Karl Polanyi Research Center
for Global Social Studies

Kari Polanyi Levitt, Emerita Professor of Economics at McGill University, is a legend in the economics profession, famous for her contributions to economic development and economic sovereignty. But she has also had a legendary life: the only child of the influential political economist Karl Polanyi, Kari’s research has carried her from the London Blitz to the Canadian labor movement to the government of Trinidad and Tobago. In this series Polanyi reflects on an extraordinary

About “Polanyi on Polanyi”: Kari Polanyi Levitt, Emerita Professor of Economics at McGill University, is a legend in the economics profession, famous for her contributions to economic development and economic sovereignty. But she has also had a legendary life: the only child of the influential political economist Karl Polanyi, Kari’s research has carried her from the London Blitz to the Canadian labor movement to the government of Trinidad and Tobago. In this series Polanyi r

On 5 September 2020, the closing day of our Multidisciplinary Workshop for Researchers of Food Systems, we are having a public plenary discu

Plenary Discussion and Roundtable organized by Karl Polanyi Research Center for Global Social Studies Public Event On 5 September 2020, the closing day of our Multidisciplinary Workshop for Researchers of Food Systems, we are having a public plenary discussion of the results, coupled with a roundtable on The Future of Food in Hungary. Download the progam in .pdf. Roundtable Lili Balogh Agroecology and Food Sovereignty Activist at Védegylet, Farmer at Életfalu Holistic Farm Ti