Visions for the Future

Past Events

17 Oct

Speaker Series with Christine Berry

17/10/25    
14:00 - 15:30
Ours: Reclaiming ownership of what matters. 17 October, 14.00-15.30 (CEST) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PVdD_qwf2xc About the session: Join Christine Berry and Caleb Althorpe for a conversation about what a [...]
23 Sep

Can there be prosperity without growth? What does a post-growth society look like? With a.o. economist Tim Jackson.

23/09/25    
20:00 - 21:30
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oys3ZLAb3g Under capitalism, we have learned that more is always better: more innovation, more consumption, more wealth. But we can't keep growing forever, according to [...]
23 Sep

Tim Jackson on The Care Economy - a meeting for policy advisors, professionals in the public domain, and academics

23/09/25    
10:00 - 12:00
Utrecht (Universiteitsmuseum), Tuesday 23 September, 10.00-12.00 Care is the foundation of organic life. But its fate in the economy is precarious and uncertain. In our hearts [...]
19 Sep

Speaker Series with Dr. Elizabeth Anderson

19/09/25    
16:00 - 17:30
From Limitarianism to a Better World, September 19 at 4pm (CEST) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JqzyWDekPCQ About the session: After offering additional reasons for setting limits on individual wealth [...]
03 Sep

Philosophy of Degrowth Panel at 2025 MANCEPT Workshops

03/09/25 - 05/09/25    
All Day
University of Manchester, Sep 3-5. Call for papers below. Event program Convenors: Caleb Althorpe (Utrecht University) and Catarina Neves (Utrecht University) The concept of ‘degrowth’ and [...]
03 Jul

Visions for the Future: challenges to the realisation of system change

03/07/25 - 04/07/25    
09:00 - 17:00
3-4 July 2025 Workshop Event Program Short video clips coming out of the event can be found on the Videos page. The discussion about the [...]
13 Jun

Speaker Series with Dr. Joseph Heath

13/06/25    
15:30 - 17:00
Capitalism: Critique or Kvetch? 13 June, 2025, 15:30-17:00 (CEST) https://youtu.be/Cf4gVzDTmLA About the session: It is widely believed that a critique of capitalism, in order to [...]
15 May

Speaker Series with Dr. Mark Reiff

15/05/25    
17:00 - 18:30
Analytical Fascism: What Stares Back When One Stares into the De-Enlightenment. 15 May, 2025, 17:00-18:30 (CEST) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lYgrhak-4k&feature=youtu.be To know more about Mark Reiff's work visit [...]
29 Apr

In-Person Seminar: Daniel Halliday

29/04/25    
15:30 - 17:00
Location and Date: Utrecht University, Dept of Philosophy and Religious Studies, Janskerkhof 13, Room 0.06. Tuesday 29 April: 15.30 – 17.00. No registration required.Inquiries: c.h.althorpe@uu.nl [...]
24 Apr

Speaker Series with Dr. Richard Bärnthaler

24/04/25    
15:00 - 16:30
Toward a Post-Growth Industrial Policy for Europe: Navigating Emerging Tensions and Long-Term Goals; April 24 2025 - 15h00-16h30 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kHA-Z0T8dA Amid mounting geopolitical, socio-economic, and ecological [...]