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Scientific paper • 2017

Pope Francis and Degrowth: A Possible Dialogue for a Post-Capitalist Alternative

By: Roberto Puggioni

Keywords: Laudato Si’; Ecology; structural change; Degrowth; Pope Francis; economic crisis

Scientific paper • 2017

A framework for the integration of the conviviality concept in the design process

By: Benjamin Tyl, Iban Lizarralde

Keywords: Conviviality; Degrowth; Sustainable design; Eco-design; Multi-case studies; Participatory research; Bicycle

Scientific paper • 2017

The Matrix of Convivial Technology?Assessing technologies for degrowth

By: Andrea Vetter

Keywords: Conviviality; Ethics of technology; Ethnography; Degrowth; Open Source; Ivan Illich

Scientific paper • 2017

Degrowth and collaborative value creation: Reflections on concepts and technologies

By: Stephan Hankammer, Robin Kleer

Keywords: Degrowth; Collaborative value creation; Technology

Scientific paper • 2017

Optimal Versus Sustainable Degrowth Policies

By: Marc Germain

Keywords: Degrowth; Steady state economics; Pollution tax; Intergenerational equity

Scientific paper • 2017

It's not (all) about efficiency: Powering and organizing technology from a degrowth perspective

By: Jan Cornelius Zoellick, Arpita Bisht

Abstract: Transgressions of ecological boundaries and increasing social inequality question the paradigm of continual economic growth guided by technological efficiency - often cited as the only solution to these crises. This paper develops a critical and diversified viewpoint on technology for degrowth. ‘Classical perspectives’ of Illich's convivial society, Elull's critique of technique,...

Scientific paper • 2017

Methodological Luddism: A concept for tying degrowth to the assessment and regulation of technologies

By: José Luís Garcia, Helena Mateus Jerónimo, Tiago Mesquita Carvalho

Keywords: Degrowth; Methodological Luddism; Technology assessment; Reform of technology; Responsibility; Focal things and practices

Scientific paper • 2017

Agriculture and degrowth: State of the art and assessment of organic and biotech-based agriculture from a degrowth perspective

By: Tiziano Gomiero

Keywords: Degrowth; Agriculture; Farming system analysis; Societal metabolism; Appropriate technology; Convivial tools

Scientific paper • 2017

Framing the future of fracking: discursive lock-in or energy degrowth in the Netherlands?

By: Tamara Metze

Keywords: Degrowth; Technology; Hydraulic fracturing; Shale gas; Framing; Socio-technological futures

Misc • 2017

Enough is as good as a feast: here’s how we can imagine a brighter food future

By: Christoph Rupprecht

Article about the future of food. How it is envisioned by the World Economics Forum in 2017 and what other possible imaginaries there are or could be.

Misc • 2017

Dragon Dreaming and Degrowth

By: John Croft, Julia Kommerell

Dragon Dreaming offers simple, objective and playful tools for visionary processes, planning, implementation, evaluation and celebration to make our dreams come true. Thus it helps building a degrowth society.

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

Planting the seeds of degrowth in times of crisis

By: Marula Tsagkari

From the article: . . . In the Chinese language the word crisis is represented by two symbols. The first means danger and, the second, opportunity. It is true that economic crises are complex phenomena, and a form of exogenous shock in the society. On the other hand, they are also an opportunity to challenge the current way of thinking and they can open a door to a profound change. As some...

Misc • 2017

Routledge Handbook of Ecological Economics

By: Niko Paech, Bengi Akbulut, Joan Martinez-Alier, Max Koch, Tone Smith, Viviana Asara, Ulrich Brand, Christian Kerschner, Ines Omann, Felix Rauschmayer, Irmi Seidl, Nadia Johanisova, Iñigo Capellán-Pérez, Erik Gómez-Baggethun, Patrick Bond, Nuno Videira, Brian Czech, Andy Stirling, Eva Fraňková, Fikret Adaman, Begüm Özkaynak, Alf Hornborg, Roger Strand, Rui Santos, Clive L. Spash, Armin Puller, Arild Vatn, Ariel Salleh, Ali Douai, Eric Berr, Karolina Safarzynska, Kozo Torasan Mayumi, Armin Dieter, Fridolin Krausmann, Vincent Devictor, Richard B. Norgaard, Lorenz Stör, Markus Wissen, Asad Zaman, Peter E. Earl, Karin Dobernig, Wolfgang J. Fellner, John O’Neill, Katie McShane, Richard B. Howarth, Jeroen P. van der Sluijs, Salvatore Greco, Giuseppe Munda, Rebecca White, Ben Davies, Kirsty L. Blackstock, Jasper Kenter, Paula Antunes, Jon D. Erickson, Melinda Kane, Philippe Roman, Géraldine Thiry, Beatriz Rodriguez-Labajos, Daniel Hausknost, Molly Scott Cato, Laura Frye-Levine, Richard S. Levine, Pat Devine

Contents Part I Foundations 1. Social ecological economics - Clive L. Spash 2. A critical and realist approach to ecological economics - Armin Puller and Tone Smith Part II Heterodox thought on the environment 3. Critical institutional economics - Arild Vatn 4. Political ecology and unequal exchange - Alf Hornborg 5. Ecofeminism - Ariel Salleh 6. Ecological Marxism and ecological economics:...

Misc • 2017

How do we humans change course?

By: Susan Paulson

Anthropological thoughts on degrowth Degrowth energizes and interconnects remarkably heterodox thinking and surprisingly heterogeneous action. To advance dialogue among diverse pathways, a recent JPE issue on “Degrowth, Culture and Power” joins studies of 15 initiatives to forge worlds that prioritize well-being, equity and sustainability rather than expansion. My introduction to that issue...

Misc • 2017

Degrowth: the case for a new economic paradigm

By: Riccardo Mastini

Teaser: Unbridled growth appears to be at odds with social well-being and environmental sustainability. How might we develop a model that reduces the imperative for growth while maintaining economic stability?

Misc • 2017

Wachstum vorprogrammiert – Der blinde Fleck der Klimaschutzszenarien

By: Kai Kuhnhenn

Wir alle benutzen täglich Modelle, um unsere Umwelt zu erklären. Ein Beispiel: Ich gehe davon aus – und bin mir dabei ziemlich sicher –, dass ein Baum wächst, wenn er genug Wasser, Nährstoffe und Sonne bekommt. Ich habe dabei ein simples Modell eines Baumes im Kopf, ohne genau zu verstehen, was in dessen Wurzelwerk, Stamm,

Misc • 2017

Deep Ecology: System Change with Head, Heart and Hand

By: Christiane Kliemann

Every day we are bombarded with frightening news. But how do we personally feel about them and how can we deal with them as society as a whole? Which future do I actually want for myself, for the world and for my children? And how are my personal feelings and motivations connected to the larger

Misc • 2017

Tiefenökologie – Systemwandel mit Kopf, Herz und Hand

By: Christiane Kliemann

Täglich prasseln bedrohliche Nachrichten auf uns ein. Wie geht es mir persönlich damit und wie können wir als Gesellschaft damit umgehen? Welche Zukunft wünsche ich mir überhaupt für mich, die Welt und auch meine Kinder? Und wie hängt das, was mich in meinem Leben bewegt, zusammen mit dem Großen Ganzen? Wovor habe ich Angst, was

Misc • 2017

Care Revolution und Degrowth bilden Bündnis

By: Andrea Vetter

Das Netzwerk Care Revolution veröffentlicht einen lesenswerten Artikel über den Zusammenhang von Degrowth und Care.