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Scientific paper • 2018

The Naturalisation of Growth: Marx, the Regulation Approach and Bourdieu

By: Max Koch

Bourdieu; Growth paradigm; Marx; capitalism; degrowth; naturalisation; postgrowth; regulation approach

Misc • 2018

Freie Geister

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

Der große utopische Science-Fiction-Klassiker in kongenialer Neuübersetzung. Ursula K. LeGuins ›Freie Geister‹ ist eine der bedeutendsten Utopien des 20. Jahrhunderts, in der die Systemfrage – Kommunismus, Kapitalismus oder Anarchismus? – mit aller Deutlichkeit gestellt wird. Ältere Ausgaben sind unter den Titeln ›Planet der Habenichtse‹ und ›Die Enteigneten‹ erschienen. Der einzige Ort auf...

Scientific paper • 2018

An Anarchism for Today: The Simpler Way

By: Ted Trainer

Abstract: A sustainable and just world cannot be achieved without enormous structural and cultural change. The argument presented below is that when our situation is understood in terms of resource and ecological limits, it is evident firstly that getting rid of capitalism is not sufficient. A satisfactory alternative society cannot be highly industrialised or centralised, and it must involve...

Presentation • 2018

First North-South Conference on Degrowth-Descrecimiento, México City 2018 - Undoing neoliberalism: degrowth as a radical alternative to the global crisis

By: Bárbara Muraca

Conferencia de la Plenaria del Jueves por Bárbara Muraca: "Deshaciendo el neoliberalismo: el decrecimiento como una alternativa radical a la crisis global"

Presentation • 2018

First North-South Conference on Degrowth-Descrecimiento, México City 2018 - Crítica de la riqueza capitalista

By: Henry Mora

Conferencia de la Plenaria del Jueves por Henry Mora: "Crítica de la riqueza capitalista"

Presentation • 2018

First North-South Conference on Degrowth-Descrecimiento, México City 2018 - Como el capitalismo afirma su hegemonía; el modo de vida imperial como promesa de riqueza imposible

By: Ulrich Brand

Conferencia de la Plenaria del Jueves por Ulrich Brand: "Cómo el capitalismo afirma su hegemonía: El modo de vida imperial como promesa de riqueza imposible"

Misc • 2017

Postkapitalistische Perspektiven

By: Raul Zelik

Teaser: Zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte der Menschheit leben wir in einem echten Weltsystem: dem Kapitalismus. Er ist dabei, sich zu Tode zu siegen. Der Ausstieg aus der heißlaufenden Maschine Kapitalismus stellt eine gewaltige Herausforderung dar. Auf der Suche nach gesellschaftlichen Alternativen kommen wir um die Frage nach dem Gemeineigentum nicht herum.

Misc • 2017

Capitalism, democracy, and the degrowth horizon (Part I and II)

By: Leandro Vergara-Camus

Summary: In the third post of the Ecology after capitalism series, divided in Part I and Part II, Leandro Vergara-Camus argues that the root causes of the socially and ecologically destructive character of capitalism is not to be found in growth, but in capitalist accumulation. He suggests that growth can be greened in a post-capitalist society if the institutions and dynamics that force...

Scientific paper • 2017

How to turn an ocean liner: a proposal for voluntary degrowth by redesigning money for sustainability, justice, and resilience

By: Alf Hornborg

Keywords: Resilience, money, degrowth, capitalism

Scientific paper • 2017

Are we entering the age of involuntary degrowth? Promethean technologies and declining returns of innovation

By: Mauro Bonaiuti

Keywords: Involuntary degrowth; Promethean technologies; Declining marginal returns on innovation; Georgescu-Roegen bioeconomics; Complex system theory; TFP growth

Misc • 2017

The Transition Movements meets De-Growth

By: Richard Swift, Naresh Giangrande

Co-Founder of the Transition Movement, Naresh Giangrande in conversation with Richard Swift, author of SOS Alternatives to Capitalism and a former editor of New Internationalist magazine for more than two decades. These two thinkers were brought together in the Caribbean island of Dominica, with Earthbooktv's Jessica Canham and Timothy Speaks Fishleigh at the Earthbook retreat centre in the...

Interview • 2017

Entwicklung ist eine Fata Morgana

By: Matthias Schmelzer, Alberto Acosta

Interview mit Alberto Acosta, geführt von Matthias Schmelzer Spätestens seit Geflüchtete im Sommer 2015 das europäische Grenzregime vorübergehend aus den Angeln gehoben haben, ist die Beschäftigung mit Fluchtursachen zu einem politischen Dauerbrenner avanciert. Dabei wird die Diskussion vor allem von Seiten der Regierungen und der Rechten geführt, mit dem Ziel, Migration von vornherein zu...

Misc • 2017

The illusion of degrowth: Part II

By: Branko Milanovic

A blog post by Branko Milanovic which is the third part of a discussion between him and Jason Hickel. Chronology of the discussion Original blog post by Branko Milanovic "The illusion of “degrowth” in a poor and unequal world" First reply by Jason Hickel "Why Branko Milanovic is wrong about de-growth" Reply by Branko Milanovic "The illusion of degrowth: Part II" Second Reply by Jason Hickel...

Misc • 2017

Why less is more - There’s only one way to avoid climate catastrophe: ‘de-growing’ our economy

By: Jason Hickel

Jason Hickel argues in an articel that Degrowth is the only chance to avoid catastrophic climate change

Interview • 2017

Commodity Frontier / EnvJustice Vocabulary - Begum Ozkaynak

By: Begum Ozkaynak

Begum Ozkaynak, Bogaziçi University, explains the term "Commodity Frontier", its origin and several related concepts articulated by Jason Moore. Youtube-channel EnvJustice Vocabulary

Interview • 2017

Ecosocialism / EnvJustice Vocabulary - Patrick Bond

By: Patrick Bond

Patrick Bond, UKZN-CCS, South Africa, explains the term "Ecosocialism", the crisis of capitalism and the way out with the ecosocialist logic. Youtube-channel EnvJustice Vocabulary

Interview • 2017

Civilizational Transitions / EnvJustice Vocabulary - Arturo Escobar

By: Arturo Escobar

Arturo Escobar, University of North Carolina, explains the term "Civilizational Transitions", its relationship with degrowth and environmental justice as well as the crisis of the current civilizational model and alternatives to that, such as "Buen vivir". Youtube-channel EnvJustice Vocabulary

Report • 2017

Von unten, nicht von oben

By: Sebastian Puschner

Zeitungsartikel aus der Freitag "Keine Angst! Postwachstum weist nicht den Weg in eine „staatlich-zentralistische Regulierung“ – sondern zum nächsten Repair-Café"

Misc • 2017

Chaos - Das neue Zeitalter der Revolutionen

By: Fabian Scheidler

Nach dem Erfolg seines Werkes Das Ende der Megamaschine. Geschichte einer scheiternden Zivilisation, das sich mit der Entstehungsgeschichte globaler Krisen beschäftigt, widmet sich der Berliner Autor und Journalist Fabian Scheidler in seinem neuen Buch Chaos. Das neue Zeitalter der Revolutionen der Gegenwart und Zukunft. Weltweit breitet sich zunehmend Chaos aus: Der Klimawandel wird zur...

Scientific paper • 2017

Capitalism, Democracy, and the Degrowth Horizon

By: Leandro Vergara-Camus

Keywords: Marx, capitalist accumulation, competition, control of the means of production, de-commodification