Dear members of the Sustainability-WG,
our colleague Dao is planning to organize an in-person YSI-Conference in December in The Hague, Netherlands and still looking for co-organizers.
You will find the outline of the conference below. If you are interested, please contact daokimtung@gmail.com .
(But please keep in mind that your presence in the Netherlands would be required for the event.)
Best regards,
Anna
(on behalf of the Sustainability WG)
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Noordzee Economic Dialogues (NED) 2025: (De)Globalization and Sustainable Development – International Economic Perspectives in a Multipolar World
The Noordzee Economic Dialogues (NED) 2025 edition aims to serve as a critical platform for analyzing the intersection of (de)globalization and sustainable development through the lens of international economics. In 2025, the global economic landscape is marked by profound realignments: the emergence of competing economic blocs, escalating trade tensions following the U.S. political transition, China’s evolving economic strategy, and Europe’s pursuit of strategic autonomy. These geopolitical shifts are fundamentally reshaping international economic relations at the same time that urgent sustainability imperatives demand coordinated global action.
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The International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) provides an ideal setting for these discussions, bringing together economists from both established and emerging economies to analyze differential impacts across the global economic system. ISS’s expertise in development economics and political economy will contribute significantly to understanding how geopolitical competition intersects with sustainable development imperatives.
