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
.As policy makers return from Marrakesh puzzling over what a Trump presidency means for the Paris agreement, it is fascinating and wonderful to watch, from a desk in one of the biggest anti-poverty and development organisations, the increased energy, depth, and passion of the degrowth movement. But this movement is unfortunately peripheral to many development conversations. Perhaps that is be...
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...
In Diskussionen mit unternehmerischen Akteuren zum Thema Unternehmenswachstum und Wachstumskritik ist eine der ersten Rückfragen regelmäßig: Welches Wachstum ist denn gemeint? Auch die Teilnehmenden des Workshops „Zukunftsfähig wachsen? Unternehmen zwischen Wachstum und Nachhaltigkeit“ (IÖW/GLS Bank) verbanden mit Wachstum eine Vielzahl von Indikatoren, die sie für ihre eigenen Unternehmungen mit unterschiedlichem Gewicht versehen. Aus der nachhaltigkeitsorientierten [...]
