Professional Formation
An intensive programme forming governance professionals in anticipatory frameworks, threshold dynamics, and institutional design for complex systems.
About the Program
The Hasse Fellowship selects exceptional scholars and practitioners for an immersive engagement with the Foundation's full research and governance portfolio.
Fellows are embedded in active programmes — including the c-ECO Framework, the Threshold Function Protocol, and the Amazon Living Lab — gaining direct experience with governance challenges at the frontier of ecological and institutional science.
The program is designed for professionals with existing expertise in law, governance, ecology, economics, or related fields who seek to develop specialised competency in anticipatory governance and threshold systems.
Program Structure
| Duration | 12–24 months |
| Format | Residential and field-based |
| Cohort | Small, selective annual cohort |
| Language | English (Portuguese proficiency advantageous) |
| Field Component | Amazon Living Lab rotation |
| Output | Governance instrument or research publication |
Curriculum
The Fellowship curriculum is structured around six core modules, each integrating theoretical frameworks with practical application.
Legal philosophy, complexity theory, and the conceptual basis for pre-threshold institutional design.
Ecological science, tipping points, and the empirical basis for threshold-sensitive governance.
The Comprehensive Ecological Governance doctrine: structure, application, and institutional operationalisation.
The TFP architecture: trigger conditions, legal instruments, and activation mechanisms.
Embedded field placement in the Amazon Living Lab, applying governance frameworks to live ecological and institutional contexts.
Synthesis module: fellows design and produce a governance instrument, policy proposal, or research publication for institutional use.
Eligibility & Application
The Fellowship is open to individuals with demonstrated expertise in governance, law, ecological science, economics, public policy, or related disciplines. Candidates should have at least three years of professional or research experience and a clear rationale for seeking fellowship formation in anticipatory governance.
Applications are reviewed annually. The Foundation selects a small cohort to ensure depth of engagement and supervision.
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