Letter of Support for Aleksandar Matković

An increasing number of concerned intellectuals and activists have signed an open letter in support of TNI associate Aleksandar Matkovich, who has been receiving death threats. We are publishing the full text of the open letter below.

Aleksandar Matković
Aleksandar Matković

Signatories

Dr Marco Abram, Osservatorio Balcani Caucaso Transeuropa

Jack Ainsworth, activist & organiser, UK

Dr Vesna S. Aleksić, Institute for Recent History of Serbia, Belgrade

Dr Bojan Aleksov, University College London, UK

Tariq Ali, writer and social activist, UK

Dr. Dario Azzellini, ILR School, Cornell University, Ithaca, US

Dr. C. Brannon Andersen, Rose J. Forgione Professor of Earth, Environmental, and Sustainability Sciences, Furman University, US

Sydeny Andersen, graduate student, Northern Arizona University, US

Dr Vladimir Andric, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia

Mohsen Anvaari, IT consultant, Norway

Dr Raia Apostolova, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Bulgaria

Dr Rory Archer, University of Vienna, Austria

JP Arellano, activist & organizer, Mexico

Alaitz Aritza, Researcher and Lecturer, Modul University, Austria

Professor Jovo Bakić, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Loren Balhorn, Editor-in-Chief, Jacobin Magazin, Germany

Petar Bankov, University of Glasgow, UK and Diversia Collective, Bulgaria

Dr Mads Barbesgaard, Lund University, Sweden

Amelie Bauer, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, Germany

Walden Bello, Focus on the Global South, Philippines

Dr Stephanie Bender, Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany

Phyllis Bennis, Institute for Policy Studies, US

Dr Sara Bernard, University of Glasgow, UK

Myriam Best, ICTA Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Heinz Bierbaum, Executive Chair of the Rosa Luxemburg Foundation, Germany

Jana Bleckmann, Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany

Patrick Bond, Centre for Social Change, University of Johannesburg

Professor Chiara Bonfiglioli, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice 

Professor (Jun) SM Borras, International Institute of Social Studies

Jean Leon Boucher, The James Hutton Institute, UK

Odette Brady, Writer, Spain

Professor Čarna Brković, University of Meinz, Germany

Dr Andrea Brock, University of Sussex

Anton Brokow-Loga, Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany  

Dr Hubert Buch-Hansen, Roskilde University, Denmark

Vlad Bunea, author & activist, Canada

Emilio Bunge, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, IDS-Sussex

Dr Mark H Burton, co-founder, Steady State Manchester

Dr Ankica Čakardić, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Dr Anna Calori, University of Glasgow, UK

Dr. Roberto Cantoni, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain.

Eva Cardona, GOB Menorca, Spain

Damien Carême, MEP, France 

John Cavanagh, Institute for Policy Studies, US

Leïla Chaibi, MEP, France

Dr Jens Christiansen, Lund University, Sweden

Miljenko Cimesa, Croatia

Dr Ana Pajvancic-Cizelj, Danube University Krems, Austria

Dr. Jessica Collins-Bojovic, School of Social Sciences, Macquarie University, Australia

Dr. Marta Conde, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Dr Nada Ćosić, Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Serbia

Dr Muriel Côte, Lund University, Sweden

Dr Guy Crawford, Queen's University, Canada

Professor Jelka Crnobrnja-Isailović, Faculty of Sciences and Mathematics, University of Niš & Institute for Biological Research "Siniša Stanković", University of Belgrade, Serbia

Emilija Cvetković, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia

Özlem Demirel, MEP, Germany

Carla Denyer, MP, UK

Rossen Djagalov, New York University/ LeftEast/ Black Sheep

Professor Dejan Djokić, Maynooth University, Ireland

Professor Danijela Dolenec, University of Zagreb, Croatia

Steven Donziger, attorney, US

Sonja Dragović, PhD candidate, ISCTE - University Institute of Lisbon, and LeftEast platform

Kalina Drenska, LevFem, Bulgaria

Gisela Duetting, anthropologist, The Netherland

Dr. Alexander A. Dunlap, Boston DrUniversity, USA

Maria Cariola Eriksson, University of Copenhagen, Denmark 

Anuschka Erkemeij, Birkbeck, University of London 

Sebastian Everding, MEP, Germany

Professor David Featherstone, University of Glasgow 

Andrew Feinstein, former ANC MP, investigative author & campaigner, UK

Leanna First-Arai, Environmental Journalist and PhD Researcher, University College Dublin

Tonié Field - Degrowth Network Australia

Laura Flanders, author & broadcaster, New York City, US

Dr Katy Fox, independent researcher, Luxembourg

Rosie Ganino, Melbourne, Australia

Dr Melissa García Lamarca, Lund University, Sweden

Estrella Galán, MEP, Spain

Hanna Gedin, MEP, Sweden

Dr Neda Genova, University of Warwick, UK

Lindsey German, writer and campaigner, Counterfire, UK

Dr Julian Germann, University of Sussex, UK

Simona Getova, PhD candidate, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain

Dr. Luciana Ghiotto - Transnational Institute researcher, academic and teacher, Argentina. 

Professor Emily Gilbert, University of Toronto, Canada

Lisa Di Giulio, Grad Student, Stockholm Resilience Centre, Sweden

Alessia Greselin, Tampere University, Finland

Sandra Gonzalez de la Vega Gonzalez, Melbourne, Australia 

Victoria Grau, Bauhaus University Weimar, Germany

Raffaele Guarino, PhD Student, Parthenope University of Naples, Italy

Kenneth Haar, Corporate Europe Observatory

Dr Emese Hall, University of Exeter, UK

Prof. Liisa Häikiö, Tampere University, Finland

Professor Adam Hanieh, University of Exeter, UK

Distinguished Professor, David Harvey, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, US

Thieme Hennis, And The People, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dr. Luis Herranz, Autonomous University of Madrid, Spain

Dr. Tuuli Hirvilammi, Tampere University, Finland

Maximilian Hofmann, Queen Mary University of London, UK

Dr. Corinna Hölzl, HU Berlin

Eva Horáčková, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona alumna

Srećko Horvat, philosopher, Croatia

Sanja Horvatinčić, Institute of Art History, Croatia

Dr. Sandra Huning, Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany

Dr Saša Ilić, senior research associate, Belgrade, Serbia

Dr Volodymyr Ishchenko, FU Berlin, Germany

Dr Mariya Ivancheva, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, UK and LeftEast platform

Linda Ivanova, Communications Consultant, Germany 

Dr Anne Jacobi, Kassel, Germany

Dr Jostein Jakobsen, University of Oslo, Norway

Myfan Jordan, Grassroots Research Studio

Professor Carolyn Kagan ,Steady State Manchester

Anna F. Kalhorn, TU Wien, Austria

Hannah Kass, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Professor Gal Kirn, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia

Dr Višnja Kisić, Forest University, Fruška Gora

Dr. Philipp Klaus, International Network for Urban Research and Action, INURA Common Office, Zurich, Switzerland

Višnja Kljajić, architect, Zagreb, Croatia.

Goda Klumbyte, Kassel, Germany

Miriam Knödler, farmer and student at Umeå University, Sweden

Dr Milica Kočović De Santo, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia

Dr Matthias Kranke, Freiburg Institute for Advanced Studies (FRIAS), University of Freiburg, Germany

Dr. Timmo Krüger, Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany

Dr Katarina Kušić, University of Vienna

Jere Kuzmanić, UPC Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

Enzo Lara-Hamilton, Research Support, University of Melbourne, Australia

Clive Lewis MP, UK

Vincent Liegey, coordinator of Cargonomia, degrowth research cooperative, Budapest

Jessica de Souza Lipinski, master student at Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona

Patrick Loftus, writer, US

Milica Lukić, Research Associate, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Geography

Dr. Manuel Lutz, Stattbau, Berlin, Germany

Lily Lynch, Editor-in-Chief of Balkanist, US

Dr. Nicolas P.L. Magnard, Leiden university, Netherlands

Stuart Malcolm, UAB Grad Student, cartoonist, teacher in USA

Professor Siniša Malešević, University College, Dublin, Ireland

Dr Anita Malhotra, School of Environmental and Natural Sciences, Bangor University, UK

Dr Andreas Malm, Lund University, Sweden

Emiliano Teran Mantovani, professor/researcher CENDES - Universidad Central de Venezuela

Prof. Miguel A. Martinez, Uppsala University

Francesco Martone, TNI associate

Dr Marija Maruna, Faculty of Architecture University of Belgrade, Serbia

Dr. Bojana Matejic, University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Fine Arts

Maiko Mathiesen, R&D International / Degrowth Estonia

James Meadway, economist, UK

Dr. Tomislav Medak, independent researcher, Zagreb, Croatia

Filipe Medeiros, University of Bergen, Norway

Professor Branko Milanović, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, US

Dr Marko Miljković, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia

Dr Goran Musić, University of Vienna, Austria

Dr. María Consuelo Revilla Nebreda, Chemical Engineer, Dresden, Germany

Anitra Nelson, Honorary Principal Fellow, University of Melbourne, Australia

Professor Susan Newman, Open University, UK

Dallas O’Dell, London School of Economics, UK

Dr Lorna O'Hara, University of Glasgow

Stefanie Ortmann, senior lecturer in IR at the University of Sussex

Nicolás Palacios, ETH Zurich

Lucas Pannier retired master special education Belgium 

Eleni Pappa, Phd fellow, Department of Food and resource economics, University of Copenhagen

Dr Adam Patrick Marshall, UK

Dr Mihailo Paunovic, Institute of Economic Sciences, Belgrade, Serbia

Dr Juliette Peers, Central Victoria, Australia [art historian/curator/writer Sheila Foundation for Women in the Arts, Gippsland Art Gallery] 

Professor Katarina Peović, University of Rijeka, Croatia

Dr Angela Pérez, FAU, Germany

Adela Petrović, PhD candidate, Charles University, Czechia

Professor Emeritus Michel Pimbert, University of Coventry, UK

Dragan Plavsic, University of Hertfordshire, UK

Adrien Plomteux, PhD candidate, University College London

Dr Ana Poças, TU Delft, Netherlands

Prof. Dr. Milica Popovic, University of Belgrade - Faculty of Chemistry, Serbia 

Tanja Potežica, Bauhaus University, Weimar, Germany

Vijay Prashad

Dr Milica Prokic, University of Strathclyde, UK

Francois Questiaux, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Carola Rackete, MEP, Germany

Sanaz Raji, ISRF Scholar Fellow & Visiting Researcher, Northumbria University, UK

Dr. Vasna Ramasar, Lund University, Sweden

Giacomo Ravaioli, PhD Candidate at University of Lisbon

Thomas Reifer, TNI associate

Melise Reynolds, Bellingen, NSW, Australia.

Dr Katharina Richter, University of Bristol, UK

Dr Melanie Richter-Montpetit, University of Sussex

Thea Riofrancos, Professor of Political Science, US

Dr Francesca Rolandi, University of Florence, Italy

Nicolas Rolle, ETH Zurich, Switzerland 

Dr Steven Rolf, University of Sussex, UK

Dr Sergio Ruiz Cayuela, ICTA - Autonomous University of Barcelona

Dr. Alberto Matarán Ruiz, Professor University of Granada, Spain

Ana Miljanović Rusan, master student at Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Germany/Croatia

Dr. Rebecca Rutt, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Mgtr. Alex Samaniego, ICTA Autonomous University of Barcelona. Ecuador.

Dr Catherine Samary, researcher in political economy, France

Katherine G. Sammler, University of Twente

Inge Schrijver, Institute of Environmental Sciences, Leiden University, the Netherlands

Dr Kate Shaw, urban geographer, University of Melbourne, Australia

Alan Fortuny Sicart, Lead Data Scientist at leonardo. and global justice activist

Dr.Eugene Simonov, UNSW and Rivers without Boundaries International Coalition Coordinator, Australia.    

Jonas Sjöstedt, MEP, Sweden

Zoran Skala, Transition initiative TIKO, Krk, Climate ambassador European Climate Pact

Dr Ivan Smiljanić, Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Dr Annemarie Sorescu-Marinković, Institute for Balkan Studies, Belgrade

Dr. Arwen Spicer, Portland State University, US

Dr Milena Stateva, Orion Grid

Sergey Steblev, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain

Professor Julia Steinberger, University of Lausanne

Dr Paul Stubbs, The Institute of Economics, Zagreb, Croatia

Niloufar Tajeri, Technical University Berlin, Germany

Dr. Mariko Takedomi Karlsson, Lund University, Sweden

Dr. Mary N. Taylor, Graduate Center of the City University of New York, US

Stoyo Tetevenski, PhD fellow, Sofia University, Bulgaria

Dr Sanja Petrović Todosijević, Institute for Recent History of Serbia 

Tanguy Tomes, Debt for Climate, Spain

Dr Goran Tomka, Forest University, Fruška Gora

Professor Adam Tooze, Columbia University, US

Dr Đorđe Trpkov,  Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Emilie Tricarico, European Environmental Bureau, Brussels, Belgium

Dr Vladimir Unkovski-Korica, University of Glasgow, UK

Esther Vallado, Asociación Biodiversa, Spain

Achin Vanaik, TNI associate, India  

Dr. Aaron Vansintjan, Food Secure Canada

Dr. Angelos Varvarousis, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona 

Dr Ana Vilenica, University of Torino, Italy

Hans Volmary, Technical University of Dresden, Germany

Dr Alexander Vorbrugg, University of Bern, Switzerland

Professor Radina Vučetić, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, Serbia

Dr Aleksandra Vučković, University of Belgrade, Serbia 

Dr. Mariana Walter, Institut Barcelona d Estudis Internacionals, Barcelona, Spain

Sarah Ware, Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria

Dr Christos Zografos, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain