#Research-for-Action Seminar: Protecting Progressive Policies

Welcome to the latest Doughnut 

# research-for-action hashtag_lookup:#research-for-action  seminar: Protecting Progressive Policies with Brett Douglas, convened by Doughnut Economics Action Lab (DEAL).

This online seminar series is co-hosted by Andrew Fanning, DEAL's Research & Data Analysis Lead, together with members of the network and invited guests. The aim is to connect scholar-activists worldwide in open and informal spaces around specific topics/initiatives related to Doughnut Economics research and action. Feel free to bring a snack. 🍩

Session Summary

Progressive policy achievements will always be at risk of being reversed until we change the economy. As long as capitalist companies dominate the economy, the ultra-wealthy have economic power to support the election of their governments. And their governments quickly reverse progressive policies that took years of campaigning to enact and implement. Capitalist companies and ultra-wealthy individuals own mass media, lobby politicians, and finance politicians, political parties and political causes. This seminar will raise these challenges and discuss ways that scholar-activists can support efforts to increase the democratic economy and reduce capitalist companies’ share of the global economy.

Speaker Bio

Brett Douglas is a member of the Scottish Green Party. He was an anti-capitalist activist in the 1980s. In the late 80s, he accepted that attempts to create socialist societies had all ended in failure. Brett recognized that other anti-capitalist activists and he didn’t really understand capitalism. Every activist he knew was an academic, teacher, government employee, trade union official or factory worker. He decided to leave a job as a college lecturer and instead work in capitalist companies - to better understand how capitalism succeeds. He now understands why policies, laws, regulations, rules and change of ownership cannot permanently control capitalist companies.

How to Register

Please use this Zoom link to register for the seminar (also pasted at the top of this page). Upon registration (via zoom) you will receive an email confirmation. Please use the link in the email to add the event to your calendar. We may contact you with additional details and additional resources to start sharing examples, insights and/or questions.

Thank you for your interest in connecting with scholar-activist peers to explore research for action with Doughnut Economics – we look forward to learning with you!