Abstract Resumo

The debate on ecological crisis, alternatives for development, economies and epistemologies has been central in the discussions around  Epistemologies of the South, decolonial approaches, political ecology and ecological economics, among other areas. This seminar will initiate a dialogue between the discussions on feminisms, post-colonialisms and alternative economies with the proposals developed mainly in Europe on economic degrowth. What are the tensions and possibilities of dialogues between different alternative economies (feminist, solidarity) and the construction of alternatives for development vis a vis the growing ecological crisis? 

Programme

Teresa Cunha – Feminist and solidarity economies and the issue of  (de)growth
Giacomo Dalisa - Decoloniality and degrowth
João Rodrigues – Capitalism and crisis of development
Marcelo Firpo Porto – Political Ecology and Epistemologies of the South: tensions and convergences

Bio notes

Giacomo D' Alisa–  Ecological and ecologist economist, postdoctoral researcher at CES, author of the book “Decrescimento: vocabulário para um novo mundo”.

João Rodrigues - Economist. Professor at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra ans researcher at CES. Interests: political economy and neoliberalism history.

Marcelo Firpo Porto – Researcher at the National School of Public Health of the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation, works on the interface between collective health, ecology, politics, social struggles and epistemologies.