On Innovation for Sustainable Development Are you intrigued about what innovation for sustainable development means but you do not have time to dive into an endless list of readings? Then you have arrived to the right place! In this serie of short free videos, you can get a quick introduction into the concepts of sustainability … Continue reading Free short educational videos
Free short educational videos
On Innovation for Sustainable Development Are you intrigued about what innovation for sustainable development means but you do not have time to dive into an endless list of readings? Then you have arrived to the right place! In this serie of short free videos, you can get a quick introduction into the concepts of sustainability … Continue reading Free short educational videos
The last blog, for a while
From today onwards and for a whole year, I will be on leave from my job at the university. I am taking a sabbatical and heading to Costa Rica to work as a volunteer in nature conservation projects. It will be a unique life experience, being the student instead of the teacher and the practitioner … Continue reading The last blog, for a while
Innovation for what? Unpacking the role of innovation for strong and weak sustainability
This perspective paper that has just been published in the Journal of Sustainability Research, reflects my most recent work interrogating the purposes of innovation and its role in sustainable development. It reflects on the differences between adopting weak or strong sustainability as the final goal in terms of innovation and innovation systems. It aims to contribute to … Continue reading Innovation for what? Unpacking the role of innovation for strong and weak sustainability
UN expert report highlights the need to introduce radical and systemic changes in the economy to tackle climate change and avoid a climate apartheid
A recent report by UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights, Philip Alston, highlights the devastating consequences of climate change for the poorest and most vulnerable members of society. It highlights the risks of a climate apartheid, in which the rich will have the means to protect themselves from the negative consequences of … Continue reading UN expert report highlights the need to introduce radical and systemic changes in the economy to tackle climate change and avoid a climate apartheid
New publication: Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy: Old Patterns and New Challenges with Bengt-Ake Lundvall now available online
Our joint contribution to the Oxford Research Encyclopaedia of Business and Management is finally online and available for download (open access) The paper is intended to introduce to Science, Technology and Innovation policy to business managers and discuss under which circumstances, why and how policy makers might support research and innovation in firms. But it … Continue reading New publication: Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy: Old Patterns and New Challenges with Bengt-Ake Lundvall now available online
Climate crises and Agenda 2030 at the core of the 2019 Master graduation ceremony
Yesterday I felt extremely proud of being part of the department of economic history as our head of department, Mats Olsson, addressed the Master students at their graduation ceremony. In his speech (excerpt below), the climate crises and the Agenda 2030 took a prominent role. As he highlighted, it is our responsibility to start addressing … Continue reading Climate crises and Agenda 2030 at the core of the 2019 Master graduation ceremony
PhD school on Agenda 2030 starts at Lund University
Lund University will be the first one in Sweden to start a PhD research school on Agenda 2030 in Fall 2019. The school will be cross-disciplinary and aims at training a new cohort of PhD students versed in Agenda 2030 and able to tackle the grand challenges that the Agenda entails from a multi-disciplinary perspective. … Continue reading PhD school on Agenda 2030 starts at Lund University
Cristina Chaminade 