The disruptiveness of the others
Disruptions are crucial for an accelerated social sustainability transformation. However, their emergence, characteristics and effects are essentially related to the role of outsiders. This project therefore aims to develop a comprehensive understanding of the relationship between outsiders and disruptions, as well as their impact on transformations. It develops new basic knowledge in order to promote the use of the transformative potential of outsiders in terms of social goals, as well as to prevent their possible marginalization, radicalization or obstructive effects. The design combines approaches from psychology, philosophy and transformation research and enables an interdisciplinary multi-level analysis of cognitive, institutional and normative aspects from the individual to society. Empirically, a comparative study will be conducted in four cities in cooperation between the TUD and the IÖR.
This project is a collaboration with
- Chair of Spatial Development and Transformation
- Chair of Theoretical Philosophy
- Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development (IÖR)
as part of the TUD initiative "Disruption and Societal Change" (TUDiSC)