Personlig profil
Forskning
My research lies in the areas of degrowth and critical organisation studies. It addresses contemporary crises and explores paths for socio-ecological transformation.
I have been writing on corporate violence, problems with work/employability and the plastic crisis, on the one hand, and focusing on degrowth as a vision for transformation, its political economy, and alternative models of work and organising, on the other.
With scholars and activists from Degrowth Vienna, I co-edited Degrowth & Strategy: How to bring about social-ecological transformation (MayFly, 2022, open access). I also co-edited Towards a Political Economy of Degrowth (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019), together with Alexander Paulsson and Stefania Barca.
I am currently leading a research project Plastics in a circular society: Alternative organising beyond resource efficiency (funded by Formas, Dec 2021-Dec 2025), together with Jacob Hasselbalch, Johannes Stripple and Carolyn Deere Birkbeck. It is devoted to alternative organising initiatives targeting unsustainable plastic practices.
Since 2012 I have been a member of the editorial collective of ephemera: theory & politics in organization – an independent open access journal. Since 2025 I have been an associate editor of Organization.
In 2017-2020 I was involved in coordination and communication of a Horizon 2020 project REINVENT, which was devoted to decarbonisation of plastics, paper, steel and meat&dairy sectors.
I co-organised the 6th International Degrowth Conference for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Malmö, Sweden (21-25 August 2018), which attracted 800 participants from across the globe.
Education
PhD in Management Studies (Loughborough University, 2013)
MSc in Human Ecology (Lund University, 2018)
MA in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management (Warwick University, 2009)
BSc in Economics and Management (LSE, 2008)
Undervisning
I have taught undergraduate, masters and research students in the areas of sustainability studies, organisation studies and strategic communication.
I have developed and am co-coordinating (with Max Koch) an X-course 'Degrowth and socio-ecological transformation', supported by EduLab.
At Environmental and Energy Systems Studies division (Technology & Society, LTH), I am co-coordinating the course 'Environmental Issues, Project Course' (with Nelly Garcia Gonzalez), and have earlier co-coordinated 'Climate, Science and Politics' (with Lars J Nilsson).
I also co-coordinated (with Mine Islar) the 'Degrowth and sustainability pathways' course at the Agenda 2030 Graduate School (PhD level, Spring 2024) and 'Social Sciences and Sustainability' course at LUCSUS (master's level, Fall 2023). I regularly supervise students on the topics of alternative organising, degrowth and sustainability.
Outside Lund University, I am involved in the online master's programme on degrowth organised by the Autonomous University of Barcelona and Research & Degrowth, where I run a course 'Strategies and organisation for degrowth' (part of the module 'Policies and politics for degrowth' coordinated by Claudio Cattaneo).
I regularly give guest lectures on degrowth at Lund University, in Sweden and internationally. Copenhagen University, University of Granada, University of Vienna, University of Parma, Freie Universität Berlin, and Uppsala University are some of the places where I've engaged with students on degrowth.
Ämnesklassifikation (UKÄ)
- Miljövetenskapliga studier inom samhällsvetenskap
- Sociologi
- Statsvetenskap
Expertis relaterad till FN:s globala mål
2015 godkände FN:s medlemsstater 17 Globala mål för en hållbar utveckling, för att utrota fattigdomen, skydda planeten och garantera välstånd för alla. Den här personens arbete relaterar till följande Globala mål:
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SDG 8 – Anständiga arbetsvillkor och ekonomisk tillväxt
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SDG 11 – Hållbara städer och samhällen
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SDG 12 – Hållbar konsumtion och produktion
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SDG 13 – Bekämpa klimatförändringarna
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SDG 16 – Fredliga och inkluderande samhällen
Fingeravtryck
- 1 Liknande profiler
Samarbeten under de senaste fem åren
Forskningsoutput
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North–South Relations from a Degrowth Perspective: From Destructive Dependencies to Caring Interdependencies
Chertkovskaya, E. & Côte, M., 2026 juni, I: New Global Studies. 28 s.Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift › Peer review
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Ecology and social energetics: The Podolynsky-Vernadsky connection
Martinez-Alier, J., Chertkovskaya, E. & Vianna Franco, M., 2026, (E-pub ahead of print) I: Dialectical Anthropology. 33 s.Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift › Peer review
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Degrowth and decolonisation in academia: Intersecting strategies towards transformation
Racimo, F., Chertkovskaya, E., Rutt, R. L. & Ejsing, M., 2025, I: Degrowth journal. 3, s. 1-34 34 s.Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift › Peer review
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Reduce, reuse, redesign: A guide to reducing single-use plastics at Lund University
Chertkovskaya, E., Gäbken, J., Visser, V. N. & Gulati, B., 2025, Lund University. 20 s.Forskningsoutput: Bok/rapport › Rapport › Populärvetenskap
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Assembling a Zero-Waste World: From situated to distributed prefiguration
Chertkovskaya, E., Hasselbalch, J. & Stripple, J., 2024 feb., I: Organization Studies. 45, 2, s. 297-318 22 s.Forskningsoutput: Tidskriftsbidrag › Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift › Peer review
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AfroSAFE: Safe System for radical improvement of road safety in low- and middle-income African countries
Laureshyn, A. (Projektkoordinator), D'agostino, C. (Forskare), Varhelyi, A. (Forskare), Magnusson, M. (Forskningsassistent), Chertkovskaya, E. (Projektkommunikatör) & Francis, F. (Forskare)
2022/09/01 → 2026/08/31
Projekt: Forskning
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Plasten i det cirkulära samhället: Alternativ organisering bortom resurseffektivitet
Chertkovskaya, E. (PI), Stripple, J. (Forskare), Hasselbalch, J. (Forskare), Deere Birkbeck, C. (Forskare), Gäbken, J. (Forskare), Luciani, D. (Forskare), Auty, L. (Forskare) & Visser, V. N. (Forskare)
FORMAS, Forskningsrådet för miljö, areella näringar och samhällsbyggande
2021/12/01 → 2026/11/30
Projekt: Forskning
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RRR: Reduce, Reuse, Redesign: Lund University as a testbed for tackling the plastic crisis
Chertkovskaya, E. (PI), Visser, V. N. (Forskningsassistent) & Gäbken, J. (Forskare)
2024/11/01 → 2025/06/30
Projekt: Övrigt
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Pufendorf Advanced Study Group - Social Reproduction: Making, Sustaining and Transforming Everyday Life
Selberg, R. (Forskare), Gregoratti, C. (Forskare), Chertkovskaya, E. (Forskare), Anving, T. (Forskare), Eklund, L. (Forskare), Wemrell, M. (Forskare), Brink Pinto, A. (Forskare), Steen, K. (Forskare) & Uppenberg, C. (Forskare)
2020/08/17 → 2021/08/31
Projekt: Nätverk
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REINVENT - Realising Innovation in Transitions for Decarbonisation
Nilsson, L. J. (PI), Chertkovskaya, E. (Projektkoordinator), Andersson, F. N. G. (Forskare), Bauer, F. (Forskare), Hansen, T. (Forskare), Keaney, M. (Forskare), Stripple, J. (Forskare), Palm, E. (Forskare), Hildingsson, R. (Forskare), Stefan, L. (Forskare), Bulkeley, H. (Forskare), Schneider, C. (Forskare), Pietzner, K. (Forskare), Vallentin, D. (Forskare), Kalfagianni, A. (Forskare), Negro, S. (Forskare), Worell, E. (Forskare), van Vuuren, D. (Forskare), Hof, A. (Forskare) & Hasselbalch, J. (Forskare)
2016/12/01 → 2020/11/30
Projekt: Forskning
Aktiviteter
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Subaltern perspectives and knowledge creation
de Leeuw, G. (Panelmedlem), Chertkovskaya, E. (Ordförande), Raphael, R. (Panelmedlem) & Krause, T. (Panelmedlem)
2025 nov. 20Aktivitet: Föredrag eller presentation › Inbjuden talare
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Degrowth strategies for socio-ecological transformation (International summer school for political ecology, 30 June – 4 July 2025, Ljubljana)
Chertkovskaya, E. (Inbjuden talare)
2025 juli 4Aktivitet: Föredrag eller presentation › Inbjuden talare
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Plenary dialogue 7. The way forward: transformation strategies and tactics (18th Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics and 11th International Degrowth Conference, 24–27 June 2025, Oslo)
Chertkovskaya, E. (Huvudtalare)
2025 juni 27Aktivitet: Föredrag eller presentation › Inbjuden talare
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Visions and strategies for transformation in social movements
Chertkovskaya, E. (Ordförande)
2025 juni 25Aktivitet: Föredrag eller presentation › Presentation
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Unmaking the plastic economy from below: Diverse economies of alternative organising
Chertkovskaya, E. (presentatör)
2025 juni 25Aktivitet: Föredrag eller presentation › Presentation