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About IFIS


The Institute for Integral Studies (IFIS) catalyzes the recognition and further development of integral and likeminded approaches in academic research, higher education and research-based practice. IFIS is focusing
on the connections between i) the existing disciplinary and
interdisciplinary fields of academic study, ii) fields neglected or
dismissed by academic research, iii) the development of integral
(meta‑) studies, iv)  real-life challenges in our age of global crises,
and v) research into desirable futures and the conditions to bring them
about.

Based on values and principles inspiring a broad, pluralistic, dialogical, critical, self-reflective and dynamic understanding and practice of integral studies IFIS is deploying a series of activities,
among them research and development projects, academic events,
high-level publications and consulting services. The shared commitment
of the members of the Institute is to develop, share and help to make
use of knowledge and wisdom of a new, integral quality
with the sole purpose to contribute to the common good and to the
well-being and sustainable development of the greatest number of
sentient beings and their sociocultural and natural habitats.

IFIS as a non-profit organisation allows likeminded and interested individuals and organisations to connect in many ways,
from occasional to committed, from informal to formal, from online to
face-to-face, from informational to transformational. Most of its active members
are affiliated with a higher education or research institution and
generally have a background in integral studies for many years. This
unique community of research and learning is committed to quality processes and the results achieved comply with and go beyond common scientific standards.

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News

Auszeichnung:

IFIS-Mitarbeiter erhält Kapp-Forschungspreis für Ökologische Ökonomie

Mehr Informationen hier.

Termine:

International Symposium "Research Across Boundaries"
University of Luxembourg, 16-19 June 2010
Mehr unter:
http://dica-lab.org/rab

 

IFIS-Februar-Klausur "Entwicklung transdisziplinär gedacht" 
Freiburg, 27.-28.2.2010

Klausurbericht demnächst HIER.
 

Empfehlung:

Lernen aus der Krise.
Auf dem Weg zu einer Verfassung des Kapitalismus. Mehr unter:

http://www.rat-kontrapunkt.ch/
 

IFIS-Newsletter

Nr. 1 (Dezember 2009)
ist erschienen.
Download
hier als PDF


Wirtschaft in der Zeitenwende

Eine umfassende Dokumentation der IFIS-Tagung vom 18. und 19.9.2009 ist in Vorbereitung. Im folgenden ein Bericht und weitere Materialien zur Tagung.

>> Details zum Podiumsgespräch mit
Prof. Dr. Hans Christoph Binswanger &
Dr. Hans-Peter Studer

Sa, 19.9.0209

>> Details zu den vertiefenden Workshops