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Degrowth as a means to an intergenerationally just future
Strengthening the alliance
While degrowth scholars have increasingly examined the relationship between different notions of justice and the degrowth approach, the intergenerational justice (IJ) lens has so far been overlooked in the discourse around degrowth. Similarly, IJ scholars have thus far overlooked degrowth as a potential enabling factor to pursue IJ.
To fill this
gap, we examine the core tenets of the degrowth approach using the
intergenerational justice lens. We believe that the degrowth model has high
potential to further IJ goals. Specifically, we research how these two
discourses can be linked and aligned and how degrowth policies can be used to
achieve IJ. Our research consists of three main research questions:
1. What is
the link between degrowth and intergenerational justice?
2. Can the
degrowth approach be suitable to achieve intergenerational justice?, and
3. How can
the degrowth approach lead to an intergenerationally just economy and society?
To answer these research
questions, we propose (i) holding a 90-minute cross-generational workshop at
the conference in addition to (ii) producing a report based on a literature
review prior to the workshop. During the co-creative workshop, we will present
our findings and facilitate a discussion between participants to jointly imagine
a degrowth-based intergenerationally just economy. While the exact details of
the workshop will depend on our initial research, the end goal at the
conference is to bring together different civil society actors to build
alliances that strengthen the links between IJ and degrowth.
Info
Day:
2023-08-30
Start time:
16:30
Duration:
01:30
Room:
ZV-8-4
Type:
Non-academic Session
Theme:
Resilience building through degrowth
