PEP Talk: The Participatory Economy Podcast
PEP Talk: The Participatory Economy Podcast
Latest Episodes
Democratic Planning for the Real-World Conference
The international network for democratic planning held its first ever in-person conference. It took place in Montreal in July 2025 and members of the Participatory Economy Project attended and gave presentations. In this episode, PEP members wi...
Can System Change solve Climate Change?
What kinds of change are possible or desirable in the face of an imminent climate crisis? Can climate change be solved with economic system change - or are we too late for that? How deep are the trade-offs between values like democracy, efficie...
Our response to What’s Left of Philosophy Podcast
The popular What’s Left of Philosophy podcast reviewed the post-capitalist model of a Participatory Economy in a recent episode. What did they think? What did they get right? What did they miss? Mitchell, Robin and Antti respond.
Reform vs Revolution: can welfare states lead to system change?
It’s an age-old question: reform or revolution? Or, to put it another way, can welfare states be a laboratory for social change? in this episode of PEP talk we discuss the Meidner plan in Sweden in the 1970s, the Finnish welfare state and any l...
Does climate change mean the end of economic growth?
Does climate change mean the end of economic growth? How is value even measured and what does the term ‘economic throughput’ mean? Do we need to de-growth or a steady state economy? Do we need system change and to replace capitalism in order to...
