This month D-Econ Steering Group member Carolina Alves curated two very exciting panels on decolonising Economics at the Bristol Festival of Ideas. First up, there was the panel Why Diversifying and Decolonising Economics Matters to Everyone, which was a lively discussion featuring Keston Perry, Imran Rasul and Rhonda Vonshay Sharpe. The following panel, Decolonising Economics: What does it mean and how is it done? featured Fadekemi Abiru, Surbhi Kesar, Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven and Farwa Sia. Both of the sessions were chaired by Romesh Vaitilingam. You can view the recordings below.
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D-Econ Webinar: Re-centering the Global South in the Response to the Pandemic
The webinar is free, but registration is required. Register here.
Decolonising and Diversifying Economics and Economic History (D-Econ @ LSE)
Ariane Hillig (Institute of Management Studies, Goldsmiths) and Professor Tirthankar Roy (Department of Economic History, LSE) will be discussing decolonising and diversifying economics and economic history at LSE on Thursday 20 February 2020. The discussion will be chaired by Dr. Akile Ahmet (Inclusive Education, LSE’s Eden Centre).
The Speakers will discuss key questions, challenges and relevant initiatives in decolonising and diversifying their respective disciplines.
This event is organised by the Eden Centre for Education Enhancement, Atlantic Fellows for Social and Economic Equity (LSE) and the Decolonising LSE Collective.
Workshop on Decolonizing Economics at Rethinking Economics’ European Gathering
In November 2019, D-Econ ran a workshop on Decolonizing Economics for Rethinking Economics’ European Gathering in Germany. Above are the problems and solutions that were identified by the students, who had traveled to the gathering from all over the continent. Click here to view the slides that were presented at the workshop.
What’s Wrong with Our Economic Theories and How Can We Fix Them? (video)
When in Lille last month, D-Econ was featured in Open Democracy’s video where they ask the question ‘What’s wrong with our economic theories and how can we fix them?’. Check it out to see what our board members Carolina Alves, Danielle Guizzo and Ingrid Harvold Kvangraven have to say about this challenge.