The questions: ‘Will politicians catch up with science and engaged civil society?’ and ‘What are the transformative actions to escape from the current unsustainable paths?’ will stand central during the conference. We welcome original theoretical and empirical contributions, from...

Building Alternative Livelihoods in times of political and ecological crisis is the overarching theme of the conference. Economic systems have always co-evolved with social, environmental and technological systems. The worsening ecological and climate crisis means we must urgently abandon...

The 13th International Conference of ESEE in Turku will focus on the ongoing co-creative turn in ecological economics, environmental policy studies and sustainability sciences in more general. Conference tracks: - Safeguarding biodiversity, climate, and ecosystem services; - Reconciling...

Senior researchers will tutor some 30 selected students and promote discussions, experience exchange and self-reflection among the participants with the introduction of spatial marine planning, participatory planning, co-creation with non-humans, deliberative valuation and transdisciplinary...

In 2017 the main theme of the conference will be ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS IN ACTION: BUILDING A REFLECTIVE AND INCLUSIVE COMMUNITY. The conference aims to bring together diverse sets of actors who are engaged in co-producing ecological economics insights and advice for responsible and creative...

Under the banner of "Transformations", the themes of the conference include: post-growth economics; natural resources, ecosystem services and environmental quality; development, consumption and well-being; power, politics, institutions and the reality of achieving change; new business models and...

The main theme of the conference is Ecological Economics and Institutional Dynamics. Institutions are considered here in their broader sense, including social representations, norms, rules of the game, collective action processes and power dimensions, forms and types of exploitation, informal...

ESEE 2011 has two main objectives: - To create a platform for discussion of theories, methodologies and practices already existing in the field and assess what has been achieved so far. - To explore the full potential of ecological economics in dealing with policy issues, both in theory and in...

The pre-conference workshop, parallel to this year’s conference theme, aims to provide an overview of the achievements of ecological economics and discuss its future. The pre-conference workshop will focus on three themes in particular: - An overview of ecological economics - Political economy...

This conference offers the opportunity to engage into a critical evaluation of the present and future research agenda of Ecological Economics. The conference aims to contribute to a better understanding of societal and natural processes and their interaction by integrating various scientific...