http://www.degrowthindiainitiative.org/We are very excited that there's now a promising degrowth-iniatiative in India. The Degrowth-India initiative and blog aims at re-politicizing the Indian debate on the much needed socio-ecological transformation. A press-article about the kick-off of the initiative is available here. If you're interested in the further development of the debate, stay tuned in!
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 Mark Burton Most ecological economists argue that continued economic growth is incompatible with ecological safety. That is to say continued increases in Gross Domestic Product, (GDP and also Gross Value Added, GVA) cannot happen while reducing ecological impacts in general, and climate change-causing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in particular. It isn’t a popular message, and is one that ...
Ausschreibung von zwei Promotionsstipendien der Rosa-Luxemburg-Stiftung Fragen sozial-ökologischer Transformation und sozialer Reproduktion bilden derzeit einen Arbeitsschwerpunkt der Stiftung. Die wissenschaftlichen Untersuchungsgegenstände der zu fördernden Promotionsvorhaben sollten schwerpunktmäßig in Europa bzw. in Lateinamerika liegen und globale Fragen ausgehend von diesen beiden Kontinenten in den Blick nehmen. Denkbare Beispiele wären Komplementaritäten des Ressourcen-Extraktivismus in Lateinamerika mit einer auf [...]
