| Advanced Studies in Applied Ethics

Curriculum Vitae

Studies in Philosophy, German Literature, and Linguistics in Zurich and Berlin. 2010 PhD on the ideal of equality of opportunity. 2004-2012 several positions as Research Assistant at the Institute of Philosophy, University of Zurich. 2005-2009 Stipendiary of the Research Talent Development Fund, Zurich University Association. Since 2009 visiting lecturer for ethics, political philosophy, climate ethics, biomedical ethics and ethical decision-making at several different universities and colleges of higher education. 2012-2015 post-doc researcher at the University Research Priority Program for Ethics, University of Zurich. Since 2010 director of the program Advanced Studies in Applied Ethics.

Research Areas

Normative and applied ethics (collective responsibility, risk ethics, climate ethics, biomedical ethics), political philosophy (theories of justice, equality of opportunity, normative democratic theory, green political theory).

Research Projects

Democracy for the Future: Collective Responsibility and Intergenerational Justice
Justice and Responsibility for Climate Loss and Damage
Justice and Participation in the Distribution of Environmental Risks
Social Equality: The Grass Roots of a Just, Liberal Society

UZH Forschungsdatenbank

Publications

ZORA Publication List

Publications

Huggel, Christian; Bouwer, Laurens M; Juhola, Sirkku; Mechler, Reinhard; Muccione, Veruska; Orlove, Ben; Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo (2022). The existential risk space of climate change. Climatic Change, 174(1-2):8.
Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo; Bouwer, L M; Huggel, Christian; Juhola, S; Mechler, R; Muccione, Veruska (2021). Climate adaptation limits and the right to food security. In: EurSafe 2021, Fribourg, Switzerland, 24 June 2021 - 26 June 2021. Wageningen Academic Publishers, 109-115.
Wienhues, Anna; Hirth, S (2021). Intensive animal agriculture, land-use and biological conservation : converging demands of justice. In: Schübel, Hanna; Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo. Justice and food security in a changing climate. Wageningen: Wageningen Academic Publishers, 277-282.
Huggel, Christian; Carey, Mark; Emmer, Adam; Frey, Holger; Walker-Crawford, Noah; Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo (2020). Anthropogenic climate change and glacier lake outburst flood risk: local and global drivers and responsibilities for the case of lake Palcacocha, Peru. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 20(8):2175-2193.
Mechler, Reinhard; Calliari, Elisa; Bouwer, Laurens M; Schinko, Thomas; Surminski, Swenja; Linnerooth-Bayer, JoAnne; et al; Huggel, Christian; Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo (2019). Science for loss and damage : findings and propositions. In: Mechler, Reinhard; Bouwer, Laurens M.; Schinko, Thomas; Surminsiki, Swenja; Linnerooth-Bayer, JoAnne. Loss and damage from climate change : concepts, methods and policy options. Cham: Springer, 3-37.
Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo; Meyer, Lukas; Mintz-Woo, Kian; Schinko, Thomas; Serdeczny, Olivia (2019). The ethical challenges in the context of climate loss and damage. In: Mechler, Reinhard; Bouwer, Laurens M; Schinko, Thomas; Surminski, Swenja; Linnerooth-Bayer, JoAnne. Loss and damage from climate change : concepts, methods and policy options. Cham: Springer, 39-62.
Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo (2019). The ethics of waste policy. In: Lever, Annabelle; Poama, Andrei. The Routledge handbook of ethics and public policy. Oxon / New York: Taylor & Francis, 501-512.
Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo; Huppenbauer, Markus (2019). Five-step model for ethical inquiry into complex problems. In: Paschke, Melanie; Dahinden, Manuela. Engaging in the science-policy dialogue. Collective inquiry. Zürich: Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center, 46-49.
Muccione, Veruska; Huggel, Christian; Bresch, David N; Jurt, Christine; Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo; Mehra, Meeta K; Pabón Caicedo, José Daniel (2019). Joint knowledge production in climate change adaptation networks. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 39:147-152.
Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo (2019). Justice in managing global climate change. In: Letcher, Trevor. Managing global warming : an interface of technology and human issues. London / San Diego / Cambridge: Academic Press, 751-768.
Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo (2018). Debattenbeendigung durch und nicht nur für das Volk. Information Philosophie, 1:41-42.
Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo (2018). Geoengineering als ethische Herausforderung. ProClim-Flash, 2018(69):3-4.
Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo; Keller, Muriel (2018). Ethik in der Ausbildung zu Gesundheitsberufen. Pflegerecht, 2018(04):253-257.
Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo (2018). Caution in Defining the Public for Legitimate Geoengineering Governance. Ethics, Policy & Environment, 21(2):181-183.
Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo; Keller, Muriel (2018). Ethik für medizinische Berufe : Reflexionshilfe zur Analyse ethischer Konfliktsituationen. Zürich: Versus Verlag.
Honegger, Matthias; Münch, Steffen; Hirsch, Annette; Beuttler, Christoph; Peter, Thomas; Burns, Wil; Geden, Oliver; Goeschl, Timo; Gregorowius, Daniel; Keith, David; Lederer, Markus; Michaelowa, Axel; Pasztor, Janos; Schäfer, Stefan; Seneviratne, Sonia I; Stenke, Andrea; Patt, Anthony; Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo (2017). Climate change, negative emissions and solar radiation management: It is time for an open societal conversation. St. Gallen: Stiftung Risiko-Dialog.
Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo (2017). Angewandte Ethik. Biel/Bienne: Philosophie.ch.
Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo (2017). Die gerechte Bereitstellung grüner Freiräume. Collage: Zeitschrift für Planung, Umwelt und Städtebau = périodique d'urbanisme, d'aménagement et d'environnement, 17(6):4-7.
Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo (2017). Kollektive Verantwortung für den Klimaschutz. Zeitschrift fuer Praktische Philosophie, 4(1):211-238.
Huggel, Christian; Wallimann-Helmer, Ivo; Stone, Dáithí; Cramer, Wolfgang (2016). Reconciling justice and attribution research to advance climate policy. Nature Climate Change, 6:901-908.