Introduction : an economic politics for our times

Kevin St. Martin, Gerda Roelvink, J. K. Gibson-Graham, J. K. Gibson-Graham

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Abstract

While there is no doubt that “the Economy” is a keyword of contemporary life, its commonly accepted meaning is increasingly up for grabs as national governments attempt to stabilize it, social movements try to occupy it, business interests seek to grow it, environmental groups pointedly vilify it, and households feel beholden to it. For those of us interested in building “other worlds”, what constitutes the economy is a contested terrain, as is the way we see it working to enable or constrain life. The task of reclaiming and reshaping our economies is central to any project of societal transformation. This book, Making Other Worlds Possible: Performing Diverse Economies offers a distinctive approach to rethinking economy that is inspired by the “diverse economies” research agenda pioneered by J. K. Gibson-Graham, and it is in conversation with other contemporary projects that are reconfiguring “the Economy” as an effect of various kinds of performativity.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationMaking Other Worlds Possible: Performing Diverse Economies
EditorsGerda Roelvink, Kevin St. Martin, J. K. Gibson-Graham
Place of PublicationU.S.
PublisherUniversity of Minnesota Press
Pages1-25
Number of pages25
ISBN (Electronic)9781452944180
ISBN (Print)9780816693283
Publication statusPublished - 2015

Keywords

  • economics
  • performative (philosophy)

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