Degrowth

About Terry Leahy

Terry Leahy is a sociologist from Melbourne. Key research interests are system change, food security for rural Africa, the global environmental crisis, and the philosophy of the social sciences. He promotes the gift economy as the long-term solution to current problems. His most recent book is System Change for a Liveable Future (Mayfly, 2025).

Strategy • 20.03.2026

Horizontalism: A degrowth strategy

By: Vincent Liegey, Anitra Nelson, Terry Leahy

Terry Leahy, Anitra Nelson, and Vincent Liegey outline their understanding of horizontalism and its role in helping realise a degrowth future.

Strategy • 30.09.2025

Debating degrowth: A response to Jason Hickel

By: Vincent Liegey, Anitra Nelson, Terry Leahy

As a response to Jason Hickel's interview with the Break-Down Journal, the authors share their thoughts on degrowth as a concept and a movement, and the role it plays in a challenging political context.