SETS aims at reflecting with critical instruments and theories on socio-ecological transformations in times of crisis – with a special focus on everyday life and the sphere of social and ecological reproduction. In particular, the seminars aim at eliciting reflection on the different practices and “fields” where struggles and transformative action take place. The seminars are open to a diverse audience, including academics, students, practitioners, social movements, and non-specialist public.

The SETS seminars are organized by Monika Berg, Alice Dal Gobbo, Roberta Discetti, Francesca Forno, Sara Karimzadeh

A.Y 2024-2025 program (Spring Semester)

👉 This semester, we will explore the themes of sufficiency and degrowth with three outstanding speakers.

30 April: Karoline Kalke (Institute for Social Change and Sustainability, WU Wien) “Sufficiency in Liberal Democracies: Barriers to Implementing Consumption Corridors”.

14 May: Mikael Linnell (Lund University) “Transition (im-)possibilities: social resilience, transformation, and self-limitation“.

4 June: Federico Savini (University of Amsterdam) “Degrowth, urbanization and spatial planning: a new field for radical action”.

All seminars are online, and start at 4 (CEST). Zoom link below:

SETS is a joint initiative between the Research Group on Collective Action, Change, and Transition at the University of Trento, the UNITAR CIFAL Surrey Centre, and the Environmental Sociology Section at the University of Orebro. The seminars are open to a diverse audience, including academics, students, practitioners, social movements, and the non-specialist public.