When hitch-hiking, a certain irony is common: Time and time again, the authors' of this post have been picked up by drivers who immediately instruct them that hitch-hiking used to work, but now is impossible. That these conversations were taking place at all would appear to contradict this supposed fact. This is not to say that it is always easy. Roads bar access to their sides for pedestrians ...
By Corinna Burkhart Humans get used to quite a lot of things and live their daily life through a set of what we can call habits. Everyday experiences are not much worth a thought as long as everything is like it always is. This can be driving by car to town, only to get stuck in the usual traffic jam, or something very simple like flushing the toilet or using knife and fork to eat a grilled pi...
Die Initiative Psychologie im Umweltschutz e.V. (IPU) veranstaltete im Mai 2014 ihren 43. Kongress. Für den Stream towards Degrowth fragten wir nach, welche Denkansätze Perspektiven von Degrowth und Psychologie im Umweltschutz verbinden. Die Mitglieder der Initiative haben uns darauf ein paar Überlegungen skizziert: beispielsweise machen Praktiken und Denkmuster des Steigerungszwangs uns krank. Ihre gesellschaftliche Überwindung [...]
