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Plenary meeting 15/02/2023
Belgium Day for Labour Economists
The event, held at the Planning Bureau in Brussels, was part of a one-day conference attended by around 70 people and focused on various aspect of the (Belgian) labour market. During his presentation, Arthur discussed the methods and findings of the study (co-authored jointly with Mikkel Barslund), which analyses the extent and characteristics of green…
Read MoreThe interplay between digitalisation and the green transition
Their presentation of the ‘Digital Reset’ report insightfully established how the ‘twin’ digital/green transition is a two-sided sword with multiple potentials as well as threats. As yet, this emerging transition is not developing in a fair, sustainable direction – it needs to be redirected, a reset is needed. This critical framing of the ‘twin’ transition…
Read MoreThird meeting with Follow-up Committee 29/11/2022
International Sustainability Transitions conference
Our presentation fitted well into an emerging stream in sustainability transitons research: Organizations & industries in transitions research. The presentation summarized conceptual-methodological-normative reflections of the first 1,5 years of our project. A key point is that LAMARTRA starts from a concept that is as catchy as it is misleading: The ‘dual’ transition usefully expresses the…
Read MorePlenary meeting @ULB 15/11/2022
Sarah Delvaux visiting scholar at Harvard University
Her doctoral research which investigates the co-production of innovation, politico-economic, and the socio-ecological orders in the context of promising innovative solutions and emerging markets seeking to achieve sustainable modes of production in Belgium, explicitly takes its theoretical roots in the interdisciplinary field of Science and Technology Studies (STS) and the work of Professor Jasanoff, pioneer…
Read MorePlenary meeting @ULB 26/09/2022
The meeting featured and extensive discussion on the WP3 proceedings on green jobs, discussion of potential venues for conference panels and publication of the LAMARTRA state-of-the-art, and the organisation of a series of seminars in 2023/2024. Most importantly, his session also featured a walk through the GANTT chart, taking stock of deliverables concluded, in progress…
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