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Misc • 2017

Punk, not cool. Assessing the degrowth debate

Teaser: Leonardi reviews Giorgos Kallis’ new book “In defense of degrowth”, a volume that provides activists and academics alike with a detailed map of the degrowth discourse, with its theoretical controversies and opportunities for political alliances to come. The book in the media library

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...

Misc • 2017

Going for “the simpler way”

By: Ted Trainer

Summary: In his contribution to the series Ecology after capitalism, Ted Trainer argues that ecosocialism is not the answer and calls for the left and degrowthers to embrace all the radical implications of the “limits to growth” analysis. This implies following “the simpler way”, his own proposal for achieving a post-capitalist society based on the principles of eco-anarchism.

Misc • 2017

The alternative to the G20 Summit in Hamburg – Global Solidarity Summit

By: Global Solidarity Summit

Call for participation On 7 and 8 July 2017, the Leaders of the Group of 20 (G20) will meet in Hamburg. This self-styled club of 19 of the most powerful economies in the world and the EU claims to fight global crises. However, reality reveals a different picture:

Misc • 2017

Bewegungen diskutieren Degrowth

By: Andrea Vetter

Welche Auswirkungen hat die Beschäftigung mit Degrowth für verschiedene Bewegungen, die beim Projekt “Degrowth in Bewegungen” dabei waren? Darüber sprechen Olaf Bernau (afrique europe interact), Friederike Habermann (Ecommony, MOVE Utopia), Theresa Klostermeyer (Deutscher Naturschutzring) und Werner Rätz (Attac), moderiert von Nina Treu (Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie)  bei einer...

Misc • 2017

Warum hohe Wachstumsraten dauerhaft nicht erzielbar sind

By: Attac AG Jenseits des Wachstums

Aus dem Text: Das ungebremstes Wachstum aufgrund endlicher Ressourcen dauerhaft nicht möglich sein wird und außerdem unsere Lebensgrundlagen endgültig zerstören würde, muss hier nicht weiter erörtert werden. Aber nicht nur diese Grenzen des Wachstums machen die daran geknüpften Versprechen unglaubwürdig, auch in Zeiten durchschnittlicher Wachstumsraten, haben Hunger, Arbeitslosigkeit und...

Scientific paper • 2017

Degrowth: culture, power and change

By: Susan Paulson

Key words: degrowth, transition, climate change, socioecological systems

Scientific paper • 2017

Designing a beautifully poor public: postgrowth community in Italy and Japan

By: Robin M. LeBlanc

Keywords: degrowth, public space, urban planning, architecture, political ecology

Scientific paper • 2017

The unit of resilience: unbeckoned degrowth and the politics of (post)development in Peru and the Maldives

By: Eric Hirsch

Keywords: resilience, degrowth, climate change, Peru, Maldives

Scientific paper • 2017

Gross National Happiness in Bhutan: meaning, measure and degrowth in a living development alternative

By: Ritu Verma

Keywords: Gross National Happiness, degrowth, holistic development, Bhutan

Scientific paper • 2017

Finding common ground: exploring synergies between degrowth and environmental justice in Chiapas, Mexico

By: Jonathan Otto

Key Words: Degrowth, environmental justice, contestation, Mexico

Scientific paper • 2017

Making degrowth locally meaningful: the case of the Faroese grindadráp

By: Ragnheiður Bogadóttir, Elisabeth Skarðhamar Olsen

Keywords: Degrowth, whaling, Faroe Islands, relational ethic, noncapitalism

Scientific paper • 2017

Community, commons, and degrowth at Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage

By: Joshua Lockyer

Key words: commons, degrowth, ecovillages, intentional communities, participatory action research, transition discourses

Scientific paper • 2017

Neo-monastics in North Carolina, de-growth and a theology of enough

By: Amy Cox Hall

Key Words: De-growth, neo-monasticism, emerging church, millennial generation, Christianity, sharing economy

Scientific paper • 2017

Steering clear of politics: local virtues in Helsinki's design activism

By: Eeva Berglund

Keywords: social movements; Finland; urban/DIY activism; design

Scientific paper • 2017

Beyond (anti)utilitarianism: khat and alternatives to growth in northern Madagascar

By: Lisa L. Gezon

Keywords: Madagascar, khat, utilitarian, degrowth, economy, urban

Scientific paper • 2017

Timebanking in New Zealand as a prefigurative strategy within a wider degrowth movement

By: Emma McGuirk

Keywords: timebank, community currency, activism, degrowth, New Zealand

Misc • 2017

How degrowth relates to other movements

By: Nina Treu, Matthias Schmelzer, Corinna Burkhart

There is a wide range of emancipatory alternatives working towards a social-ecological transformation. It is more important than ever to underline this. From Brexit, to the AfD (Alternative für Deutschland) in Germany, to Trump —the current political turmoil is a clear sign of the discontent that exists with the prevailing system, and that expresses itself

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...

Misc • 2017

Vertrauen zwischen linken Bewegungen schaffen

By: Marianne Heinze

Die Anmeldung für das MOVE UTOPIA Zusammen!Treffen! für eine Welt nach Bedürfnissen und Fähigkeiten vom 21.-25.Juni 2017 in Lärz (Mecklenburg) ist ab sofort geöffnet. Wir veröffentlichen ein Interview der Zeitschrift arranca! mit zwei Organisator*innen des Treffens, bei dem der Zusammenhang zwischen MOVE UTOPIA und der Degrowth-Bewegung im Mittelpunkt steht.