Professorin Doris Fuchs, Ph.D.
Current affiliations
- Professorship of Sustainable Development (Prof. Fuchs)
- Cluster of Excellence "Religion and Politics"
- Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Sustainable Consumption + Sustainable Development
- Power (instrumental, structural, discursive)
- Justice and Responsibility
- Global Sustainability Governance: Energy, Climate, Environment, Agrifood, Finance
Academic Education | |
| 1994 - 1997 | Ph.D., Politics & Economics Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California |
| 1992 - 1994 | M.A., International Political Economy, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California |
| 1991 - 1992 | M.A., English, Claremont Graduate University, Claremont, California |
| 1990 - 1991 | American Studies at the University of Virgina, USA |
| 1988 - 1990 | German and English Studies at Heinrich-Heine University Duesseldorf, Germany |
Work Experience | |
| since 10/2023 | Director of the Research Institute for Sustainability - Helmholtz Centre Potsdam |
| since 06/2014 | Professor of International Relations and Sustainable Development, University of Muenster |
| 04/2008 - 05/2014 | Professor of International Relations and Development, University of Münster |
| 04/2006 - 03/2008 | Professor of International Relations and European Integration, University of Stuttgart |
| 09/2004 - 03/2006 | Professor of Political Science, HHL-Leipzig Graduate School of Management |
| 04/2004 - 08/2004 | Acting Professor of International Relations and European Integration, University of Stuttgart |
| 05/1999 - 03/2004 | Lecturer, Geschwister-Scholl-Institute für Political Science, LMU München, Venia Legendi Political Science 2004 |
| 08/1997 - 05/1999 | Assistant Professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge |
| 08/1996 - 05/1997 | Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
| 08/1985 - 05/1987 | Apprenticeship, Deutsche Bank AG, Germany |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2019 | Member of the Alliance for Science Muenster |
| since 07/2019 | Member of the reviewboard of the German Federal Environmental Foundation |
| since 2018 | Member of the scientific advisory board "global sustainable commune" Muenster |
| since 12/2018 | Member of the Expertgroup "World Economy and Social Ethics" of the German Conference of the Bishops |
| since 2015 | Speaker of the Center for Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research |
| since 03/2013 | "March Muenster Meetings" |
| since 2008 | Coordinator of the B.A and M.A joint study program, in cooperation with Science Po Lille |
| since 2004 | Reviewer for funding institutes: ERC, DFG, BMBF, Finland Academiy of Sciences, Umweltministerium Schweden, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (Kanada), Volkswagen Stiftung, DBU, DAAD, Fritz-Thyssen-Stiftung, Deutsche Stiftung Friedensforschung (DSF), Studienstiftung ... |
| since 2003 | German Association for Political Science (DGfP) |
| since 1999 | German Political Science Association (DVPW) |
| 2018 - 2020 | Member of the Board, Board, Center for Religion and Modernity |
| 2008 - 2020 | Vice Dean for Research, Junior Scholars, and International Affairs at the Faculty for Education and the Social Sciences |
| 2014 - 2018 | Member of the Commission of the Rectorate for Research Affairs |
Appointments | |
| 2015 | Offer to a Professorship for Political Science II: International Politics, (rejected) |
| 2014 | Offer to a Professorship for International Politics, (rejected) |
Publications
Fuchs, Doris; Debourdeau, Ariane; Dütschke, Elisabeth; Fahy, Frances; Garzon, Giulia; Kirchler, Benjamin; Klöckner, Christian A.; Sahakian, Marlyne (2025) In: Consumption and Society, 4(1). Research article (journal) | |
Mamut, Pia; Fuchs, Doris; Becker, Lea; Laksevics, Karlis; Kreinin, Halliki; Brizga, Janis (2025) In: Consumption and Society, 4(1). Research article (journal) | |
Fuchs, Doris; Bodenheimer, Miriam; Dütschke, Elisabeth (2025) In: Consumption and Society, 4(1). Editorial (journal) | |
Laksevics, Karlis; Brizga, Janis; Mamut, Pia; Kreinin, Halliki; Fuchs, Doris; Belousa, Inga (2025) In: Regulation and Governance, Early View. Research article (journal) | |
Siepker, Lena; Fuchs, Doris (2025) In: Bachmann, Claudius; Riedl, Anna Maria; Noweck, Anna; Filipovic, Alexander (eds.), Sozialethik im Kontext. Interdisziplinäre Fragen einer gesellschaftlich engagierten Theologie. Paderborn: Brill | Schöningh. Research article (book contribution) |
Projects
Duration: 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Funded by: EC - Lifelong Learning Programme: Erasmus+ Type of project: EU-project hosted outside University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2026 Funded by: MKW - Förderlinie "Profilbildung" Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/03/2023 - 28/02/2026 Funded by: EC Horizon Europe - Research and innovation action Type of project: EU-project hosted outside University of Münster | |
Duration: 01/11/2022 - 31/12/2025 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project | |
Duration: 01/11/2022 - 31/10/2025 Funded by: Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project |
Talks
| Pursuing the Transformation Towards 1.5° Societies in Times of Polarisation Becker, Lea M.; Berker, Lars; Fuchs, Doris (08/12/2025) The Politics of Limits: Sustainability and Democracy in Times of Changing Climates, Essen Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Roundtable discussion “Justice as a Foundation for the Sustainability Transformation” Fuchs, Doris; Buttschardt, Tillmann; Pauliuk, Stefan; Di Giulio, Antonietta; Mont, Oksana (05/12/2025) RIFS Conference 2025: ”Tough Conversations in Tough Times”, Berlin Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Criteria and Pathways for Democratic Innovations for Sustainable, Reciprocal and Inclusive Futures Buth, Vanessa; Fuchs, Doris; Berendt, Paula; Cots, Francesc (03/12/2025) RIFS Conference 2025: ”Tough Conversations in Tough Times”, Berlin Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Roundtable Discussion on Strategic Springboards for Consumption Corridors Fuchs, Doris (03/12/2025) RIFS Conference 2025: ”Tough Conversations in Tough Times”, Berlin Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Grenzen als Bedingung von Zukunftsfähigkeit Buttschardt, Tillmann; Fuchs, Doris; Philipp, Bodo (07/11/2025) Postgraduierten-Konferenz: Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven auf religiöse, politische und ökologische Grenzen, Universität Münster, Institut für Christliche Sozialwissenschaften Type of talk: scientific talk |
Doctorates
| Entwicklungsbezogene Politikkohärenz im Rohstoffsektor
Candidate: Laag, Benjamin | Supervisors: ??? Period of time: 01/10/2010 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Environmental Bilateral Assistance and Environmental Policy Reform: The Story of Germany's Environmental Assistance to Indonesia (1999-2009) Candidate: Siti Rokhmawati Susanto | Supervisors: Fuchs, Doris; Feske, Susanne Period of time: 01/10/2009 - today Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| (Sustainable) political judgement in participatory processes Candidate: Bohn, Carolin | Supervisors: Fuchs, Doris; Graf, Antonia | Reviewers: Fuchs, Doris; Graf, Antonia Period of time: 01/01/2017 - 14/08/2023 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Religion als Ressource in der europäischen und internationalen Klimapolitik (vorläufiger Titel) Candidate: Klinkenborg, Hannah | Supervisors: Fuchs, Doris Period of time: 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster | |
| Religion as a Resource in European Climate Governance Candidate: Klinkenborg, Hannah | Supervisors: Fuchs, Doris Period of time: 01/10/2019 - 30/09/2022 Doctoral examination procedure finished at: Doctoral examination procedure at University of Münster |