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Jeonju, South Korea 2021

Conference

Jeonju City is committed to
‘Shifting its administrative system away from a paradigm that prioritizes growth and development towards one that puts people first, and… to create an economy that works for the people and makes local communities happy.’

Economics of Happiness Conference

Local Futures and Jeonju City joined hands for the first time in 2015, when we co-hosted the first ever Economics of Happiness conference in South Korea. This led to an ongoing collaboration and a yearly conference – an important event that builds upon the firm commitment of the Jeonju government to creating a healthy economy focused on human happiness and environmental health.

Our 7th Economics of Happiness Conference in Jeonju which took place on October 21, 2021. The conference program included keynote speeches and panel discussions on the topic of ‘Climate Crisis and Localization’.

The event provided a forum for discussions on a ‘sustainable cities’ approach that simultaneously addressed the climate crisis while promoting the happiness of Jeonju’s citizens.

International speakers included Alf Hornborg, André Leu, Jason Hickel, Andrew Simms, Helena Norberg-Hodge, as well as Kim Mi Ok and other highly respected thought leaders from South Korea. Download the full program below:

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Alf Hornberg – Sweden

Alf Hornborg is Professor of Human Ecology at Lund University. He has engaged with a diversity of approaches to human-environmental relations, including environmental anthropology, environmental history, political ecology, and ecological economics. His most recent books are Global Magic and Nature, Society, and Justice in the Anthropocene.

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André Lieu – Australia

André Leu is the author of the The Myths of Safe Pesticides and Poisoning Our Children. He is the co-author with Dr. Vandana Shiva of Biodiversity, Agro-ecology, Regenerative Organic Agriculture: Sustainable Solutions for Hunger, Poverty and Climate Change. André is also the International Director of Regeneration International.

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Andrew Simms – UK

Andrew Simms is an author, political economist and campaigner. His most recent book is Cancel the Apocalypse: The New Path to prosperity. He co-founded the New Weather Institute, is a research associate at the Centre for Global Political Economy, University of Sussex, and a fellow of the New Economics Foundation where he was policy director for many years. His other books include The New Economics; Do Good Lives Have to Cost the Earth; Ecological Debt; Tescopoly; and he is currently writing Economics – a crash course, with David Boyle.

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Helena Norberg-Hodge – Australia

Helena Norberg-Hodge (Sweden/ Australia) is a pioneer of the new economy movement and the recipient of both the Right Livelihood Award and the Goi Peace Prize. She has been promoting an economics of personal, social and ecological well-being for more than 40 years. She is the founder and director of Local Futures and the International Alliance for Localization. She produced and co-directed the award-winning film ‘The Economics of Happiness‘, and is the author of ‘Local is Our Future‘ and ‘Ancient Futures‘.

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Jason Hickel – UK

Jason Hickel is an anthropologist, author, and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. He has taught at the London School of Economics, the University of Virginia, and Goldsmiths, University of London, where he convenes the MA in Anthropology and Cultural Politics. He works as Policy Director for The Rules collective, and sits on the Executive Board of Academics Stand Against Poverty (ASAP). His latest book is Less is More: How Degrowth will Change the World.

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Kim Mi Ok – South Korea

Kim Mi Ok is professor of social welfare at Jeonbuk National University and president of the Korean Academy of Disability and Welfare. She is also a member of the Human Rights Education Expert Committee at the National Human Rights Commission of Korea. Her research is based on building an inclusive society.

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