Publications
Content
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES
Carceller-Sauras, E. and I. Theesfeld (2022). Reflexión y visión sobre la alimentación como bien común en Europa y fuera de ella: respuesta a una necesidad actual [Food Commons in Europe and Beyond – Taking Stock and Looking Ahead. Responses to a current need] Medio Ambiente y Urbanización. (MAYU), Vol 96/97 (2022 August), 203-210, https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iieal/meda/2022/00000096/00000001/art00011
Soliev, I., Janssen, M., Theesfeld, I., Pritchard, C., Pirscher, F. and A. Lee (2021). Channeling environmentalism into climate policy: An experimental study of Fridays for Future participants from Germany, Environmental Research Letters DOI:10.1088/1748-9326/ac30f7
Soliev, I.,Theesfeld, I., Abert, E. and W. Schramm (2021) Benefit sharing and conflict transformation: Insights for and from REDD+ forest governance in sub-Saharan Africa Forest Policy and Economics 133 (2021) 102623 DOI:10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102623
Carceller-Sauras, E., and I. Theesfeld. (2021). The Food-as-a-Commons Discourse: Analyzing the Journey to Policy Impact. International Journal of the Commons, 15(1), 368–380. DOI: http://doi.org/10.5334/ijc.1100
Christa G., Götz, L., Graubner, M., Herzfeld, T., Hirschauer, T., Kashtanova, E., Theesfeld, I. and P. Wagner. (2021). Herausforderungen für die ländliche Entwicklung –Wirtschafts- und sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven. Berichte über Landwirtschaft – Zeitschrift für Agrarpolitik und Landwirtschaft, Band 99, Ausgabe 2. doi
Knorr, H., Theesfeld, I. and I. Soliev (2021). License to drill: typology of groundwater use regulations in agriculture of Uzbekistan. International Journal of Water Resources Development, 1-21. doi.org/10.1080/07900627.2021.1924633
Niyazmetov, D., Soliev, I. and I. Theesfeld (2021) Ordered to volunteer? Institutional compatibility assessment of establishing agricultural cooperatives in Uzbekistan. Land Use Policy, 108 (2021): 105538. doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105538
Soliev, I. and I. Theesfeld (2020). Benefit sharing for Solving Transboundary Commons Dilemma in Central Asia. International Journal of the Commons 14(1): 61–77. doi.org/10.5334/ijc.955
Neudert, R., Theesfeld, I, Didebulidze, A., Allahverdiyeva, N and V. Beckmann (2020). Understanding Causes of Conflict Over Common Village Pastures – A Comparative Analysis of Property Rights in Azerbaijan and Georgia. Society & Natural Resources 33 (3): 347-367. doi.org/10.1080/08941920.2019.1704329
Rogge, N., Theesfeld, I. and C. Strassner (2020). The potential of social learning in community gardens and the impact of community heterogeneity. Learning, Culture and Social Interaction 24(2020): 100351. doi.org/10.1016/j.lcsi.2019.100351
Bunkus, R., Soliev, I. and I. Theesfeld (2020). Density of resident farmers and rural inhabitants’ relationship to agriculture: operationalizing complex social interactions with a structural equation model. Agriculture and Human Values 37(1): 47-63. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10460-019-09966-7
Gerling, C., Wätzold, F., Theesfeld, I., Drechsler, M., Nixdorf, B., Isselstein, J., Pirscher, F., Rücker, J. and A. Sturm (2019). Modelling the co-evolution of natural, economic and governance subsystems in integrated agri-ecological systems. Ecological Complexity 40(2019): 100792. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecocom.2019.100792
Rogge, N. and I. Theesfeld (2018). Categorizing urban commons - Community gardens in the Rhine-Ruhr agglomeration, Germany. International Journal of the Commons 12(2): 251-274. doi.org/10.18352/ijc.854
Bunkus, R. and I. Theesfeld (2018). Land Grabbing in Europe? Socio-Cultural Externalities of Large-Scale Land Acquisitions in Eastern Germany. Land 7(3): 98. doi.org/10.3390/land7030098
Bartkowski, B., Theesfeld, I., Pirscher, F. and J. Timaeus (2018). Snipping around for food: Economic, ethical and policy implications of CRISPR/Cas genome editing. Geoforum 96, 172-180. doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2018.07.017
Theesfeld, I (2018). From Land to Water Grabbing: A Property Rights Perspective on Linked Natural Resources. Ecological Economics 154(2018): 62-70. doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2018.07.019
Klümper, F., Theesfeld, I., and T. Herzfeld (2018). Discrepancies between paper and practice in policy implementation: Tajikistan’s property rights and customary claims to land and water. Land Use Policy 75, 327-339, doi
Rogge, N., Theesfeld, I., and C. Strassner (2018). Social Sustainability through Social Interaction - A National Survey on Community Gardens in Germany. Sustainability 10(4): 1085, doi
Theesfeld, I., Dufhues, T. and G. Buchenrieder (2017). The effects of rules on local political decision-making processes: How can rules facilitate participation? Policy Science 50(4): 675-696, doi.
Soliev, I. and I. Theesfeld (2017). Reframing for Sustainability: Exploring Transformative Power of Benefit Sharing. Sustainability 9(8): 1486, doi .
Klümper, F. and I. Theesfeld (2017). The Land-Water-Food Nexus: Expanding the Social-Ecological System Framework to Link Land and Water Governance. Resources 6(3): 28, doi.
Ghorbani, A., Bravo, G., Frey U. and I. Theesfeld (2017). Self-organization in the commons: An empirically-tested model, Environmental Modelling & Software 96 (2017): 30-45, doi.
Theesfeld, I. and L. Jelinek (2017). A misfit in policy to protect Russia’s black soil region. An institutional analytical lens applied to the ban on burning of crop residues. Land Use Policy 67(2017): 517-528, doi.
Soliev, I., Theesfeld, I., Wegerich, K. and A. Platonov (2017). Dealing with "baggage" in riparian relationship on water allocation: a longitudinal comparative study from the Ferghana Valley. Ecological Economics 142 (2017): 148-162, doi.
Buchenrieder, G. Dufhues, T., Theesfeld, I. and M. Nuchanata (2017). Participatory local governance and cultural practices in Thailand. Cogent Social Sciences 3, 1338331, doi.
Klümper, F., Herzfeld, T. and I. Theesfeld (2017). Can water abundance compensate for weak water governance? Determining and comparing dimensions of irrigation water security in Tajikistan. Water 9(4): 286, doi.
Hirschauer, N., Mußhoff, O., Grüner, S., Frey, U., Theesfeld, I. and P. Wagner (2016). Inferential misconceptions and replication crisis. Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health 13(4): 12066-1 - 12066-16, doi.
Hirschauer, N., Mußhoff, O., Grüner, S., Frey, U., Theesfeld, I., and P. Wagner (2016). Die Interpretation des p-Wertes – Grundsätzliche Missverständnisse. Jahrbücher für Nationalökonomie und Statistik 236(5): 557-575, doi.
Frey U., Villamayor-Tomas S. and I. Theesfeld I. (2016). A continuum of governance regimes: A new perspective on co-management in irrigation systems. Environmental Science & Policy 66: 73-81, doi.
Theesfeld, I. and F. Klümper (2016). Interplay between structural change in Central Asian agriculture and institutional scarcity of land and water: Evidence from Tajikistan. Zeitschrift für Wirtschaftsgeographie 60(1-2): 81-96.
Hirschauer, N., Mußhoff, O., Grüner, S., Frey, U., Theesfeld, I. and P. Wagner (2016). Grundsätzliche Missverständnisse bei der Interpretation des p-Werts. Zeitschrift Wirtschaftswissenschaftliches Studium 8(2016): 407-412.
Dufhues, T., Theesfeld, I. and G. Buchenrieder (2015). The Political Economy of Decentralization in Thailand: How Past and Present Decentralization Affects rural Actors’ Participation European Journal of Development Research. 27(5): 793-810.
Prazan, J. and I. Theesfeld (2014). The role of agri-environmental contracts in saving biodiversity in the post-socialist Czech Republic. International Journal of the Commons, 8(1): 1-25.
Theesfeld, I. and A. MacKinnon (2014). Giving birds a starting date: The curious social solution to a water resource issue in the U.S. West. Ecological Economics, 97(0): 110-119.
Sandberg, A., Theesfeld, I. Schlüter, A., Penov, I. and V. Dirimanova (2013). Commons in a changing Europe. International Journal of the Commons, 7(1): 1-6.
Theesfeld, I. and C. Schleyer (2013). Germany’s Light Version of Integrated Water Resource Management. Environmental Policy and Governance 23(2): 130-144.
Schmidt, O. and I. Theesfeld (2012). Elite Capture in Local Fishery Management – Experiences from Post-socialist Albania. International Journal of Agricultural Resources, Governance and Ecology (IJARGE) 9(3/4): 103-120.
Bues, A. and I. Theesfeld (2012). Water Grabbing and the Role of Power: Shifting Water Governance in the Light of Agricultural Foreign Direct Investment. Water Alternatives 5(2): 266-263.
Labar, K, Dirimanova, V. and I. Theesfeld (2012). The Role of Bulgaria’s Extension Service in Supporting the CAP. Outlook on Agriculture 41(1): 21-25.
Rama, K. and I. Theesfeld (2011). Strength and Weakness of Albania’s customary rules in natural resource management. Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 50(4): 369-387.
Wegner, S., Labar, K., Petrick, M., Marquardt, D., Theesfeld, I. and G. Buchenrieder (2011). Administering the Common Agricultural Policy in Bulgaria and Romania: Obstacles to accountability and administrative capacity. International Review of Administrative Science 77(3): 583-608.
Schleyer, C. and I. Theesfeld (2011). Agrar- und Umweltpolitiken aus institutioneller Sicht: eine Ex-ante Methode zur Politikbewertung. German Journal of Agricultural Economics 60(3): 186-199.
Theesfeld, I. (2011). Perceived Power Resources in Situations of Collective Action. Water Alternatives 4(1): 86-103.
Schlüter, A. and I. Theesfeld (2010). The Grammar of Institutions: The Challenge of Distinguishing Between Strategies, Norms and Rules. Rationality & Society 22(4): 445-475.
Theesfeld, I., Schleyer, C. and O. Aznar (2010). The Procedure for Institutional Compatibility Assessment: Ex-ante Policy Assessment from an Institutional Perspective. Journal of Institutional Economics 6(3): 377-399.
Theesfeld, I. (2010). Institutional Challenges for National Ground Water Governance: Policies and Issues. Ground Water 48(1): 131-142.
Theesfeld, I. (2008). Irrigation sector in Bulgaria: Impacts of post-socialist policy reforms. Water Policy 10(4): 375-389.
Theesfeld, I. and I. Boevsky (2005). Reviving Pre-socialist Cooperative Traditions: The Case of Water Syndicates in Bulgaria. Sociologia Ruralis 45(3): 171-186.
Theesfeld, I. (2004). Constraints on Collective Action in a Transitional Economy: The Case of Bulgaria’s Irrigation Sector. World Development 32(2): 251-271.
Buchenrieder, G. and I. Theesfeld (2000). Improving Bankability of Small Farmers in Northern Vietnam. Savings and Development. Quarterly Review (4): 385-402. Milan, Italy.
SPECIAL ISSUE
Sandberg, A., Theesfeld, I. and A. Schlüter (2013). Commons in a changing Europe. International Journal of the Commons, 7(1): 1-6.
OTHER JOURNAL ARTICLES
Theesfeld, I. and E. Carceller (2021). Lebensmittel gehen alle an: Ernährungssysteme als Gemeingut begreifen. Welternährung 04/2021 Klima & Ressourcen.
Pirscher, F. and I. Theesfeld (2017). “Ist die Natur, die wir genießen, von Menschen gemacht?“ Der Maulwurf: Die Fachschaftszeitung der Biologie, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg, 1: 18-21.
Hirschauer, N., Mußhoff, O., Grüner, S. Frey, U., Theesfeld, I. and P. Wagner (2016). Grundsätzliche Missverständnisse bei der Interpretation des p-Werts – Wie schlechte Begrifflichkeiten das Denken behindert. 45 (8): 407 – 412.
Theesfeld, I. (2015). Das komplexe Geflecht von Land- und Wasserraub in “KOMPASS Das Themenmagazin des Weltfriedensdienst.e.V.“, pp. 13-14 Weltfriedensdienst e.V. (WFD).
Theesfeld, I. (2012). Commons in Europe and a post-socialist perspective. The Commons Digest
Theesfeld, I. and K. Drastig (2011). Auf der Suche nach passenden Institutionen: Klimawandel fordert alle politischen Ebenen heraus. Zwischenruf Wasser: Achtung, Heft 1/2011, Leibniz Gemeinschaft, pp. 8-12.
Theesfeld, I. and K. Drastig (2011). In search of suitable institutions: Climate change poses a challenge at all political levels. Zwischenruf Water: beware! Issue 1/2011, Leibniz Gemeinschaft, pp. 8-12.
Theesfeld, I. (2010). Politik alleine kann nicht helfen. Welche Folgen hat der Klimawandel für Wasserhaushalt und Landwirtschaft? Neue Landwirtschaft (4): 74-76
BOOKS
Theesfeld, I. (2005). A Common-Pool Resource in Transition. Determinants of Institutional Change in Bulgaria’s Postsocialist Irrigation Sector. Institutional Change in Agriculture and Natural Resources, Volume 23. Aachen: Shaker.
EDITED BOOKS
Frühauf, M., Guggenberger, G., Meinel, T., Theesfeld, I. and S. Lentz (eds.) 2020. KULUNDA: Climate Smart Agriculture - South Siberian Agro-steppe as Pioneering Region for Sustainable Land Use. Springer Publishing: Cham, Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15927-6
Theesfeld, I. and F. Pirscher (2011). Perspectives on Institutional Change – Water Management in Europe. Studies on the Agricultural and Food Sector in Central and Eastern Europe, Vol. 58, Halle (Saale): Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa.
BOOK CONTRIBUTIONS
Theesfeld, I. und J. Curtiss (2022). Gemeinwohlorientierte Flächenpolitik unter Zugzwang – Überblick und Einblick in bottom-up Initiativen. In Meinel, G., Krüger, T., Behnisch, M., Ehrhardt, D. (Hrsg.), Flächennutzungsmonitoring XIV. Beiträge zur Flächenmanagement, Daten, Methoden und Analysen. IÖR Schriften Band 80, Rhombos-Verlag, 13-22. https://doi.org/10.26084/14dfns-p002
Theesfeld, I. and J. Curtiss (2021). New Types of Land Ownership to Sustain Life on Land. In: Beckmann, V. ed. Transitioning to Life on Land. Basel, Switzerland: MDPI. 263-285. https://www.mdpi.com/books/pdfview/edition/1406
Theesfeld, I., Soliev, I. and Bunkus, R. (2021). Social Dimensions of Agricultural Land Transactions in Germany: An Analysis with a Structural Equation Model. In: Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V. (GEWISOLA) „Herausforderungen für die ländliche Entwicklung – Wirtschafts- und sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven“. Band 56, Landwirtschaftsverlag, 377-389.
Theesfeld, I. (2020). Socio-economic, Institutional, and Demographic Dynamics Impacting on Land Use in Post-socialist South Siberia, Chapter 15. In: Frühauf, M., Guggenberger, G., Meinel, T., Theesfeld, I. and S. Lentz (eds.) 2020. KULUNDA: Climate Smart Agriculture - South Siberian Agro-steppe as Pioneering Region for Sustainable Land Use. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Publishing, 225-229.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-15927-6_15
Frühauf, M., Lentz, S., Meinel, T., Guggenberger, G. and I. Theesfeld (2020). Beyound Kulunda, Chapter 39. In: Frühauf, M., Guggenberger, G., Meinel, T., Theesfeld, I. and S. Lentz (eds.) KULUNDA: Climate Smart Agriculture - South Siberian Agro-steppe as Pioneering Region for Sustainable Land Use. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Publishing, 509-522.
Theesfeld, I. and L. Jelinek (2020). The Role of Institutional Policy Congruity for Sustainable Land Use in the Kulunda Steppe, Chapter 19. In: Frühauf, M., Guggenberger, G., Meinel, T., Theesfeld, I. and S. Lentz (eds.) KULUNDA: Climate Smart Agriculture - South Siberian Agro-steppe as Pioneering Region for Sustainable Land Use. Cham, Switzerland: Springer Publishing, 275-287.https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-030-15927-6_19
Theesfeld, I. (2019). The Role of Pseudo-Commons in Post-Socialist Countries. In: Hudson, B., Rosenbloom, J. and D. Cole (eds.) Routledge Handbook of the Study of the Commons. Routledge’s handbook series. Chapter 26. London & New York: Routledge Publishing, 345-359.
Theesfeld, I. (2019). A structured checklist to identify connections between land grabbing and water grabbing. In: Haller, T., Breu, T., De Moor, T., Rohr C. and H Znoj (eds.) The Commons in a Glocal World: Global Connections and Local Responses. New York: Routledge Publishing, 437-453.
Pirscher, F., Bartkowski, B., Theesfeld, I. and J. Timaeus (2018). Nature-identical Outcomes, Artificial Processes: Governance of CRISPR/Cas Genome Editing as an Ethical Challenge. In: J. Harvey (ed.) Ethical Tensions from New Technology: The Case of Agricultural Biotechnology. Boston, MA: CABI Publishing, p. 137-150 https://www.cabi.org/bookshop/book/9781786394644
Pirscher, F. and I. Theesfeld (2018). The ethical dilemma with governing CRISP/Cas genome editing In: Springer, S., Grimm, H. (eds.) “Professionals in Food Chains”. Proceedings of the EurSafe Conference. 13-16 June 2018. Vienna, Austria. Wageningen Academic Publishers, p. 419-423. ISBN: 978-90-8686-321-1.
Theesfeld, I. and N. Rogge (2017). The Role of Regional Identity in Urban Agriculture. Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus e. V. Vol. 52. Landwirtschaftsverlag: 415-416.
Theesfeld, I. (2016). The Impacts of Liberalized land Markets on the resource Water: A Property Rights Approach. Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus e. V. Vol. 51. Landwirtschaftsverlag: 355-366.
Theesfeld, I. and F. Pirscher (2011). Mapping Institutional Change. In: Theesfeld, I. and F. Pirscher (eds.) Perspectives on Institutional Change – Water Management in Europe. Studies on the Agricultural and Food Sector in Central and Eastern Europe, Vol. 58, Halle (Saale): Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa, 3-8.
Theesfeld, I. and O. Schmidt (2011). Decentralization Failures in Post-Socialist Fishery Management. In: Theesfeld, I. and F. Pirscher (eds.) Perspectives on Institutional Change – Water Management in Europe. Studies on the Agricultural and Food Sector in Central and Eastern Europe, Vol. 58, Halle (Saale): Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa, 107-127.
Theesfeld, I., Schleyer, C., Hagedorn, K., Callois, J. M., Aznar, O., and J. Alkan-Olsson (2010). The institutional dimension in policy assessment. In: Brouwer, F. and M. van Ittersum (eds.) Environmental and agricultural modeling: integrated approaches for policy impact assessment. Heidelberg, Berlin: Springer, 37-59.
Schmidt, O. and I. Theesfeld (2011). Mehr Kooperation im landwirtschaftlichen Wassersektor: Institutionelle Initiativen im Umgang mit dem Klimawandel verursachen Veränderungen. In: Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa (ed.), IAMO Zahl 2011, Halle (Saale): Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa, 63-67.
Theesfeld, I., Schleyer, C. and A.-K. Techen (2010). PICA, A Method of Ex-ante Policy Analysis. In: Loy, Jens-Peter and Rolf A.E. Müller (eds.). Agrar- und Ernährungsmärkte nach dem Boom, Schriften der Gesellschaft für Wirtschaft- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e.V. Band 45, Münster-Hiltrup: Landwirtschaftsverlag, 457-458
Theesfeld, I. (2009). The Downgrading Effect of Abuse of Power on Trust and Collective Action in Bulgaria’s Irrigation Sector. In: Beckmann, V. and M. Padmanabhan (eds.) Institutions and Sustainability : Political Economy of Agriculture and the Environment – Essays in Honour of Konrad Hagedorn. Heidelberg, Berlin: Springer, 223-242.
Theesfeld, I. (2009). Institutionelle Hemmnisse für die Mehrzwecknutzung von Wasser im bulgarischen Bewässerungssektor. In: Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa (ed.), IAMO Zahl 2009, Halle (Saale): Leibniz-Institut für Agrarentwicklung in Mittel- und Osteuropa, 37-42.
Theesfeld, I. (2008). Devolution in Bulgaria’s Irrigation System: Contesting the Public. In: Sikor, T. (ed.) Public and Private in Natural Resource Governance: A False Dichotomy? London: Earthscan, 45-59.
Theesfeld, I. (2008). Political Power Play in Bulgaria’s Irrigation Sector Reform. In: Scheumann, W., Neubert, S., Kipping, M. (eds.) Water Politics and Development Cooperation: Local Power Plays and Global Governance. Heidelberg, Berlin: Springer, 259-276.
Theesfeld, I. (2008). Institutional Aspects of Groundwater Governance. In: Scheumann, W. and E. Herrfahrdt-Pähle (eds.) Conceptualizing Cooperation for Africa`s Transboundary Aquifer System. Studies 32. Bonn: German Development Institute (DIE), 305-338.
Scheumann, W., Herrfahrdt-Pähle, E., and I. Theesfeld (2008). Recommendations for German Development Cooperation. In: Scheumann, W. and E. Herrfahrdt-Pähle (eds.) Conceptualizing Cooperation for Africa`s Transboundary Aquifer System. Studies 32. Bonn: German Development Institute (DIE), 63-82.
Penov, I., Theesfeld, I. and F. Gatzweiler (2003). Irrigation and Water Regulation Systems in Transition: The Case of Bulgaria in Comparison with Latvia, East Germany and Romania. In: Gatzweiler, F. and K. Hagedorn (eds.) Institutional Change in Central and Eastern European Agriculture and Environment, Volume 3. Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations (FAO) and Humboldt University Berlin.
Buchenrieder, G. and I. Theesfeld (2002). Improving Bankability of Small Farmers in Northern Vietnam, In: Klump, R. and G. Mutz (eds.) Doi Moi in Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft – Soziale und ökonomische Transformation in Vietnam. Marburg: Metropolis-Verlag, 43-62.
DISCUSSION PAPERS
Himmelsbach, T., Klingbeil, R., Villholth, K., Stefan, C., Theesfeld, I., Merz, C. and S. Siebert. Groundwater: From Research Challenges to Solutions. Position Paper. Open Space Workshop, 8th Water Research Horizon Conference, 19-20 Sep 2017, Hamburg.
Theesfeld, I. and C. Schleyer (2011). Institutional Requirements for Integrated Water Resource Management in Germany. Acatech Materialien Nr. 3. München: Deutsche Akademie der Technikwissenschaften.
Theesfeld, I., Schmidt, O., Scheumann, W., Herrfahrdt-Pähle, E. and C. Ifejika Speranza (2011). Adapting Agricultural Water Governance to Climate Change: Experience from Germany, Spain and California. Discussion Paper 6/2011, Bonn: Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik.
Theesfeld, I., Schleyer, C., Callois, J.-M., and O. Aznar (2008). Ex-ante Policy Assessment from an Institutional Perspective: A Procedure for Institutional Compatibility Assessment (PICA). ICAR Discussion Paper 20/2008 Berlin: Humboldt University of Berlin, Division of Resource Economics.
Theesfeld, I. and I. Boevsky (2003). Breach of Tradition During Socialism. - The Case of Water Syndicates in Bulgaria. CEESA (Central and Eastern European Sustainable Agriculture) Discussion Paper No. 17, Berlin: Humboldt University of Berlin, Division of Resource Economics.
Theesfeld, I. (2001). Constraints for Collective Action in Bulgaria’s Irrigation Sector. CEESA (Central and Eastern European Sustainable Agriculture) Discussion Paper No. 5, Berlin: Humboldt University of Berlin, Division of Resource Economics.
Buchenrieder, G. and I. Theesfeld (2000). Improving Bankability of Small Farmers in Northern Vietnam. Discussion Paper No. 08/2000. Hohenheim, Germany: Department of Agricultural Development Theory and Policy, University of Hohenheim.
LECTURES / INVITED KEYNOTES
Theesfeld, I. (2021). “Challenges ahead of the Commons Scholarly Community”, presidential address, IASC 2021 General Conference, online, October, 11th, 2021.
Theesfeld, I. (2021). “The role of commons in transforming the food system”. UN Food Systems Summit 2021 – Side Event, Science Day, Dialogue organized online on: Promise of the Commons for Sustainable and Equitable Food Systems, July, 07th 2021
Theesfeld, I. (2020). „Ein transdisziplinäres Netzwerk für sozio-ökonomische Konzepte in der Landwirtschaft: Die Perspektive der Wissenschaft“. Workshop zur Gründung der Plattform „Sozio-Ökonomie in der Landwirtschaft“, 29. Oktober 2020. Organisiert von Agrar Bündnis, Agrarsoziale Gesellschaft, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg und Thünen-Institut für Ländliche Räume. Online
Theesfeld, I. (2020).“Explaining the Existence of Pseudo-Commons in Post-Communist Countries”, Ostrom Workshop Colloquium Series, Bloomington, Indiana University, USA, October 19th, 2020. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjeiHLpPN7g&t=139s
Theesfeld, I. (2020). “Opportunities for Early Career Scholars in Commons Research”. Early Career Network Meeting 2020 of the International Association for the Study of the Commons. September 30th, 2020. Organized online in the frame of the World Commons Week 2020.
Theesfeld, I. (2019). “Soziale Auswirkungen von Landgrabbing in Deutschland“, Jahrestagung der Arbeitsgemeinschaft bäuerlicher Landwirtschaft (AbL), Weimar. October 29th, 2019.
Theesfeld, I. (2018). “Impact of increasing owned and leased land concentration on the vitality of rural areas”, Study tour on land policy for African delegates, organized by the GIZ. Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture, Berlin. September 18th, 2018.
Theesfeld, I. (2017). “Climate change impacts on the agricultural water sector: the need for governance adaptation in the land-water-food nexus”, invited talk at the 8th Water Research Horizon Conference, Water Science Alliance e.V.- Nachfolge der Senatskommission für Wasserforschung der DFG. Hamburg. September 19-20, 2017
Theesfeld, I. (2017). „Eigentumsstreuung und Vitalität im ländlichen Raum – welche Abhängigkeiten sind zu beobachten“, Workshop Bodenordnung/Agrarstruktur zur Leitbilddiskussion 2030 für die Landwirtschaft des Landes Sachsen-Anhalt, Ministerium für Umwelt, Landwirtschaft und Energie. Magdeburg. June 19th, 2017
Theesfeld, I. (2016). Jahrestagung des Weltfriedensdient e.V. “Die Allmende lebt – das Wasser gehört uns allen. Kooperative Wassernutzung als Teil der Entwicklung der Zivilgesellschaft. Berlin. November 19th, 2016.
Theesfeld, I. (2015). “A property-rights framework to diagnose the land and water nexus”. Keynote at the WasserLand Werkstattgespräch am DIE “Der Wasser-Land Nexus”, Bonn, March 18-19, 2015.
Theesfeld, I. (2014). The Network for Institutional Analysis of Socio-Ecological Systems. Inauguration Ceremony of the Workshop in Institutional Analysis of Social-Ecological Systems (WINS), Berlin, July 16th, 2014.
Theesfeld, I. (2013). “From Land to Water Grabbing – the Hidden Risk” . Habilitation Lecture at the Humboldt University of Berlin. Berlin. December 18th, 2013.
Theesfeld, I. (2012). “Natural Resources and Institutional Analysis – Research on various scales in post-socialist countries”. Invited talk at the University of Nordland and Nordland Research Institute, Research Group for Environment and Resource Governance. Bodo, Norway. February 23th, 2012.
Theesfeld, I. (2011). “Water Management in Europe’s Post-socialist Countries”. The Third Quarterly Meeting Wyoming Board of Control, Pinedale; Wyoming, USA. August 15 -19, 2011
Theesfeld, I. (2011). “Power Concepts in Natural Resource Management”, Institute of Environmental Systems Research, University of Osnabrueck, June 30th, 2011.
Theesfeld, I. (2011). Invited panelist at the European Science Foundation Conference on “Water Governance: Meeting the Challenges of Global Change”, June 5 - 10, 2011, Obergurgl, Austria. Introductory talk on “Polycentricity and Climate Change Adaptation in Agricultural Water Agencies”, at the panel on “Water Governance Addressing Global and Climate Change”.
Theesfeld, I. (2011). “Wasser für alle! Schritte zur kooperativen Wassernutzung”, Abschlussvortrag des 10. Ascanen-Seminars zu „GeoRessource Wasser – Kampf bis zum letzten Tropfen?“, Forum Vinzenz Pallotti, Theologische Hochschule Vallendar (Koblenz), March 2nd, 2011.
Theesfeld, I. (2010). “Linking the precautionary principle to Polycentricity: Investigating climate change adaptation in agricultural water agencies”, invited talk at the colloquium series at the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Bloomington, Indiana University, USA, September 13th, 2010.
Theesfeld, I. (2010). „Groundwater governance the upcoming challenge“, keynote lecture at the IAMO Forum 2010 on “Institutions in Transition: Challenges for New Modes of Governance”, Halle (Saale), Germany, June 16 - 18, 2010.
Theesfeld, I. (2010). “Institutionen für eine nachhaltige Bewirtschaftung von Wasser-ressourcen”, Introductory lecture at the Working Group Meeting „Geo-Resource Water – Challenges of Global Change“ at the German Academy of Science and Engineering (acatech), Germany, Berlin, January 19th, 2010.
Theesfeld, I. (2010). „Klima-Wasser-Landwirtschaft“. Introductory lecture for the panel discussion „Climate-Water-Agriculture“ at the Symposium Global Forum for Food and Agriculture, Germany, Berlin, January 15th, 2010.
Theesfeld, I. (2010). Innovation in Policy Analysis: the Procedure for Institutional Compatibility Assessment (PICA). Invited keynote lecture presented at the 4th Green Week Scientific Conference on “Challenges of Education and Innovation”, Germany, Berlin, January 13 - 14, 2010,
Theesfeld, I. (2009). “Institutional economics and practical policy analysis: the Procedure for Institutional Compatibility Assessment (PICA)”. Lecture presented at the one-day workshop on “Perspectives on Institutional Economics” at the Leibniz Institute of Agricultural Development in Central and Eastern Europe (IAMO), October 27th, 2009.
Theesfeld, I. (2009). „Scientific knowledge that incorporates constraints of the policy process“, Lecture presented at the seminar „Knowledge in the political process“, at the University of Potsdam, Chair for Political Science, Administration and Organization, July 16th, 2009.
CONFERENCE PAPERS
Curtiss, J. and I. Theesfeld (2023). Inklusive Bodengovernance-Modelle für Ökolandbau: Motive zur Teilnahme und Effekte der Teilhabe. 16. Wissenschaftstagung Ökologischer Landbau. 08.-10. März 2023, Frick, Schweiz
Niyazmetov, D., Soliev, I. and I. Theesfeld (2022). “How important is land tenure security in state-facilitated reforms? Insights from a choice experiment with farmers in Uzbekistan”, paper presented at the 182nd EAAE Seminar on “Sustainability via biodiverse agri-food value chains”, September, 14 - 15, 2022, Crete, Greece.
Curtiss J. and I. Theesfeld (2022). “Demand for sustainable agrifood systems and the land ownership dilemma: bottom-up solutions from civil society in Germany”, paper presented at the 182nd EAAE Seminar on “Sustainability via biodiverse agri-food value chains”, September, 14 - 15, 2022, Crete, Greece.
Niyazmetov, D., Soliev, I. and I. Theesfeld (2022). “How important is land tenure security in state-facilitated reforms? Insights from a choice experiment with farmers in Uzbekistan”, paper presented at the NIÖ Network Meeting on “New Institutional Economics Navigating Turbulent Times of Transition”, July 11 – 12, 2022, Potsdam, Germany.
Carceller-Sauras, E. and I. Theesfeld (2021). Typology to classify food systems activities as a commons. Presented at the IASC conference on Food Commons in Europe and Beyond, Bloomington, IN. Virtual conference, 09th December, 2021.
Theesfeld, I. and J. Curtiss (2021). Innovative ways for environmental friendly agricultural land use - Diverse forms of collective organizations of joint land ownership and its contract design. Presentation held at the Landscape 2021 Conference, Berlin, Virtual Conference, September, 20 – 22, 2021.
Niazmetov, D., Soliev, I. and I. Theesfeld (2021). How important is land tenure security in state-facilitated reforms? Insights from a choice experiment with farmers in Uzbekistan. Presentation held at the IASC Land Commons Virtual Conference, September, 13 – 17, 2021.
Curtiss, J., Theesfeld, I. and T. Wähler (2021). New Organizations of collective rights to land in Germany: Diversity and motives of participation. Presentation held at the IASC Land Commons Virtual Conference, September, 13 – 17, 2021.
Carceller-Sauras, E. and I. Theesfeld (2021). The Food-as-a-commons paradigm: New discourses to break path dependency in agri-food-policies, paper presented at the 2021 ECPR The European Consortium for Political Research General Conference, Virtual event, Wien. 30 August – 3 September 2021.
Curtiss, J., Theesfeld, I. and T. Wähler (2021). Neue Organisationsformen des Landeigentums – Boden in Gemeinschaft (BiG). Presentation at the expert network „Agriculture is a Commons“, Hannover, Germany, April 15th, 2021.
Theesfeld, I., Soliev, I. and Bunkus, R. (2020). Social Dimensions of Agricultural Land Transactions in Germany: An Analysis with a Structural Equation Model. Paper presented at the 60th Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus e. V. (GEWISOLA) „Herausforderungen für die ländliche Entwicklung – Wirtschafts- und sozialwissenschaftliche Perspektiven“. Halle (Saale), Germany: September 23 - 25, 2020.
Theesfeld, I. (2019). Linking Land and Water Grabbing: A Property Rights Perspective. Paper presented at the XVII Biennial IASC-Conference “In Defense of the Commons: Challenges, Innovation, and Action”. Lima, Peru, July 1-5, 2019.
Soliev, I. and I. Theesfeld (2019). Governance of linkages via benefit-sharing: Intra- and inter-sector options for transboundary waters in Central Asia. Paper presented at the XVII Biennial IASC-Conference “In Defense of the Commons: Challenges, Innovation, and Action”. Lima, Peru, July 1-5, 2019.
Theesfeld, I. (2019). Pseudo-Commons in Post-socialist Countries – a Special Tragedy. Paper presented at the XVII Biennial IASC-Conference “In Defense of the Commons: Challenges, Innovation, and Action”. Lima, Peru, July 1-5, 2019.
Theesfeld, I. (2019). The Concept of Pseudo-Commons. Paper presented at the “Workshop on the Workshop”, Ostrom Workshop at the Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, June 19-21, 2019
Theesfeld, I. and F. Klümper (2019). Expanding the SES Framework to Structure the Analysis of Two or More Interlinked Resources. Paper presented at the “Workshop on the Workshop”, Ostrom Workshop at the Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, June 19-21, 2019.
Theesfeld, I. (2018). The Role of Pseudo-commons in Post-socialist Countries – No Chance for Real Commons? Paper presented at the "Mini Conference on Pseudo-Commons in Post-Socialist Countries", Agricultural University Plovdiv, Bulgaria, October 08th, 2018.
Soliev, I., Schramm, W. and I. Theesfeld (2018). Identifying Sustainable Configurations with Shared Benefits in Forest Governance. Paper presented at the “Utrecht Conference on Earth System Governance”, Utrecht, The Netherlands, November 5-8, 2018.
Theesfeld, I. (2018). Adapting the SES Framework to serve a nexus perspective. Paper presented at the "New Institutions Workshop (NIÖ) on Governing the Water-Energy-Food Nexus". Bonn, January 18-19, 2018.
Pirscher, F. and I. Theesfeld (2018). Governing CRISPR/Cas genome editing as an ethical challenge. "14th Congress of the European Society for Agricultural and Food Ethics (EurSafe)”. Wien, June 13-16, 2018.
Soliev, I. and I. Theesfeld (2017). Power of mutual-gains approach to reallocate for sustainability of global environmental commons. Lund Conference on Earth System Governance., 9-11th October 2017, Lund, Sweden.
Soliev, I., Schramm, W.and I. Theesfeld (2017). What is special about benefit sharing in REDD+? IUFRO 8.01.02 Landscape Ecology Conference “The Green-Blue Nexus: Forests, Landscapes and Services,” 24-29th September, Halle (Saale), Germany.
Bunkus, R. and I. Theesfeld (2017). How many farmers do you know in your village? Perception of agricultures` provision of common goods influenced by landownership and residency: case study in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Paper presented at the XVI Biennial IASC-Conference ‘Practicing the Commons: Self-Governance, Cooperation, and Institutional Change’ 10-14th July 2017, Utrecht, Holland.
Soliev, I. and I. Theesfeld (2017). Benefit Sharing as an Approach to Cope with Challenges of Global Commons. Paper presented at the XVI Biennial IASC-Conference ‘Practicing the Commons: Self-Governance, Cooperation, and Institutional Change’ 10-14th July 2017, Utrech, Holland.
Rogge, N. and I. Theesfeld (2017). Urban Gardens as Commons – A Typology for Self-Governed Food Production Networks. Paper presented at the XVI Biennial IASC-Conference ‘Practicing the Commons: Self-Governance, Cooperation, and Institutional Change’ 10-14th July 2017, Utrech, Holland.
Soliev, I. and I. Theesfeld (2017). Tailoring Benefit-Sharing for Sustainability of Global Environmental Commons: Revisiting Incentives and Systematizing Discrepancies. Paper presented at the 12th Conference of the European Society of Ecological Economics (ESEE) “Ecological Economics in Action: Building a Reflective and Inclusive Community. 20h-23th June 2017, Budapest, Hungary.
Theesfeld, I. and F. Klümper (2017). Enlarging the SES framework to serve more disciplines. Suggestions and trade-offs. Paper presented at the 12th Conference of the European Society of Ecological Economics (ESEE) “Ecological Economics in Action: Building a Reflective and Inclusive Community. 20-23th June 2017. Budapest, Hungary.
Ghorbani, A., Bravo, G., Frey, U., and I. Theesfeld (2016). Managing common-pool resources: An empirically-tested model of emerging institutions. Paper presented at the 8th International Congress on Environmental Modelling and Software (iEMSs), 10-4th July 2016, Toulouse, France 978-88-9035-745-9
Bunkus, R. and I. Theesfeld (2016). Socio-cultural externalities of European large-scale land deals and concentration processes. Paper presented at the IASC European Conference "Commons in a Glocal World - Global Connections and Local Responses", 10-13th, May, 2016, Bern, Switzerland.
Frey, U., Villamayor, S. and I. Theesfeld (2016). A new classification of co-management regimes - performance of community managed, co-managed and government-managed irrgation systems. Paper presented at the IASC European Conference "Commons in a Glocal World - Global Connections and Local Responses, 10-13th, May, Bern, Switzerland.
Bravo, G., Ghorbani, A., Frey, U. and I. Theesfeld (2016). An empirically-tested model of the emergence of institutions. Paper presented at the IASC European Conference "Commons in a Glocal World - Global Connections and Local Responses, 10-13th May, 2016, Bern, Switzerland.
Theesfeld, I., Jelinek, S., Lentz, S., Wust, A., Bykov, N., Ponkina, E., Fadeeva, O., Sergienko, A., Nikulin, A., Kurakin, A., Vinogradskaja, O., Karlova, N., Walde, I., Bavorova, M., Müller, D., Schmidt, G., Illinger, P. and T. Meinel (2016). Science policy interface in the field of climate change mitigation in Russia's agricultural sector "Sustainable Land Management: Final Conference 2016", BMBF Research Programme, 7-9th March, 2016, Berlin, Germany.
Frey, U., Villamayor, S. and I. Theesfeld (2015). Typologies of co-management-performance of farmer-managed and government-managed irrigation systems. Paper presented at the New Institutions Workshop (NIÖ), 11th December, 2016, Halle (Saale).
Theesfeld, I. (2015). Analyse der Bestimmungsfaktoren von Landnutzungsentscheidungen ausgelöst durch Klima, Ökonomie, Gesellschaft und Politik. Paper presented at the KULUNDA Conference, 15-20th September, 2015, Gorni Altai, Russland.
Bunkus, R. and I. Theesfeld (2015). From the economic to the cultural dimension of large-scale land acquisition in Europe. Interdisciplinary Workshop "Large-Scale Land Acquisition between Resource Conflicts and Sustainable Rural Development", University of Freiburg and Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) University Bern, 17th November, 2015, Bern, Switzerland.
Theesfeld, I. (2015). The Impacts of Liberalized Land Markets on the Resource Water: A Property Rights Approach. Paper presented at the Gesellschaft für Wirtschaft- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus e.V. (GEWISOLA) Conference, 23-25th September, 2015, Gießen, Germany.
Fadeeva, O., Jelinek, L., Wust, A. and I. Theesfeld (2015). Land property rights and investment incentives – Study from the semi-desert steppe region in Russia. Paper presented at the IAMO Forum 2015 on “Agriculture and climate change in transition economies”, 17-19th June, 2015, Halle, Germany.
Theesfeld, I. (2015). Climate Change Mitigation in Russia’s Agricultural Sector. Paper presented at the 15th Biennial Global Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons, 25-29th May, 2015, Edmonton, Canada.
Gehrigk, F., Theesfeld, I. and T. Herzfeld (2015). Discrepancies between paper and practice: Farmers’ perception of land and water property claims in Tajikistan. Paper presented at the 15th Biennial Global Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons, 25-29th May, 2015, Edmonton, Canada.
Jelinek, L. and I. Theesfeld (2015). Institutional Risks for the Implementation of Soil Conservation Technologies – The Case of Black Soils in Russia. Paper presented at the European Technological Assessment Conference, Berlin, 25-27 February 2015.
Jelinek, L. and I. Theesfeld (2014). Application of PICA for more Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Degraded Steppe Soils in Russia: the Case of Crop Harvest Burning. WINS Seminar, 30th October 2014, Berlin, Germany.
Theesfeld, I. (2014). The role of culture in integrating minority groups in political decision making – Empirical evidence from rural Thailand. Paper presented at the 3rd IASC European Conference on “From Generation to Generation – The use of commons in a changing society”, 16-18th September, 2014, Umeȧ, Sweden.
Theesfeld, I. (2014). Bridging frameworks to new contexts. Paper presented at the 3rd IASC European Conference on “From Generation to Generation – The use of commons in a changing society”, 16-18th September, 2014, Umeȧ, Sweden.
Gehrigk, F. and I. Theesfeld (2014). The interface of water security and land governance: Evidence from Tajikistan. Paper presented at the 3rd IASC European Conference on “From Generation to Generation – The use of commons in a changing society”, 16-18th September, 2014, Umeȧ, Sweden.
Theesfeld, I. and L. Jelinek (2014). Institutional Compatibility Assessment for more Sustainable Agricultural Practices in Degraded Steppe Soils in Russia. Paper presented at the International Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) on “Wellbeing and equity within planetary boundaries”, 13-15th August, 2014, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Theesfeld, I. (2014). The Importance of Rules in Local Development Planning in Thailand: How Can They Facilitate Participation? Paper presented at the Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop 5, USA, 18-21th June, 2014, Indiana University.
Theesfeld, I. (2014). Conceptualizing Leadership in large-N Studies of Natural Resource Governance. Paper presented at the Workshop on the Ostrom Workshop 5, Indiana University, 18-21th June, 2014, Indiana, USA.
Gehrigk, F., Herzfeld, T. and I. Theesfeld (2013). Farmers' perceptions of land and water property rights: Discrepancies between de jure and de facto rights in Tajikistan. Paper presented at the Conference: “Natural resource use in Central Asia: Institutional challenges and the contribution of capacity building”, 30th September- 1st October, 2013, Gießen, Germany.
Theesfeld, I. (2013). Power and Leadership the Missing Key to Institutional Analysis. Paper presented at the 14th Global Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), 3-7th June, 2013, KitaFuji, Japan.
Theesfeld, I. (2013). How diagnostic is the SES framework. Paper presented at the 14th Global Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), 3-7thJune, 2013, KitaFuji, Japan.
Schleyer, C., Theesfeld, I. and T. Plieninger (2013). “Spatial dimensions of ecosystems and their services in Central European cultural landscapes: Challenges and options for governing common goods. Paper presented at the 10th Biennial Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE) 2013 on “Ecological Economics and Institutional Dynamics”, France, Lille, 18-21 June, 2013.
Schleyer, C., Thiel, A., Theesfeld, I., Abdullaev, I., Dombrowsky, I., Herrfahrdt-Pähle, E., Houdret, A., Muller, M. and G. Özerol (2013). Re-scaling, reform, reality: dimension of success and failure in scalar reorganisation of water governance. Paper presented at the Symposium on “Scale in Environmental Governance: Power Reconfiguration, Democratic Legitimacy and Institutional (Mis-) Fit”, Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Berlin, March 7-8, 2013.
Theesfeld, I. (2012). How diagnostic is and can the SES framework be? Paper presented at the SES-Club meeting, Department of Geography, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, November 8/9, 2012.
Theesfeld, I. (2012). From Land Grabbing to Water Grabbing. Paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 29 May – 1 June, 2012.
Rama, K. and I. Theesfeld (2012). A green dilemma: Water for energy or water for agriculture? Paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), Brazil, Rio de Janeiro, 29 May – 1 June, 2012.
Schleyer, C., Theesfeld, I. and A. Thiel (2012). Scientists’ views meet practitioner’s experiences – the advantage and challenge of re-scaling in water sector. Paper presented at accepted organized session under the same title at the “Planet und Pressure” conference, London, March 26-29, 2012.
Theesfeld, I. (2011). The role of leadership in post-socialist natural resource management. Paper presented at the European Meeting of the International Association for the Study of the Commons 2011 “Shared Resources in a Rapidly Changing World”, Agricultural University Plovdiv, Bulgaria September 14 - 17, 2011
Theesfeld, I. and C. Schleyer (2011). Germany’s implementation of the EU Water Framework Directive: Between integration and coordination in a multi-level context. Paper presented at the 9th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, June 14 - 17, 2011.
Rama, K. and I. Theesfeld (2011). The coexistence of formal and customary tenure system under change. Paper presented at the 9th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, Boğaziçi University, Istanbul, June 14 - 17, 2011.
Rama, K. and I. Theesfeld (2011). Relation between formal and informal institutions in Albania’s agrarian change. Paper presented at the DIME Workshop “Technology, Institutions and Development: Perspectives from Economics, Anthropology and Geography on Agrarian Change”, Max Planck Institute of Economics, Jena, February 18 - 19, 2011.
Schmidt, O. and I. Theesfeld (2011). Elite capture in post-socialist local commons: The case of Albania. Paper presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), Hyderabad, India, January 10 - 14, 2011.
Theesfeld, I. and O. Schmidt (2011). Best practices to cope with climate change induced challenges in agricultural water agencies. The cases of California, Germany and Spain. Paper presented at the 13th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of the Commons (IASC), Hyderabad, India, January 10 - 14, 2011.
Rama, K. and I. Theesfeld (2010). Social inclusion, customary rules and natural resource management in Albania. Paper presented at the World Bank Conference “Western Balkans – Poverty and Inclusion”, Brussels, December 8 – 9, 2010.
Theesfeld, I. and C. Schleyer (2010). How do Germany’s water authorities respond to the need for integration within hydrogeological units as required by the EU Water Framework Directive? Paper presented at the 2010 Albrecht Daniel Thaer Kolloquium, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung, Berlin, November, 18-19, 2010.
Theesfeld, I. and O. Schmidt (2010). Governance solutions for climate change-induced challenges in the agricultural water sector. Paper presented at the 11th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics, Germany, Oldenburg and Bremen, August 22 – 25, 2010.
Schmidt, O. and I. Theesfeld (2010). Experiences with devolution measures as a new form of governance in Albania’s fishery sector. Paper presented at the IAMO Forum 2010 on “Institutions in Transition: Challenges for New Modes of Governance”, Germany, Halle (Saale), June 16-18, 2010.
Schmidt, O. and I. Theesfeld (2009). Elite Capture im Fischereimanagement Albaniens. Paper presented at the “Neue Institutionenökonomik – NIÖ Workshop 2009”, Germany, Halle (Saale), November 20, 2009.
Theesfeld, I. (2009). “From Power Misuse to Leadership in Bulgaria’s Irrigation Sector”, paper presented at the Workshop on the Workshop 4, panel on “New Challenges for the Management of Shared Water Resources”. Bloomington, Indiana University, USA, June 3-6, 2009.
Fischer, R. and I. Theesfeld (2009). “Institutional constraints and opportunities for SEAMLESS Integrated Framework within policy appraisal” paper presented at the European Consortium for Political Research (ECPR) Joint Sessions of Workshops, Lisbon, April 14-19, 2009.
Theesfeld, I., Schleyer, C., and O. Aznar (2009). “Assessing the institutional compatibility of new policies”, paper presented at the Conference on Integrated Assessment of Agriculture and Sustainable Development: Setting the Agenda for Science and Policy (AgSAP 2009). Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, March 10-12, 2009.
Fischer, R. and I. Theesfeld (2009). „Better regulation by the use of Integrated Assessment? SEAMLESS integrated framework and European policy making”, paper presented at the Conference on Integrated Assessment of Agriculture and Sustainable Development: Setting the Agenda for Science and Policy (AgSAP 2009), Egmond aan Zee, The Netherlands, March 10 - 12, 2009
Theesfeld, I. (2008). “Characteristics of Groundwater Systems and Institutional Aspects of their Management”, paper presented at the “Neue Institutionenökonomik – NIÖ Workshop 2008”. Germany, Halle (Saale), November 14, 2008.
Theesfeld, I., Schleyer, C., Callois, J.-M. and O. Aznar (2008). “Ex-ante policy assessment of agricultural, environmental, and rural policies from an institutional perspective: the procedure for institutional compatibility assessment”, paper presented at the XIIth Congress of the European Association of Agricultural Economics (EAAE), Ghent, Belgium, August 26 - 29, 2008.
Theesfeld, I. (2008). „A Review on Groundwater Governance – the Institutional Challenge”, paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Commons (IASC) “Governing Shared Resources: Connecting Local Experience to Global Challenges”, Cheltenham, England, July 14 - 18, 2008.
Schlüter, A. and I. Theesfeld (2008). „The Grammar of Institutions – The Challenge to Distinguish Between Norms and Rules“, paper presented at the 12th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Commons (IASC) “Governing Shared Resources: Connecting Local Experience to Global Challenges”, Cheltenham, England, July 14 - 18, 2008.
Schlüter, A. and I. Theesfeld (2008). “The Challenge to Distinguish Between Norms and Rules”, paper presented at the colloquium series at the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Bloomington, Indiana University, USA, April 10, 2008.
Theesfeld, I., Schleyer, C. and O. Aznar (2008). New Frontiers in Institutional Assessment of Land Use Policies, paper presented at the “International Conference on Impact Assessment of Land Use Changes”, Berlin: Humboldt University of Berlin, April 6 - 9, 2008.
Neubert, S. und I. Theesfeld (2008). „IWRM als Konzept: Das Zusammendenken natürlicher und sozialer Systeme“, paper presented at „EZ trifft Wissenschaft: Grundwasserressourcen und Wassermanagement“. Germany, Hannover, Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe, February 21, 2008.
Theesfeld, I. (2007). “New Ideas for Institutional Analysis – the PICA Model”, paper presented at the “Neue Institutionenökonomik – NIÖ Workshop 2007”. Germany, Leipzig, November 5, 2007.
Theesfeld, I. (2006). “Modelling Institutional Constraints of Rural Policy Measures”, paper presented at the “Workshop on the diversity of rural areas in the enlarged EU: characterisation, typology and modelling.” Jointly organised by the IRC-IPTS and DG Agriculture, Sevilla, Spain, December 14 - 15, 2006.
Theesfeld, I. (2006). “Institutional Change in Central-Eastern European Irrigation Systems: The Bulgarian Case”, paper presented at the IASCP Europe Regional Meeting “Building the European Commons: from Open Field to Open Source”, Brescia, Italy, March 23 - 25, 2006.
Theesfeld, I. (2006). “Between Community and Public Resource Governance – Bulgaria’s Irrigation Sector”, paper presented at the Blankensee Colloquium 2006 “Public and Private in Resource Governance“, Berlin Potsdam, Germany, January 13 - 15, 2006.
Theesfeld, I. (2005). „Institutionelle Herausforderungen der Reformen im Bulgarischen Bewässerungssektor“, paper presented at the Fünfte Werkstattgespräche über Wasser „Globale und nationale Wasserpolitik in Transformations- und Entwicklungsländern“, Bonn, Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik, October 26-27, 2005.
Theesfeld, I. (2005). “Towards a Procedure for Institutional Compatibility Assessment”, paper presented at the Mini Series “Institutions and Policies in Rural Development” at the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis, Bloomington, Indiana University, USA, October 3rd, 2005.
Theesfeld, I. (2005). “Power Constraints on Collective Action in Transition: Irrigation Systems in Bulgaria”, paper presented at the Workshop on “Problems of Polycentric Governance in the Growing EU”, Berlin, Humboldt University, June 15 - 17, 2005.
Theesfeld, I. (2005). „Eine Allmenderessource in der Transformation: Machtasymmetrien verhindern nachhaltiges Ressourcenmanagement“, paper presented at the Rostocker Workshop „Umwelt- und Ressourcenökonomie”, Universität Rostock, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaftliche Fakultät, Rostock: February 28 – March 1st, 2005.
Theesfeld, I. (2003). „Die Transformation der bulgarischen Bewässerungslandwirtschaft – Machtfaktoren lokaler Akteure“, paper presented at the 43. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e. V. (GEWISOLA), Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Germany: September 29 – October 1st, 2003.
Theesfeld, I. (2002). “Empirical Approaches Towards Mistrust”, paper presented at (Central and Eastern European Sustainable Agriculture Project (CEESA) Final Conference on Agriculture, Environment and Rural Development in Transition – Strategies for Sustainable Resource Management and Challenges for EU Enlargement, Olsztyn, Poland: November 14 - 17, 2002.
Theesfeld, I. (2002). „Bulgariens Bewässerungslandwirtschaft – Opportunistisches Verhalten verhindert kollektives Handeln“, paper presented at the 42. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaues e. V. (GEWISOLA), Halle/Saale, Germany: September 30 – October 2nd, 2002.
Theesfeld, I. (2002). “Constraints for Collective Action in Bulgaria’s Irrigation Sector”, paper presented at the 9th Biennial Conference of the International Association for the Study of Common Property (IASCP), Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe: June 17 - 21, 2002.
Theesfeld, I. (2002). “Collective Action in Bulgaria’s Irrigation Sector as restricted by Opportunistic Behavior – Empirical Results”, paper presented at the Xth European Congress of Agricultural Economists (EAAE), Zaragoza, Spain: August 28 - 31, 2002.
Theesfeld, I. (2001). “Constraints for Collective Action in Bulgarians Irrigation Sector – Empirical Results from Village Varbiza”, paper presented at the “ACE-Phare Seminar on Sustainable Agriculture in Central and Eastern European Countries: the Environmental Effects of Transition and Needs for Change”. Nitra, Slovakia: September 10 - 15, 2001.
Theesfeld, I. (1999). “Improving Bankability Through an Insurance Fund in Local Credit Groups of Northern Vietnam”, paper presented at the Deutscher Tropentag 1999. “Knowledge Partnership – Challenges and Perspectives for Research and Education at the Turn of the Millennium”. Berlin, Germany: October 14 - 15, 1999.
POSTER
Bunkus, R. and I. Theesfeld (2018). “Land Grabbing in Europe?” Poster presented at the 58. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus e. V. (GEWISOLA). Kiel, Germany: September 12 - 14, 2018.
Theesfeld, I. and N. Rogge (2016). The role of regional identity in urban agricultlure. Poster presented at the 56. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschaft- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus e. V. (GEWISOLA) „Agrar- und Ernährungswirtschaft – Regional vernetzt und global erfolgreich“. Bonn, Germany: September 28 - 30, 2016.
Dufhues, T., Theesfeld, I., Buchenrieder, G. and N. Munkung (2011). „The Political Economy of Decentralization in Thailand – Does Decentralization Allow for Peasant Participation?“. Poster presented at the EAAE Congress 2011 on “Change and Uncertainty Challenges for Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources”. ETH Zürich: 30 August – 2nd September, 2011.
Theesfeld, I., Schleyer, C. and A.-K. Techen (2009). “PICA, A Method of Ex-ante Policy Analysis”. Poster presented at the 49. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschaft- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus e.V. (GEWISOLA) „Agricultural and food markets after the boom“. Kiel, Germany: 30 September – 2nd October, 2009.
Theesfeld, I. and C. Schleyer (2007). “Institutions for Sustainability in Policy Assessment”. Poster presented at the 7th International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, Leipzig: June 5 - 8, 2007.
Hagedorn, K., Gatzweiler, F. Judis, R., Sikor, T. and I. Theesfeld (2001). “Agrarian Transformations, Institutional Change and Environmental Impacts in Central and Eastern Europe”. Poster presented at the 41. Jahrestagung der Gesellschaft für Wirtschaft- und Sozialwissenschaften des Landbaus e. V. (GEWISOLA) „Liberalisierung des Weltagrarhandels – Strategien und Konsequenzen“. Braunschweig, Germany: October 08 - 10, 2001.
Theesfeld, I. (2000). “Sustainable Agricultural Water Management in Central and Eastern European Countries – State of Research in the CEESA Project”. Poster presented at the conference on “Economic Instruments and Water Policies in Central and Eastern Europe – Issues and Options.” Szentendre, Hungary: September 28 - 29, 2000.
BOOK REVIEW
Claudio Chiarolla (2011). Intellectual Property, Agriculture and Global Food Security. The Privatization of Crop Diversity. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar. In: Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 51 (2012), No. 1: 102-104, DLG-Verlag Frankfurt/M.
Shortle J.S. and D. Abler (eds.) (2001). Environmental Policies for Agricultural Pollution Control. Wallingford, Oxon, UK: CABI Publishing. In: Quarterly Journal of International Agriculture 41 (2002), No. 3: 261-263, DLG-Verlag Frankfurt/M.
PROJECT REPORT
Curtiss, J., Theesfeld, I., Schmidt-De Caluwe, R. and P. Dreyer (2020) Zwischenbericht: Neue Organisationsformen des Landeigentums: Boden in Gemeinschaft (BiG): BMEL/BLE Förderkennzeichen: 2817HS015