Dr.*in Daniela Pastoors
Current affiliations
- Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research (ZIN)Position: Postdoc @ ZIN & Innovation Hub Management "Socio-ecological Sustainability" in ULYSSEUSHeisenbergstraße 2, Raum: 448, 48151 MünsterT: +49 251 83-30103 (Büro) | E-Mail
Academic profiles
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Research Focus
- 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 & Futurabilities (e.g. IDGs)
- Approaches of Elicitive Conflict Transformation (Nonviolent Communication, Theater of Liberation & more)
- Cultures 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 2017 | Freelance speaker, lecturer, moderator, and researcher in the M.A. Conflict Studies and Peacebuilding (University of Osnabrück), M.A. Peace & Conflict Studies at the Center for Conflict Research (University of Marburg), in the certificate program for university lecturers in the Central Hesse University Didactics Network, for the Working Group of Development Services e.V., the Consortium for Civil Peace Services, and others. |
| 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 |
| 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 (2026) Web publication (blog article) | Published | |
Pastoors, Dani*el*a (2026) In: Wissenschaft und Frieden, 2026(01), 49-50. Conference report (journal) | Peer reviewed | Published | |
Pastoors, Daniela ; Drees, Lukas (2026) Review article (book contribution) | Published | |
Pastoors, Dani*el*a (2026) In: Snauwaert, Dale ; Clarke-Habibi, Sara ; Imoh, Colins ; Kester, Kevin ; Tarugarira, Gilbert ; Yudkin Suliveres, Anita (eds.), International Handbook on Peace Education. Routledge. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published) | |
Pastoors, Dani*el*a (2026) In: Peace Institute Freiburg ; Berghof Foundation (eds.), Global Perspectives on Peace Education. Verlag Barbara Budrich. Research article (book contribution) | Peer reviewed | accepted / in press (not yet published) |
Projects
Duration: 02/07/2025 - 31/10/2027 Type of project: Own resources project | |
Duration: 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2028 Funded by: German Federal Environmental Foundation Type of project: Individual project | |
Duration: 01/04/2025 - 31/12/2026 Type of project: Own resources 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
| Fishbowldiskussion: How to Interdisziplinarität – Erfahrungen aus verschiedenen
Fachrichtungen mit Bezug auf Nachhaltigkeitsforschung Graf, Antonia ; Pastoors, Daniela ; Unkel, Ingmar ; Hoffmann, Jessica ; Schmidt, Jenny (25/06/2026) Tagung „Interdisziplinarität in der Transformationsforschung“ des Forschungsclusters „Sozial-Ökologische…, Münster Type of talk: Discussion / Panel session | |
| Making the Future Appealing! Highlights and Challenges in the Real-World Lab Project Pastoors, Daniela (18/06/2026) Zwischenkonferenz DBU-Projektcluster „Transformative Bildung“ , Osnabrück Type of talk: Other | |
| Innovation Ecosystems & Territorial Engagement
Pastoors, Daniela (12/06/2026) Ulysseus European University Alliance - Annual Summit, Innsbruck Type of talk: Workshop | |
| Paneldiscussion: Shaping cities together – interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary perspectives on sustainable urban development Mössner, Samuel ; Brandt, Tobias ; Hoffmann, Jessica ; Pastoors, Daniela ; Schmidt, Matthias (15/04/2026) Festsymposium „wissen(schafft)zukunft – 10 Jahre interdisziplinäre Forschung zu Nachhaltigkeit“ Interdisziplinäre…, Münster Type of talk: Discussion / Panel session | |
| Panel discussion: “Experiences of Crisis and Future Viability – How Individuals and Societies Can Remain/Become Resilient” Buttschardt, Tillmann; Beccarini, Andrea; Gabel, Friederike; Lichtenberger, Achim; Pastoors, Daniela (15/04/2026) Festsymposium „wissen(schafft)zukunft – 10 Jahre interdisziplinäre Forschung zu Nachhaltigkeit“ Interdisziplinäre…, Münster Type of talk: Discussion / Panel session |