J.K. Gibson-Graham: rethinking economic diversity, transformation, and community

Esra Erdem

Chapter 18 in The Elgar Companion to Women and Heterodox Economics, 2025, pp 279-294 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: This chapter introduces readers to the work of feminist economic geographers Julie Graham and Katherine Gibson, writing under the pen-name J.K. Gibson-Graham. First, it discusses how Gibson-Graham apply the poststructuralist notion of economic difference to develop a distinctive conceptual map of the economy. Besides rendering visible a remarkable diversity of economic subjects and practices, this mapping crucially draws our attention to the different grammars of the economic. Second, the chapter shows how Gibson-Graham rethink economic policy through a normative framework that is informed by economic ethics and builds on the ontology of economic difference. Their methodologies of participatory action research engage community initiatives in the design and implementation of emancipatory economic change projects, inspiring prefigurative practices and new imaginaries of postcapitalism. Third, the contributions of Gibson-Graham to the building of economic knowledge commons are highlighted. The chapter ends by suggesting some potential lines for future research.

Keywords: Community Economies; Diverse Economies; Economic Ethics; Knowledge Commons; Postcapitalism (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
ISBN: 9781035329304
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