The Journal of Cleaner Production will be issuing a special volume on the topic of technology and degrowth and is looking for interesting scientific contributions. Abstracts of 400 to 500 words can be submitted until 31 August 2015. The special volume aims to both provide 1) a state of the art selection of current discussions of the role of technology within Degrowth in academia and practice and 2) a deepened reflection on technologies with the aim to specify perspectives and to overcome their entrenchment. The full call for papers can be accessed here
.From our project "Degrowth in Movement(s)" The multiple crises that humanity is facing are becoming increasingly visible: in the form of disasters related to ecological damage, the stark inequalities between a tiny minority of ultra-rich and the vast numbers of desperately poor, the health epidemics related to both deprivation and affluence, mass refugee migrations in many parts of the world, ...
By Dennis Eversberg Tens of thousands are currently coming to Europe, hoping for a better future. They are fleeing from war, violence, political persecution and utter despair, and their hope for a better life lets them endure experiences of dire poverty, exclusion, rejection, police repression and much more on their way here. At the same time, many degrowth activists participate in numerous pr...
Interview mit Reinhard Loske Prof. Dr. Reinhard Loske ist Professor für Nachhaltigkeit und Transformationsdynamik an der Universität Witten/Herdecke. Er war von 1998 bis 2007 Mitglied des Bundestages für die Partei Bündnis 90/Die Grünen und von 2007 bis 2011 Senator für Umwelt, Bau, Verkehr und Europa der Stadt Bremen. Sein Artikel "Ist ohne Wachstum wirklich alles nichts?" in der Frankfurte...
