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2023: Jason Hickel

Professor Hickel is a visionary thinker, writer and academic who is internationally known for his ground-breaking work on global inequality, imperialism and ecological economics.

Portrait of Jason Hickel

Hickel is an economic anthropologist, Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and Professor at the Institute for Environmental Science and Technology at the Autonomous University of Barcelona. In addition to his scholarly pursuits, he writes regularly for The Guardian,  Foreign Policy, Al Jazeera, Current Affairs and other outlets. His most recent book is Less is More: How Degrowth Will Save the World (Penguin Books 2021).  

2023 Arne Næss Symposium: Capitalism, ecological breakdown, and class struggle in the 21st century

Part 1

Part 2

Can degrowth save the planet?

Event organised by UiO's student-run Green Office and SUM, featuring Jason Hickel, together with master's student Holly Benna and Professor Benedicte Bull.

Published Oct. 16, 2023 11:56 AM - Last modified May 29, 2025 8:53 AM