prof @BOKU_SEC | social ecology | political science | environmental justice | politics | social-ecological transformationhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3mddymufb2k2dDas ist ein sehr interessantes Interview darüber, wie sich Menschen in Minneapolis gegen ICE organisieren. In dem ganzen Wahnsinn gibt das zumindest ein kleines bisschen Hoffnung. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jan 2026 19:38 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddymufb2k2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3m6wkewpyk22mInsightful start to the Environmental Labor Confernce in Berlin. After a keynote by Cara Daggett (petromasculinity), I discussed changing contexts for labor environmentalism with Silpa Satheesh, Simon Schaupp and Stefanie Hürtgen: right-wing politics, fossil backlash, incr. workers' exhaustion.01 Dec 2025 13:37 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6wkewpyk22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lzgnv22mzk2fIch habe auf Ö1 zur Zukunft von Autoindustrie und Mobilität diskutiert; ein paar Tage kann das Gespräch noch nachgehört werden. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2025 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzgnv22mzk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lycwczzoek2aIch freue mich auf die Veranstaltung "Zug um Zug" am 29.9., wo ich gemeinsam mit Verkehrsminister Peter Hanke, Gewerkschaftsvorsitzendem Roman Hebenstreit (vida) und CEO Hana Dellemann (Hitachi) über die sozial-ökologische Zukunft der Bahnindustrie diskutiere. Meldet euch gleich an. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Sep 2025 09:47 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lycwczzoek2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lvv5xchdks2yOur new article in @natclimate.nature.com shows that climate policy is not only failing due to a lack of political will (that too), but also due to the structural limitations of the liberal-capitalist state. State structures must also change #transformationstate 👇 [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Aug 2025 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvv5xchdks2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lurkfa2fxc2vNew paper: I've become increas. irritated that reductions in energy use seem to be equated with *demand-side* strategies a l o n e and that *supply-side strategies* are often framed as technical solutions o n l y. We provide a more compreh. typology and challenge the dichotomy more generally 👇. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Jul 2025 07:42 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lurkfa2fxc2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lthpfwo7g22pNeli, du warst nicht nur eine brillante Wissenschafterin, sondern auch eine von den menschlich wirklich Guten! Es ist unfassbar traurig, dass du schon gehen musstest! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Jul 2025 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lthpfwo7g22phttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lrzouqcmzs2uMacht mich der Umstieg auf ein E-Auto zu einer guten Bürgerin? https://www.diepresse.com/19792854/macht-mich-der-umstieg-auf-ein-e-auto-zu-einer-guten-buergerin20 Jun 2025 09:08 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrzouqcmzs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lh73pg5uls2xRead this if you are interested in strategies against fascism. I try to do my part in research (on power dynamics, on eco-social policies, on climate-workers coalitions) but read especially point 4 because in the end it's about emotions and warmth - especially when it feels hopeless. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 Feb 2025 13:04 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh73pg5uls2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lcztgmtjwc2zFor academic course development: does anyone know interesting readings on socio-ecological #collapse (both historical examples and contemporary conceptualizatons)? All (inter)disciplinary backgrounds welcome.11 Dec 2024 13:12 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcztgmtjwc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lcwqd6o32k2yProud partner of an Austrian fearleader! [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Dec 2024 07:38 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcwqd6o32k2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lcn6b67df22vInteresting findings on the links between far right electoral turnout and reduced access to public services. Let's talk much more about public services than about migration! [contains quote post or other embedded content]06 Dec 2024 12:21 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcn6b67df22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lccmoxol6c2lTwo more job vacancies! post doc position (full time, 6y) in the field of political ecology (e.g., new conflicts, changing geopolitical/North-South relations, more-than-human approaches). Please share widely and contact me for any queries 1/2 https://boku.ac.at/fileadmin/data/H03000/H73000/H73700/Jobs/KZ275_mDe.pdf02 Dec 2024 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lccmoxol6c2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lc3u4cl4ok2mInteresting workshop and discussions on democratic economic planning in times of planetary crisis @wu vienna.29 Nov 2024 15:04 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3u4cl4ok2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lc3qv4vpis2qhttps://science.orf.at/stories/3227789/29 Nov 2024 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lc3qv4vpis2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/melaniepichler.bsky.social/post/3lbsby7waqc2kInteresting read on technofeudalism by Yanis Varoufakis: On the role of data as capital to manipulate behaviour, China, state-market relations and Elon Musk https://newleftreview.org/sidecar/posts/quantity-to-quality?pc=164325 Nov 2024 19:46 +0000at://did:plc:omwekcakbn6smhxp2slu7pos/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbsby7waqc2k