UBI Bath and the University of Bath (United Kingdom), in collaboration with FRIBIS and the University of Freiburg, are hosting a Winter School from November 4-6, 2024, on the topic “Basic Income in the Context(s) of the Global South: Ideas, Challenges, and Debates”.
The Winter School offers insights into basic income projects in the Global South. Participants will learn about the specific circumstances, difficulties, and results of pilot projects and experiments in these countries. Similar political approaches and initiatives will also be presented. A focus lies on the political and ethical questions that arise in the debates about basic income in these regions. This includes topics such as social rights, justice, and the question of how much the state should intervene.
Through various case studies, the aim is to develop a critical understanding of the potential and limitations of basic income as a tool for social and economic transformation in so-called “developing countries”. Special attention will be given to the interplay between conditional cash transfers and basic income ideas, which has been observed since the early 2000s.