We are pleased to announce the conference “The Challenges of Ecological Transition: North-South Perspective”, jointly organized by Tuscia University (UNITUS), the Faculty of Higher Studies Acatlán of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM FES-A), and the Latin American Institute (LAI) of the Freie Universität, with the support of Review of Keynesian Economics (ROKE), ECLAC Review, and PSL Quarterly Review.

This conference is aimed at researchers interested in ecological transition, sustainable development, and related topics. Participants are invited to submit an extended abstract of up to 1000 words presenting their current research. The event provides a platform to share insights, engage in discussions, and explore critical challenges and opportunities faced by developing and emerging economies in the context of the green transition.

Key topics include:

• Fiscal sustainability and the Green Transition
• International Financial Architecture and Access to Green Finance
• The role of public and multilateral finance in supporting a just transition
• Trade, Technological Dependency, and the Reconfiguration of Global Value Chains
• Impacts of decarbonization on export structures reliant on natural resources
• Industrial policy strategies for a green transformation under external constraints
• Demand-led Growth and Ecological Transition
• Just Transition, Employment, and Inequality
• Assessing the potential of green sectors to absorb informal and precarious labor
• Climate Change, Debt, and Macroeconomic Resilience
• Economic vulnerability to climate disasters
• Political Economy of the Green Transition
• Distributional conflicts and institutional coalitions in Green Transition

The conference seeks to foster critical debate and knowledge exchange, emphasizing both theoretical insights and practical policy implications.

Selected contributions may be considered for publication in Review of Keynesian Economics (ROKE) and PSL Quarterly Review, providing participants the opportunity to share their work with an international academic audience.

Dates: 28 January 2026

Location:  Department of Economics, Engineering, Society and Business, University of Tuscia  , Viterbo, Italy
Language: English

Application deadline: October 31, 2025
Notification of results: by November 14, 2025

Please note that no funding is available, and participants are expected to cover their own travel and accommodation costs.

Coordinator: Julia Juarez

UNITUS: Chiara Grazini – Giulio Guiarini

LAI: Manuel Santos Silva

UNAM: Alejandra Arredondo