Teaching and Learning Ecological Economics, ESEE 2026, Ghent, Belgium
Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics, 30th June-3rd July 2026. Deadline submissions: Dec 19th.
The 16th Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics - Looking for (the) Just Judges – Promoting Sustainable and Inclusive Well-Being in Turbulent Times, 30 June – 3 July 2026, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration of Ghent University, Belgium.
Call for submissions open until Dec 19th (23.59)
The conference brings together ecological economists from across Europe, and is organized in collaboration with the city of Ghent and several local NGOs. It will host a series of keynote lectures, parallel sessions and poster sessions. There will be an open special subtrack (OSS11.5) with the title “Teaching and learning ecological economics”, organised by Lina Isacs (Department of Economic History, Uppsala university, Sweden), Pernilla Andersson (Department of Education, Uppsala University, Sweden), and Tom Kuppens (Centre for Environmental Sciences, Hasselt University, Belgium). This track seeks contributions involving theoretical, empirical, and practical knowledge on how economic education can be developed to align with ecological economic principles.
The organisers of this open special subtrack are collaborating with DEAL in a research project funded by the Swedish Research Council: https://www.uu.se/en/department/education/research/curriculum-studies/laboratory-for-teaching-practices-teplab/teaching-and-learning-the-embedded-economy. In collaboration with upper secondary teachers in Belgium and Sweden they are using the Embedded Economy model and the lesson series “Meet the Economy” to test and develop new teaching materials in subjects such as Social studies and Economics.
Link to submission site: ESEE2026 - ConfTool Pro - Login
Full programme, including full information about the open special subtrack (OSS 11.5) Teaching and learning ecological economics: Scientific-Programme-2026_final.pdf
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Pernilla Andersson
Uppsala, Uppsala län, Sverige
Researcher in educational sciences with particular interest in environment and sustainability education in the context of business and economics education. Teacher educator in social sciences education. Phd in environmental science with specialisation in educational sciences. Uppersecondary education teacher in Social studies, History, and Environmental economics.
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Carolina Escobar-Tello
Lisbon, Portugal
Carolina leads DEAL's work on Schools & Education by co-creating with students, life-long learners, educators, curriculum designers and educational institutions an influential dynamic network of transformative educational practice that contributes to the global-wider movement of regenerative change. Carolina is a curious transdisciplinary educator, researcher, facilitator and grass-roots designer with seasoned experience working across industrial, product, service and systems design including the global ‘North’ and ‘South’ hemispheres. Biocentric sustainability, design for happiness & wellbeing, social innovation, pluriverse and systemic thinking shape her mindset as a pro-active agent of change. She has lectured extensively and her work has been published in journals and international peer reviewed conference proceedings. She is currently also an Academic Visiting Fellow at the School of Design and Creative Arts, Loughborough University, UK.
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Zbigniew Janczukowicz
Kraków, Lesser Poland Voivodeship, Poland
I am a certified teacher of philosophy and ethics, who never worked in a school because couldn’t fit into the system. Since 2018 I manage Nausika Educational Foundation in Kraków (Poland) and spend my life designing game-based educational programs and teaching others how to implement games for a positive social impact. I believe that truly innovative game mechanics can reshape the thinking about the world. My values and fields of action include sustainability competences (Green Comp framework), social and planetary justice (Doughnut Economics models) and role-playing techniques to empower personal development and understand cultural heritage. I have acted as trainer and facilitator at over 40 Erasmus+ Training Courses and Youth Exchanges, applied for and coordinated over 12 international EU projects, designed and mentored the creation and publication of over 24 educational games.
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