Economic Theory for the Anthropocene: Towards Heterodox Understandings of Sustainable Economies
The workshop will offer a unique opportunity for researchers from a wide range of disciplines to engage with and develop heterodox understandings of sustainable economic systems.
Achieving sustainable societies requires fundamental changes in the way we produce and consume goods. In short, sustainability demands a different kind of economy. And a different kind of economy requires a different kind of economic theory. Hosted by the University of Surrey and The Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable Prosperity, Economic Theory for the Anthropocene will provide a space for researchers from a wide range of disciplines to develop this theory. This short residential workshop will be a friendly and critical space for researchers to present and discuss their early stage work on heterodox theories of sustainable economies.
In the 10 years since the financial crisis, heterodox theories of the economy have flourished. With an interdisciplinary outlook, they offer a much richer potential path towards sustainable economies than orthodox economics alone. But, to date, most research into the relationship between the environment and the economy has been undertaken through the narrow lens of orthodox economics. Consequently, the question of what a sustainable economy might look like remains largely unanswered. Without developing a coherent body of theory that is relevant to sustainability, heterodox economic thinking will remain side-lined in the sustainability debate. We aim to fill this gap by providing a friendly but critical space for the discussion of heterodox theories of sustainable economies. The workshop will offer a unique opportunity for researchers from a wide range of disciplines to engage with and develop heterodox understandings of sustainable economic systems. In this way, we hope to strengthen and support the growing community of researchers striving to articulate heterodox theories of sustainable economies.
CONFIRMED SPEAKERS
Dr Gaël Giraud,The Head of the French Development Agency
