Dr.*in Daniela Pastoors
Current affiliations
- Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN)
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- Regenerative Peace Work: Connecting Inner & Outer Transformation for Life
- Socio-ecological Transformation & (More-than-human)Environmental Peacebuilding
- Psychosocial Support, Staff Care & Culture of Care
- Transformative Education, Peace Education & Inner Development Goals (IDGs)
- Approaches of Elicitive Conflict Transformation (Nonviolent Communication, Theater of Liberation & more)
- Culture of Peace, of Care, of Regeneration & of Sustainability
Academic Education | |
| 2015 - 2020 | Dr. phil. in Educational Science at the University of Marburg, Topic: "From the Duty of Care to the Culture of Care. Psychosocial staff care for peace workers in the Civil Peace Service" |
| 2012 - 2015 | M.A. peace & conflict research, University of Marburg |
| 2006 - 2010 | B.A. Cultural & Social Anthropology and Political Science (2-subject B.A.), University of Münster |
Work Experience | |
| since 04/2024 | Postdoc at ZIN & Innovation Hub Management "Socio-Ecological Sustainability" in ULYSSEUS |
| since 2023 | Lecturer in the M.A. Conflict Studies and Peacebuilding program, University of Osnabrück |
| since 2020 | Lecturer in the certificate program for university lecturers in the Central Hesse University Didactics Network |
| since 2018 | Freelance speaker & facilitator & researcher primarily for the Arbeitsgemeinschaft der Entwicklungsdienste e.V. and the Consortium Civil Peace Service |
| 2021 - 2023 | Executive Director in the International Fellowship of Reconciliation - German Branch |
| 2015 - 2021 | Research Scientist at the Institute of Educational Science (Department of Counseling), University of Marburg |
| 2017 - 2018 | Lecturer in the M.A. Peace & Conflict Studies at the Center for Conflict Studies, University of Marburg |
| 2012 | Human Rights Observation with the International Peace Observers Network (Mindanao, Philippines) |
| 2011 | Project assistance in a peacebuilding project at medica mondiale in Cologne |
Functions and Memberships | |
| since 2024 | Member, Sustainability Council of the City of Tecklenburg |
| since 2023 | Project coordination & Regional Facilitation, Project "Good life in the land of Westphalian Peace" in the program “Miteinander Reden” of the Federal Agency for Civic Education and the “Mitmach-Regionen” of the Pioneers of Change and others |
| since 2021 | Chair member, Working Group Curriculum & Didactics of the German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (AFK) |
| since 2015 | Member, Platform Peaceful Conflict Transformation (PZKB) |
| since 2013 | Member, Center for Conflict Studies of the University of Marburg |
Publications
Pastoors, Daniela ; Buchwald, Christine ; Hartke, Lisa ; Tekath, Miriam (2025) In: Wissenschaft und Frieden, 1(2025) Type of Publication: Conference report (journal) | |
Pastoors, Daniela ; Buchwald, Christine ; Hartke, Lisa ; Tekath, Miriam (2025) Type of Publication: Web publication (blog article) | |
Pastoors, Daniela (2025) In: ECOLOGIES OF CARE. Crossing Boders Scientific, Artistic and Activistic Residency 2023., Kyov, Czech Republic. Agronauts* Collective Type of Publication: Research article in digital collection (conference) | |
Pastoors, Daniela ; Drees, Lukas (2025) Type of Publication: Web publication (blog article) | |
Pastoors, Daniela (2025) In: ICJA Freiwilligenaustausch weltweit (eds.), Aus der Geschichte lernen, Zukunft gestalten. Berlin: Selbstverlag / Eigenverlag. Type of Publication: Review article (book contribution) |
Projects
Duration: 02/07/2025 - 31/10/2027 Type of project: Own resources project | |
Duration: 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2028 Funded by: Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/11/2023 - 31/10/2027 Funded by: EC - Lifelong Learning Programme: Erasmus+ Type of project: EU-project hosted outside University of Münster |
Talks
| Regenerative Friedensarbeit -
Innere und äußere Transformation verbinden, um für persönliches, kollektives und planetarres Wohlergehen zu sorgen Pastoors, Daniela (10/07/2025) Global Perspectives on Peace Education, Freiburg Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| "Reallabore als Konflikträume" Pastoors, Daniela; Krieger, Laura; Abrahamczik, Lara (03/07/2025) Tag der offenen Reallabore in Münster - Bundesweite Aktionswoche Tage des offenen Reallabors 2025 des Netzwerks…, Münster Type of talk: practical talk | |
| Zukunft schmackhaft machen an der Tafel der Utopien Pastoors, Daniela (19/05/2025) Kickoff-Veranstaltung zum Projekt „Zukunft schmackhaft machen – Utopien für eine inklusive Umsetzung der…, Tecklenburg Type of talk: practical talk | |
| Regenerative Peace Work. On the connection between internal and external dimensions of change to shape socio-ecological transformation processes in times of… Pastoors, Daniela (15/04/2025) Digging for Diversiy 2.0 – Interdisziplinäre Perspektiven auf Vielfalt in regenerativen Gesellschaften, Münster Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| Teaching and learning democracy in peace and conflict research - didactic responses to societal challenges Pastoors, Daniela ; Tekath, Miriam (20/03/2025) Zwischen Fake News, Demokratiefeindlichkeit und Wissenschaftsskepsis: Welche Konzepte und Praxis braucht die Friedens-…, Landau Type of talk: scientific talk |