Martin Stuber

Dr. Martin Stuber is a Senior Scientist at the University of Bern's Institute of History, affiliated with the Department of Economic, Social and Environmental History. He specializes in early modern Swiss history, focusing on environmental history, sustainability practices, and commons management. His research integrates historical analysis with contemporary sustainability challenges, particularly in forestry, water management, and collective resource governance.

His work explores topics such as 19th-century sustainable forestry, historical governance of water and land resources, and the evolution of commons systems in Switzerland. He leads the hallerNet research platform, a digital initiative for collaborative historical and scientific data curation. Stuber’s research often bridges early modern and modern periods, emphasizing long-term environmental and social dynamics.

• Key Themes: Sustainability, commons management, historical policy analysis, environmental governance, digital humanities.
• Notable Projects: hallerNet platform, studies on Albrecht von Haller’s scientific networks, and case studies in Alpine resource management.

Stuber’s publications analyze historical practices to inform contemporary sustainability strategies, with a focus on interdisciplinary approaches combining oral history, archival research, and digital methodologies.