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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This and many other questions around European politics were discussed at the first Post-growth conference, which took place at the EU Parliament on September 18 and 19. Hosted by ten Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from five party families, it attracted around 600 people to Brussels. Through panel (and solely panel) discussions, they engaged in debates around economic models, technolo...
Eine Auswertung ist ein schwieriges Genre. Bei MOVE UTOPIA, dem fünftägigen Zusammen!Treffen! für eine Welt nach Bedürfnissen und Fähigkeiten, ist es eine Herausforderung: Über 1000 Menschen aus sehr unterschiedlichen Bewegungen trafen sich – manche für mehr als eine Woche, einige nur für einen Tag–, um der Vision einer tauschlogikfreien Gesellschaft nachzuspüren. Schauplatz des Treffens war de...
One of the most controversially discussed key tracks during the 5th International Degrowth Conference 2016 in Budapest was “Degrowth and other social movements”. Can degrowth be considered a movement? Does degrowth embrace all kinds of movements struggling for a sustainable future? On one hand, the notion of “degrowth movement(s)” was rigorously criticized for fragmenting the political struggle...
