Opening session of the interdisciplinary workshop on planetary finacialization, coorganized by Ludovic Halbert (CNRS, LATTS, Université Gustave Eiffel), Lucia Shimbo (University of São Paulo, Paris IAS) and Ivana Socoloff (CONICET, IEALC, University of Buenos Aires).

Presentation

The concept of "planetary financialization", inspired by the 2010s debate on "planetary urbanisation", highlights the key role of capitalist accumulation in the transformation of spaces, communities and environments on a global scale, from farmland, forests and mining sites to the urban areas they support.

The planetary financialization hypothesis offers a conceptual platform for transcending the current scientific fragmentation and fostering interdisciplinary dialogue. With this in mind, the International Workshops seek to engage critically with this concept. The aim is to work towards a refined definition of this notion and to anchor it in multiple theoretical traditions (Marxist, feminist, political ecology, etc.) by developing appropriate methodologies to study its possibilities and limits, in a context of systemic social, environmental and political crises.

The project brings together specialists wishing to share their knowledge of the existing literature and to create the first comprehensive mapping of planetary financialization, its geographical, social and ecological variations, its actors, instruments and policies in the North and South.

This series of international scientific events will culminate in the publication of the book Financialization and Space. Following the first workshop in May 2024, held in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, this second workshop will focus on the presentation of the full chapters proposed for the book, as well as its structuring, with workshop discussions.

Opening session: "Welcome address, aims and organization – discussion on the reflection paper"