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Webinar

Join us for the next UNESCO Chair Lecture Series event: a talk by C. Tyler DesRoches, Arizona State University

The UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development, hosted at Leuphana University Lüneburg and SETRI, is pleased to invite you to the next event in its UNESCO Chair Lecture Series.

For this talk we invite C. Tyler DesRoches, Deputy Director of Student Success and Associate Professor of Sustainability and Human Well-Being from Arizona State University. Arizona State University has been a longstanding partner of our Research Group, a member of the UNITWIN Network on Education for Sustainable Development and Social Transformation, and a partner at the LoLE project.

In his talk, C. Tyler DesRoches will critically revisit the scholarly discourse on nudging, drawing attention to three underexplored themes in the philosophy of economics and economic methodology. The talk will call for a shift from traditional welfare-focused nudges toward broader, socially oriented interventions that address collective action problems such as climate change. Additionally, DesRoches will challenge the conventional separation of ethical evaluation and empirical efficacy, promoting an integrated, interdisciplinary approach to assessment. Finally, he will explore the cross-cultural limitations of current nudging research, emphasizing the need to move beyond data derived from WEIRD populations (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) for more culturally inclusive approaches in behavioral science and policy formulation.

​​The session will be facilitated by Daniel Fischer, Professor for Sustainability Education & Communication and Holder of UNESCO Chair in Higher Education for Sustainable Development, Leuphana University.

C. Tyler DesRoches is Deputy Director of Student Success, Associate Professor of Sustainability and Human Well-Being, and Associate Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University. He holds a PhD in philosophy from the University of British Columbia, with areas of specialization including the history and philosophy of economics, human well-being, and sustainability. Formerly, Tyler was a tree planter in northern British Columbia, a wildfire fighter in northern Alberta, and a Forest Economist with Natural Resources Canada.