Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society

Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society (RCC) is a nonprofit international research center dedicated to the study of environment and society from a wealth of different disciplines and international perspectives.

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The RCC’s mission is to advance education, research, and international cooperation in the environmental humanities and social sciences. The center focuses on understanding the relationship between humans and the environment from interdisciplinary and global perspectives. It also contributes to public and scholarly debates on future ecological and social challenges.

The RCC building photographed from the nearby park.

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08 Sep

08/09/2026 International Colloquium with Alberto Doretto and Carlos Gonzalez Bellene
International Colloquium “Environment, Society, and Justice—Global Perspectives”
22 Sep

22/09/2026 Thinking with Water: A Hybrid Writing Workshop
Environmental Writing Studio Workshop
02 Nov

02/11/2026 Mengxi Kou on “Wild Boars in Your Yard: Cultural Perception, Policy History, and the Governance of Human-Wild Boar Conflict in China”
Doctoral Dissertation Defense
Upcoming Events

News

13/08/2026 Launch of the RCC's New Website
06/08/2026 Friends and Colleagues Celebrate Christof Mauch
21/07/2026 Special Issue of Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review
Imagining Environmental Futures
News Archive

Graduate Programs

Overview

The Center features a number of graduate programs: the structured doctoral program “Environment and Society” (ProEnviron), the international doctoral school “Rethinking Environment” (IDK) in cooperation with the University of Augsburg, an MA certificate program in environmental studies, and a Master in Environment and Society.

Master and Doctoral Study

MA Environment and Society

A Project House

The RCC is home to numerous international and interdisciplinary research projects funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), the European Research Council (ERC), the Volkswagen Foundation, the Federal Ministry for Research and Education (BMBF), and others.

A glimpse into the 2024 summer research forum.

Recent Research

Past Research

One of our three library rooms at the center.

The RCC Library

Part of the greater university library system at LMU Munich, the RCC library currently holds approximately 7,600 books, 200 multimedia resources, and a variety of journals.

Visitor Guide, Opening Hours, and Contact

Publications

The RCC is committed to supporting the publication of state-of-the-art environmental humanities research that bridges national and disciplinary divides.

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