Limitarianism: The Case Against Extreme Wealth

Guest lecturer: Prof. Ingrid Robeyns, Utrecht University, followed by a panel discussion.

In her lecture, leading philosopher and economist Ingrid Robeyns exposes the true extent of wealth as a social-ecological issue. Based on her recent bestselling book Limitarianism: The Case against Extreme Wealth, she will outline in moral, political, economic, social, environmental and psychological terms why extreme wealth is not only unjustifiable but harmful to us all - the rich included. Both lecture and subsequent panel discussion will focus on the implications of extreme wealth for climate inequality. 

Panel discussion with:

• Ingrid Robeyns, prof., Utrecht University
• Kimberly A. Nicholas, prof., Lund University
• Astrid Nilsson Lewis, Oxfam Sweden
• Axel Vikström, postdoc, Lund University
• A student representative from the Ecosocialist Collective Lund
• Max Koch (chair), prof., Lund University

Arranged by

This lecture is arranged by two research projects funded by FORMAS: Economic Elites in the Climate Change Transformation: Practices, justifications and regulations of unsustainable lifestyles in Sweden (LU) & Regulating the Polluter Elite: Exploring policy measures limiting carbon footprints of the rich (GU).

Researchers in the projects

Max Koch, Lund University
Kajsa Emilsson, Lund University 
Håkan Johansson, Lund University
Jayeon Lee, University of Gothenburg 
Lovisa Broström, University of Gothenburg