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!
Since the very beginning of modern growth-critique, starting with the publication of the report „Limits to Growth“ in 1972, the mainstream response to this critique has always been: “Well, we can grow the limits by making things ever more efficient”. Now, with the shiny user interface of the ongoing digital revolution, the holy grail of the efficiency revolution gets yet another new finish: By ...
The picture above shows some of the statues decorating the northern entrance of the Corvinus University in Budapest where the recent Degrowth Conference took place. The building has not always been a university. It once was a place of trade, and the statues over the entrance depict virtues which, back then, were considered central to trade. Virtues like courage, faith, love and honesty. When di...
ASA ist ein entwicklungspolitisches Lern- und Qualifizierungsprogramm, das seit über 50 Jahren junge engagierte Menschen darin unterstützt, unsere global vernetzte Welt nachhaltig und verantwortungsvoll mitzugestalten. Aktuell ist das Programm auf der Suche nach geeigneten Projekten für den ASA-Zyklus 2015 und möchte hierbei verstärkt Projekte aus dem Bereich Degrowth und/oder Urban Gardening fördern, da dieser Themenkomplex von den Teilnehmenden der [...]
