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Political economist Jason Hickel to deliver the IDS Annual Lecture 2026
World renowned political economist and author, Jason Hickel, ICREA Professor at the Institute for Environmental Science & Technology (ICTA) at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, will be the guest speaker for this year’s IDS Annual Lecture.
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