Is the ‘Great Transformation’ faltering before it has even begun? The 2025 Spatial Science Colloquium of the ‘Leibniz R’ network raises the question: how can we create new momentum for transformation, both at the local level and on a larger scale? more info

Great hopes are pinned on social innovations in rural development. However, many expected impacts are insufficiently underpinned by methodology and conceptualisation. A special issue published by researchers from the IRS has now been published in the journal "Societies", which addresses current research gaps. more info

Political scientist Jale Tosun will head the IRS's Scientific Advisory Board from November 2024. Together with her deputy, Professor Karsten Zimmermann, and the other renowned members of the advisory board, she will help shape the future direction of the institute. more info

A Research Group at the IRS has examined the international activities of German construction companies in the 20th century. An important result of this research has now been published: a database that allows detailed research into offshore construction projects by German companies. more info