Hi, I'm Lieven (25) from Germany. I am eager to support the transition to economies beyond growth that promote the well-being of all citizens while respecting planetary boundaries.
I was part of the Rethinking Economics network in Germany from 2017-2021 until I started focusing my research on ecological economics. I wrote a whide range of papers during my studies that deal with issues ranging from climate justice, property rights, the morality of cap and trade systems, the link between capitalism and GDP growth and the philosophy of doughnut economics.
In my bachelor dissertations, I clarified the concept of rebound effects. My first master thesis treated the topic of competing paradigms in macroeconomic theories of GDP growth. My second master thesis will investigate what experts consider to be the most effective steps towards a postgrowth society and compare them with steps suggested by theories of change.
For the time after my master degrees in Philosophy, Politics and Eocnomics (Groningen) as well as Ecological Economics (Leeds) I look for jobs in Brussels.
I am grateful for all recommendations of how I could get involved in the movement.
