Capitalism at the Limit: Insights from Political Ecology, Feminist and International Political Economy

Speaker

Markus Wissen, IPE Berlin, author of the recently published book (with Ulrich Brand) "Capitalism at the Limit. A Political Ecology of a World in Crisis", will present the main ideas and arguments of their volume.

Two discussants will comment on it from their specific perspective:

Judith Waltl, IPE Berlin, Feminist Economics
Ümit Akcay, IPE Berlin, International Political Economy

Chair: 

Jenny Simon, IPE Berlin

After these inputs, the floor is open for questions and comments from the audience. Students from master and bachelor programs are especially welcome.

In their new book, Ulrich Brand and Markus Wissen, authors of the acclaimed "The Imperial Mode of Living", trace how capitalism has reached its very limits. Alongside the mutually reinforcing environmental, geopolitical, and social crises we face, they analyse the struggles that will determine the fate of humanity. Critiquing dominant pathways - from Green Capitalism to authoritarian and anti-ecological policies - that reinforce the Global North's imperial mode of living, the authors offer a fairer alternative based on solidarity and collective self-limitation. Capitalism at the Limit is a clear-sighted look at the dynamics driving the critical conflicts of our time. 

• Capitalism at the Limit: A Political Ecology of a World in Crisis