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...
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 an...
„Weiter wie bisher“, lautet das Motto der herrschenden Politik, gerade auch in Deutschland. Die dominante öffentliche Diskussion und Politik inszeniert sich als Sachzwang-Politik – Anpassungsleistungen an die angeblich alternativlose Austeritätspolitik sind andernorts zu erbringen. Dass Menschen verarmen, von unten nach oben umverteilt wird und soziale Rechte und Demokratie abgebaut werden, sei nur vorübergehend, wird [...]
