On November 16-17, 2023, the expert workshop titled "Public Support for Basic Income: Methodological Advances and Challenges" will be held at KU Leuven in Belgium. The workshop is organized by Tijs Laenen (Basic Income in Belgium project, KU Leuven), Joe Chrisp (Institute for Policy Research, University of Bath), and Jurgen De Wispelaere (Götz Werner Chair, […]
Stacey Rutland (Founder & President of Income Movement) & Shafeka Hashash (Program Manager, Guaranteed Income Community of Practice) are going to continue the Politics of Basic Income Talk Series! Title: How to Grow a Movement: The Importance of Strategic Funding & the Case of the US. Time: 16.11.2023, 04:00-05:30 pm (UK). Location: Zoom (Click here […]
Bru Laín (Associate Professor, University of Barcelona) & Aida Martinez (Data Analyst, Opinion Studies Center in Catalonia) are the third guests in the Politics of Basic Income Talk Series! Title: What’s Happening in Catalunya? Time: 21.12.2023, 04:00-05:30 pm (UK). Location: Zoom (Click here to join the meeting)Abstract: Bru Laín and Aida Martinez will be talking us […]
Am Donnerstag, dem 11. Januar 2024, kommt der prominente Ökonom und Grundeinkommensbefürworter Prof. em. Dr. Thomas Straubhaar auf Einladung des FRIBIS nach Freiburg, um einen Abendvortrag zu halten. Zeit: 18:00 - 20:00 Uhr c.t. Ort: KG 1, HS 1016, Platz der Universität 3, 79098 FreiburgDer Vortrag geht der Frage nach, wie eine zukunftsfähige Steuer- und […]
Die Veranstaltung kann aufgrund Krankheit nicht stattfinden! Im Wintersemester 2023/24 veranstaltet die Universität Freiburg eine interdisziplinäre Vortragsreihe zum Thema Nachhaltigkeit. Auch Prof. Bernhard Neumärker, leitender Gründungsdirektor des FRIBIS, wird gemeinsam mit der Theologin Prof. Ursula Nothelle-Wildfeuer (seit 2003 Inhaberin des Lehrstuhls Christliche Gesellschaftslehre an der Universität Freiburg) einen Vortrag beisteuern. Am 17. Januar 2023 sprechen […]
Fabio Waltenberg (Associate Professor, Universidade Federal Fluminense in Niterói, Brazil) is our guest in the Politics of Basic Income Talk Series! Title: Maricá's Citizens Basic Income: Unconditional cash transfers paid in a municipal digital currency Time: 22.02.2024, 04:00-05:30 pm (UK). Location: Zoom (Click here to join the meeting)Abstract: We will talk about the Citizens' Basic Income […]
WEF-FABI Online Seminar Series Presentation 1: I'm Because We're: Understanding the African Ubuntu Philosophy Robert Senath Esuruku (University of Makerere, Kampala) The African philosophy of Ubuntu encapsulates a profound understanding of interconnectedness, empathy, and communal identity. Originating from various African cultures, Ubuntu emphasizes the inherent worth and dignity of every individual within the context of […]
Our four guests will speak about the links between UBI and growing calls for reparations as a tool for global social justice, which can address the historical and contemporary ills of racial capitalism, coloniality, and ongoing dispossession. Can UBI be a mechanism for achieving repair? Is it possible for UBI to advance justice if it […]
WEF-FABI Online Seminar Series Presentation 2: Social Contract Bernhard Neumärker (University of Freiburg) This presentation introduces the tradition of the social contract. It pays particular attention to its significance for the economy and further establishes a link between social contract theory and basic income. After that it explores the question of how a basic income […]
WEF-FABI Online Seminar Series Presentation 3: Universal Basic Income Jurgen De Wispelaere (University of Bath) Basic income is increasingly considered a key feature in making social protection more inclusive and universal. As part of this approach basic income is often pushed as a social and economic right or even a human right. This presentation outlines […]
WEF-FABI Online Seminar Series Presentation 4: Water-Energy-Food Nexus Mike Jacobson (Penn State University) The water-energy-food (WEF) nexus is a useful framework for addressing complex transdisciplinary natural resource and environmental challenges in integrated, innovative ways. Practitioners of water-energy-food (WEF) nexus have recognized that an integrated approach, which assesses trade-offs and synergies in resource management instead of […]
Aktivist*innen treten für gesellschaftliche Veränderungen ein, die den Herausforderungen des Jetzt, der Zukunft und der Sinnhaftigkeit des eigenen Lebens entsprechen. Darin besteht eine Gemeinsamkeit der zivilgesellschaftlichen Bewegungen und Akteur*innen bei verschiedenen Themen, wie auch von Klimaaktivist*innen und Grundeinkommensaktivist*innen. Lasst uns das Ökologische und das Soziale zusammendenken. Gibt es Synergien, die neue Perspektiven öffnen, den Raum […]
