New economy in the Anthropocene

Amsterdam Sustainability Institute

In autumn 2023, a lecture series about the Anthropocene is programmed at VU Amsterdam. Everybody is welcome, please sign up.

HG 14A00, VU Amsterdam

Anthropocene lecture series VU Amsterdam

In autumn 2023, following the instalment of the first Distinguished Fellow of the Anthropocene, Dr. Sjoerd J. Kluiving, a lecture series with expert speakers covering the Anthropocene is programmed at VU Amsterdam.

During the lecture series 'Anthropocene: overarching disciplines collaborating for sustainable change', speakers and participants will explore how overarching disciplines contribute to challenges of the planetary poly crisis that are part of what scientists are debating is the Anthropocene. Each lecture consists of two expert presentations which will be followed by discussion and is open to anyone at VU and beyond.

O﻿n 14 November, we will close the lecture series with a session on the new economy:The society of the Anthropocene will move forward along the pathway of the current economy of which we can question whether it is causing or solving the poly crisis of the Anthropocene. In this final lecture alternative economy scenarios are presented, such as regenerative, circular and degrowth economies that will be compared and discussed with the neoliberal capitalist system that is (still) governing our economy today.The lecture series as well as the fellowship of the Anthropocene are coordinated by the Amsterdam Sustainability Institute, all events are free and open to anyone interested.

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