Seminar module (on selected topics in public administration)
BUSINESS STUDIES:
- Accompanying seminar on sustainable development
- Business ethics
Other:
- International Summer University "Climate-Friendly Societies: Energy Policy, Management and Engineering"
Note for students on academic work:
The Moodle course "Studying and academic work - a collection of materials" contains extensive materials on how to organize your studies, learning techniques, basic reading and writing skills and academic work, which I update on an ongoing basis.
Theses
Dominik Gager supervises Bachelor's and Master's theses in the degree programs Public Management, Economics (B.Sc. & M.Sc.) and Energy Economics (B.Sc. & M.Sc.) as well as in other degree programs on request.
The topics covered include:
- Sustainability & socio-ecological transformation (incl. climate change, energy transition(s), climate protection, planetary boundaries, sustainable development, etc.)
- Ethics & technology assessment (incl. business ethics, ethics & epistemology of climate change and energy transition, administrative ethics, etc.)
- Legal issues of public administration (in particular administrative law and environmental law)
- State & administration in the political multi-level system (control, governance, political multi-level system, etc.)
Previously supervised topics (selection):
- How ecologically sustainable is the urban development of the City of Science Darmstadt?
- Sustainable transformation in industry: Development of a concept for greenhouse gas neutrality for medium-sized production companies in Germany
- Sustainability controlling in agriculture: To what extent does agroforestry contribute to sustainability in agriculture?
- Electromobility - an environmentally friendly solution for Germany?
- Sustainable transformation of ski resorts in the European Alps
- Effects of the Online Access Act (OZG) on a local administration
- Sustainability management in business administration: approaches to
integration in business games - Proactively promoting sustainability? - Design of a bonus program for the purchase of sustainable products and services
- Green marketing on Instagram - when does sustainability communication become sustainable?
Contact | Links
Communication
Holzhofallee 38
64295 Darmstadt
Office: D21, 3.13
+49.6151.533-60565
dominik.gager@h-da.de
ORCID: 0000-0002-5032-2644
Workspace
Public Management, Nachhaltigkeit, sozial-ökologische Transformation, Ethik
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Consultation
Nach den Lehrveranstaltungen sowie nach Vereinbarung per E-Mail
Team
Research assistants
Patrique Degen, M.A.
European Culture and Technology Lab (ECTLab+)
Holzhofallee 36b
64295 Darmstadt
Office: D22, 01.07
+49.6151.533-60921
patrique.degen@h-da.de
Sonja Kleinod, M.A.
Project "Climate Adaptation in Public Management"
Holzhofallee 36b
64295 Darmstadt
Office: D22, 01.06
+49.6151.533-60613
sonja.kleinod@h-da.de
Larissa Ullmann, M.A.
European Culture and Technology Lab (ECTLab+)
Holzhofallee 36b
64295 Darmstadt
Office: D22, 01.07
+49.6151.533-60921
larissa.ullmann@h-da.de
Student assistant
Katharina Hoffmann
Holzhofallee 36b
64295 Darmstadt
Office: D22, 01.07
katharinamiriam.hoffmann@stud.h-da.de