In the Social Ecology Lecture series, international and Austrian guests present current topics of socio-ecological research and open up for discussion. We want to address not only students and colleagues but also people outside the universities who are interested in science and socio-politics.

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Between monopolizing knowledge and techno-solutionisms in a finite world

# SEC Lecture, 12.05.2026
Presentation: Cecilia Rikap; Moderation: Melanie Pichler

Time/Place: May 12, 2026, 12:00 pm / Institute of Social Ecology, SR 31, Schottenfeldgasse 29, 1070 Vienna & Zoom
Foto: Kartenhaus, fragil (Bild von Willi Heidelbach auf Pixabay)

Investigating the legal formalization and governance of social metabolism

# SEC Lecture / BOKU LAW, 28.11.2023
Presentation: Benoît Schmaltz; Moderation: Helmut Haberl

Time/Place: November 28, 2023, 06:00 p.m.; Institute of Social Ecology, SR 3a, Schottenfeldgasse 29, 1070 Vienna & Zoom

Evolutionary Approaches to Social-Ecological Change

# SEC Lecture / KLI Colloquium, 08.10.2021
Presentation: Maja Schlüter, Tim Waring; Facilitator: Guido Caniglia, KLI; Discussants: Simone Gingrich, Martin Schmid, SEC

Time/Place: October 8, 2021 02:00 PM Vienna, Zoom
Picture: dry land on one side, green land on the other side

Transforming Tomorrow: Moving From Climate Emergency to Prosperity

# SEC Lecture, 15.01.2020
Presentation: Professor Jacqueline McGlade, Professor of Resilience and Sustainable Development, UCL Institute for Global Prosperity, London.

Time/Place: Wednesday, January, 15, 2020, 16h; Institute of Social Ecology, SR 3a, Schottenfeldgasse 29, 1070 Vienna

Resource efficiency - Delivering more service with less energy, material and impact

# SEC Lecture / BOKU-Energiecluster, 23.10.2018
Gastreferent: Dr. Jonathan Cullen (University Lecturer in Energy, Transport and Urban Infrastructure an der Universität Cambridge)

Ort & Zeit: BOKU, Wilhelm-Exner-Haus, Hörsaal EH05 (2. Obergeschoss), Peter-Jordan Straße 82, 1190 Wien; Dienstag 23. Oktober 2018, 18:00 - 20:00, anschließend Einladung zum gemeinsamen Ausklang bei Brot und Getränken
Foto: a small group of trees on a hill

Why history matters in ecology: traditional woodland management and its legacy in nature conservation

# SEC Lecture, 16.12.2025
Presentation: Péter Szabó; Moderation: Simone Gingrich

Time/Place: Dec. 16, 2025, 17:00 Uhr / BOKU University, 1190 Wien, Peter-Jordan-Straße 82, Wilhelm-Exner-Haus, EXNH-HS 03

Living Well within Limits

Public Lecture International Karl Polanyi Society / # SEC Lecture, 30.05.2023
Presentation: Julia Steinberger, Andreas Novy, Jürgen Essletzbichler, Ulrich Brand, Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Daniel Huppmann

Time/Place: May 30, 2023 6:30 p.m., Vienna University of Economics and Business & via Lifestream

The future of the European agro-food system in the light of the “Land-sparing vs land-sharing” debate

# SEC Lecture, 11.03.2021
Presentation: Dr. Gilles Billen, Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS), Moderation: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Simone Gingrich, Zentrum für Umweltgeschichte, Institut für Soziale Ökologie, BOKU Wien

Time/Place: 11 March, 2021, 18:15, Zoom

Extractivism, Extreme oil and Pipelines : socio-ecological conflicts in North America

# SEC Lecture / IPW Lecture, 28.05.2019
Presentation: Eric Pineault (Université du Québec à Montréal), Moderation: Ulrich Brand (IPW), Commentary: Clive Spash (WU)

Place/Time: Konferenzraum IPW, NIG 2. Stock, Universitätsstraße 7, 1010 Wien; May 28, 2019, 18:30

Creating Circularity for Critical Raw Materials

# SEC Lecture, 11.06.2024
Presentation: Christoph Helbig; Moderation: Dominik Wiedenhofer

Time/Place: June 11, 2024, 06:00 p.m.; Institute of Social Ecology, SR 3a, Schottenfeldgasse 29, 1070 Vienna & Zoom

An Introduction to the Social Ecology of Capital

# SEC Lecture / Umweltkolloquium, 25.05.2023
Presentation: Éric Pineault; Moderation: Helmut Haberl

Time/Place: May 25, 2023, 06:00 p.m.; Institute of Social Ecology, SR 3a, Schottenfeldgasse 29, 1070 Vienna & Zoom

Reflections on the research project ’Ethics and Energy’: how the turn to bottom-up climate governance also rendered non-state actors responsible for climate change

# SEC Lecture, 11.12.2020
Presentation: Kristian Høyer Toft, PhD

Time/Place: December 11, 2020, 11:30, Zoom

PANELDISCUSSION: Alternatives to the jobs vs environment dilemma. Degrowth and the Liberation of Work

# SEC Lecture, 23.05.2019
Welcome remarks
Sigrid Stagl (Institute for Ecological Economics, Vienna University of Business and Economics)

Keynote
Stefania Barca (Center for Social Studies, University of Coimbra)

Date/Venue: May 23, 2019, 6-8 pm; WU Wien, D5.0.001