While the latter explores competing imaginaries of economic solidarity in contemporary Senegal, my EoF fellowship research has allowed me to situate current developments within a longer history of local economic thought, by excavating local ideas around “alternative” and “solidarity” economies, and the way that economic thinkers have drawn on anthropology and theology. A particularly interesting figure in this regard is Mamadou Dia.

Why do our existing economic frameworks keep failing to address what digital platforms are doing to people, markets, and the planet? And what would a different, common-sense framework look like?