Maximilian Pieper
Curriculum vitae
- Since 04/2024 Lecturer at the Chair of Environmental Sociology at the University of Augsburg
- Since 10/2021 Affiliated doctoral student at the International Doctoral College "Rethinking Environment - The Environmental Humanities and the Ecological Transformation of Society"
- 10/2021-10/2022 Research assistant at the Chair of Innovation and Sustainable Management at the University of Augsburg
- 10/2018-04/2021 Study of 'Politics & Technology' (M.Sc.) at the Munich School of Public Policy (TUM)
- 04/2018-04/2021 Research assistant at the Institute for Materials Resource Management, research group 'Markets for Mankind'
- 10/2014 -02/2018 Study of Industrial Engineering and Management (B.Sc.) at the University of Augsburg
Main Research Interests
- Sociology of technology
- Philosophy of technology
- Political Economy
- Ecological Economics
- Global socio-ecological inequalities
- Systems Theory
Teaching
Summer Term 2024
S: The Debate on the Anthropocene - Causes and Attributions of Blame for the Environmental Crises of the 21st Century
Summer semester 2022
S: The Future of Work: Innovation and Sustainability
Winter semester 2021/22
S: Aspects of Entrepreneurship in International Business
S: Systems in Transition: The Role of Companies
Publications
Pieper, M. (2024). When is a Technology Productive? When does it Function?–A Response to Hornborg’s Commentary. Philosophy & Technology, 37(1), 24.
Pieper, M. (2024). Technology as a strategy of the human? A comparison between the extension concept and the fetish concept of technology. Philosophy & Technology, 37(1), 6.
Hentschl, M., Michalke, A., Pieper, M., Gaugler, T., & Stoll-Kleemann, S. (2023). Dietary change and land use change: Assessing preventable climate and biodiversity damage due to meat consumption in Germany. Sustainability Science, 1-17.
Pieper, M., Michalke, A., & Gaugler, T. (2020). Calculation of external climate costs for food highlights inadequate pricing of animal products. Nature communications, 11(1), 6117.