User:Jef Peeters

Jef Peeters, PhD sciences and MA philosophy, is a retired lecturer of Leuven University College (Belgium) where he has taught chemistry, ecology, philosophy of science and technology, social philosophy, social ethics and professional ethics. He is member of the independent Oikos, think-tank for social-ecological change. From 2005 till 2010 he headed a research project ‘Orientation of social work towards sustainable development’, he still continues as a volunteer researcher of the group Social Policy and Social Work of the University of Leuven, and of the Center for Citizenship and Participation (UC Leuven-Limburg). This resulted, in addition to some articles, in two books in Dutch language about this issue: A resilient society. Social work and sustainable development (2010) and Resilience and Citizenship. Social Work in Transition (2015). His current focus is on the relation between social-ecological concepts such as ‘resilience’ and politics and social change, and on the meaning of commons for a change oriented social work practice.