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Bengi Akbulut is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment at Concordia University's Faculty of Arts and Science. Her academic work critically examines the intersections of political economy, ecological economics, and development studies with particular attention to Turkey's political-economic landscape and global alternatives to mainstream economic paradigms.
Dr. Akbulut's research spans Political Economy, Ecological Economics, Development Economics, Economic Alternatives, Political Ecology, Feminist Economics, and Social Movements. Her scholarship critically analyzes the relationships between economic growth, environmental sustainability, and social justice, with significant contributions to degrowth theory and democratic economic planning. She investigates how authoritarian neoliberal regimes operate, particularly in Turkey, while exploring grassroots movements that challenge extractive development models. Her feminist economics work includes a multidimensional approach to gender gaps in poverty, demonstrating commitment to intersectional analyses of economic systems.
Analysis of Dr. Akbulut's publication record reveals a consistent trajectory toward critiquing mainstream economic paradigms while developing concrete alternatives. Her work shows increasing engagement with degrowth theory and its practical applications, particularly in relation to democratic economic planning and ecological economics. She has made significant contributions to understanding the pluriverse of alternatives to sustainable development, with particular attention to how these alternatives manifest in practice across different contexts, while maintaining a strong geographic focus on Turkey.
Dr. Akbulut actively participates in international scholarly networks focused on degrowth, ecological economics, and political ecology. Her frequent collaborations with researchers across institutions and countries indicate active engagement in transnational research collectives addressing critical issues at the intersection of political economy and environmental sustainability. She has co-edited special journal issues including a 2020 Virtual Special Issue in Ecological Economics on environmental justice and degrowth, demonstrating leadership in these scholarly communities.
