The AlterFestival of Economics, launched in 2012 in Trento as an open space for perspectives critical of the neoliberal mainstream, now lands in Turin under the scientific supervision of the International University College of Turin.[web:73][web:125]
The Turin edition is organized by Generazioni Future and focuses on how neoliberalism has evolved into a form of “war capitalism,” through three meetings that combine study and public debate.[web:117][web:125]
The First Meeting: Joseph Halevi
In the opening event, Professor Joseph Halevi starts from the “geopolitical economics of the proxy war between Ukraine and Russia” and broadens the discussion to China, Germany, the United States, Italy, and beyond.[web:120][web:125]
He examines how current power relations, economic policies, and political choices – including those of what he calls “political pygmies” – are pushing the international system dangerously closer to a generalized war scenario.[web:120][web:125]
AlterFestival Torino: Themes & Speakers
- A critical look at the shift from neoliberalism to war capitalism and its economic, social, and political consequences.[web:117][web:125]
- Contributions from heterodox economists such as Joseph Halevi and Jan Toporowski, and critical jurists including Ugo Mattei and Avi Singh, all professors at the IUC.[web:117][web:125]
- Three public meetings hosted at the Luigi Einaudi Campus in Turin, conceived as a laboratory of critical ideas on war economy, speculative finance, and the global capitalist market.[web:117][web:125]
With the launch of the Turin AlterFestival of Economics, the IUC reinforces its role as a hub for critical thought on law, economics, and global political economy, linking academic research with public debate and civic engagement.[web:73][web:146]