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 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 ; 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: 01/04/2025 - 31/03/2026 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
| Transformational Resilience for Regenerating People & Earth – Connecting Inner & Outer Transformation to Foster Personal, Collective & Planetary Wellbeing Pastoors, Daniela (25/08/2025) Crises and Resilience: Multidisciplinary Perspectives from Germany and Japan, Münster Type of talk: scientific talk | |
| 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 | |
| Real-world Laboratories als Spaces of Conflict 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 |