Decolonising Economics and the University
In the wake of the intensification of the genocide in Palestine since October 7th 2023, it became crystal clear to all that the contemporary moves to ‘decolonise’ within the university sector had been tokenistic. With many universities playing a crucial role in supporting the genocide and suppressing anti-colonial and pro-Palestine scholars, what does ‘decolonising the university’ mean? And how does the economics discipline specifically serve to legitimise occupation, imperialism, and capitalism?
D-econ is organizing an online panel that brings scholars and activists together to discuss these questions in light of their own work and activism and what role organisations such as D-Econ and resources such as the D-Econ Padlet can play in the broader decolonisation project of various spaces including that of the university. The Panel will comprise of Prof Chirashree Das Gupta, Dr Tom Six and Amaarah Garda. It will be chaired by Afreen Faridi.
Decolonising Economics and the University: Padlet Launch Event
Date: Friday, August 8, 2025
Time: 03:00 PM IST (India); 05:30 AM EDT (New York); 10:30 AM BST (UK); 11:30 AM CET (Central Europe); 12:30 PM Palestine Time
Speakers: Prof. Chirashree Das Gupta, Dr. Tom Six, Amaarah Garda
Chair: Afreen Faridi
Registration: Sign up for the event here.
The D-Econ padlet
The padlet is an effort to make resources related to decolonizing economics available to a wider audience. We have chosen to start with a few select themes but hope to develop this into a bigger resource with time. We would never be able to exhaustively put together all resources related to Decolonizing Economics and the selection of these initial resources are certainly influenced by the orientation of each contributor to the Padlet. We make no claims about this being a comprehensive guide, but we hope it can serve as an opportunity for those who are curious to learn more about decolonization to consider this one starting place for further engagement. Perhaps this can be avenue for reforming a part of curricula, shaping a research idea, using this for collective organizing, or for reflection in our own personal capacity.