As part of the project "Dilemmas of sustainability between evaluation and reflection. Justified criteria and guidelines for sustainability knowledge", a digital conference on "Dilemmas of sustainability" took place at the University of Oldenburg from 9 June 2021 to 11 June 2021.

The conference focussed on the following questions and topics

1. Which dilemmas of sustainability become apparent based on which understandings of sustainability in and between different scientific disciplines in the context of research on sustainable development?
2. What significance does recognising, understanding and dealing with sustainability dilemmas have for transformative science?
3. What role do methodological approaches, epistemic norms and social values play?
4. Does the transdisciplinary research approach often used in research on sustainable development, with its inherent normativities, contribute to the formation of dilemmas?

Participation in the conference was free of charge and registration was possible until 31 May 2021.

Prof Dr Bernd Siebenhüner, Prof Dr Karsten Speck, Sophie Berg and Ann-Kristin Müller from the University of Oldenburg;

Prof Dr Anna Henkel, Holli Gruber, Raphaela Casata and Laura Scheler from the University of Passau;

Prof Dr Nicole C. Karafyllis and Dr Dimitri Mader from the Technical University of Braunschweig;

Dr Thomas Jahn and Prof Dr Matthias Bergmann from the Institute for Social-Ecological Research in Frankfurt am Main

Prof Dr Bernd Siebenhüner (project leader)

Ecological Economics
University of Oldenburg
School 2: Computing Science, Economics and Law Ammerländer Heerstr. 114-118
26129 Oldenburg