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Sabine Hoffmann

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Dr. Sabine Hoffmann

Group Leader, Group: ITD

Department Environmental Social Sciences

About Me

I lead the Inter- and Transdisciplinary (ITD) research group in the Environmental Social Sciences (ESS) department at Eawag. I am affiliated as Associate to the Transdisciplinary Lab (TdLab) in the Department Environmental Systems Science (D-USYS) at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich (ETH Zürich).

I graduated from the University of Bayreuth with a Master of Science in Geoecology (1997), received a Master of Advanced Studies in Development and Cooperation from ETH Zurich (2001) and a PhD in Development Studies from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in Geneva (2010). My research focuses on integration and integrative leadership in large inter- and transdisciplinary research programs in both theory and practice. For my work within the Swiss National Research Program (NRP 61), I was awarded with the Swiss Academies Award for Transdisciplinary Research for leading one NRP 61 synthesis process and concurrently studying integration within all four synthesis processes.

I am elected member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Network for Transdisciplinarity (td-net) and head of the International ITD Alliance Working Group on Integration Experts and Expertise. Prior to my PhD, I worked as a development consultant for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC), the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ) and the International Secretariat for Water (ISW) in Bolivia, Central and Eastern Europe.

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    Projects

    An inter- and transdisciplinary strategic research program that strives to develop novel non-gridconnected water and sani- tation systems that can function as comparable alternatives to network-based systems.
    The National Research Programme "Sustainable Water Management" (NRP 61) developed scientific foundations and methods for sustainable management of Switzerland's water resources.

    Sustainable Water Management (NRP 61)

    Sustainable transformation of the Swiss agriculture to internalized negative external effects of pesticide use.
    The research project focuses on watershed management in Swiss mountain areas, aiming at increasing the resilience of mountain ecosystems and meeting societal needs regarding natural resource use and protection.
    In the "Jurapark Aargau" Real-world Lab, researchers work together with the region's residents to find ways to strengthen and promote sustainable development locally.

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    Publications

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    Dettwiler, D., Deutsch, L., & Hoffmann, S. (2024). Action guide. Strategies to strengthen inter- and transdisciplinarity in your research organization. doi:10.6084/m9.figshare.26969731, Institutional Repository
    Gunn, C., Hoffmann, S., Sager, M., Wittmayer, J., & Zuiderent-Jerak, T. (2024). Reassembling the scholar: a conversation about positionality in transdisciplinary processes. In B. J. Regeer, P. Klaassen, & J. E. W. Broerse (Eds.), Transdisciplinarity for transformation. Responding to societal challenges through multi-actor, reflexive practices (pp. 419-440). doi:10.1007/978-3-031-60974-9_15, Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S., Deutsch, L., & O’Rourke, M. (2024). Integration experts and expertise. In F. Darbellay (Ed.), Elgar encyclopedias in the social sciences series. Elgar encyclopedia of interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity (pp. 273-276). doi:10.4337/9781035317967.ch60, Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S. (2024). Synthesizing. In F. Darbellay (Ed.), Elgar encyclopedias in the social sciences series. Elgar encyclopedia of interdisciplinarity and transdisciplinarity (pp. 505-508). doi:10.4337/9781035317967.ch111, Institutional Repository
    Vienni-Baptista, B., & Hoffmann, S. (2024). Integrative teaching and learning. In R. Szostak (Ed.), Handbook of interdisciplinary teaching and administration (pp. 136-151). Cheltenham: Edward Elgar Publishing. , Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S. (2023). Commentary. In B. Vienni-Baptista, I. Fletcher, & C. Lyall (Eds.), Foundations of interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary research (pp. 149-154). Bristol: Bristol University Press. , Institutional Repository
    Hofmann, B., Ingold, K., Stamm, C., Ammann, P., Eggen, R. I. L., Finger, R., … Hoffmann, S. (2023). Barriers to evidence use for sustainability: insights from pesticide policy and practice. Ambio, 52(2), 425-439. doi:10.1007/s13280-022-01790-4, Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S., Deutsch, L., Thompson Klein, J., & O'Rourke, M. (2022). Integrate the integrators! A call for establishing academic careers for integration experts. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 9, 147 (10 pp.). doi:10.1057/s41599-022-01138-z, Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S., Weber, C., & Mitchell, C. (2022). Principles for leading, learning, and synthesizing in inter- and transdisciplinary research. BioScience, 72(10), 963-977. doi:10.1093/biosci/biac057, Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S. (2022). Städtische Abwassersysteme: Dezentrale Abwassersysteme mit Wertstoffrückgewinnung als Schlüssel zur Erreichung des SDG 6. gwf Wasser, Abwasser, 163(6), 46-47. , Institutional Repository
    Deutsch, L., & Hoffmann, S. (2021). Five reflective questions for integrative leadership in inter- and transdisciplinary contexts. doi:10.5281/zenodo.5795404, Institutional Repository
    Deutsch, L., Belcher, B., Claus, R., & Hoffmann, S. (2021). Leading inter- and transdisciplinary research: lessons from applying theories of change to a strategic research program. Environmental Science and Policy, 120, 29-41. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2021.02.009, Institutional Repository
    Pohl, C., Thompson Klein, J., Hoffmann, S., Mitchell, C., & Fam, D. (2021). Conceptualising transdisciplinary integration as a multidimensional interactive process. Environmental Science and Policy, 118, 18-26. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2020.12.005, Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S., Feldmann, U., Bach, P. M., Binz, C., Farrelly, M., Frantzeskaki, N., … Udert, K. M. (2020). A research agenda for the future of urban water management: exploring the potential of non-grid, small-grid, and hybrid solutions. Environmental Science and Technology, 54(9), 5312-5322. doi:10.1021/acs.est.9b05222, Institutional Repository
    Lüthi, C., Willetts, J., & Hoffmann, S. (2020). Editorial: city-wide sanitation: the urban sustainability challenge. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 8, 585418 (4 pp.). doi:10.3389/fenvs.2020.585418, Institutional Repository
    Hitziger, M., Aragrande, M., Berezowski, J. A., Canali, M., Del Rio Vilas, V., Hoffmann, S., … Rüegg, S. R. (2019). EVOLvINC: evaluating knowledge integration capacity in multistakeholder governance. Ecology and Society, 24(2), 36 (16 pp.). doi:10.5751/ES-10935-240236, Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S., Thompson Klein, J., & Pohl, C. (2019). Linking transdisciplinary research projects with science and practice at large: introducing insights from knowledge utilization. Environmental Science and Policy, 102, 36-42. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2019.08.011, Institutional Repository
    Maurer, M., & Hoffmann, S. (2019). Eaux usées: des égouts à assainir. Volkswirtschaft, 89(6), 12-15. Retrieved from https://dievolkswirtschaft.ch/fr/2019/05/maurer-hoffmann-06-2019fr/, Institutional Repository
    Maurer, M., & Hoffmann, S. (2019). Sanierungsfall Abwassersystem. Volkswirtschaft, 89(6), 12-15. Retrieved from https://dievolkswirtschaft.ch/de/2019/05/hoffmann-maurer-06-2019/, Institutional Repository
    Pohl, C., Fam, D., Hoffmann, S., & Mitchell, C. (2019). Exploring Julie Thompson Klein's framework for analysis of boundary work. Issues in Interdisciplinary Studies, 37(2), 62-89. , Institutional Repository
    Maag, S., Alexander, T. J., Kase, R., & Hoffmann, S. (2018). Indicators for measuring the contributions of individual knowledge brokers. Environmental Science and Policy, 89, 1-9. doi:10.1016/j.envsci.2018.06.002, Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S., Pohl, C., & Hering, J. G. (2017). Exploring transdisciplinary integration within a large research program: empirical lessons from four thematic synthesis processes. Research Policy, 46(3), 678-692. doi:10.1016/j.respol.2017.01.004, Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S., Pohl, C., & Hering, J. G. (2017). Methods and procedures of transdisciplinary knowledge integration: empirical insights from four thematic synthesis processes. Ecology and Society, 22(1), 27 (17 pp.). doi:10.5751/ES-08955-220127, Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S. (2016). Transdisciplinary knowledge integration within large research programs. GAIA: Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, 25(3), 201-203. doi:10.14512/gaia.25.3.14, Institutional Repository
    Larsen, T. A., Hoffmann, S., Lüthi, C., Truffer, B., & Maurer, M. (2016). Emerging solutions to the water challenges of an urbanizing world. Science, 352(6288), 928-933. doi:10.1126/science.aad8641, Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S., Hunkeler, D., & Maurer, M. (2014). Approvisionnement en eau et assainissement des eaux usées durables en Suisse. Défis et mesures possibles. Synthèse thématique 3 dans le cadre du programme national de recherche PNR 61 «Gestion durable de l'eau». Retrieved from http://www.nfp61.ch/fr/actualites-media/publications, Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S., Hunkeler, D., & Maurer, M. (2014). Nachhaltige Wasserversorgung und Abwasserentsorgung in der Schweiz. Herausforderungen und Handlungsoptionen. Thematische Synthese 3 im Rahmen des Nationalen Forschungsprogramms NFP 61 «Nachhaltige Wassernutzung». Retrieved from http://www.nfp61.ch/de/news-medien/publikationen, Institutional Repository
    Hoffmann, S. (2013). Property, possession and natural resource management: towards a conceptual clarification. Journal of Institutional Economics, 9(1), 39-60. doi:10.1017/S1744137412000264, Institutional Repository
    Hering, J. G., Hoffmann, S., Meierhofer, R., Schmid, M., & Peter, A. J. (2012). Assessing the societal benefits of applied research and expert consulting in water science and technology. GAIA: Ecological Perspectives for Science and Society, 21(2), 95-101. doi:10.14512/gaia.21.2.6, Institutional Repository

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    Address

    E-Mail: sabine.hoffmann@eawag.ch
    Phone: +41 58 765 6818
    Fax: +41 58 765 5802
    Address: Eawag
    Überlandstrasse 133
    8600 Dübendorf
    Office: FC E10

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    Expert on

    sustainable water management, stakeholder participation, science-policy interface, transdisciplinary research

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