When? Wednesday May 20th at 15h CET
Where? Online
A conversation about communicating economic transformation in practice, with Sara Al-Mahdi, Alvaro Alvarez Ricciardelli, Emma Panciera and Dickon Bonvik-Stone.
Ideas like degrowth, post-growth, the well-being economy, and related approaches are gaining attention across climate, democracy, and social debates. But communicating them remains challenging.
Due to the fact that they question the central role of economic growth, these ideas can feel abstract, ideological, or even threatening. For many audiences, economic growth is synonymous to jobs, stability, and progress, meaning alternatives can trigger resistance.
This panel explores what works in the real world, with practical case studies, lessons learned, and reflections on which narratives and frames help new economic thinking resonate, and which backfire
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