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By: Giorgos Kallis, Panos Petridis, Barbara Muraca

From the introduction: Degrowth is a new keyword. It is on the one hand a keyword that has a scientific basis on the recognition that continuous economic growth is not only unsustainable but also undesirable, and on the other, a keyword that aspires to mobilize a social movement, a ‘movement of movements’, that will act politically to stop the self-destructive path of growth economies, creating...

By: Clive Spash, Schattenblick

Interview mit Clive Spash im Rahmen der Degrowth Konferenz 2014 in Leipzig. Aus dem Interview: . . . Was geschieht mit den jungen Menschen, die zur Degrowth-Konferenz gekommen sind, in fünf Jahren? Werden sie noch radikal sein, wenn sie die Phase hinter sich haben, in der sie durch die Welt reisten und sich engagierten, jetzt jedoch einen wirklichen Beruf ergreifen müssen? Wie wird dieser Beru...

By: Tadzio Müller, Schattenblick

Interview mit Tadzio Müller im Rahmen der Degrowth Konferenz 2014 in Leipzig. Aus dem Interview: . . . Im Anschluß an den letztgenannten Workshop beantwortete er dem Schattenblick einige Fragen zu dem Charakter von Degrowth, dem wachsenden Interesse an Wachstumskritik, dem Verlauf des Kongresses und der Interessenlage der überwiegend jüngeren Teilnehmerinnen und Teilnehmer. . . Interview/0...

By: Vincent Liegey, Sara Feher

radiozora: The new spoken words series represents and presents the civil sphere and community building highlighting topics ranging from enviromental, social, ecological to economical issues. We welcome Degrowthist, Vincent Liegey, to kick off our new Open Source series where he will be a recurring host with his monthly talk shows focusing on all aspects of how "the freedom to consume is a cost...

By: Christian Felber

www.christian-felber.at: Eine demokratische Initiative wächst. Christian Felbers alternatives Wirtschaftsmodell wird nach nur vier Jahren von mehr als 1700 Unternehmen und 200 Organisationen unterstützt, zahlreiche Personen und Institutionen sowie Schulen und Universitäten aus halb Europa und weiten Teilen Lateinamerikas beteiligen sich. Felbers Gemeinwohl-Ökonomie beruht – wie eine Marktwirtsc...

By: Christine Ax, Norbert Reuter, Chema Berro, Michael Fischer

Panel discussion at the the 4th International Degrowth Conference for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Leipzig in 2014. Speakers: Norbert Reuter, Chema Berro, Christine Ax Facilitation: Michael Fischer From the conference programme: The panel will bring together trade unionists and NGO activists from both the 'classical', industrial growth-oriented and the more radical, de...

By: Nina Treu, Alberto Acosta, Naomi Klein, Pablo Paolo Kilian, Melanie Bleckert, Daniel Constein

> The event starts with minute 38. Recorded opening event of the 4th International Degrowth Conference for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Leipzig in 2014. The opening event starts with a speech by Nina Treu & Daniel Constein, who are members of the organizing team of the conference. Further there are the opening keynotes by Alberto Acosta and Naomi Klein (via video), a...

By: Matthias Schmelzer

Rough sketch of different currents of the Germans-speaking growth critical scene and degrowth movement.

By: Kathleen McAfee

Abstract: Green economy aims to save globalized capitalism from economic crisis by muting its ecologically and socially destructive consequences and surmounting conflicts rooted in worsening global inequalities. Its advocates endorse markets in nature as both a conservation strategy and a means to revive economic growth in a context of perceived resource shortages and scarce ecological space. S...

By: Vincent Liegey

Abstract: In 2011 a first book about Degrowth was published in Hungary: Latouche S., Farewell to Degrowth (Savaria). In January 2014, a second one was published, Liegey V. and Al., A Degrowth Project (Eszmelet). In this article, I will try to analyse the reception of Degrowth and in particular both these books among academics, medias, activists, and the public in the Hungarian context. This ana...

By: Marco Deriu

Abstract: The international feminist movement has developed a critique of the dominant economic model that has many aspects in common with the criticism made by the movement for degrowth. In general terms we can say that in both movements it's possible to find a critique of the centrality of productive performance and an emphasis on breeding conditions and community regeneration. Either propose...

By: Diego Andreucci, Lucia Gallardo

Abstract: The crisis of capitalism affects all spheres of social reproduction; it is an integral crisis of the current "civilization paradigm". Contemporary anti-capitalist politics must therefore struggle for a thoroughly distinct society and imaginary. In this paper, we critically evaluate two narratives which in recent years have put forward demands for a radically alternative paradigm, name...

By: Matthias Schmelzer

Knapper Überblick über unterschiedliche Strömungen die es in der deutschsprachigen wachstumskritischen Szene und der Postwachstumsbewegung gibt.

By: Degrowth Conference Leipzig 2014

Recorded closing morning of the 4th International Degrowth Conference for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Leipzig in 2014. From the conference programme: Reports from the conference: what happened in the fields of art, science, practice and in the group-assembly-process (GAP)? And a concluding report form the conference team.

By: Jean-Louis Aillon, Elena Dal Santo, Marta Guindani, Stefano Zummo, Allesandro Montis, Maurizio Pallante

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 Organizing collective action for degrowth.

By: Jan C. Zoellick

Abstract: This essay summarises a widespread critique of “sustainable growth” from the perspective of peak everything. By doing so, this essay adds peak waste capacity to the discussion as another important limiting factor to human economic growth. Assuming all mentioned peaks to occur under continued sustainable growth the “ability of future generations to meet their own needs” (Brundtland-Rep...

By: Federico Demaria, Schattenblick

Interview mit Federico Demaria im Rahmen der Degrowth Konferenz 2014 in Leipzig. Aus dem Interview: . . . Diese Konferenz sollte nicht eine rein akademische sein, sondern eine akademische mit zivilgesellschaftlicher Beteiligung. Warum? Weil wir diese Fragen politisch diskutieren müssen. Die Gesellschaft kann von uns keine Antworten erwarten, da es andernfalls eine Technokratie wäre, in der Exp...

By: Heide Imai, Noriko Minkus

Abstract: As a result of the “shrinking” societies in Germany and Japan, cities and regions are facing different challenges. While metropolitan areas like Berlin and Tokyo are growing quickly, intermediate cities like Leipzig and Kitakyushu can only keep their population or grow slowly. After a process of deindustrialisation, these cities still carry dozens of empty buildings and vacant spaces....

By: Federico Demaria, Alberto Acosta, Sylvia Lorek, Silke Helfrich, Nicola Bullard

Recorded opening plenary of the 4th International Degrowth Conference for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity in Leipzig in 2014. Speakers are Federico Demaria, Silke Helfrich, Alberto Acosta and Nicola Bullard. Moderation: Sylvia Lorek. The speakers give statements of support for degrowth.

By: Timothée Duverger

organized modernity – environmentalism – self government – heteronomy