Welcome to Rethinking Economics NL

Rethinking Economics Netherlands is a network of students and academics calling for new economic thinking.

Underneath the multiple crises of today, ecological breakdown, extreme inequality, increasing mental health issues and the deterioration of democracy, lies one common factor: an economic system that is based on exploitation and appropriation, and dependent on perpetual growth for its stability, in expense of people and planet.

Still, the Economics taught in schools and universities remains largely unchanged. Students learn a narrow and Eurocentric version of Economics, heavily dominated by neoclassical economics, under the implicit assumption that it is neutral and scientifically superior over other schools of thought. But to build an equitable and sustainable future, we are in urgent need of a more diverse toolkit of ideas, that is pluralist, real-world, decolonized and interdisciplinary.

Rethinking Economics Netherlands unites people who want a different Economics education. With our community, we aim to spread and increase knowledge on alternative economic ideas and to grow the call for curriculum change.

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Open position: national board members

Are you interested in new economic thinking and want to promote it inside and outside the academic world? Then Rethinking Economics Netherlands (RE NL) is the place for you!

RE NL is a space where we debate, learn and organize about a broad range of alternative economic theories that are left out and marginalized within the mainstream. It aims to stimulate an academic culture of critical thinking that we think academics should be about. RE is a global network of locally organized groups on city or university level. The national board acts as a support structure for all active groups in The Netherlands.

After the post-covid dip of RE NL, the last 1,5 years a few driven students have built the movement back up. It is time for new members to join the national board and continue the movement. Therefore, it is an exciting time to join, as conversations about strategy and vision are (constantly) shaped.

What you will do:

Rethinking Economics is a bottom-up network. This means that the mandate and required work for events and other activities lies equally with all Rethinkers.
The national board is there to:

maintain the necessary infrastructure for the network to operate, through the website, info-email, socials, onboarding, etc.

establish and facilitate contact between Rethinkers in the Netherlands and the larger community around us, e.g. RE International or partner organisations

communicate about our vision, strategy and what is/can be done within RE NL


What does this look like in practice? For example:

Get RE NL out there for new students to join, e.g. through introduction events

Organise the onboarding of new members, e.g. by meeting up

Motivate and support students to (co-)organize events

Provide support with promotion and communication activities

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The time-estimate of being in the board takes 3-4 hours per week, including a bi-weekly board meeting.

In this document you can learn more about RE NL, the responsibilities of the national board and which different roles exist within the board. We are actively looking for secretary/treasurer, promotion member, coordinator and community manager, but encourage you to apply for any role, as we can rearrange responsibilities. 

Whether you have experience or are new to this, in our outside economics/academia, we encourage you to apply! Do so by sending an email to info@rethinkingeconomics.nl or just reach out to one of the current board members to have a chat if you want to know more first. Deadline: 12th of July.

RE Weekend 8-10 May

It is almost time for our little RE NL weekend trip to a cosy house!

Expect a weekend full of having fun, dinner in the sun, exploring heterodox economics through interesting student lectures, and being part of the RE community.

We warmly welcome anyone who would like to strengthen their connection to our network and get to know more Rethinkers. Also if you're new to this, it's the perfect way to get involved.

You find more information on the costs, the location and a broad timeline in the link in bio.

Please sign up latest by 19 April, but the earlier the better! There are limited spots, so full = full.

If you would like to join, but are limited in finances or only can join 1 of 2 nights, please reach out and we can discuss what possibilities there are.

We're looking forward to see you there 🫶🏽