Neoliberal globalization is in deep crisis. After more than 30 years, with its emphasis on the progressive liberalization of international trade, investment and financial flows, this political paradigm might arguably approach its demise. Within the next ten years, the time window for enacting decisive action against the impending climate catastrophe will be closing. The decisions of the next few years will thus largely prefigure the fate of societies throughout the 21st century.

Against this situation, progressive social forces both in the academic community and civil society must not stand aside. The conference “Future of trade in a polarized world order” aims at contributing to transdisciplinary cooperation between the socially committed academic community and civil society to build a progressive agenda for international economic cooperation.

Mathilde Dupré, co-director of the Veblen Institute, will be speaking on 25 June in Vienna alongside Luciana Ghiotto (UNSAM/TNI), Melinda St. Louis (Public Citizen) and Penny Clarke (EPSU) on the subject of "What progressive trade agenda for the age of geopolitics?

Registration here, open until 16 June, and see here for a detailed presentation of the conference.