Fruits and Vegetable Markets in India and US
by Kajal Patel I recently moved to the US from India. My close encounter with fruit and vegetable trade in both countries made me realize how countries like India are …
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Welcome to our blog! – In this section, you will soon find posts that have emerged out of R&D activities – such as the Degrowth Summer School, the Master in Political Ecology, Activism in Barcelona – and articles that reflect on degrowth more in general.
We call for all those that wish to be a part of the discussion to contribute and share their views, and ideas.
We are flexible on the length of contributions but would prefer they be between 600-1000 words
If you want to contribute to this blog, please contact us at degrowthblog@gmail.com
A political ecology perspective on the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic
by Viktor Humpert Most research efforts connected to the COVID-19 outbreak are dominated by the field of natural science, mainly employing medical and epidemiological perspectives and explanations. Hence, in the …
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Safety, Risk, and Compliance in COVID Pandemic
Even though faded, the stories of epidemics ravaging continents are still present in our collective memory. Coming from a city whose XVIII century plague-infested population, was locked down within the …
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Degrowth, positionality and decoloniality: reflections from the Masters on Political Ecology and Degrowth
In the Political Ecology & Degrowth Master, readings and topics for the classes often initiate recurrent discussions amongst the students and teachers, touching upon the class material with different critical …
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Aggregate material footprint as a proxy for environmental pressures: A response to Max Roser
by Lorenz Keyßer (Twitter: @LorenzClimate), Post-Growth Zürich (postgrowthzurich.org) On 2nd February, Max Roser tweeted the following text: “Material Footprint’ is a terrible metric, but it is unfortunately used as one …
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An essay on decoloniality and degrowth
by Jolena Pang My grandfather migrated from China to Hong Kong in his younger years. The 40’s and 50’s were spent making ends meet on stolen streets, British soldiers berating …
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Foundations of Degrowth: Internal Colonialities
Lucía Cano, Aunindo Ghosh, Viktor Humpert, Ciara Leonard, Aeve Ribbons & Andrew Moore As a child, my grade school classmates and I walked west through a predominantly black neighborhood …
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The knots of our past
Author: Laura Chica Castells, Contributions: Zhaona Zhaona, Xenia Leito, Luke Deries-Glaister, Morena Hanbury Lemos, Nicolas Makeiew Imagine the world in the 60’s. What you imagine will be completely different depending …
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Story of Degrowth and Coloniality: Identity, Belonging and Language
by Amira, Ken, Cat, Gosia, Roxanne As a child, my family and I lived In a beautiful country, in nature, and we lived off the land. I was six …
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Constructive criticism of degrowth is NOT support for growth: a response to Forbes
By Vandana Sharma and Gabriela Cabaña In a recent article for Forbes, Corbin K Barthold makes several allegations against the idea of degrowth without having a clear understanding of the …
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