Institute of Political Economy - Carleton University

03/28/2026

THAT’S A WRAP!
thanks to all the guests, participants, speakers, panelist, moderators, students, professors, and knowledge keeper for making the Institute of Political Economy 26th annual graduate conference a grand success!

We are proud to have been able to bring together all those who embodied the spirit of radical hope. We hope (hehe) that our discussions inspire action beyond our academic realm. The possibility for profound transformation depends on our collective capacity to imagine and enact alternatives beyond the present order. History is not one-sided; oppression has always been met with resistance. See beyond despair as we work towards determining humanity’s collective future.
 
Thank You To Our Donors and Sponsors 
⭐️ Carleton University’s Institute of Political Economy
⭐️ Carleton University’s Department of Sociology and Anthropology 
⭐️ Carleton University’s Feminist Institute of Social Transformation .fist 
⭐️ Carleton University’s School of Social Work
⭐️ IPE Alumnus Allan Gordon
⭐️ IPE Alumni through the IPE Student Experience Fund
⭐️ Cantina Gia

🌟 Thank You SemSem for catering

Stay In Touch 
Website: https://carleton.ca/politicaleconomy/
Donate to the IPE Student Experience Fund: https://carleton.ca/politicaleconomy/donate/ipe-student-experience-fund/
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03/26/2026

[TOMORROW] CONFERENCE SCHEDULE + PANELS OVERVIEW 📌

Institute of Political Economy
26th Annual Graduate Conference
Radical Hope & Alternative Futures:
Combatting Defeatism Through Revolutionary Imagination

📍 Carleton University – Dunton Tower
🗓 March 27 | 9 AM – 5 PM
Register today, link in bio!

Stop by at your convenience for thought provoking multi-disciplinary presentations and discussions relevant to the current political climate (yes, there will be free food). Radical hope, requires revolutionary action - so, show up, ask questions, and/or share your ideas for an alternative political economy 🌱

𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝟭: 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗩𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀
Moderator: Azar Masmousi
Panelists: Yumna Nummer, Thu Nguyen, Michael Khalil, Kevin Skerett

𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝟮: 𝗨𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀
Moderator: Meera Karunananthan
Panelists: Sierra Nediu, Aidan Power, Kaela Biro, Juniper Todd

𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝟯: 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗢𝗻𝘁𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗦𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺
Moderator: Danielle Dinovelli-Lang
Panelists: Grace Martin, Owen Cober, Sondos Kataite

𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝟰: 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
Moderator: Kevin Skerett
Panelists: Amani Abu-Ramadan, Rashida Gillis, Carolina Gusmao, Alexander Ezquerra

03/23/2026

03/23/2026

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE + PANELS OVERVIEW 📌

Institute of Political Economy
26th Annual Graduate Conference
Radical Hope & Alternative Futures

📍 Carleton University – Dunton Tower
🗓 March 27 | 9 AM – 5 PM
Register today, link in bio!

03/16/2026

Institute of Political Economy
26th Annual Graduate Conference
Radical Hope & Alternative Futures

📍 Carleton University – Dunton Tower
🗓 March 27 | 9 AM – 5 PM
Register today, link in bio!

Keynote Speaker:
Beatriz Bustos is an associate professor in the Department of Geography at the University of Chile. Her research focuses on resource geography and the sociopolitical transformations that natural resource exploitation produces in rural communities.
Her work ranges from examining the geography of commodities such as salmon, copper, wine, agro-industries, coal, lithium, and green hydrogen, to rural livelihoods under neoliberal extractive economies.

More recently, she is researching ideas of rural citizenship, renewable energies, and rural futures. She is the professor responsible for rural and economic geography in her department and has been involved in organizing Latin American conferences on political ecology.

We are honoured to host Dr. Bustos as our keynote speaker for the Institute of Political Economy’s 26th Annual Graduate Conference: Radical Hope & Alternative Futures: Combating Defeatism Through Revolutionary Imagination.

03/02/2026

“It is in collectivities that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism.” —Angela Y. Davis, Freedom is a Constant Struggle:
Ferguson, Palestine and the Foundations of a Movement

01/30/2026

! DEADLINE EXTENDED !

In a world of multiple crises, we choose radical hope.

Our 26th Annual Graduate Conference is dedicated to combating defeatism by fueling the revolutionary imagination needed to build alternative futures.

We’re calling for papers that explore everything from the roots of our problems to the seeds of liberation.

Submit a 200-word abstract by February 13, 2026, link in bio!

🗓️ Conference Date: March 27, 2026

❔Questions may be directed to: [email protected]

01/16/2026

In a world of multiple crises, we choose radical hope. Our 26th Annual Graduate Conference is dedicated to combating defeatism by fueling the revolutionary imagination needed to build alternative futures.

We’re calling for papers that explore everything from the roots of our problems to the seeds of liberation. Submit a 200-word abstract by January 31, 2026, link in bio!