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
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Environmental protection is needed because we take useful things out of nature and put useless or harmful things back in. The resulting depletion and pollution have reached harmful, unsustainable levels. We know that voluntary behaviour change, led by an elite that encourages, fosters and politely ‘nudges’ the masses, won’t do it. Legislated solutions are needed on the principle of ‘I will if y...
By Oscar Krüger By now, there are likely few who have not heard of Pope Francis's recent encyclical on the environment, “Laudato Si'”. And as many of the readers of this blog might already know, the Spanish and Italian versions contain what appears to be a direct endorsement of degrowth: the use of the term „decrecimiento“ (sp) and „decrescita“ (it), even if this is watered down to „decreased ...
Der Kapp-Forschungspreis für Ökologische Ökonomie ging dieses Jahr an Matthias Schmelzer, Corinna Burkhart und Dirk Posse. Die Verleihung des mit 5.000 Euro dotierten Preises zur wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchsförderung fand am 5. September auf einer feierlichen Veranstaltung im Rahmen der Degrowth-Konferenz statt. Aus den 25 eingereichten Studien wurden drei für einen Preis ausgewählt. Der Hist...
