23/02/2021
Prof. Theesfeld has taken over the presidency of the International Association for the Study of the Commons
On January 15, 2021, Prof. Theesfeld has taken over the presidency of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC). After eight years of being an IASC council member of this leading professional association dedicated to the , she will serve in this new role for the next two years. Prof. Theesfeld starts her new role not in easy times, as bringing an international organization that thrives from personal interaction and exchange through the times of the COVID pandemic restrictions is incredibly challenging.
However, she believes that now, more than ever, particularly the theoretical training of commons scholars and practitioners’ know-how can support solutions to help the world community out of many challenging socio-ecological situations.
Photo: IASC Konferenz in Peru, 2019: Ilkhom Soliev (Communications Officer), Beril Ocaklı (Early Career Network Initiator) and Insa Theesfeld (President-Elect).