Inventing a Sustainable Political Economy for the Climate Crisis
| Date | Thursday 13 June 2024 |
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| Time | 14:00 - 16:00 |
| Location |
Sheldonian Theatre
Broad Street, Oxford, OX1 3BG |
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| How to register |
Join renegade economist Kate Raworth (Doughnut Economics) and best-selling author Kim Stanley Robinson (Ministry for the Future) as they discuss sustainable political economies for the climate crisis at the Sheldonian Theatre.
Programme
13:45 Arrival
14:00 Keynote speeches by Kate Raworth and Kim Stanley Robinson
15:00 Panel response
16:00 Close
Keynote speakers
Kate Raworth is an ecological economist focused on making economics fit for 21st century realities. She is the creator of the Doughnut of social and planetary boundaries. Her international best-selling book, Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think like a 21st Century Economist, has been translated into more than 20 languages.
Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer. He is the author of more than twenty books, including several international bestsellers. His novel, The Ministry for the Future, was selected as one of Barack Obama’s Favorite Books of 2020 and one of Bill Gates’ “5 Great Books for the Summer” in 2022.
Panellists
Venus Bivar Faculty of History, TORCH
Ben Franta Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment & Oxford Sustainable Law Programme
Mette Morsing Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
Laline Paull Hertford alumna, author, playwright, screenwriter
Jamie Lorimer School of Geography and the Environment, Hertford College
Moderators
Tom Fletcher Hertford College
Anette Mikes Saïd Business School, Hertford College