Von Tilman Santarius
Degrowth-Konferenzen sind nicht nur spannend, weil dort ganz drängende Fragen unserer Zeit mit meist sympathischen Menschen in bunter Zusammenkunft aus Süd, Ost und West diskutiert werden. Sondern auch, weil dort unterschiedliche Formate und Herangehensweisen, wie gesellschaftlicher Wandel ins Werk gesetzt werden können, unter einem Dach diskutiert werden. Weiterlesen auf dem Blog Postwachstum
The 6th International Degrowth Conference finished on Saturday, the 25th of August with a demonstration under the rain in the center of Malmö. Typical weather for the end of August in Sweden, and very welcomed after the past worryingly dry months. The subtitle 'Dialogues in Turbulent Times' would summarize the week quite well. The strangely hot summer experienced by all of us was frequently ...
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...
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...