The Journal of Cleaner Production will be issuing a special volume on the topic of technology and degrowth and is looking for interesting scientific contributions. Abstracts of 400 to 500 words can be submitted until 31 August 2015. The special volume aims to both provide 1) a state of the art selection of current discussions of the role of technology within Degrowth in academia and practice and 2) a deepened reflection on technologies with the aim to specify perspectives and to overcome their entrenchment. The full call for papers can be accessed here
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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 ...
On the Need for Collaboration Between Social Movements and Activisms By Lucie Bardos Not that long ago, I left North America and arrived fresh and starry-eyed in Lund, Sweden, ready to begin my master’s degree in a program entitled Culture, Power and Sustainability. In my second year, I decided to write my thesis about the Transition Town movement, a social movement out of Great Britain born ...
Unter dem Motto „Besser – Anders – Weniger“ beleuchtet das aktuelle Böll.Thema den weltweiten Trend zur Suche nach alternativen Wirtschaftskonzepten, denn schneller als die Wirtschaft wächst in vielen Teilen der Welt „das Unbehagen an einer Vorherrschaft der Wirtschaft, die alle Lebensbereiche dominiert“. Das Heft zeigt und verknüpft einige der vielfältigen konkreten Alternativen, die zunehmend [...]