Antje Disterheft is a researcher at the Institute of Social Sciences (ICS), University of Lisbon, where she works on the Horizon Europe project SHARED GREEN DEAL (https://sharedgreendeal.eu/). She contributes to the analysis of transdisciplinary social experiments across six Green Deal priority areas and to the development of training resources on behavioural, cultural, and social change.

She is part of the SHIFT – Environment, Territory and Society research group and a member of the editorial team of the group’s blog (Ambiente, Território e Sociedade).

Her research explores relational and transdisciplinary approaches to sustainability, with a focus on the interplay between inner and outer dimensions of transformation. Her work spans fields such as sustainability transitions, transformative learning, ecological economics, and governance.

Antje teaches at bachelor, master, and PhD levels, and is also an invited professor at Universidade Aberta. Her pedagogical approach is rooted in mutual learning, co-creation, and embodied educational practices. She frequently experiments with participatory and reflective tools to support deeper engagement with sustainability challenges.

She is a co-founding member of the Portuguese network Rede Campus Sustentável, where she serves on the Executive Commission and contributes to working groups, annual events, and the network’s newsletter. Before joining ICS, she was a postdoctoral researcher at CENSE – NOVA University Lisbon, where she founded The CareLab for People and Planet (www.the-care-lab.org), a practice-based initiative on care, sustainability, and systemic change.

Antje holds a PhD in Social Sustainability, an MSc in Environmental Citizenship and Participation, and a BA in Social Work.

Fields of activity: Transformative Sustainability, Sustainability Transitions, Education (learning for sustainability), Governance

Keywords: Sustainability transitions, Transformative learning, Relational sustainability, Transdisciplinary research, Care and wellbeing