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Misc • 2017

Prosperity without Growth 2nd Edition

Subtitle: Foundations for the Economy of Tomorrow 2nd Edition of Tim Jacksons "Prosperity without Growth - Economics for a Finite Planet" The publisher: What can prosperity possibly mean in a world of environmental and social limits? The publication of Prosperity without Growth was a landmark in the sustainability debate. Tim Jackson’s piercing challenge to conventional economics openly...

Misc • 2017

Degrowth in Bewegung(en)

By: Diverse

Degrowth in Bewegung(en) ist ein Publikationsprojekt des in Leipzig ansässigen Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie sowie des Jenaer DFG-Kolleg  Postwachstumsgesellschaften. Das Projekt brachte Vertreter_innen von 32 sozialen Bewegungen und alternativ-ökonomischen Strömungen zusammen. Diese haben in kurzen, gut strukturierten Texten ihre Bewegung beschrieben, Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede zu...

Interview • 2017

Episode 22: Professor Giorgos Kallis: Degrowth and the dangers of excessive economic growth

By: Giorgos Kallis

thesustainabilityagenda.com: In this interview, Professor Giorgos Kallis, a leading degrowth thinker, provides an overview of evolving theories of degrowth. Degrowth theorists argue for a reduction in production and consumption, arguing that overconsumption is at the root of many of the long term environmental issues and social inequalities facing the world today. Professor Kallis highlights...

Scientific paper • 2017

Another Economy is Possible: Culture and Economy in a Time of Crisis

By: Giorgos Kallis, Angelos Varvarousis, Sarah Banet-Weiser, Manuel Castells, Sviatlana Hlebik, Lana Swartz, Lisa Servon, Sarah Pink, Kirsten Seale

Description on Wiley.com: Throughout the Western world, governments and financial elites responded to the financial crisis of 2008 by trying to restore the conditions of business as usual, but the economic, social and human damage inflicted by the crisis has given rise to a reconsideration of the inevitability of unfettered capitalism as a fact of life. A number of economic practices and...

Report • 2017

Commons Transition and P2P: a primer

By: Michel Bauwens, Vasilis Kostakis, Stacco Troncoso, Ann Marie Utratel, Elena Martínez

commonstransition.org: This short primer, co-published with the Transnational Institute explains the Commons and P2P, how they interrelate, their movements and trends, and how a Commons transition is poised to reinvigorate work, politics, production, and care, both interpersonal and environmental. Drawing from our ten year + history researching and advocating for P2P/Commons Alternatives, the...

Misc • 2017

Kein Wachstum ist auch (k)eine Lösung

By: Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie

Kaum etwas beschäftigt Politiker_innen und Wirtschaftsexpert_innen so sehr wie das Wirtschaftswachstum: Wie groß wird es? Wie viel braucht es, damit die Arbeitslosigkeit zurückgeht? Welche Politik schafft am meisten davon? Wie viel Soziales und wie viel Ökologie verkraftet das Wachstum? Welche Wirtschaftszweige müssen gefördert werden, weil sie «Wachstumstreiber» sind? Das Ziel...

Misc • 2017

Imperiale Lebensweise

By: Ulrich Brand, Markus Wissen

Zur Ausbeutung von Mensch und Natur in Zeiten des globalen Kapitalismus Der Verlag: Haben wir die Zeiten des Imperialismus nicht längst hinter uns gelassen? Wenn man erwägt, in welchem Maße sich der Globale Norden nach wie vor an den ökologischen und sozialen Ressourcen des Globalen Südens bedient, rücken die Begriffe »Globaler Kapitalismus« und »Imperialismus« wieder näher zusammen. Unsere...

Misc • 2017

Against Doom: A Climate Insurgency Manual

By: Jeremy Brecher

From the publisher: Before the election of Donald Trump the world was already speeding toward climate catastrophe. Now President Trump has jammed his foot on the global warming accelerator. Is there any way for the rest of us to put on the brakes? Climate insurgency is a strategy for using people power to realize our common interest in protecting the climate. It uses mass, global, nonviolent...

Interview • 2017

Our addiction to economic growth is killing us

By: Jason Hickel

Description by BBC Newsnight: In this Viewsnight, anthropologist Jason Hickel asks if economic growth really makes our lives better. He is the author of The Divide: A Brief Guide to Global Inequality and its Solutions.

Interview • 2017

Water Injustice / EnvJustice Vocabulary - Rutgerd Boelens

By: Rutgerd Boelens

Rutgerd Boelens, Wageningen University, explains four layers of water injustices and how to fight against them from the political ecology perspective with a focus on water and water-related conflicts. Youtube-channel EnvJustice Vocabulary

Interview • 2017

Environmental Ethics / EnvJustice Vocabulary - Catherine Larrère

By: Catherine Larrère

Catherine Larrère, Université de Paris I-Panthéon-Sorbonne, explains the term "Environmental Ethics" and why it ought to be instrumental to the environmental justice movement. Youtube-channel EnvJustice Vocabulary

Interview • 2017

Environmental justice / EnvJustice Vocabulary - Paul Mohai

By: Paul Mohai

Paul Mohai, University of Michigan, explains the origins of "Environmental Justice", in particular, how it emerged in the United States including his personal experience. Youtube-channel EnvJustice Vocabulary

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

Radical Ecological Democracy / EnvJustice Vocabulary - Ashish Kothari

By: Ashish Kothari

Ashish Kothari, Kalpavriksh, India, explains the term "Radical Ecological Democracy" and he nourishes the narration with unique examples from India. Youtube-channel EnvJustice Vocabulary

Interview • 2017

Popular Epidemiology / EnvJustice Vocabulary - Grettel Navas

By: Grettel Navas

Grettel Navas, ICTA-UAB, explains the term "Popular Epidemiology" and exemplifies it with a particular case from Argentina: Mothers of Ituzaingó. Youtube-channel EnvJustice Vocabulary

Interview • 2017

Boom Crops / EnvJustice Vocabulary - Juan Liu

By: Juan Liu

Juan Liu, ICTA-UAB, explains the term "Boom Crops" and the experience of China with peculiar boom crops, such as sugar cane and eucalyptus. 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

Misc • 2017

movum - Heft 18: Umweltpolitik

By: Michael Müller, Hubert Weiger, Kai Niebert, Susanne Götze, Jörg Staude, Susanne Schwarz, Joachim Wille, Martin Held, Jörg Schindler, Hannes Lindenberg, Reiner Hoffmann, Albrecht von Lucke, Manuela Schönau

Heft 18 des Magazins movum zum Thema Umweltpolitik. Kurzbeschreibung: Umweltpolitik muss von einer korrigierenden Ergänzung anderer Politikfelder zur treibenden Kraft des gesellschaftlichen und wirtschaftlichen Umbaus werden. Das Heft als PDF Die Infografik als PDF

Misc • 2017

movum - Heft 17: Demokratie

By: Michael Müller, Heike Walk, Katja Kipping, Hubert Weiger, Jörg Sommer, Susanne Götze, Susanne Götze, Verena Kern, Susanne Schwarz, Joachim Wille, Ralf-Uew Beck, Josef Göppel, Ute Vogt, Anton Hofreiter, Bern Marticke

Heft 19 des Magazins movum zum Thema Demokratie. Kurzbeschreibung: Gelingende Partizipation ist entscheidend für den nötigen Wandel. Mehr Bürgerbeteiligung und direkte Demokratie machen uns widerstandsfähig gegen Populismus. Das Heft als PDF Die Infogafik als PDF