Projects per year
Personal profile
Research interests
International environmental and resource politics, global environmental governance, international climate policy, carbon dioxide removal technologies, biofuels, social dynamics of land-use change
Teaching
Seminars for graduate and under-graduate students, Department of Political Science, Vienna
International Politics, International Environmental Governance
Political Ecology and Environmental Conflicts
Social Movements and Transformation of Capitalism
Introduction to Scientific Work, Writing of Bachelor Thesis, Research Practice
Urban development and global social inequality (Department of International Development)
Lecture series for graduate and under-graduate students, Department of Political Science, Vienna
Climate Crisis and Social-Ecological Transformation
The European Union Ten Years After the Crisis
Social Theory for Political Scientists
Sustainable Development – Magic Bullet or Green Myth? (Department of Sociology, Vienna)
Bachelor theses
17 during winter term 2020/21 (completed), 20 during winter term 2021/22 (ongoing)
Supervisions of master’s theses (selection, ongoing)
Arnecke, Mel: Gegenwart und Zukunft hegemonialer Wohnungspolitik: Eine historisch-materialistische Analyse der Wohnungspolitik in Hamburg und Wien
Röck, Tobias: A political ecological assessment of the reform of the EU Agricultural Policy (CAP) (completed with distinction)
Stockdreher, Paul: DIE LINKE as a Pioneer of a Socio-Ecological Transformation? (completed)
Klamminger, Dagmar: Sustainability and the Politics of Food Systems – a discourse analysis
Neuberger, Rene: Transforming our World? The Implementation of the Agenda 2030 in the EU
Braunstorfer, Verena: The EU Energy Policy and the Renewable Energy Sector in Austria
Lenders, Madita Palmöl
Dinger, Jonas: Social Entrepreneurship – Promise of a Better World (completed with distinction)
Administrative duties
Member of the Faculty Conference of the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Vienna, 2021 – ongoing
Member of Appointment Committee, University of Vienna, 2021 – ongoing
Member of the Political Science Study Program Conference, University of Vienna, 2019 – ongoing
Member of Master and Habilitation committees, University of Vienna, 2017 – ongoing
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board BMBF-funded project “Bioeconomy and Social Inequalities”
Memberships
Co-founder of the EnJust Network for Environmental Justice
Sounding Board, Dialogue for Change (Federal Environment Agency, Austria)
Working Group Social-Ecological Transformation at the Climate Change Center, Austria
Austrian Political Science Association
Editor at the Austrian Journal for Development Studies
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
General Higher Education Entrance Examination
Award Date: 1 Jan 2003
Final Apprenticeship Examination
Award Date: 1 Sep 1997
Summer schools/workshops, Political Ecology and Sustainability Transformation, Helmholtz-Institute Jena
2018
Political Science, Doctor of Philosophy (Dr. phil.)
Oct 2010 → Jun 2016
Summer school/workshops , Political Ecology and Sustainability Transformation, Freie Universität Berlin (FU)
2012
Summer schools/workshops, Political Ecology and Sustainability Transformation, Freie Universität Berlin (FU)
2011
Political Science, Diploma (Mag. phil.)
Mar 2003 → Nov 2008
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 1 Active
-
The Politics of Negative Emission Technologies in the EU. Deterring Mitigation?
6/07/22 → 5/07/26
Project: Research funding
-
Klimakrise und sozial-ökologischer Umbau - Herausforderungen und Perspektiven für den Sozialstaat
Brad, A., 2024, KÄRNTNER GESPRÄCHE ZUR DEMOKRATIEPOLITISCHEN BILDUNG . ÖGB-VerlagPublications: Contribution to book › Chapter
-
Whose negative emissions? Exploring emergent perspectives on CDR from the EU's hard to abate and fossil industries
Brad, A., Haas, T. & Schneider, E., 15 Jan 2024, In: Frontiers in Climate. 5, 1268736.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Open Access -
Carbon dioxide removal and mitigation deterrence in EU climate policy: Towards a research approach
Brad, A. & Schneider, E., Dec 2023, In: Environmental Science and Policy. 150, 103591.Publications: Contribution to journal › Article › Peer Reviewed
Open Access
Prizes
Activities
-
Klimakrise und sozial-ökologische Transformation – Herausforderungen und Perspektiven für den Sozialstaat
Alina Brad (Speaker)
23 Oct 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Public
-
Carbon dioxide removal technologies and mitigation deterrence in EU climate policy
Etienne Schneider (Speaker) & Alina Brad (Speaker)
11 Sep 2023 → 13 Sep 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
-
Carbon Dioxide Removal Technologies and the Politics of Transformation Delay in the EU
Alina Brad (Speaker) & Etienne Schneider (Speaker)
4 Sep 2023Activity: Talks and presentations › Talk or oral contribution › Science to Science
Press/Media
-
Live Interview mit Politikwissenschaftlerin Brad in der ORF III aktuell Sendung zur Weltklimakonferenz
28/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
-
-
Was bringt Klimapolitik?
Alina Brad & Etienne Schneider
1/11/23
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment