“Research & Degrowth, (R&D) is an academic association dedicated to research, training, awareness raising and events organization around degrowth.”
News
According to Serge Latouche, the French economist, degrowth is happening. But sought for degrowth and undergone degrowth are not the same. The second one (recession) leads to crisis, starvations or wars. The first one, or chosen sobriety, means inventing a new society, which will make the word an happier place to live. “If the planet [...]
Events
The European Society for Ecological Economics conference at Istanbul which took place on the 14-17th of June was a bit success, also in terms of the discussion on degrowth. The degrowth special sessions organized were: – An introduction to De-growth; – Degrowth Fundamentals: Carrying Capacity/Limits and Degrowth; – Deepening Key Questions on Degrowth: Businesses and [...]
Projects
RESPONDER links sustainable consumption and growth debates by looking at potential contradictions and taking into account aspects of green growth, non-growth and degrowth. The project is built on the idea of “knowledge brokerage”, based on a systemic approach and participatory system mapping organized in a series of EU dialogues and other events, linking science, policy, [...]
