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SUMMARY:Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth (Helsinki)
DESCRIPTION:About the event:\nWho is afraid of degrowth? The term alone throws mainstream opinion makers and many economists in Europe into a panic. Growth is the lubricant of capitalism. We are told that if the economy is growing\, all is well. But what do we mean by growth? Should everything keep growing endlessly? The ecological crisis shows that infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible. Meanwhile\, the current economic system fails to secure livelihoods and exacerbates inequalities. There is an alternative to this self-destructive system: an economy of enough\, which would provide for everyone’s basic needs while addressing greed and overconsumption. The EU has the potential to lead the ecological transition – but we need to envision a different European economy\, rooted in a new paradigm\, before we can build it. \nIn Enough\, the authors build on the work of visionaries\, both past and present\, recognising that Earth is on loan to us from future generations. They explore how societies can thrive without depending on economic growth. The essay presents a compelling vision: fewer private jets\, less inequality\, fewer burnouts\, and reduced waste\, alongside more quality of life\, more time for each other\, more sustainable products\, and a healthier planet. In other words\, it provides the keys to imagining a different Europe – one that ensures a good life for everyone within the planet’s limits. \nAt this book launch event\, we will dive deeper into what this means in practice. How are principles of sufficiency and an “economy of enough” already reflected in local initiatives and policy proposals today? What are the levers of change\, within and outside of political institutions? And how do we make sure that this vision of thriving beyond growth resonates and really does not leave anyone behind\, especially at a time when socio-economic fears are framed directly in opposition to climate policy and a green transition? \n\nProject background:\nIn early 2024\, GEF released Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth. This publication sought to spotlight many of the ideas that the foundation has been exploring on post-growth and a just green and social deal\, presenting them in an accessible and inspiring booklet. Now\, we are taking it on a tour to spark conversations across the continent on how Europe can reconcile social and ecological justice in a wellbeing project for all with sufficiency. \n\nProgramme and speakers\nAuthor Dirk Holemans will be joined in the panel by: \n\nTuuli Hirvilammi  –  Senior Research Fellow in social policy\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Tampere University\nPaavo Järvensivu – Associate Professor of Environmental and Social Policy (Docent)\, University of Helsinki\n\nModerated by Leena Brandt – Journalist \n\nPracticalities\nDate and Time: Monday 20 January 17:15-19:00 EET (18:15-20:00 Brussels time\n– 17h15: arrival and refreshment\n– 17h30: book presentaiton by Dirk\n– 18h00: panel discussion around the book’s topics\n– 18h45: Q&A\nLocation: Kaisa-talo\, Kaisaniemenkatu 5\, Helsinki\, and online to this link\nLanguage: English\nRegistration: Please register in advance via this link. This is a hybrid event\, so you can also join us online. However\, you must register in advance to receive the meeting link\, or access the venue. \n\nThis book launch is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Visio and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/enough-thriving-societies-beyond-growth-helsinki/
LOCATION:Allaktivitetshuset\, Sturegatan 10\, next to Sundbyberg station\, Stockholm\, Sweden
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Hybrid event,Panel discussion
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SUMMARY:Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth (Stockholm)
DESCRIPTION:About the event:\nWho is afraid of degrowth? The term alone throws mainstream opinion makers and many economists in Europe into a panic. Growth is the lubricant of capitalism. We are told that if the economy is growing\, all is well. But what do we mean by growth? Should everything keep growing endlessly? The ecological crisis shows that infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible. Meanwhile\, the current economic system fails to secure livelihoods and exacerbates inequalities. There is an alternative to this self-destructive system: an economy of enough\, which would provide for everyone’s basic needs while addressing greed and overconsumption. The EU has the potential to lead the ecological transition – but we need to envision a different European economy\, rooted in a new paradigm\, before we can build it. \nIn Enough\, the authors build on the work of visionaries\, both past and present\, recognising that Earth is on loan to us from future generations. They explore how societies can thrive without depending on economic growth. The essay presents a compelling vision: fewer private jets\, less inequality\, fewer burnouts\, and reduced waste\, alongside more quality of life\, more time for each other\, more sustainable products\, and a healthier planet. In other words\, it provides the keys to imagining a different Europe – one that ensures a good life for everyone within the planet’s limits. \nAt this book launch event\, we will dive deeper into what this means in practice. How are principles of sufficiency and an “economy of enough” already reflected in local initiatives and policy proposals today? What are the levers of change\, within and outside of political institutions? And how do we make sure that this vision of thriving beyond growth resonates and really does not leave anyone behind\, especially at a time when socio-economic fears are framed directly in opposition to climate policy and a green transition? \n\nProject background:\nIn early 2024\, GEF released Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth. This publication sought to spotlight many of the ideas that the foundation has been exploring on post-growth and a just green and social deal\, presenting them in an accessible and inspiring booklet. Now\, we are taking it on a tour to spark conversations across the continent on how Europe can reconcile social and ecological justice in a wellbeing project for all with sufficiency. \n\nProgramme and speakers\nAuthor Dirk Holemans will be joined in the panel by: \n\nRebecka Le Moine – member of the Swedish Parliament for the Green Party.\nÅsa Callmer – PhD\, sufficiency expert\n\nModerated by Isadora Wronski  – Project Leader Wellbeing Economy\, Greenpeace International \n\nPracticalities\nDate and Time: Monday 20 January 18:30-20:30 CET\nFree vegan soup\, bread and coffee from 17:30 CET\nVenue open for mingle from 16:30 and closes 21:30.\nLocation: Allaktivitetshuset\, Sturegatan 10\, next to Sundbyberg station\, Stockholm\, and online to this link\nLanguage: English\nRegistration: Please register in advance via this link. This is a hybrid event\, so you can also join us online. However\, you must register in advance to receive the meeting link\, or access the venue. \n  \n\nThis book launch is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Cogito and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/enough-thriving-societies-beyond-growth-stockholm/
LOCATION:Allaktivitetshuset\, Sturegatan 10\, next to Sundbyberg station\, Stockholm\, Sweden
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Hybrid event,Panel discussion
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SUMMARY:Geopolitics of a Post-Growth Europe (Lisbon)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nGEF is hosting a launch event in Lisbon to celebrate the Portuguese edition of our publication “Geopolitics of a Post-Growth Europe. The event will include an expert roundtable to dive into the policy dilemmas and potential synergies between Europe’s ecological and geopolitical security. These sessions will gather green activists\, experts\, researchers\, policymakers\, and civil society representatives\, with contributions from various parts of Europe. \nProject background:\nIn the project “Geopolitics of a Post-Growth Europe”\, the Green European Foundation and its partners explored the tensions between degrowth/post-growth and geopolitics. The project worked to ignite a conversation between critics of economic growth and progressive thinkers on foreign and security policy\, who now often operate in separate circuits. Find out more about the project and its findings at geopoliticspostgrowth.eu. \nProgramme and speakers:\nRichard Wouter – Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks\, co-author of Geoopolitics of a Post-Growth Europe\nAna Gomes – Portuguese former diplomat and politician of the Portuguese’ Socialist Party\nInes Cosme – Environmental consultant\, Professor at Nova University\nRui Tavares – Green Member of the Portuguese Parliament\n \nModerator: João Monteiro – Biologist and local councillor \nPracticalities:\nDate and Time: December 14th (14:30-16:00) \nLocation: Auditorio da Casa Fernando Pessoa\, Rua Coelho da Rocha 18\, 1250-088\, Lisbon \nLanguage: The event will take place in English \nRegistration: The event is on-site only\, you will be required to sign an attendance sheet when you arrive.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/geopolitics-of-a-post-growth-europe-lisbon/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth (Edinburgh / online)
DESCRIPTION:About the event:\nWho is afraid of degrowth? The term alone throws mainstream opinion makers and many economists in Europe into a panic. Growth is the lubricant of capitalism. We are told that if the economy is growing\, all is well. But what do we mean by growth? Should everything keep growing endlessly? The ecological crisis shows that infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible. Meanwhile\, the current economic system fails to secure livelihoods and exacerbates inequalities. There is an alternative to this self-destructive system: an economy of enough\, which would provide for everyone’s basic needs while addressing greed and overconsumption. Countries in the Global North have the potential and indeed the responsibility to lead this ecological transition – but we need to envision a different economy\, rooted in a new paradigm\, before we can build it. \nIn Enough\, the authors build on the work of visionaries\, both past and present\, recognising that Earth is on loan to us from future generations. They explore how societies can thrive without depending on economic growth. The essay presents a compelling vision: fewer private jets\, less inequality\, fewer burnouts\, and reduced waste\, alongside more quality of life\, more time for each other\, more sustainable products\, and a healthier planet. In other words\, it provides the keys to imagining a different Europe – one that ensures a good life for everyone within the planet’s limits. \nAt this book launch event\, we will dive deeper into what this means in practice. What is the most helpful way of conceptualising a move beyond growth? How do ongoing initiatives\, like the Wellbeing Economy\, work towards meeting these objectives? What more can we do\, both within and outside of political institutions? What role is there for transnational exchange and experimentation\, in Scotland as well as the EU? And what do our current legislative configurations enable and prevent us from doing? \n\nProject background:\nIn early 2024\, GEF released Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth. This publication sought to spotlight many of the ideas that the foundation has been exploring on post-growth and a just green and social deal\, presenting them in an accessible and inspiring booklet. Now\, we are taking it on a tour to spark conversations across the continent on how Europe can reconcile social and ecological justice in a wellbeing project for all. \n\nSpeakers\n\nDirk Holemans – Honorary President of the Green European Foundation and author of “Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth”\nShona McIntosh – Scottish Greens Councillor for Musselburgh\, East Lothian Council\nMore to be announced!\n\nModerated by Gabriel Sanson Gomez – Degrowth researcher at Generation Climate Europe\, Scottish Young Greens \n\nPracticalities\nDate and Time: Tuesday\, 10 December 2024 (18:15 – 20:00 GMT)\nLocation: St Ninians Room\, Greyfriars Charteris Centre\, 138-140 Pleasance\, Edinburgh\nLanguage: English\nRegistration: Please register via this link. This is a hybrid event\, so you can also join us online via Zoom. However\, you must register in advance to receive the meeting link. \n  \n\nThis book launch is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Scottish Young Greens and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/enough-thriving-societies-beyond-growth-edinburgh/
LOCATION:St Ninians Room\, Greyfriars Charteris Centre\, 138-140 Pleasance\, Edinburgh EH8 9RR\, Pleasance 138-140\, Edinburgh\, EH8 9RR\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth (Belfast)
DESCRIPTION:About the event:\nWho is afraid of degrowth? The term alone throws mainstream opinion makers and many economists in Europe into a panic. Growth is the lubricant of capitalism. We are told that if the economy is growing\, all is well. But what do we mean by growth? Should everything keep growing endlessly? The ecological crisis shows that infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible. Meanwhile\, the current economic system fails to secure livelihoods and exacerbates inequalities. There is an alternative to this self-destructive system: an economy of enough\, which would provide for everyone’s basic needs while addressing greed and overconsumption. Europe has the potential to lead the ecological transition – but we need to envision a different economy\, rooted in a new paradigm\, before we can build it. \nIn Enough\, the authors build on the work of visionaries\, both past and present\, recognising that Earth is on loan to us from future generations. They explore how societies can thrive without depending on economic growth. The essay presents a compelling vision: fewer private jets\, less inequality\, fewer burnouts\, and reduced waste\, alongside more quality of life\, more time for each other\, more sustainable products\, and a healthier planet. In other words\, it provides the keys to imagining a different Europe – one that ensures a good life for everyone within the planet’s limits. \nAt this roundtable\, we will discuss some of the key themes and proposals put forward by the book and the post-growth community more broadly. As Europe is once again eyeing austerity and conservative and even far-right forces have captured key levels of government and institutions\, what pathways remain for this crucial transition? How can we mobilize societies for such deep and rapid change? What are the key levers and obstacles to translating the environmental science around the limits to growth into concrete action? \n\nProject background:\nIn early 2024\, GEF released Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth. This publication sought to spotlight many of the ideas that the foundation has been exploring on post-growth and a just green and social deal\, presenting them in an accessible and inspiring booklet. Now\, we are taking it on a tour to spark conversations across the continent on how Europe can reconcile social and ecological justice in a wellbeing project for all. \n\nProgramme and speakers\nThis interactive roundtable will provide plenty of space for audience input\, questions\, and reactions. They will be accompanied by invited experts: \n\nDirk Holemans – Honorary President of the Green European Foundation and author of “Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth”\nDr. Amanda Slevin – Director of the Centre for Sustainability\, Equality and Climate Action at Queens University Belfast\nProf. John Barry – Professor of Green Political Economy at Queens University Belfast and co-chair of the Belfast Climate Commission\n\n\nPracticalities\nDate and Time: Monday\, December 9th (19:00 – 21:00 GMT)\nLocation: Peter Frogatt Centre\, Room 02/018\, Queen’s University Belfast\, 7-9 College Park East\, Belfast\nLanguage: English\nRegistration: Please register in advance via this link. \n  \n\nThis roundtable is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Green Foundation Ireland and QUB’s Centre for Sustainability\, Equality and Climate Action and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/enough-thriving-societies-beyond-growth-belfast/
LOCATION:Peter Frogatt Centre\, Room 02/018\, Queen’s University Belfast\, 7-9 College Park East\, Belfast\, College Park East 9\, Belfast\, BT7 1PS\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth (Dublin)
DESCRIPTION:About the event:\nWho is afraid of degrowth? The term alone throws mainstream opinion makers and many economists in Europe into a panic. Growth is the lubricant of capitalism. We are told that if the economy is growing\, all is well. But what do we mean by growth? Should everything keep growing endlessly? The ecological crisis shows that infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible. Meanwhile\, the current economic system fails to secure livelihoods and exacerbates inequalities. There is an alternative to this self-destructive system: an economy of enough\, which would provide for everyone’s basic needs while addressing greed and overconsumption. The EU has the potential to lead the ecological transition – but we need to envision a different European economy\, rooted in a new paradigm\, before we can build it. \nIn Enough\, the authors build on the work of visionaries\, both past and present\, recognising that Earth is on loan to us from future generations. They explore how societies can thrive without depending on economic growth. The essay presents a compelling vision: fewer private jets\, less inequality\, fewer burnouts\, and reduced waste\, alongside more quality of life\, more time for each other\, more sustainable products\, and a healthier planet. In other words\, it provides the keys to imagining a different Europe – one that ensures a good life for everyone within the planet’s limits. \nAt this book launch event\, we will dive deeper into what this means in practice. How are principles of sufficiency and an “economy of enough” already reflected in local initiatives and policy proposals today? What are the levers of change\, within and outside of political institutions? And how do we make sure that this vision of thriving beyond growth resonates and really does not leave anyone behind\, especially at a time when socio-economic fears are framed directly in opposition to climate policy and a green transition? \n\nProject background:\nIn early 2024\, GEF released Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth. This publication sought to spotlight many of the ideas that the foundation has been exploring on post-growth and a just green and social deal\, presenting them in an accessible and inspiring booklet. Now\, we are taking it on a tour to spark conversations across the continent on how Europe can reconcile social and ecological justice in a wellbeing project for all. \n\nProgramme and speakers\nAuthor Dirk Holemans will be joined by a selection of experts\, from politicians to academics to civil society and local changemakers: \n\nAnne B. Ryan – coordinator of Basic Income Ireland and author of “Enough is Plenty: Public and Private Values for the 21st Century”\n David Donoghue – Distinguished Fellow of ODI\, former Permanent Representative of Ireland to the UN in New York\, co-facilitator of the intergovernmental negotiations on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development\nJanet Horner – Green Party representative for the North-Inner City on Dublin City Council\n\nModerated by John Gormley (Green Foundation Ireland). \nSnacks and networking drinks will be provided. \n\nPracticalities\nDate and Time: Sunday\, 8 December 2024 (18:00 – 20:00)\nLocation: Teachers Club\, 36 Parnell Square W\, Rotunda\, Dublin\, Ireland\nLanguage: English\nRegistration: Please register in advance via this link. \n  \n\nThis book launch is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Green Foundation Ireland and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/enough-thriving-societies-beyond-growth-dublin/
LOCATION:Teachers Club\, 36 Parnell Square W\, Rotunda\, Dublin\, Ireland\, Parnell Square West 36\, D01 T6V6\, Ireland
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Panel discussion
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SUMMARY:Geopolitics of a Post-Growth Europe (Sofia)
DESCRIPTION:About the event:\nGEF is hosting a festive launch event in Sofia to spotlight the Bulgarian edition of our publication “Geopolitics of a Post-Growth Europe.” This will be followed by an expert roundtable delving deeper into the policy dilemmas and potential synergies of Europe’s ecological and geopolitical security. Both events will bring together green activists\, experts\, researchers\, policymakers\, and civil society representatives\, including inputs and interventions from other parts of Europe. \n\nProject background:\nIn the project “Geopolitics of a Post-Growth Europe”\, the Green European Foundation and its partners explored the tensions between degrowth/post-growth and geopolitics. The project worked to ignite a conversation between critics of economic growth and progressive thinkers on foreign and security policy\, who now often operate in separate circuits. Find out more about the project and its findings at geopoliticspostgrowth.eu. \n\nProgramme and speakers:\nFestive book launch and reception (Saturday\, 30 November\, 13:00 – 14:30)\nWith speeches and interventions by: \n\nNatalie Bennett\, Green member of the UK House of Lords and member of the editorial board of the Green European Journal\nCarlos Teixeira\, co-president of Instituto José Tengarrinha\, Portugal\nDaniela Bojinova\, Direct Participation Expert and Democracy International Board Member\, Co-Chair\, Bulgarian Green Movement\n\nExpert roundtable: Geopolitical versus Ecological Security? Green policy dilemmas at a time of wars and pressure against European democratic values (Sunday\, 1 December\, 9:00 – 10:30) \n\nKeynote presentation by Richard Wouters (Wetenschappelijk Bureau GroenLinks)\nModerated by Pavel Antonov (BlueLink)\nDiscussants include: Daniela Bojinova (Direct Participation Expert and Democracy International Board Member\, Co-Chair of the Bulgarian Green Movement)\, Borislav Sandov (former Deputy Prime Minister\, Climate Policies)\, Magdalena Maleeva (Founder\, Gorichka.bg)\, Dimitar Sabev (Green Economist\, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences)\, Assen Nenov (Degrowth/Postgrowth Expert\, Climate Fresc and Circular Economy Institute)\n\n\nPracticalities:\nDate and Time: November 30th (13:00-14:30) & December 1st (9:00-10:30) \nLocation: Krasno Selo Culture House\, Sofia \nLanguage: The event will take place primarily in Bulgarian\, with some interventions in English. Whisper translation will be provided where necessary. \nRegistration: Both events are open to the general public\, but you can register in advance via this link. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of BlueLink and with the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/geopolitics-of-a-post-growth-europe-sofia/
LOCATION:Krasno Selo Culture House\, Sofia\, Sofia\, 1618\, Bulgaria
CATEGORIES:Book Launch,Round Table
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SUMMARY:Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth (Brussels)
DESCRIPTION:About the event \nThe term “degrowth” often causes panic among mainstream opinion makers and many economists in Europe. Economic growth is the lubricant of capitalism. We are told that if the economy is growing\, all is well. But what do we mean by growth? Should everything keep growing endlessly? The ecological crisis shows that infinite growth on a finite planet is impossible. Meanwhile\, the current economic system fails to secure livelihoods and deepens inequalities. There is an alternative to this self-destructive system: an economy of enough\, which would provide for everyone’s basic needs while tackling greed and overconsumption. \n The EU has the potential to lead the ecological transition. Although the Green Deal was a significant step forward\, it remains locked within a growth-addicted economy with a core principle of competition in a single market\, and it does not sufficiently address social inequality. We need to imagine a different European economy\, rooted in a new paradigm\, before we can build it. \nThis is why the Green European Foundation is launching “Enough: Thriving Societies Beyond Growth”. Written by Dirk Holemans\, Lara Ferrante\, and Elze Vermaas\, this essay explores how societies can thrive without depending on economic growth. It presents a compelling vision of fewer private jets\, less inequality\, fewer burnouts\, and reduced waste\, alongside more quality of life\, more time for each other\, more sustainable products\, and a healthier planet. In other words\, a good life for everyone within the planet’s limits. This essay gives us the keys to imagine a different Europe. \n\n\n\n\nDuring this event\, we will be joined by the authors of the book to delve into its intricacies and explore ideas for achieving true well-being in a society beyond growth. \n\n\n\n\nThis book launch is part of GEF’s focus on the Green Deal for All. It builds on research and events in 2023 that sought to explore how we can strengthen the social dimension of the EGD and what novel ideas and policy proposals can help us look even further\, to future-proof ideas for thriving societies within planetary boundaries.   \n  \nSpeakers\n \n\nBen Eersels – Executive Director at G1000\nSibo Rugwiza Kanobana – lecturer in sociolinguistics and postcolonial studies at Ghent University & author of Witte Orde\nMartine Delsemme – co-operator of Brussels based co-operative supermarket Bees Coop\nRebekka Eschauzier – climate activist extinction rebellion\nLara Ferrante – Enough co-author\nElze Vermaas – Enough co-author\n\nModerated by Dirk Holemans (Oikos\, Enough co-author) \n  \nProgramme\n19h30: Doors open  \n20h-21h30: Start of the event\, presentation and discussion around the book  \n21h30: Networking drinks  \n  \nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 21 June 2024\, 20h-21h30 (doors open at 19h30\, bar opens at 21h30) \nLocation: De Buren\, Leopoldstraat 6\, 1000 Brussels \nLanguage:  English \nRegistration: This event is free and open to all\, but please register in advance here to help us keep track of expected participant numbers. \n  \n\nThis book launch is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Oikos and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.  \n  \n 
URL:https://gef.eu/event/thriving-societies-beyond-growth/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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SUMMARY:Deep Transformations: A Theory Of Degrowth (Leuven)
DESCRIPTION:About the event\nProfessor Max Koch (Lund University) presents a new book co-written with Hubert Buch-Hansen and Lana Nesterova. The lecturer introduces the theoretical framework of the book\, zooms in on the role of the (welfare) state in degrowth transformations and presents empirical research results about these processes and corresponding eco-social policies. \nProject background\nThis event is part of the Green European Foundation’s A Just Green Deal for All transnational project. The project aims to provide ideas on how to pave the way for a Green New Deal that is based on a fair and just society and does not leave anyone behind. \nSpeakers\n\nWim Van Lancker (KU Leuven)\nMax Koch (University of Lund)\nDirk Holemans (Oikos Think Tank)\nBianca Luna Fabris (European Trade Union Institute for Research)\n\nPracticalities\nDate and Time: 23rd November\, 7pm-9pm \nLocation:KU Leuven\, Faculty of Social Sciences\, Parkstraat 45\, 3000 Leuven\, 00.113 – Ruth Benedictzaal \nLanguage:  The main languages of the event will be Dutch and English. \n  \n\nThis event is organised by the Green European Foundation with the support of Oikos and the financial support of the European Parliament to the Green European Foundation.
URL:https://gef.eu/event/book-presentation-deep-transformations/
CATEGORIES:Book Launch
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