Von Friederike Habermann Die Verletzung demokratischer Prozesse im Zuge der Wirtschafts- und Finanzkrise 2007/08 sei als Epochenbruch vergleichbar mit der großen Depression „und allem, was danach kam“, so Georg Diez in seiner vorläufig letzten Kolumne auf spiegel-online.de. Grund für den nunmehr erstarkenden Rassismus in Verbindung mit einer radikalen Rechten sei aber auch die Ratlosigkeit linker Parteien – darauf, dass immer mehr Menschen als Verlierer in einem System abgehängt würden, das als alternativlos proklamiert werde. Weiterlesen auf Postwachstum.de
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 ...
By Ashish Kothari, Federico Demaria and Alberto Acosta André Reichel’s very thoughtful piece ‘Retaking sustainable development for degrowth’ raises several very important issues. We start by acknowledging that we and Reichel are clearly on the same page in criticizing current models of ‘growth’ including in its ‘green’ and ‘eco-modernist’ forms. We concur also on the need for the world to move...
Camila Moreno, expert on "green" energy in Brazil, gives some demonstrative examples of so called green and clean energy projects and their impact in the Global South. Her input is part of the panel A worldwide energy revolution? which took place at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in September 2014. Would you like to continue on the topic? Discussions and actions for Climate Justice and D...
