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 years old and because I had to help my family on the farm, I did not go to school. I woke up early, ate my […]
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 concept. He also includes some quotations – originally reported in a different article (by Aaron Timms) – from a vibrant classroom discussion which took place […]
Degrowth seen from The New Yorker
Can We Have Prosperity Without Growth? The critique of economic growth, once a fringe position, is gaining widespread attention in the face of the climate crisis. By John Cassidy February 3, 2020 In 1930, the English economist John Maynard Keynes took a break from writing about the problems of the interwar economy and indulged in a […]
Conversations on Degrowth: Exploring the Slow Movement
Authors: Lyudmyla Khrenova, Zhanara Yessenova and Riya Raphael In this conversational blog, we seek to explore slow movement in order to gain insight, challenge some of the norms and enjoy a conversation over tea! We aim to link degrowth and “slow” and explore whether slow could be compatible with degrowth and in what way. Zhanara: […]
Making power asymmetries visible
Our experiences during the Summer School on Degrowth and Environmental Justice By Karoline Pöggel, Camila Nobrega, Leonie Sontheimer “There are many kinds of power, used and unused, acknowledged or otherwise.” This quote comes from an Audre Lorde´s book, published in 1984. (1) It is not exactly a challenge, however, to affirm how up-to-date it is. The […]