An academic association dedicated to research, training, awareness raising and events organization around degrowth
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
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 …
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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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by Jean-Manuel Traimond and Collectif Passerelle Capitalism creates winners and losers. Nothing new there. But the winning side, amazingly, manages to convince the losers that they, too, someday, somehow, shall …
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by Donatella Gasparro Despite the ambitious societal change that degrowth advocates for, degrowth proposals often bring as examples of “degrowth in practice” urban community–led food initiatives, most of which already …
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By Gisela Ruiseco Being originally from Colombia, in my childhood I visited repeatedly its Caribbean zone. I remember an incredible mangrove area, which, back in the 1980’s, was destroyed by …
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How degrowth shapes the way I think about economic activities by Amerissa Giannouli Since I became familiar with degrowth I have been looking at things more critically. Especially after joining …
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A thought experiment to envision a degrowth energy community by Maxime Jobin Context In Québec, private firms producing and distributing electricity were nationalized in 1944 to create Hydro-Québec, a public …
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by Sofia Buhrgard As a transport planner working in Stockholm, I have been reflecting on what the principles of degrowth mean for transport planning. The following concepts are some I …
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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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