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Int’l & interdisciplinary group of 20+ social scientists interested in #postgrowth & #sustainability. Coordinated by @MattKranke. Funded by @dfg_public.

May 12, 2022, 19 tweets

‘Un-disciplinary’ – that’s how @g_kallis describes his research. With a background in chemistry, economics, and environmental policy, he now works on #degrowth and environmental justice at @UABBarcelona

@LenaRethel joins us from @warwickuni She is Professor of International Political Economy and Director of the Centre for the Study of Globalisation and Regionalisation (CSGR) and her research has been grounded primarily in insights from the Southeast Asia region.

Joining us from @ELTE_UNI in Hungary is @Miklos_Antal. Originally trained in engineering-physics, he turned to economic and social aspects of environmental sustainability. To find out more, check out his @TEDx-Talk bit.ly/3wBEloB

A unique combination of research, practice, and activism comes from @MGSchmelzer. Matthias works at @UniJena and @NeueOekonomie and his forthcoming book is entitled “The Future Is Degrowth: A Guide to a World beyond Capitalism”. To find out more, go to bit.ly/38vpQJw

A warm welcome as well to @DLYarrow from @EdinburghUni. David’s research encompasses constructivist and institutionalist political economy, as applied to understanding the problems of environmental crisis, #automation, and the #digitaleconomy.

Our member @corinna_viajera works at the Institute for Multilevel Governance and Development (MLGD) at @wu_vienna. She is a co-coordinator of @fem_degrowth and wrote her PhD on "Feminist Futures: What Degrowth Learns from the Feminist Critique of Science, Economics, and Growth”

Let's kick off this week with a new face. We're so happy that @JanPollex from @UniOsnabrueck is part of our group. To find out more about Jan's work, go to➡️ janpollex.org

@JanPollex @UniOsnabrueck Joining us from Nigeria is @chuks_okereke. An expert on global environmental governance, he recently participated in the #BonnClimateConference where he gave a presentation on #ClimateAction, #JustTransition and #SustainableDevelopment.

@JKSteinberger joins us from @unil in Switzerland. Julia is an outspoken advocate for degrowth and a just transition, a lead author for the @IPCC_CH’s 6th Assessment Report, and recipient of the Leverhulme Research Leadership Award. To find out more, go to bit.ly/3e3wYzo

@DorisFuchs8 joins us from @WWU_Muenster. She has published widely on #SustainableDevelopment and #Transformation and is the speaker for the Center of Interdisciplinary Sustainability Research @ZIN_WWU

“Research-practitioner with a side of activism” is how @SvenjaQ describes herself. Originally a #liberalarts graduate from @MaastrichtU, her research now centres on sustainability transformation, post-growth, and the challenges of climate change @presseunikassel

Ekaterina is a researcher and project coordinator at @lunduniversity, Sweden. Her work focuses on degrowth as a vision for transformation, its political economy, and alternative models of work and organising. To find out more, visit bit.ly/3QD5xtw

We continue our introductions with Bernd Siebenhüner (@BerndSiebenhne1). He joins us from @UniOldenburg in Germany, where he works on climate mitigation and adaptation as well as global environmental governance and corporate sustainability. #CSR #transdisciplinarity #research

@inescosme is a researcher at @CENSEFCTNOVA and Invited Assistant Professor at @nova_fcsh. She also works for the Portuguese public administration, following environmental and industrial policy at the EU level. Welcome, Inês! So happy to have you with us.

Joining us from #India is Rajeswari S. Raina. She teaches and researches knowledge-policy-practice relationships in environment-development problems and sustainability transitions in Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR.

With his experience at the intersection of policy and science, Sebastian brings a unique perspective to our network and helps us make sure our work is relevant beyond academia #scienceandpolicy #impact #sustainabilitytransition

Andrea joins us from @UniOsnabrueck where she is also the Director of the Jean Monnet Center of Excellence in European Studies. #EnvironmentalPolicy #Sustainability #Governance

Joining us from @univienna is Ulrich Brand. You might have heard about his work on the "imperial mode of living". If not, check out this book review to find out more blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

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