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!
Interview mit Nina Treu Wenige Tage vor Beginn der Degrowth-Sommerschule im Rheinland hat die Stiftung für Umwelt und Entwicklung Nordrhein-Westfalen die Förderung eingestellt. Nina Treu vom Konzeptwerk Neue Ökonomie über die Begründung der Stiftung, was das politisch bedeutet und wie es jetzt weitergeht. Nur zehn Tage vor Beginn der Sommerschule hat die Stiftung für Umwelt und Entwic...
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 Ashish Kothari, Federico Demaria and Alberto Acosta André Reichel’s very thoughtful piece ‘Retaking sustainable development for degrowth’ raises several very important issues. We start by acknowledging that we and Reichel are clearly on the same page in criticizing current models of ‘growth’ including in its ‘green’ and ‘eco-modernist’ forms. We concur also on the need for the world to move...
