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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A Study on Transformative Social Innovation There are numerous grassroots movements and initiatives worldwide with the ambition to contribute to transformative change towards more sustainable, resilient and just societies. Many of them have a specific vision on the economy and relate to alternative visions of a ‘New Economy’. The research project TRANSIT highlights four prominent strands of ne...
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...
Interview mit Anna Holthaus Anna Holthaus ist Vorstandsmitglied der BUNDJugend. Seit 4 Jahren engagiert sie sich in der BUNDJugend dafür, die Schritte für einen sozial-ökologischen Transformationsprozess und eine Gesellschaft ohne Wachstum anzusteuern. Erfreulicherweise ist die BUNDJugend ein wichtiger Unterstützer der Degrowth-Konferenz in Leipzig. Im Rahmen der Interviewreihe des Projekts “Stream towards Degrowth” blickt Anna Holthaus aus [...]
