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 ...
Economic growth can’t reduce inequalities; it merely postpones confronting exploitation. The emergence of interest in degrowth can be traced back to the 1st International Degrowth Conference organized in Paris in 2008. At this conference, degrowth was defined as a “voluntary transition towards a just, participatory, and ecologically sustainable society,” so challenging the dogma of economic gr...
Sollte am 25. Mai beim Volksentscheid die Mehrheit der Berliner gegen Neubau auf dem Tempelhofer Feld stimmen, dann wäre das ein Sieg für das Postwachstum. Der Begriff wird bezüglich des Bauens beim Wort genommen, denn das bisherige Wachstum zeigt sich bei unablässig neu wachsenden Bürotürmen, Shopping-Centern und Wohnsiedlungen. Es liegt wohl auch am weit verbreiteten [...]
