Naomi Cherie Lipke

My research focuses on alternative economic experiments and how they can contribute to a just transition. I have done in-depth fieldwork on a foodsharing organization in western Sweden and described the organization from an economic perspective -- describing the political ideals that they are expressing, the ways in which they create value, how they determine who can take what, and how they address conflicts that arise. I am interested in the practices used to operate and manage alternative economies with an interest in how they might contribute to societies that use fewer resources in the future.

I have previously done research on participatory innovation to understand its relationship to participatory planning theory. I have contributed to course teaching at the masters level on political economy and environmental issues, theory and method, urban planning and design, and urban infrastructure.