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Ester Barinaga is a professor at Lund University, affiliated with the Sten K. Johnson Centre for Entrepreneurship, within the Department of Business Administration. Her research focuses on social entrepreneurship, community economies, and the interplay between grassroots innovations and sustainable development. Barinaga has extensively studied the rise of citizen initiatives that enhance social innovation, aiming to develop resilient economies and sustainable communities. Her past projects include founding Förorten Centrum, a social venture dedicated to mural art that addressed territorial stigmatization. Barinaga coordinates and teaches master courses on topics such as 'Re-imagining Capitalism' and 'Digital Monies for a Sustainable Future'. With a strong commitment to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, she applies interventionist methods to understand the impact of grassroots economic initiatives on communities, particularly through her current collaboration with researchers in Kenya to create community currencies in Kisumu.
Lund University • Lund, Sweden
Conducts research and teaches courses related to social innovation and entrepreneurship.
Includes Master of Science in Politics and Society of the Contemporary Middle East and European Affairs.