Schedule 9th International Degrowth Conference

The Degrowth Donut (a modification of the original Donut visualisation of boundaries and foundations created by economist Kate Raworth) can be considered a visualisation tool for assessing the current environmental and social capacity of a country to transform into an ecologically and socially sustainable modus operandi. Its sufficiently rich set of criteria, including cultural, socio-economic, and biophysical indicators, enables us to get an overall picture of the problems to be dealt with and the strengths to build on in the immediate future. As such it is also a tool that can aid policymaking in prioritising decisions and seeking synergies between choices made. This research will present the Hungarian Degrowth Donut and use it as a case study against the aims and expected impacts of the operational National Clean Development Strategy of Hungary. We will illustrate the degrowth-relevant priorities and assess the adequacy of responses proposed by the Strategy, providing a critical analysis of national policy options. Behind such climate and sustainability strategies, there is always a story full of important value choices and moral considerations. Is there a safe and just operating space in the minds of the Hungarian policy makers? To what extent, if at all, are the fundamental principles of post-growth theories incorporated in a Hungarian sustainability strategy? We believe that a case study like this can also provide inspiration for further practical application of the Degrowth Donut elsewhere.

Info

Day: 2023-09-01
Start time: 10:15
Duration: 00:15
Room: ZV-KC-Cres
Type: Paper Presentation
Theme: Transformational climate politics (METAR)

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