Organised by ERASME, the After Development Lectures will take place online between 13-17th of December 2021. The event is a collaboration between ERASME and researchers from several universities and research institutes in Europe, the US and Australia. The aim of the lectures is to present recent work in the field of strong sustainability, with a focus on the “beyond growth/development” narrative. As an increasing number of academics and practitioners call for a shift to socioecological wellbeing within planetary boundaries, the lectures will address some of the solutions, pathways and theories designed for this transition and will foster discussions on their applicability and coherence.
The event is structured into five thematic days. Day 1 will be led by Cécile Batisse (CERDI/ERASME) and is dedicated to Post-growth, with presenters addressing topics such as degrowth, relationship-to-profit, environmental justice. Day 2 is led by Arnaud Diemer (UCA/ERASME) and takes a look at Economic Systems at different scales, where speakers will address the concepts of Circular Economy, Bioeconomy, Smart Village Development, but also methodologies to assess CBE, such as participatory system dynamics modelling. Day 3 is led by Claudiu Eduard Nedelciu (ERASME) and is dedicated to Food Systems. It addresses topics such as food sovereignty, redefining food as a commons and human right, agroecology, and other traditional forms of agriculture. Day 4 will be led by Arnaud Diemer (UCA/ERASME) and addresses the Pathways required for a strong sustainability transition, focusing on development after capitalism, a nature-inclusive economy, resilience transformation and the collapse of complex societies. Last but not least, Day 5 is led by Nathalie Spittler (BOKU/ERASME) and will tackle Energy systems, with speakers presenting on the relationship between energy and the economy, the energy transition and its material footprint, energy cooperatives and citizen-led energy projects in Europe.
After development Lectures Schedule
The event is free of charge but participants will need to register by following this link>>
Confirmed speakers
Giorgos Kallis, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain
Jennifer Hinton, ERASME & Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden
Timothee Parrique, ERASME & Post-growth and Degrowth Observatory, France
Donnie MacLurcan, Executive Director at the Post-Growth Institute, US
Pinar Ozuyar, Istinye University, Turkey
Nuno Videira, CENSE, Portugal
Salim Belyazid, Stockholm University, Sweden
Vilma Atkočiūnienė, Vytautas Magnus University, Lithuania
Jose Luis Vivero Pol, University of Louvain
Julia Spanier, Utrecht University
Jacob Smessaert, Utrecht University
Kristin Vala Ragnarsdottir, University of Iceland
Kenza Benabderrazik, ETH, Switzerland
Gabriela Valeria Villavicencio Valdez, UNAM, Mexico
Claudiu Eduard Nedelciu, ERASME & University of Iceland
Paul James, Western Sydney University
Kenneth Rijsdijk, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Ian Roderick, Director at the Schumacher Institute, UK
Joseph Tainter, Utah State University, US
Jacques Despres, Joint Research Centre, Spain
Valeria di Cosmo, University of Turin
Alessandro Sciullo, University of Turin
Valeria Schwanitz, Western Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway
