http://www.degrowthindiainitiative.org/We are very excited that there's now a promising degrowth-iniatiative in India. The Degrowth-India initiative and blog aims at re-politicizing the Indian debate on the much needed socio-ecological transformation. A press-article about the kick-off of the initiative is available here. If you're interested in the further development of the debate, stay tuned in!
This article is part of a series on degrowth.info discussing strategy in the degrowth movement. The introduction to the series and an ongoing list of contributions can be found here. In the article “Beyond visions and projects…”, by Herbert, Barlow, Frey, Ambach, and Cigna, the authors persuasively set out the case for a more explicit debate on strategy in the degrowth movement. Highlighting...
The left's strange bedfellows Over a year ago I lived in Barcelona, where I was lucky enough to witness a social movement—in large part fuelled by cooperatives, squats, and other autonomous spaces—win the mayoral elections. I had spent the year being involved with a group that studies and advocates ‘degrowth’—the idea that we must downscale production and consumption to have a more equitable s...
Die Debatte um Flüge für Referent*innen der Degrowth-Sommerschule Von Janna Aljets Auf dem zweiten Planungstreffen im Februar nahm sich der Organisationskreis der Sommerschule die Zeit, um die Frage zu diskutieren, ob Referent*innen aus dem Globalen Süden eingeladen und damit auch Langstreckenflüge finanziert werden sollten. Wie können wir ohne Menschen aus dem Globalen Süden „authentisch“ üb...
