In our programme we focus research questions based on the following main topics:
Resilience
The term Resilience, originally from the field of material physics, is used in various disciplines (systems ecology, psychology, environmental studies, sustainability; political economy, etc.). In research, there is a controversial…
Landscapes and raw material regimes
The Iranian Highlands are being examined in a diachronic manner and in its diversity and are being analysed according to their effects on economic and social practices. Which highland-specific resource…
Daily life and institution
Current understandings in the social sciences regard not only political, religious, economic or military establishments as institutions, but also kinship units and some forms of short-term cooperation anchored in daily…
Mobility and networks
In landscapes with difficult and unstable environmental conditions, mobility often plays a vital role. Despite its topographic diversity and variety of ecological niches (for example the oases of the central…