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By: Ashish Kothari

Abstract: Globalised development and centralised natural resource governance have seriously threatened the ecological security of countries like India, with rapid loss of ecosystems and biodiversity. Official responses to such loss have mostly been top-down, undemocratic protected area systems and conservation laws. However, across the country as in other parts of the world, communities and civ...

By: Claudio Vitari

Electronic currencies, degrowth, money, work system framework, Information and communication technology

By: Ronald Blaschke, Stefan Füsers

This media entry is a stirring paper of the Group Assembly Process (GAP) at the Degrowth Conference in Leipzig in 2014. This paper belongs the group Basic income.

By: Helmut Röscheisen, Marion Busch

Herausgeber_innen: Mit minimalem Ressourcenverbrauch, Nullwachstum und im Frieden miteinander leben – das ist die Vision einer Gesellschaft, in der die Menschen vielleicht glücklicher sind als heute. Das setzt aber voraus, dass das Gemeinwohl in den Vordergrund rückt und die individuen sich umeinander kümmern, sagt der Generalsekretär des deutschen Naturschutzrings Helmut Röscheisen.

By: Monica Guillen

human needs, international development, wellbeing, economic growth, values

By: Irma Rybnikova, Ronald Hartz

Abstract: In the present paper we focus on the question to what extent co-operatives can be regarded as participatory forms of organization – as they are often represented – despite the growth-effects. For this, we draw on conceptual as well as empirical material. Whereas the previous research raises serious doubts concerning the role model of cooperatives as participatory firms, the results of...

By: Lúcia Fernandes

Abstract: The work aims to present the general aspects of a recently started postdoctoral research project at the Research Centre in Sociological and Organizational Sociology (SOCIUS) and the Centre for Social Studies (CES), Portugal. Some empirical data is from the research project Communication and Political Engagement with Environmental Issues - COMPOLIS (I am part of the project research te...

By: Felix Ekardt

Abstract: By examining the problem of climate change this paper develops a substantial critique of the background assumptions that not only the formulation of economic theories but, in parts, also that of sociological/ political theories base on. However, this approach does not “supplement” to efficiency considerations” which up to now dominate the practical debate; it rather supersedes them. I...

By: Jörg W. Althammer, Heinz Lampert

Als Standardwerk in den Sozialwissenschaften bietet das Buch einen von den Rezensenten anerkannten kompetenten Überblick über Geschichte, Theorie, Handlungsfelder und Reformprobleme der staatlichen Sozialpolitik. Durch zahlreiche Tabellen, Schaubilder, Übersichten, Literaturhinweise und ein ausführliches Sachregister trägt es ebenso wie durch seine allgemeinverständliche Darstellung didaktische...

By: Dan O´Neill

Is economic growth always a good thing? Why are people in countries like the US and UK not happier or working fewer hours when GDP has tripled since 1950? Dan O'Neill's thought-provoking talk exposes the pitfalls of economic growth and hints at alternative ways to measure progress. Dan O'Neill is a lecturer in ecological economics at the University of Leeds, and the chief economist at t...

By: Miriam Lahusen, Sirkka Jacobsen

[gallery link="file" columns="4" ids="105124,105125,105126,105127"] From the conference programme: Needs and behaviours of citizens are important sources of knowledge for research and development in the field of energy sufficiency. This workshop will investigate how these can be included by using artistic methods developed by designers in the project “Energiesuffizienz” of the ifeu Institute...

By: Nnimmo Bassey, Tadzio Müller, Lucia Ortiz, Lyda Fernanda

Panel discussion at the the 4th International Degrowth Conference for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Leipzig in 2014. Speakers: Tadzio Müller, Nnimmo Bassey, Lucia Ortiz Facilitation: Lyda Fernanda From the conference programme: The question of global justice is frequently underplayed or even omitted in the debate about the relationship between the climate crisis and eco...

By: Claudio Cattaneo

Abstract: Eco-communities are specifically planned and set up for people to come and live together with the goal of living and working according to ecological principles by promoting a degree of sharing (see also work-sharing) and pursuing well-being through more sustainable life-styles, direct democracy and a degree of autonomy. Participative DIY non-monetary practices are applied for agricult...

By: Claudio Cattaneo

Abstract: The paper starts from a literature review on the relationship basic income and degrowth and then develops some criticisms for which basic income might not be an adequate degrowth policy. It finally discusses the extent for which basic income might be a plausible degrowth proposal, but only as a social policy related to economic crisis (unwanted degrowth) therefore only of temporary, o...

By: Christiane Kliemann

By Nafeez Ahmed Worried about the shit hitting the fan on climate change and other major crises? Good. Because those crises prove that civilization is in the midst of a phase shift to new forms – and we’ve got the opportunity, right now, to ride the wave of five interlinked revolutions in information, food, energy,

By: aboutsource

The workshop “How to sell degrowth: Business models II” was a short paper session following the scientific paper session “How to sell degrowth: Business models I”. Gabriel Trettel Silva as the first presenter rose the question of whether or not profit-making is compatible with the principles of a steady-state economy. His own conclusion was that it […]

By: Bram Büscher

Abstract: A growing body of literature is exploring the intertwined histories and current dynamics of global capitalism and global conservation. One of the major arguments in this literature is that the development of global conservation is directly related to the development of global capitalism, and thus to capitalism’s sine-qua-non, economic growth. This paper reviews these intertwined histo...

By: Christiane Kliemann

Eine Sendung des unabhängigen Nachrichtenmagazins Kontext TV zur Degrowth-Konferenz: Quelle: www.kontext-tv.de

By: Petra Wächter

Abstract: Energy use in the context of degrowth goes beyond the claim for dematerialization and energy efficiency improvements. Although we can observe a decoupling of energy from growth in the past decade, absolute energy consumption is still increasing worldwide. Energy efficiency improvements are not sufficient to overcome an exploitation of energy resources and enhance the rebound-effect to...

By: aboutsource

Without trying to give definitions of growth or degrowth everybody knows anyway, I would like to emphasize that these phenomena were always subject to discussions. Even a non-economist knows that it is impossible to talk about growth without mentioning ideas like increases in production factors, industrialization or economic development. Any increase has to come to a […]