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
.Welche Auswirkungen hat die Beschäftigung mit Degrowth für verschiedene Bewegungen, die beim Projekt "Degrowth in Bewegungen" dabei waren? Darüber sprechen Olaf Bernau (afrique europe interact), Friederike Habermann (Ecommony, MOVE Utopia), Theresa Klostermeyer (Deutscher Naturschutzring) und Werner Rätz (Attac), moderiert von Nina Treu (Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie) bei einer Podiumsdiskussion i...
The fifth international Degrowth Conference is over, the call to host the sixth has been opened. A lot could be said about the conference, yet I do not intend to give a comprehensive overview, nor examine how it stands in relation with the former conferences. Instead, I want to share five aspects of the conference, which I found particularly insightful. 1. A Degrowth Conference in Hungary? ...
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...
