Degrowth: lost in plurality? There seems to exist a gap in the degrowth discourse around the question of how to move towards a degrowth society. This brings to our attention an important concept - that of strategy. Here, we will use the word ‘strategy’ to refer to how the ends (i.e. a degrowth society) is achieved by the means. Having spent a number of years probing into the degrowth discourse...
In unserer letzten Telefonkonferenz des Web-Teams wurde ich gebeten, ein Zwischenfazit für den „Stream towards Degrowth 2016“ zu schreiben. Ein undankbarer Job, denn – so interessant und unterschiedlich die Veranstaltungen des Streams im Einzelnen sind – so uninteressant sind Zwischenfazits, die wohl- oder übel auf eher abstrakter Ebene arbeiten. Mein Kollege Christopher meinte ich solle einfac...
By Monica Picavea Brazil is an amazing country, full of natural richness and blessed with many beauties. It has, however, a terrible sin on his shoulders: the thought that everything has to be done in a different, shorter, and faster way - in a way that takes advantage of everything. This is also why Brazil is currently undergoing a huge economic and political crisis, particularly reflected by...
