IIPP In Conversation Roundtable: Pluralism in Economics
14 November 2023, 5:30 pm–7:00 pm

Join UCL IIPP in conversation with Claudius Gräbner, Louis Larue and Birte Strunk, for a roundtable on 'Pluralism in Economics'. This talk will be chaired by Carolina Alves.
This event is free.
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Join this fascinating roundtable on Tuesday 14th November 2023 at 17:30-19:00 (GMT) UK Time at University College London (UCL).
About this roundtable:
IIPP's research and teaching are dedicated to creating new economic thinking and reframing today’s most pressing societal challenges within a new multidisciplinary political economy agenda. The issue of pluralism in economics in this context is crucial. Is pluralism necessary for changes in paradigm? How does pluralism deal with the explanatory power of economic theories? Does it matter? This panel bring together some of the best scholars studying this topic to tackle these questions. Followed by an audience Q&A.
Meet the panel:
- Panellist: Claudius Gräbner | Assistant Professor of Pluralist Economics at the Europa-Universität Flensburg, Germany
- Panellist: Birte Strunk | PhD candidate in economics at the New School in New York City
- Panellist: Louis Larue | Researcher at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden
- Chair and convenor: Carolina Alves | Associate Professor in Economics, UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Materials related to this roundtable:
- A defense of reasonable pluralism in economics | Louis Larue
- Pluralism in economics: its critiques and their lessons | Claudius Gräbner
please note there are Limited spaces available for in person attendance on a first come first served basis.
About the Speakers
Claudius Gräbner
Assistant Professor of Pluralist Economics at Europa-Universität Flensburg

Birte Strunk
PhD Candidate in Economics at The New School

Louis Larue
Researcher at University of Gothenburg

Carolina Alves
Associate Professor in Economics at UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)

Carolina is the co-founder of Diversifying and Decolonising Economics – a network of economists working to promote inclusiveness in economics in both the academic content and the field’s institutional structures. She is a member of the Rebuilding Macroeconomics Advisory Group - a research initiative aimed at re-invigorating macroeconomics and bringing it back to the fore as a policy-relevant social science, as well as being the co-editor for the Developing Economics blog, which takes a critical approach to creating discussion and reflection in the field of economics. She is also a board member on the Progressive Economy Forum Council (PEF) and Positive Money.
More about Carolina Alves