Martin Thalhammer has studied Cultural and Social Anthropology and Development Studies at the University of Vienna, Environmental Management at the University of Life Sciences Vienna and Social Ecology at the University of Klagenfurt. Currently, he is about to start a PhD in Environmental Sciences and Policy at the Central European University and works as a lector at the University of Vienna. His research areas encompass political ecology, critical political economy, multi-species ethnography and socio-ecological transformation processes. Beyond being dedicated to critical interdisciplinary research, he is a certified permaculture garden designer and enjoys hiking, running and making music.