Education

Studies of Semiotics, Culture Studies and Social sciences with focus on Political Studies at the University of Tartu in Estonia. Master studies in social-ecological research of social movements. Doctoral studies in Sociology at Justus-Liebig-University Gießen at the International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC) with a thesis on qualitative sustainability research.

Professional background

2015 - 2019	Member of scientific staff at ITAS
2012 - 2014	Project monitoring at the District Future – Urban Lab at ITAS, KIT
2011 - 2013	Customer management and translations for Legalo GmbH
2010 - 2015	Doctoral studies at the International Graduate Centre for the Study of Culture (GCSC), JLU Giessen
2009 - 2010	Director and editor of the documentary “Normaalne inimene” (with Tanno Mee)
2009 - 2010	Contract with the Institute of International and Social Studies at Tallinn University
2006 - 2008	Communication Manager of the Estonian National Museum
2005	Assistent of Project manager, Tartu Biotechnology Park

Fields of work

Transdisciplinary, participative and transformative sustainability research
Social and cultural dimensions of sustainability
Sustainable development and education
Civil society, social movements and community studies
Personal sustainability and value change
(Inter)national sustainability governance
Sustainable urban development
Political philosophy and utopian studies

Publications

2019

Journal Articles

Keeler, L. W.; Beaudoin, F.; Wiek, A.; John, B.; Lerner, A. M.; Beecroft, R.; Tamm, K.; Seebacher, A.; Lang, D. J.; Kay, B.; Forrest, N.
Building actor-centric transformative capacity through city-university partnerships
2019. Ambio, 48 (5), 529–538. doi:10.1007/s13280-018-1117-9

2018

Book Chapters

Parodi, O.; Tamm, K.
Personal sustainability. Exploring a new field of sustainable develoment
2018. Personal Sustainability : Exploring the Far Side of Sustainable Development. Ed.: O. Parodi, 1–17, Routledge

Parodi, O.; Wendhack, S.; Tamm, K.
Personal sustainability - conclusions and perspectives
2018. Personal Sustainability : Exploring the Far Side of Sustainable Development. Ed.: O. Parodi, 189–208, Routledge

Books

Parodi, O.; Tamm, K. (Eds.)
Personal sustainability : exploring the far side of sustainable development
2018. Routledge

Journal Articles

Keeler, L. W.; Beaudoin, F. D.; Lerner, A. M.; John, B.; Beecroft, R.; Tamm, K.; Wiek, A.; Lang, D. J.
Transferring sustainability solutions across contexts through city-university partnerships
2018. Sustainability, 10 (9), 2966. doi:10.3390/su10092966

2017

Journal Articles

Parodi, O.; Beecroft, R.; Albiez, M.; Quint, A.; Seebacher, A.; Tamm, K.; Waitz, C.
The ABC of real-world lab methodology. From ’action research’ to ’participation’ and beyond
2017. Trialog, 3-4 (Oktober), 74–82

2016

Journal Articles

Parodi, O.; Beecroft, R.; Albiez, M.; Quint, A.; Seebacher, A.; Tamm, K.; Waitz, C.
Von ’Aktionsforschung’ bis ’Zielkonflikte’ : Schlüsselbegriffe der Reallaborfoschung
2016. Technikfolgenabschätzung, Theorie und Praxis, 25 (3), 9–18. doi:10.14512/tatup.25.3.9

Conference Papers

Tamm, K.
Stakeholder dialogues at the photobox of sustainability: giving sustainability a face
2016. 2nd German Future Earth Summit, Berlin, January 28-29, 2016. Conference Summary Report, 53–54, German Committee Future Earth & Secretariat

Posters

Tamm, K.
Stakeholder dialogues at the photobox of sustainability: giving sustainability a face
2016. 2nd German Future Earth Summit (2016), Berlin, Germany, January 28–29, 2016

Tamm, K.; Parodi, O.; Beecroft, R.; Albiez, M.
Bildung im Grenzbereich von Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft: Die Karlsruher Schule der Nachhaltigkeit
2016. 2nd German Future Earth Summit (2016), Berlin, Germany, January 28–29, 2016

Tamm, K.; Parodi, O.; Beecroft, R.; Albiez, M.
Die Karlsruher Schule der Nachhaltigkeit
2016. 2nd German Future Earth Summit (2016), Berlin, Germany, January 28–29, 2016

2015

Journal Articles

Tamm, K.; Parodi, O.
Kultur für, in und als nachhaltige Entwicklung - Tagungsbericht von der Konferenz “Culture(s) in sustainable futures: theories, policies, practices” des europäischen Forschungsnetzwerks “Investigating cultural sustainability”. Helsinki, Finnland, 6.–8. Mai 2015
2015. Technikfolgenabschätzung, Theorie und Praxis, 24 (2), 104–108

Presentations

Albiez, M.; Tamm, K.
Lehre in Reallaboren
2015. Innovative Lehrmethoden im Kontext der Bildung für nachhaltige Entwicklung, Hochschulnetzwerk BNE Baden-Württemberg, Karlsruhe, 13.Mai 2015

Parodi, O.; Tamm, K.
Culture as a key concept for sustainable (non-)development
2015. Culture(s) in Sustainable Futures : Theories, Policies, Practices, International Transdisciplinary Conference, Helsinki, SF, May 6-8, 2015

Tamm, K.
Was hat Nachhaltigkeit mit (Un)gehorsamer Protest zu tun?
2015. UNESCO Welttag der Philosophie, Karlsruhe, 19.November 2015

Tamm, K.; Parodi, O.
Personal sustainability: ensouled and embodied
2015. Culture(s) in Sustainable Futures : Theories, Policies, Practices, International Transdisciplinary Conference, Helsinki, SF, May 6-8, 2015

2013

Presentations

Parodi, O.; Quint, A.; Seebacher, A.; Tamm, K.
Quartier Zukunft - Labor Stadt: It’s here where future city life gets tested and developed
2013. 11th International Conference of the International Communal Studies Association (ICSA), Findhorn, GB, June 26-29, 2013

Posters

Parodi, O.; Quint, A.; Seebacher, A.; Tamm, K.
District future - Urban Lab. Future city life gets tested
2013. Communal Pathways to Sustainable Living : Conference of the International Communal Studies Association (ICSA 2013), Moray, GB, June 26-28, 2013