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Jens Koehrsen is a professor of religion and economics at the Centre for Religion, Economy, and Politics (ZRWP). He studied sociology, philosophy, evangelical theology, social sciences, and economics at Carl von Ossietzky University Oldenburg, University of Salamanca, and the University of Buenos Aires. His PhD research focused on the intersection of religious tastes and styles among middle-class Pentecostals in Argentina, which he completed at the University of Bielefeld and the École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS). Koehrsen's career includes involvement in sustainability research at the Environmental Change Institute at the University of Oxford, where he worked as an honorary research associate until 2018. He has held visiting professorships at the University of Münster and the University of Leipzig. Currently, his research explores the relationship between social science, sustainability, climate change, and religion. He supervises multiple projects related to faith-based environmentalism and urban green religions, contributing to the discourse on sustainability transitions. His research interests encompass sustainability transitions, climate change, religion and sustainable development, and social change. He actively participates in academic networks focused on sociology of sustainability and religion.
University of Basel • Basel, Switzerland
Teaching and researching at the Department of Theology, focusing on the economics of religion.
Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford • Oxford, UK
Contributed to research on societal transformations and sustainability.
University of Muenster • Muenster, Germany
Taught courses on sociology and sustainability.
The University of Basel generally requires C1 level proficiency in the language of instruction. For most English-taught Masters, TOEFL (min 92-95) or IELTS (min 7.0) is the standard.