In October 2023 the Institute for a Global Sustainable Information Society (GSIS) organised its first major event: “Utopia(s) reloaded: Science, activism and the techno-eco-social transformation”. For three days scientists and activists alike discussed the role of utopian/dystopian imaginaries of the future in transforming global risks. In intensive debates visions of how a sustainable living could be possible took shape.
The event was accompanied by a video team, creating a summary video and several interviews with speakers from different disciplines. In this short clip, Karolin Pichler and Patrick Hagn from GSIS’ project team asked Kurt Bayer, self-employed economics consultant and, among others, former Board Director of the World Bank, the following questions:
- How can climate justice be executed?
- What does that mean for capitalism?
- Can capitalism become green?
- What does it mean for the so-called Global South?
- What is the role of the West in international development?
See also the summary video of the GSIS event: vimeo.com/890635204
Interview with GSIS’ Director Wolfgang Hofkirchner about the event: gsis.at/2023/12/02/utopias-reloaded-talks-iii-call-for-a-shared-future-an-interview/
The event’s programme: gsis.at/meetings/utopias-reloaded-2/
Kurt Bayer's Commentary 