The 2023 Holberg Masterclass with Joan Martinez-Alier: Political Ecology in the Arctic

For the 2023 Holberg Week, organisers are offering scholarships for five PhD candidates from the Nordic countries to participate in a masterclass with the Holberg Prize Laureate. This event is a part of the Holberg Week, which this year takes place 6 - 9 June.

The 2023 Holberg Masterclass with Joan Martinez-Alier
 

Title: "Political Ecology in the Arctic"

Date: Wednesday, June 7th 2023
Time: 10:00 to 12:00, CEST. - 04:00 AM to 06:00 AM, EDT
Location: The University Aula in Bergen- Link to livestream

Register here Link to registration form

How can the study of social metabolism in Ecological Economics and Industrial Ecology lead to Political Ecology, through the Arctic region.

For the 2023 Holberg Week we are offering scholarships for five PhD candidates from the Nordic countries to participate in a masterclass with the Holberg Prize Laureate.

The Arctic region can be seen as a growing and changing commodity extraction frontier, comparable to others around the world. PhD candidates will remember that the world industrial economy is not circular, but entropic. They will also remember concepts such as Social Metabolism, Ecological Distribution Conflicts, Frontiers of Commodity Extraction and Waste Disposal, as well as Valuation Languages. This masterclass will also be an occasion for PhD candidates to learn about the Environmental Justice Atlas.

Each participant will be asked to prepare a 5-minute presentation related to the topic and reading list chosen by the Holberg Prize Laureate. After the presentations there will be a free discussion moderated by the Holberg Prize Laureate.

For more information and to apply for the scholarship click here.