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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Eine Auswertung ist ein schwieriges Genre. Bei MOVE UTOPIA, dem fünftägigen Zusammen!Treffen! für eine Welt nach Bedürfnissen und Fähigkeiten, ist es eine Herausforderung: Über 1000 Menschen aus sehr unterschiedlichen Bewegungen trafen sich – manche für mehr als eine Woche, einige nur für einen Tag–, um der Vision einer tauschlogikfreien Gesellschaft nachzuspüren. Schauplatz des Treffens war de...
One of the most controversially discussed key tracks during the 5th International Degrowth Conference 2016 in Budapest was “Degrowth and other social movements”. Can degrowth be considered a movement? Does degrowth embrace all kinds of movements struggling for a sustainable future? On one hand, the notion of “degrowth movement(s)” was rigorously criticized for fragmenting the political struggle...
By Fabian Scheidler In the face of climate change, financial crises and mass poverty, a growing number of people agree that we need a fundamental social-ecological transformation that includes all areas of society. Luckily, a huge variety of concepts and practices for such transformation already exists. These, however, have not yet been able to leave their niches. Why is this so difficult? Are...
