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 - 2020Dr. 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 - 2015M.A. peace & conflict research, University of Marburg
2006 - 2010B.A. Cultural & Social Anthropology and Political Science (2-subject B.A.), University of Münster

Work Experience

since 04/2024Postdoc at ZIN & Innovation Hub Management "Socio-Ecological Sustainability" in ULYSSEUS
since 2023Lecturer in the M.A. Conflict Studies and Peacebuilding program, University of Osnabrück
since 2017Freelance 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 - 2023Executive Director in the International Fellowship of Reconciliation - German Branch
2015 - 2021Research Scientist at the Institute of Educational Science (Department of Counseling), University of Marburg
2012Human Rights Observation with the International Peace Observers Network (Mindanao, Philippines)
2011Project assistance in a peacebuilding project at medica mondiale in Cologne

Functions and Memberships

since 2024Member, Sustainability Council of the City of Tecklenburg
since 2023Project 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 2021Chair member, Working Group Curriculum & Didactics of the German Association for Peace and Conflict Studies (AFK)
since 2015Member, Platform Peaceful Conflict Transformation (PZKB)
since 2013Member, 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)
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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
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