Karel Zwetsloot’s research focuses on applying simulation models to study and quantify post-growth scenarios and policies

Zwetsloot’s research aims to use systems thinking and simulation modelling to explore sufficiency-oriented and post-growth pathways towards just and sustainable futures. He works with Environment-Society-Economy models, informed by ecological macroeconomics, to quantify and assess post-growth scenarios and policy proposals. He is also interested in exploring how these modelling tools can be made more democratic, transparent, and participatory. His PhD is part of the FAIRTRANS and WorldTrans projects.

Zwetsloot has a interdisciplinary background in physics, systems thinking, and sustainability science. He holds a BSc in Physics & Astronomy, with a minor in Complex Systems, as well as a BSc in Liberal Arts & Sciences, both from Utrecht University. He then pursued an MSc in Social-Ecological Resilience for Sustainable Development at the Stockholm Resilience Centre, writing his thesis on the modelling of degrowth policies in Sweden with system dynamics.