Boris Previšić has been the founding director of the institute he developed since February 2020. As editor of Gotthardfantasien (2016), he has continued his earlier work on the Alps as a professor of cultural studies and literature, having already established the concept of «Alpine fallow land» in a participatory project in the Safiental valley in 2007. Among other things, he led the SNF project on «Reduit und Gebirgskrieg» (2020-2024). He is head of the Research College Cultures of the Alps and is also responsible for the content of the online magazine Syntopia Alpina. He is also a sought-after expert and discussion partner on issues relating to clichés and cultural history, innovation and tourism, agriculture and forestry in the Alps. As a science and non-fiction author, he focuses on Alpine sustainability scenarios for the future. These include monographs on CO2 (2020) and Zeitkollaps (2023). In cooperation with national and international institutions, he has written further books such as «Bergstürze» (2022), «Gletscherbersten» (2023), «Die Alpen im Anthropozän» (2023), «Grenzgänge» (2024) and «Sonnenstrom» (2025).
Mountain Warfare and Reduits in Literature
From the Threatening to the Threatened
The Alps in Swiss Songs
Renewable energie sources and the Alpine region
Die Alpen für eine klimapositive Schweiz
The Alpes for a climate-positive Switzerland
The Alpes and Ukraine
Future Alpine Electricity
