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What is the Doughnut?
An overview of the core concept at the heart of Doughnut Economics, including how it has evolved since 2012 and interactive visualisations
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The Evolving Doughnut
A report by Kate Raworth on the Doughnut's evolution since 2012, with the latest Doughnut diagrams available to download
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Exploring National Doughnuts
An interactive visualisation (with video and slides) to explore Doughnuts for nearly 150 countries since the early 1990s
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Doughnut in local governments: a global overview
Research studying the practical application of Doughnut Economics in 50 local governments
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Academic articles and reports
A living list of academic research and analysis that engages with the core concepts of Doughnut Economics
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Academic dissertations
A living list of academic dissertations that engage with the core concepts and applications of Doughnut Economics
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DEAL: The first five years
A brief recap of DEAL's journey so far, including three annual reports since we launched in 2019
Research & Academia
Deepening the concepts and applications of Doughnut Economics through scholarly collaboration.
Overview
Doughnut Economics Action Lab collaborates with researchers and analysts who are engaging with the core concepts of Doughnut Economics, and enabling them to be made visible through data and analysis.
This page provides a space to showcase research-led tools, stories, and other scholarly resources that build upon the core concepts of Doughnut Economics, within the broader movement for new economic thinking and doing.
Tools for scholars
A collection of useful tools and resources for scholars to dive deeper into Doughnut Economics, and to explore results of Doughnut-inspired research.
Doughnut Data Portrait tools
A Doughnut Data Portrait is a place-based assessment tool that translates the global concept of the Doughnut to smaller scales. It uses locally relevant indicators and targets to visualise progress towards the goal for a place to meet the needs of its residents and its local nature, while respecting the wellbeing of all people and the health of the whole planet. Here are the key tools to develop a Data Portrait for your place.
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Doughnut Data Portraits: A Methodological Guide
Guidelines and approaches to 'downscale' the Doughnut by creating a Data Portrait (or City Portrait) for your place
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Doughnut Data Portraits: Indicator Library
A database tool to explore thousands of indicators and targets from 30+ existing Doughnut Data Portraits
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Doughnut Data Portraits: Visualiser & Data Hub
An online platform to visualise place-based social and ecological data using the Doughnut Portrait methodology
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Downscaling the Doughnut: Data Portraits in action
Examples of Doughnut Data Portraits (or City Portraits) created by local governments, communities, and/or researchers.
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What is a Doughnut Portrait?
A tool to help you start planning your own Doughnut Portrait for your place and your community
Resources for teaching
Tools and resources to introduce the core concepts of Doughnut Economics in your university-level courses.
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Doughnut Economics for University Courses
Teaching materials for educators and students
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Get Animated! Introducing the Seven Ways
Seven short animations to introduce the Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
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Presenting Doughnut Economics: videos and slides
A set of videos and slides for changemakers to use & adapt when presenting Doughnut Economics concepts and practice.
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Doughnut diagrams for printing and presentations
Diagrams in over 25 languages in PDF and JPEG formats for printing and use in presentations
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Doughnut Economics TED Talk
Kate Raworth's TED Talk from 2018
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Introducing Regenerative and Distributive Design
Three short videos introducing the design dynamics at the heart of Doughnut Economics
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Meet the Economy
Exploring the four core spheres of activity at the heart of the economy: the market, state, household and commons
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Provisioning Systems in Ecological Economics
A video and study led by Andrew Fanning explores 'Provisioning Systems for a Good Life within Planetary Boundaries'
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Dimensions of the Doughnut
An introduction to each of the 21 social and ecological dimensions of the Doughnut
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Schools & Education
Collaborating with educators and learners in all settings to create transformative education for regenerative futures.
Doughnut #Research-for-Action network
Connecting scholar-activists worldwide in open and informal spaces around specific topics/initiatives related to Doughnut Economics research and action. To stay tuned for periodic updates about events and other activities in the network, join the 'Doughnut Research4Action' mailing list.
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# research-for-action
Connecting scholar-activists to amplify Doughnut Economics research and to mobilise evidence for transformative action
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Past Event
(Past) #Research-for-Action Seminar: Resilience and the Doughnut
2026-02-24T14:00:00Z (Past)
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(Past) NEW TOOL LAUNCH: Doughnut Data Portraits Indicator Library
2025-11-19T13:00:00Z (Past)
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(Past) Assessing political programs' impact on Doughnut outcomes with AI
2025-12-11T13:00:00Z (Past)
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Guiding Decisions with AI & Doughnut Economics
Karen Doore led a seminar on AI and designing humane systems that respond to radical changes driven by AI systems
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Protecting Progressive Policies
Brett Douglas led a seminar on why we need to grow the democratic economy to protect progressive policies
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Research for action: 1st peer gathering (Oct 2024)
Exploring ways to connect Doughnut Economics scholars and how to mobilise evidence for transformative action
Other resources & stories
Other research-related updates, resources, and stories from scholars and practitioners engaging with the core concepts of Doughnut Economics.
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Doughnut 3.0 is here
The Doughnut, updated, now monitors global trends in social shortfall and ecological overshoot over the 21st century
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Andrew Fanning on the Doughnut 3.0 - podcast
The Upstream Podcast recently hosted a conversation with Andrew Fanning, co-author of a new article on Doughnut 3.0.
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New analysis reveals that no country is living in the Doughnut
A study led by the DEAL Team's Andrew Fanning tracks nations' progress relative to the Doughnut since the early 1990s
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Cities & Regions
Local and regional governments working with Doughnut Economics in their policies, strategies, processes and ways of thinking
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Doughnut Portrait Case Studies
A set of one-page case studies of Doughnut Portraits from around the world
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Doughnut Design for Business Case Studies
A series of case studies that explore real-world businesses through the perspective of Doughnut Design for Business.
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Sectors, Let's Get Started
A guide for applying Doughnut Economics to transform sectors
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Doughnut for Urban Development: Manual and Tools
Putting Doughnut Economics into practice for urban development
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Respectfully disagreeing over growth's future
Jason Hickel and Sam Fankhauser debate degrowth vs green growth, moderated by Kate Raworth
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Study finds wealthy nations responsible for 74% of global ecological damage
Researchers quantify national responsibility for ecological breakdown across 160 countries over the past 50 years
Get in touch
We welcome scholars and analysts to get in touch if your research engages with the concepts and tools of Doughnut Economics - please connect with us through DEAL's contact form.
We equally welcome DEAL's community members to post Tools and Stories, such as academic publications, reports and dissertations, that engage with the concepts and tools of Doughnut Economics. In the spirit of reciprocity, please do share this work back with the community so that it can inform and inspire many others.
