Critical introduction to Joan Martinez-Alier: political ecology, justice and degrowth

The University of Bergen will host a symposium on the works of Joan Martinez-Alier, 2023 Holberg Prize Laureate.

Joan Martinez-Alier, Holberg Prize Laureate 2023, is a professor emeritus at ICTA-UAB. He is also professor emeritus at Latin American Social Sciences Institute (FLACSO), Quito.

 

Date: Wednesday May 10th, 2023
Time: 12.00–14.00
Venue:  Ulrikes Aula. University of Bergen. (Bergen, Norway). Please register here
 

This year’s winner of the Holberg Prize, Joan Martinez-Alier, has made significant contributions to ecological economics, political ecology, and environmental justice. More recently, he has also become a public intellectual in the degrowth movement.

In this symposium, scholars familiar with his work will provide critical introductions to his work. Then there will be a debate between presenters, with openings for comments and questions from the audience, about the merits and usefulness of this scholarship.  
 

Program

12.00-12.15:   Coffee and snacks

12.15-12.30:   Brief overview of the work of Joan Martinez-Alier by Håvard Haarstad, Centre for Climate and Energy Transformation, UiB

12.30-13.00:   From political ecology to degrowth by Rob Fletcher, University of Wageningen

13.00-13.30:   Environmental justice and injustice by Anwesha Dutta, Chr. Michelsen Institute

13.30-14.00:   Discussion