I am an assistant professor in environmental geography and development studies at the Department of Geography, Planning and International Development Studies, Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences, University of Amsterdam (UvA). I am also teaching at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies, at the UvA Faculty of Science.
My research and teaching focus on forging links across disciplinary divides—mostly in the areas of political ecology, inclusive development, post-development, degrowth and systems science.
I have also been involved in establishing the Dutch degrowth plaform Ontgroei and leading an action research and social justice programme with practitioners in Bangladesh.
Iago Otero speaking at our #postgrowth perspectives on biodiversity conservation event https://youtu.be/T_dz8Bzs5F4 @ontgroei_nl @drysdyk @joerisol
Ashish Kothari speaking at our #postgrowth perspectives on biodiversity conservation event https://youtu.be/e2kk2_WewCA @ontgroei_nl @drysdyk @joerisol @chikikothari
Here is a brief response to Noah Smith's recent article on degrowth. Most of the claims have already been dealt with in the published literature, and others I agree with, so there's not much interesting to say. But a few thoughts:
'Groene groei' klinkt aantrekkelijk maar is waarschijnlijk niet realistisch, schrijven dr @ThomasFranssen @UniLeiden en dr @MandydeWilde @UvA_Amsterdam in @nrc.
Zij pleiten voor het verkennen van alternatieve toekomstvisies, zoals ‘ontgroei’.
#degrowth
https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/09/06/groene-groei-is-niet-de-enige-weg-naar-een-schone-toekomst-a4057257
Iedereen een master: is er sprake van diploma-inflatie? https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2021/09/05/iedereen-een-master-is-er-sprake-van-diploma-inflatie-a4057152
Dringende oproep aan journalisten, presentatoren en programmamakers van alle media: Stop met het juichen bij BBP-groeicijfers! https://platformdse.org/stop-met-het-juichen-bij-bbp-groeicijfers/ @ontgroei_nl @platformdse @kees_klomp_
sympathisanten van @WOinActie:
meld je aan voor de Alternatieve Opening van het academisch jaar: https://www.aob.nl/nieuws/opening-academisch-jaar-de-afrekening-van-de-academie/
En verder: stuur de link door naar je medestudenten, of mail naar je collega's - vele mensen zitten niet (vaak) op sociale media.
@MatthijsSienot @theRSAorg Mooi hè? Ik ben grote fan van @felber_c en @EconCommonGood
en @ecg_nl
Vrijdag was ik bij het @ontgroei_nl congres, georganiseerd door @crelisr @R_Degrowth
Mijn innige wens: politiek die mens en natuur centraal zet.
Daarom nog een tip 😊 https://youtu.be/eg1dgpMMJSg @g_kallis
A snapshot of the high level academic debate we encounter every day and we are expected to 'respond to'. Funny in a scary way. https://twitter.com/timparrique/status/1430155819404963841
The cool thing about working on degrowth is that everyone loves you. It's overwhelming really. The idea sells like hot cakes, especially among economists who just cannot get enough of it.
#postgrowth21 @jamesecology is considering to include #nongrowth / #postgrowth economy scenarios in his modelling of the effects and impacts of economic development on nature and not only utilizing #economicgrowth scenarios. https://twitter.com/drysdyk/status/1429737395826614275
#postgrowth21 @jamesecology found that #africa’s nature is most threatened - and all of the global risk to wildlife extinction is in the #GlobalSouth. 1.8 billion people live in the nature #priorisation areas, we need to involve #indigneous communities to conserve nature.
#postgrowth21 Iago Otero @ presenting his lecture on Conservation and transformation showed in @conservation letters that when #GDP grows it is at cost of minerals, natural resources and nature it self. Otero presents an alternative #non-economic growth scenario #SSP0.
#postgrowth21 Post-growth perspectives on #biodiversity #conservation symposium starts now! http://www.noahsark20.com @joerisol @UvA_Amsterdam introduces the theme: #postgrowth economies are non-growth alternatives for the classic economy based on economic growth.