Schedule 9th International Degrowth Conference

The grand challenges of our times are seriously interlinked: ecological demise cannot be tackled separately from social problems like inequality or the crisis of representative democracy. The role of education is undeniably crucial in such transformations towards ecologically sustainable and socially just societies, and we argue that elevated attention needs to be paid to economic higher education in this regard. While changes in primary education are also important in changing the socialisation of new generations, our scope of action to minimise the chances of total collapse is here and now, and rather than emphasise the value-neutrality of markets, embrace the impacts we have on the world around us. Therefore, those entering positions of economic influence in the short run must represent values that differ significantly from those instigated by the mainstream thoughts dominating economic and social thinking for the last centuries. Therefore we showcase our Degrowth course called “Limits to Growth” offered within management education based on the principles of participatory education aimed at offering alternatives to mainstream economic thinking. However, this shift needs not just different motivations to operate but also new educational approaches, methodologies, and learning techniques. Through an empirical example, it is presented how participatory education can support the articulation of Degrowth in economic education. The Degrowth participatory course is analysed based on students’ reflection diaries to explore the successes, failures, and risks of such course formats. The results show that there are also risks of participatory education and underscore why they still might be well worth taking if we are to take degrowth education seriously.

Info

Day: 2023-08-30
Start time: 10:00
Duration: 00:15
Room: ZV-8-5
Type: Paper Presentation
Theme: Communicating degrowth within a consumerist common sense

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