An academic association dedicated to research, training, awareness raising and events organization around degrowth
“The Future is Degrowth: A Guide to A World Beyond Capitalism” is an amazing new book enriching the degrowth discourse. Written by Matthias Schmelzer, Aaron Vansintjan and Andrea Vetter, it …
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by Emma River-Roberts. Alternative communities such as Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in America, Sunseed Desert Technology in Spain, and Narara Ecovillage in Australia show how radical creativity and conviviality can create …
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by Tim Linaberry. In 2020, a world ended. I found myself living in a strange, new world; one fraught with new geopolitical challenges and socioeconomic uncertainties. Upon losing my …
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The Beyond Growth 2023 Conference is coming up. On 15-17 May 2023, degrowth and post-growth scholars, civil society organisations as well as national and international policy makers will discuss pathways …
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by Donatella Gasparro. Even before embracing degrowth and becoming generally critical of the mainstream conception of linear “progress”, I’ve always been sceptical about relentless unquestioned technological innovation. I thus do …
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by Jean-Manuel Traimond from Collectif Passerelle. Degrowth is not a curse, not a bane, not a painful duty inflicted by long faced killjoys. It’s an opportunity. It’s not some dismal …
Read MoreTwo 3-year Postdoc Positions in Ecological Macroeconomics at the University of Barcelona We are looking for two postdoctoral researchers to work on an exciting new Horizon Europe project entitled “Towards a …
Read MoreVolunteers: Thank you for your interest in volunteering with us– it means a lot to us! We have now reached capacity in terms of accepting and integrating new volunteers. If …
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As 2022 is coming to an end, we at R&D would like to say thank you. Thanks to all the support we received, and especially that of our initial funder …
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by Colin Sue-Chue-Lam, Elizabeth Shove and Edward Xie Health systems must decarbonise and, in rich nations, degrow their overall ecological impact if they are to operate within ecological limits.¹² This …
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